Linked Variations for WooCommerce – Link Separate Products by Attribute with Swatches, Quick View & Shortcodes
by Dotstore · Uncategorized
Also makes 21 other plugins · 66.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
The Linked Variations lets you create product variations from separate products.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈500 estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “separate”, “shortcode finder” and “title attribute” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #7 and #19 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.5%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 7.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 132 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| linked | #2 | #5 | up 1 |
| linked variations | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| separate | #4 | #17 | 0 |
| linked post | #2 | #8 | up 1 |
| linked in | #2 | #6 | up 1 |
| linked products | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| shortcode finder | #7 | #14 | up 1 |
| advance quick view | #6 | #21 | 0 |
| quick view | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| attribute | #23 | #23 | up 1 |
| variation | #18 | #23 | up 4 |
| title attribute | #19 | #21 | up 4 |
| variation product swatches | #23 | #23 | — |
| attribute swatches | #24 | #20 | — |
| free your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| product your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| variations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
45 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 31 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “separate”, “shortcode finder” and “title attribute” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #7 and #19 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 406 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.0.5 · 22 Jun 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 500.
Install history since 15 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ caohtm2.2y ago
simple and work well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nautau2.8y ago
So far so good. I am pleased with the pluging
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ clawduda2.9y ago
Sorry i had to change my rating to 1 star Because this plugin is just a ripof from another one, a 1 to 1 copy. The exported html is just 100% the same , only the css classes have the word “dsalv” instead of “wpclv” but besides this word change in the html everything else is exactly the same ! The plugin they stole is this one: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpc-linked-variation/#developers I am surprised wordpress.org allows this. A moderator should download it and check it out. This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by clawduda. Reason: changed rating This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by clawduda.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex Godlewski3.2y ago
I needed to connect with tags and that plugin make that work! Awesome job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ janon1234.3y ago
We run a store that offers the same art design across different product styles like t-shirts, hoodies, hats etc and we wanted to make it easy for our customers to shop the available products and this does just that! Easy plug & play, my shop is heavily customized and this did not break a thing. This is the only plugin that I’ve come across that can deliver this feature. Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The Linked Variations lets you create product variations from separate products."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Google Analytics, WPML.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,269 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-15 400+ → 500+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-10 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-08 500+ → 400+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-02 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-01 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-30 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-29 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A - P Page Links To 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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