QODE Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
by Qode · eCommerce
Also makes 10 other plugins · 321.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
QODE Variation Swatches for WooCommerce provides you with a clear-cut way to present shoppers with detailed item variations alongside your products.
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Health
B 71/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “product variations”, “variations” and “woocommerce variations” for “swatches”, “color swatches” and “woocommerce swatches”. “product variations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “swatches” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “variations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “color swatches” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce variations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “woocommerce swatches” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
71 health vs 71 average across 9,744 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 10.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,139 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 312 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| variation swatches for woocommerce | #16 | #22 | down 2 |
| swatches | #17 | #23 | 0 |
| color variations your tag | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| variation swatches your tag | #18 | #23 | down 2 |
| color swatches | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| woocommerce swatches | #19 | #24 | up 1 |
| woocommerce variation swatches | #21 | #24 | down 3 |
| woocommerce color swatches | #21 | #24 | down 3 |
| image swatches | #21 | #24 | 0 |
| shop product variation swatches | #15 | #23 | 0 |
| woocommerce attribute swatches | #19 | #24 | down 1 |
| woocommerce attributes swatches | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| variation product swatches | #21 | #24 | — |
| product swatches | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| woocommerce color image button swatches | #24 | #24 | down 5 |
| product variation swatches | #24 | #24 | down 2 |
| product attribute swatches | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| product variations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| variations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce variations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “product variations”, “variations” and “woocommerce variations” for “swatches”, “color swatches” and “woocommerce swatches”. “product variations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “swatches” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “variations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “color swatches” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce variations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “woocommerce swatches” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 27 Jun 2024 · 857 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 909 · 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
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
10mo ago
latest release · v1.0.8 · 23 Dec 2025
9
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Jun 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ markthewalker2.3y ago
I’ve tested most of the new QODE plugins, and I must say I’m impressed. Everything works very smoothly and doesn’t reload the entire variations section like some other popular variation plugins. Good job.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
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
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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, Elementor, Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,231 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "color variations", "woocommerce variations" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-06 900+ → 1K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2025-03-06 800+ → 900+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-02-13 700+ → 800+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2025-01-13 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-12 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-11 600+ → 700+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2024-12-06 500+ → 600+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2024-11-10 400+ → 500+ up after 24 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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Variation Dropdown to Radio Buttons for WooCommerce 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
SwatchCraft – Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Variations as Single Product – Display Single Variation for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Show Variations as Single Products for WooCommerce 400+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce Stores 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
ReadyGo Variation Spreadsheet – Bulk Edit Product Variations for WooCommerce 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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