Search Attributes for WooCommerce

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ rozlity

   1.2y ago

   Exactly what I was looking for! I needed a plugin that could search for book authors (who are listed as attributes). I highly recommend it to everyone and thank you!

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2. ★★★★★ denizutku

   2.6y ago

   Its Cool…

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3. ★★★★★ tanduf

   2.9y ago

   Great plugin ! Very easy to configure and use. Allows searching on hidden attributes of products. Exactly what i was looking for. Long life to this plugin.

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4. ★★★★★ linascp

   3.8y ago

   Very good, does the job.

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5. ★★★★★ Danny

   4.3y ago

   I use PolyLang for translation. With this plugin, search result shows product with all different languages.

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6. ★★★★★ sajetek

   4.8y ago

   Great and straightforward plugin. It does what I needed mostly so I just modified it a bit to exclude products where variation of the searched attribute is out of stock. e.g. If I search for Medium in a shirt, the product must NOT show if medium of that product is out of stock. function wsatt_brands_where( $where = '' ) { global $wpdb; $product_ids = get_in_stock_IDS(); if($product_ids != "") $where .= " OR $wpdb->posts.ID IN (".get_in_stock_IDS().")"; return $where; } function get_in_stock_IDS() { global $wpdb; $parent_ids = array(); $wsatt_attributes = @get_option('wsatt_attributes'); if(is_array($wsatt_attributes) && count($wsatt_attributes)>0){ foreach($wsatt_attributes as $attribute){ $parent_id_objects = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT $wpdb->posts.ID FROM $wpdb->posts LEFT JOIN $wpdb->term_relationships ON($wpdb->posts.ID = $wpdb->term_relationships.object_id) LEFT JOIN $wpdb->term_taxonomy ON($wpdb->term_relationships.term_taxonomy_id = $wpdb->term_taxonomy.term_taxonomy_id) LEFT JOIN $wpdb->terms ON($wpdb->term_taxonomy.term_id = $wpdb->terms.term_id) WHERE $wpdb->posts.post_type = 'product' AND $wpdb->posts.post_status = 'publish' AND $wpdb->term_taxonomy.taxonomy = '$attribute' AND $wpdb->terms.name LIKE '%".esc_attr( $_GET['s'] )."%'"); if(count($parent_id_objects) == 0) continue; foreach($parent_id_objects as $parent_id_object) { $children = get_option("_transient_wc_product_children_".$parent_id_object->ID); if(is_array($children) && count($children['all']) > 0) { $instock = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT s.meta_value as stock from $wpdb->postmeta LEFT JOIN $wpdb->postmeta as s ON s.post_id = $wpdb->postmeta.post_id AND s.meta_key = '_stock' WHERE $wpdb->postmeta.post_id IN (".implode(",", $children['all']).") AND $wpdb->postmeta.meta_key like '%".$attribute."' AND $wpdb->postmeta.meta_value LIKE '%".esc_attr( $_GET['s'] )."%' AND s.meta_value > 0"); if($instock != NULL) { //Child is matched based on query string and stock is NOT zero so we add that parent id to be displayed $parent_ids[] = $parent_id_object->ID; } }else { $parent_ids[] = $parent_id_object->ID; } } } return implode(",", $parent_ids); } } This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by sajetek. This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by sajetek. This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by sajetek. This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by sajetek.

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7. ★★★★★ andrescarvajal

   5.0y ago

   Just what I needed, search by attribute (artist) since products have albums names.

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8. ★★★★★ melebius

   5.1y ago

   This plugin simply adds attributes to the WordPress search (or WooCommerce product search). It’s the only plugin to do this for free which I’ve found. After activating, do not forget to adjust and enable searching by attributes in settings. (It would be even better if it redirected you to the settings when activated, as many plugins do.)

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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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-29 700+ → 600+ down after 62 days in tier
2. 2026-02-26 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-02-25 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier
4. 2026-02-21 800+ → 700+ down after 34 days in tier
5. 2026-01-18 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-01-17 800+ → 700+ down after 231 days in tier
7. 2025-05-31 900+ → 800+ down after 5 days in tier
8. 2025-05-26 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier

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