Show only lowest prices in variable products for WooCommerce
by Fernando Tellado · eCommerce
Also makes 22 other plugins · 31K+ installs across the portfolio →
Show only the lowest price instead of confusing price ranges in variable products, with your own price prefix and suffix text.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.7K estimated
Momentum
-9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “variations” and “price” for “prices” and “suffix”. “variations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “prices” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “price” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “suffix” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 71 average across 9,847 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 204.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,182 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 6 releases 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 10 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 28 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.4★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| variable | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| lowest | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| lowest price your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| only | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| variable products your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| variable price | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| prices | #5 | #6 | down 2 |
| suffix | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| show | #13 | #10 | 0 |
| variable to simple | #5 | #7 | up 1 |
| prefix | #16 | #19 | up 4 |
| woocommerce price words | #7 | #12 | down 1 |
| simple to variable | #7 | #9 | down 1 |
| products | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| price your tag | #24 | #14 | down 1 |
| text only | #9 | #9 | — |
| woocommerce variable | #9 | #14 | down 1 |
| custom prices | #11 | #10 | 0 |
| name your own price | #13 | #18 | — |
| show text | #13 | #11 | up 2 |
| variations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
126 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 96 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “variations” and “price” for “prices” and “suffix”. “variations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “prices” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “price” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “suffix” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Under-ranked on “price”. wp.org puts you #24; on merit you place #14. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 9.3K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
10d ago
latest release · v2.4.0 · 25 Oct 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Dec 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.1 Tested up to WooCommerce 10.7 2.1.1
- — Version 2.1.0 Added: Dismissible welcome notice after activation with link to settings Improved: Prefix text now properly displays translations from WordPress.org on first activation Improved: CSS class field now defaults to the plugi 2.1.0
- — Version 2.0.3 Improved: Admin menu moved to WooCommerce’s Marketing > Lowest Prices for better organization 2.0.3
- — Version 2.0.2 Fixed: Prefix text now properly uses translations when available Fixed: Settings form no longer auto-activates checkboxes when saving Improved: Better handling of default options on plugin activation Improved: More relia 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Solved load translations too early notice 2.0.1
- — Version 2.0 Major update with new features and improvements Added comprehensive settings page with customization options New: Customizable prefix text New: Option to control prefix display when all prices are the same New: Custom CS 2.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 31 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 7 more locales with partial translations.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Show only the lowest price instead of confusing price ranges in variable products, with your own price pref..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,325 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-19 7K+ → 6K+ down after 262 days in tier
- 2025-10-30 8K+ → 7K+ down after 324 days in tier
- 2024-12-10 9K+ → 8K+ down after 303 days in tier
- 2024-02-11 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1000 days in tier
- 2021-05-17 9K+ → 10K+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2021-04-20 8K+ → 9K+ up after 147 days in tier
- 2020-11-24 6K+ → 8K+ up after 98 days in tier
- 2020-08-18 4K+ → 6K+ up after 333 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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VariMatrix — Variation Manager for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Fatima Attribute Pricing Builder for WooCommerce — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - V Variations On Product Page — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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WebDig.DEV Price From for WooCommerce — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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