Show Variations For WooCommerce
by Mauriac AZOUA · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Display variations as single product or show variations dropdown on shop and category page.
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
100+
≈110 estimated
Momentum
+23%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “product variations” and “variation price” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 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 2 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 149 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.1★ over 10 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
38
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| show variations your tag | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| variations table your tag | #21 | #18 | 0 |
| variation dropdown your tag | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| show id | #11 | #17 | 0 |
| show variations shop page | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| product variations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| variation price your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 2 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
- “product variations” and “variation price” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 180 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.8 · 7 Jun 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 28% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 49 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 23 Feb 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ saleh24132.0y ago
After selecting the “Exclude Attribute Taxonomies”, it doesn’t work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tomas Canale3.0y ago
It’s not working on WordPress 6.3.2 with Divi Theme
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vallesierra73.0y ago
Excelente Plugin, muy bueno
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maysle4.0y ago
When you select hide main product nothing happens and if you have a new label on the main product doesnt show the new label on the variations. so for me defeats the whole idea of the plug in
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jkocken4.4y ago
I installed this plugin and have been using it for a while. It’s easy to setup and get started. I would give 5 stars for that but there are two things… 1. The plugin is not (yet) compatible with the latest WordPress release. I had to undo my update because this plugin doesn’t work with the latest release of WordPress (I guess it’s coming soon so I will wait with the update). 2. The variations work perfect for the SHOP pages but on the single product page I have upsells which show up similar to the shop page, I would assume the variations should act the same for those upsell products but it doesn’t. The variations just show up as a long list instead of dropdown selector and none can be chosen. Also the “add_to_cart” button does not seem to work now. For the moment I have removed upsells from all my single product pages as the shop pages are more important functionality to me. But it would be good if the plugin can be used also for upsell products in the single product page. (I use Elementor and Woocommerce)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ reuwan4.5y ago
Hi, Thanks for this plugin, a few clicks on settings and is working good. The plugin works on search and category pages but unfortunately it does not work on the brands page where all the products under that brand is displaying. It only shows the parent ids not the variations. Hope you can help us with this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kingbolo4.7y ago
Surprisingly easy to set up and just works. Exactly what was needed. Shopowner had set up products with variations as simple products just to show all the available colors/sizes and so that vistors can order them directly from the shop and category pages. Downside of this was that other variations did not show on the product detail page and there were multiple product detail pages with the same (duplicate) content.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ traviet4.9y ago
powerful and simple
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. 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 "Display variations as single product or show variations dropdown on shop and category page."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,299 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "variation dropdown", "variation price" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 90+ → 100+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 100+ → 90+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 90+ → 100+ up after 65 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 100+ → 90+ down after 1315 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 50+ → 100+ up
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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Smart Variations Images & Swatches for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
PVT – Product Variation Table for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
QODE Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Variations as Single Product – Display Single Variation for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Show Variations as Single Products for WooCommerce 400+ installs · 3.4★ · 1 shared tag B - D Display Product Variations Dropdown on Shop Page 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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