Variation Swatches and Gallery for WooCommerce
by akdevs · eCommerce
The only free WooCommerce variation swatches plugin with a built-in Variation Image Gallery AND Stock Count by Variation. Replace boring dropdowns wit …
82 health vs 72 average across 2,137 eCommerce plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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Since 2023-01-07 · 1,287 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
76
now · peak 222
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 67 days.
Install history · since 2023-01-06 · 1,285 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 40+ up after 11 days in band
- 2026-06-29 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-27 30+ → 40+ up after 70 days in band
- 2026-04-18 20+ → 30+ up after 55 days in band
- 2026-02-22 10+ → 20+ up after 80 days in band
- 2025-12-04 20+ → 10+ down after 89 days in band
- 2025-09-06 10+ → 20+ up after 14 days in band
- 2025-08-23 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 600K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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