WC External Variations
by Impossible Dreams Network · eCommerce
A WordPress plugin that adds basic support for external products to WooCommerce variations/variable products. No longer under active development as of …
78 health vs 78 average across 1,221 eCommerce plugins
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
42
now · peak 656
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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-23 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-22 300+ → 400+ up after 14 days in band
- 2025-11-08 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-07 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-11-05 400+ → 300+ down after 381 days in band
- 2024-10-20 500+ → 400+ down after 33 days in band
- 2024-09-17 600+ → 500+ down after 81 days in band
- 2024-06-28 500+ → 600+ up after 6 days in band
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