Stock Dependencies for WooCommerce
by KevinMcCall · eCommerce
Make your products' availability and stock dependent on the inventory of other products in your WooCommerce store.
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Health
B 70/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “group” for “dependencies”. “group” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dependencies” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
70 health vs 71 average across 9,745 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,141 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 385 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 385 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dependencies | #4 | #12 | down 1 |
| dependency your tag | #12 | #16 | up 1 |
| plugin dependencies | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| group your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| inventory your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| product your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “group” for “dependencies”. “group” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dependencies” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “dependency”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · 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 21 Oct 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.1y ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 11 Oct 2025
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ velozer4.6y ago
Después de probar varios plugins mucho más pesados y complejos, he encontrado este que hace exactamente lo que necesito. Si vendo un pack que incluye 2 o más unidades de uno o varios productos, el stock se actualiza instantáneamente.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wberes4.6y ago
Hello! I’m using your plugins it is great, but your plugins still do not have new updates… When I made an update to WordPress 5.9.2 your plugin made many problems on my page and on the server. When I made a backup to 5.7.6 everything worked well again. We can use your plugins only if you plan the next updates. Now it is not proffesional. Sorry. WB.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tufty4.9y ago
I’ve been waiting for this kind of function for so long. In the meantime I have been using Product Bundles to achieve something similar, but this is much more seamless. It’s perfect for multibuy products on discount and lower affiliate rate, or subscriptions sharing the same stock. Also geolocated redirections to different product attributes. I hope before long there will be refund functionality to put the products back in stock and integration with Product Batches by WP Overnight. I’d be happy if this was in a premium paid version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rostyslavsd5.8y ago
I usually don’t leave reviews for plugins, but this plugin is amazing! Surprised to see it open source
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crealys5.8y ago
This plugin is the missing part of the puzzle to manage your stock. makes managing global stock of a variation possible. In a restaurant for ex. it could manage your stock of ingredients that are used in many different dishes. If one ingredient is out of stock , the whole dish will be unavailable! Wonderful support from Kevin! Ludo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iainbeaumont5.8y ago
This plugin was exactly what we required on one of our e-commerce sites, and it worked perfectly. Very simple to use and a great UX for customers (i.e no confusing messages). Everything is managed on the back-end and if one of the dependant products is not in stock, the ‘parent’ product shows as sold out on the front end. Stock management for the warehouse will be much easier. Huge thanks to the developer. This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by iainbeaumont. This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by iainbeaumont.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Przemyslaw Mysiak5.9y ago
Thanks, great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mauberni6.1y ago
Simple plugin that does one thing, does it well and for free. It doesn’t fill your WordPress with useless “features” nor does it charge you for something so essential as shared stock for product variations. I had a little trouble setting it up, but once I read the instructions carefully, I got it working and it’s perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Make your products' availability and stock dependent on the inventory of other products in your WooCommerce..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,612 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "group" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 200+ → 100+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2024-11-05 100+ → 200+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-10-29 200+ → 100+ down after 602 days in tier
- 2023-03-07 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-03-03 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-02 100+ → 200+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2023-02-19 200+ → 100+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2023-02-04 100+ → 200+ up after 6 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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WCBoost – Products Compare 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Rearrange Products for WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Smart Manager – Bulk Edit for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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