WC Variations Radio Buttons
by mantish · eCommerce
Also makes 1 other plugin · 5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Variations Radio Buttons for WooCommerce. Let your customers choose product variations using radio buttons instead of dropdowns.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+75%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “variations radio”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
56 health vs 71 average across 9,791 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 114.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,168 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 689 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 29 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 689 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.
28
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| variations radio buttons your tag | #9 | #8 | down 2 |
| radio buttons your tag | #10 | #18 | down 1 |
| variations radio your tag | #16 | #13 | down 3 |
| variations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 1 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
- One page off on “variations radio”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “variations” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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
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
1.9y ago
latest release · v2.1.1 · 14 Dec 2024
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Stanislav3.4y ago
Light & nice plugin! But could you please add missing hook from default woo template: single-product/add-to-cart/variable.php ??? do_action( 'woocommerce_after_variations_table' );
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stognoster5.1y ago
This plugin worked out of the box and I now have radio buttons instead of the standard drop down options. My motivation for adding radio buttons is that a customer phoned the owner of the website and was confused that they didn’t know how to make a purchase because it wasn’t obvious an option needed selecting. So now with the options under the customers’ noses at all times this confusion will not arise. So thanks for this free plugin that did the job instantly. It saved me a few hours in implementing this myself. All I had to do was add a teensy bit of CSS to neaten up the display – basically I just vertically aligned the td.label to top and added some padding right and that was it: voila! Thanks! This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by stognoster. This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by stognoster.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ essjay885.3y ago
Nice simple plugin that works right out of the box; easy to add a little styling via CSS. However, only 3 stars from me (using Divi theme) because it also displays product variations that have been disabled at the WooCommerce product level, and with no plugin settings area (and 100s of products I’d need to edit) there seems to be no way of turning that off so I’m unable to use it. Maybe it should be called WC Attributes Radio Buttons? This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by essjay88.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wp-yeyo5.8y ago
It works perfectly, seamlessly converted product variations into radio buttons. Thank you!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ easypeasybooking6.1y ago
The plugin works perfectly. It managed to convert the field to radio buttons without harming anything. Wonderful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leo85457.6y ago
Thanks for this:)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ indeec147.8y ago
Plugin not working. He broke the entire structure of the goods for me, even if the plug-in is disabled, the standard selection of the drop-down list does not work, the product cannot be selected at all and added to the basket too. Update the plugin, please, and I will change my review.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Oliver Boyers7.8y ago
With WooCommerce subscriptions the variations remain in a dropdown and even when selecting a variation from the dropdown, the “Sign up now” button remains disabled.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.1 Fix variation not found message display Update template and script to match the latest in WooCommerce 2.1.1
- — Version 2.1.0 Add compatibility with WooCommerce HPOS feature. Update template and script to match the latest in WooCommerce Fix error selecting attributes of products with many variations 2.1.0
- — Version 2.0.5 Improve compatibility with WordPress 5.5+ by removing depreacted jQuery methods. 2.0.5
- — Version 2.0.2 Template file updated to match changes in WooCommerce 3.4. Fix duplication of custom fields. 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Fix issues in archive pages, where multiple products are present. Fix several issues with the gallery. Fix product dimensions and weight. Radio buttons disabled for product bundles. Add class so each attribute can be sty 2.0.1
- — Version 2.0.0 Updated to match changes in WooCommerce 3.0. This version is not compatible with WooCommerce 2.x. Fix issues with the variation image not changing. 2.0.0
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
3 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 "Variations Radio Buttons for WooCommerce. Let your customers choose product variations using radio buttons..."
- ! 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 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 829 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2025-08-17 4K+ → 3K+ down after 419 days in tier
- 2024-06-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 440 days in tier
- 2023-04-11 6K+ → 5K+ down after 615 days in tier
- 2021-08-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 448 days in tier
- 2020-05-13 8K+ → 7K+ down after 158 days in tier
- 2019-12-07 4K+ → 8K+ up after 871 days in tier
- 2017-07-19 400+ → 4K+ up after 529 days in tier
- 2016-02-06 300+ → 400+ up after 48 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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VariationX – Variations as Radio Buttons for WooCommerce — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
ShieldClimb – Variation Radio Buttons with Price & Stock for WooCommerce — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Radio Buttons and Swatches for WooCommerce 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Product Variant Dropdown or Radio Button for WooCommerce — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
PW WooCommerce Bulk Edit 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
YITH Color and Label Variations for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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