WPC Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce
by WPClever · eCommerce
Also makes 95 other plugins · 410.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
WPC Additional Variation Images allows users to configure a distinct set of images per variation of variable products.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈890 estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “additional” and “variations radio” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5 and #16 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 71 average across 9,768 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.0%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 16K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,149 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.
This plugin shipped 7 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 24 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| additional | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| variation images your tag | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| additional variation image | #4 | #17 | down 1 |
| variation your tag | #15 | #21 | up 1 |
| additional variation images gallery | #8 | #20 | 0 |
| variation images gallery | #9 | #23 | up 1 |
| variations radio | #16 | #21 | down 2 |
| woocommerce variation images gallery | #11 | #24 | 0 |
| variation swatches | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| woocommerce variation gallery | #16 | #24 | up 2 |
| variation gallery for woocommerce | #19 | #23 | down 1 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpc your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
32 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 21 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
- Add “additional” and “variations radio” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5 and #16 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “variation”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Jan 2023 · 1,387 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 889 · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
24d ago
latest release · v1.2.6 · 8 Oct 2026
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 26 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
At the current install trend, crossing 900+ in roughly 122 days.
Install history since 14 Jan 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ maltfield6mo ago
I just finished reviewing 5 FOSS wordpress plugins to have the ability to list >1 “variation images” on products in woocommerce, and this was — by far — the best option. All the others that I reviewed totally broke all of the images from loading with javascript disabled (eg Tor Browser in Safest mode). And they’re bloatware. This one is 224 KB, and it does the job. Unfortunately, when javascript is disabled, the gallery does not change at all when selecting a product variation — but, at least, it *does* gracefully fallback and display all of the original product’s images on initial page load.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikeecho1.6y ago
It would have been fantastic if it had a setting to fade the main image rather than slide, when a thumbnail is clicked
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artjommaierbrhv3.2y ago
Very useful and lightweight plugin. Do exactly what I want. It’s great, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sees183.5y ago
will there also be support for WPC Grouped Product?
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WPC Additional Variation Images allows users to configure a distinct set of images per variation of variabl..."
- ! 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 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,477 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-06 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-04 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-03 900+ → 800+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-09-26 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-23 800+ → 900+ up after 88 days in tier
- 2026-06-27 700+ → 800+ up after 122 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 600+ → 700+ up after 4 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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