Plugin info

Total downloads: 13,567
Active installs: 100
Total reviews: 5
Average rating: 4.2
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 4
Last updated: 11/24/2025 (37 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 9/1/2019 (6 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.2
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.4

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Actively maintained • Last updated 37 days ago • 5 reviews

61/100

Is Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Enhance Your Product Attributes with Elegant Color, Image, and Label Swatches abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 37 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.2
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.4

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Description

Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce replaces the standard WooCommerce variation dropdowns with beautifully designed color, image, and label swatches, offering a more intuitive and engaging experience for your customers.

By transforming the boring dropdown into interactive visual swatches, this plugin helps shoppers quickly identify their desired product variations, ultimately reducing friction, enhancing store aesthetics, and boosting conversions.

Whether you’re selling apparel, electronics, cosmetics, or custom products, visual variation swatches give your store a modern edge and allow customers to make faster, more confident buying decisions.

View Demo & Upgrade to Pro for Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

💻 Demo | 🚀 Get The PRO Version | 🛠 Support | 📄 Documentation

✨ Key Features

Free Version

  • Replace variation dropdowns with clickable color/image/label swatches
  • Supports color, image, and text/label swatch types
  • Add unlimited terms under each product attribute
  • Choose among round, square, or rounded corner swatch styles
  • Customize swatch width and height
  • Enable/disable plugin’s default stylesheets
  • Configure tooltip options (font size, text color, background color)
  • Toggle visibility of tooltips for each attribute
  • Apply custom border styles for swatches
  • Set the border width to control thickness.
  • Choose a border type: Solid, Dashed, Dotted, or Double.
  • Pick a border color to match your style
  • Disable, cross out, or blur unavailable variation options.
  • Set the position where you want to show the variation label.

PRO Version

  • Swatches on archive/shop pages globally or per product
  • Show or hide variation labels on shop/catalog pages
  • Show or hide attribute names on single product pages, and shop/catalog pages
  • Choose swatch label position: inline, stacked (left), or stacked (center)
  • Catalog swatches position: after product title and price
  • Tooltip image previews and hover effects
  • Premium support and frequent updates

Upgrade to PRO: https://pluginever.com/plugins/wc-variation-swatches-pro/

Coming Soon

  • Limit Attribute number in shop/catalog pages
  • Swatches in quick view and popups
  • Accessibility enhancements
  • Support for popular page builders (Elementor, Divi)

Benefits

  • Deliver a visually appealing shopping experience
  • Help customers make faster, more confident decisions
  • Reduce cart abandonment caused by confusing dropdowns
  • Manage variation styles easily without coding
  • Increase conversions and build customer trust

How It Works

  1. Go to Products > Attributes and create a new attribute
  2. Choose swatch type: Color, Image, or Label
  3. Add terms with color codes, images, or text labels
  4. Assign attributes to a variable product and create variations
  5. Save the product and view swatches on the product page

Compatibility

  • Requires WooCommerce 6.0.0 or later
  • Compatible with most WooCommerce-compatible themes
  • Tested with Storefront, Astra, OceanWP, Flatsome, and more

Installation

Automatic Installation

  1. Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress dashboard
  2. Search for “Product Variation Swatches by PluginEver”
  3. Click Install Now, then Activate

Manual Installation

  1. Download the plugin ZIP file
  2. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
  3. Choose the ZIP file, click Install Now, then Activate

FTP Installation

  1. Unzip the downloaded plugin ZIP file
  2. Upload the folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  3. Go to WordPress dashboard Plugins Activate

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Product Variation Swatches better than default dropdowns?

It provides a visually intuitive and clickable interface that improves user experience and boosts conversions.

Can I display color, image, and text swatches together?

Yes. You can mix and match swatch types on any product.

Is it compatible with page builders like Elementor?

Yes, it works with most builders as long as you use standard WooCommerce product templates.

Will it affect site speed?

No. It is lightweight and performance-optimized.

Can I request a feature?

Yes, we welcome all suggestions via our support form: https://pluginever.com/support/

Review feed

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Screenshots

  1. Frontend: Select variations using swatches

    Frontend: Select variations using swatches

  2. Crossed-out swatches for out-of-stock items

    Crossed-out swatches for out-of-stock items

  3. Disabled attributes appear blurred

    Disabled attributes appear blurred

  4. Settings: General options panel

    Settings: General options panel

  5. Settings: Shape customization (Round/Square/Rounded Corners )

    Settings: Shape customization (Round/Square/Rounded Corners )

  6. Settings: Tooltip configuration

    Settings: Tooltip configuration

  7. Settings: Border Settings

    Settings: Border Settings

  8. Settings: Catalog Settings (Pro)

    Settings: Catalog Settings (Pro)

  9. Frontend: Color swatches

    Frontend: Color swatches

  10. Frontend: Image swatches

    Frontend: Image swatches

  11. Frontend: Label/text swatches

    Frontend: Label/text swatches

  12. Admin: Attribute setup interface

    Admin: Attribute setup interface

Changelog

2.0.8 (24th November 2025)

  • Enhance: Update the plugin notices.
  • Fix: Minor bug fixes.

2.0.7 (23rd October 2025)

  • Enhance: Update the plugin notices.

2.0.6 (06th October 2025)

  • Compatibility: Check compatibility with the latest version of WordPress and WooCommerce.

2.0.5 (21st July 2025)

  • New: Update plugin framework.
  • New: Update plugin directory structure.
  • New: Add new settings for swatch styles.
  • Enhance: Improve code quality and performance.
  • Security: Enhance security.
  • Fix: Few minor bugs.

2.0.4 (20th May 2025)

  • Compatibility: Check compatibility with the latest version of WordPress and WooCommerce.

2.0.3 (27th March 2025)

  • Compatibility: Compatible with the latest version of WooCommerce.

2.0.2 (26th January 2025)

  • Fix: Deprecated function issue

2.0.1 (23rd January 2025)

  • Fix: jQuery is not defined issue

2.0.0 (22nd January 2025)

  • New: Update Framework
  • New: Refactor Code Structure to improve performance
  • Security: Fix Known Security issues
  • Compatibility: Compatible with the latest version of WooCommerce and WordPress

1.1.2 (28th November 2024)

  • Enhance: Framework update
  • Compatible with WC New Version
  • Compatible with WP New Version

1.1.1 (23rd October 2024)

  • Fix: Known Security issues
  • Compatible with WC New Version
  • Compatible with WP New Version

1.1.0 (22th Aug, 2024)

  • Update Framework
  • Fix: Known Security issues
  • Fix: Compatibility with WC Latest Version

1.0.5 (27th Jul, 2024)

  • Fix: Woocommerce HPOS issue.
  • Fix: Compatibility with WP v6.6.1
  • Fix: Compatibility with WC v9.1.4

1.0.4 (20th Nov, 2022)

  • Fix: Compatibility with WP v6.1
  • Fix: Compatibility with WC v7.1

1.0.3 (28th Sept, 2022)

  • Fix: Compatibility with WP v6.0.2
  • Fix: Compatibility with WC v6.9.4

1.0.2 (27th May, 2021)

  • Fix: Compatibility with WP v5.7.2
  • Fix: Compatibility with WC v5.3.0

1.0.1 (24th October, 2019)

Fix: WC compatibility with 3.7.1
Fix: WP compatibility with 5.2.4
Fix: Preview image in product attribute

1.0.0 (1st September, 2019)

Initial release