Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
Healthy: maintained, last release 26 Aug 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | 85 |
Quick answers
- Is Variation Swatches for WooCommerce still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 26 Aug 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 26 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Variation Swatches for WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer brainstormworg since Jul 2022. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Variation Swatches for WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Variation Swatches for WooCommerce safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Variation Swatches for WooCommerce update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.14. No one-star spike after it. 26 Aug 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 12 Jul 2022 to 12 Jul 2022, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| sandesh055 | 15 Jul 2022 to 29 Jul 2022, 2 commits |
| brainstormworg | 21 Jul 2022 to 26 Aug 2026, 30 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 26 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: 4.8 (4 reviews). Lifetime: 4.6.
| Q4 2023 | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 1.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 4.8 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 1.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 45 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 4 |
- Do Not Use - Numerous Conflicts and Breaks Website · 1 star · 17 May 2024
- Wow not one bit is working · 1 star · 28 Nov 2023
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 3,348 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 8,263 |
| 18 May 2026 | 8,156 |
| 25 May 2026 | 6,911 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 7,993 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 8,035 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 7,594 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 7,021 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 7,278 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 7,270 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 7,645 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 7,824 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 7,645 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 7,226 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 6,569 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 6,758 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 47,564 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 16,127 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 11,865 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 15,222 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 11,838 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 9,237 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 8,772 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 8,414 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 9,178 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 8,885 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 1,342 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.14 |
|---|---|
| Author | Brainstorm Force |
| Added | 15 Jul 2022 |
| Last updated | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 200,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | variation swatches, woocommerce color swatches, woocommerce attribute swatches, woocommerce variation swatches, variation swatches for woocommerce |
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Questions
Is Variation Swatches for WooCommerce still maintained?
Yes. Last release 26 Aug 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Variation Swatches for WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer brainstormworg since Jul 2022.
Was Variation Swatches for WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Variation Swatches for WooCommerce safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Variation Swatches for WooCommerce update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.14. No one-star spike after it.