Title: Plogins Versus – Product Compare for WooCommerce Author: Mariusz Szatkowski Published: August 21, 2026 Last modified: August 21, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/plogins-versus/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3658237) ![](https://ps.w.org/plogins-versus/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3658237) # Plogins Versus – Product Compare for WooCommerce By [Mariusz Szatkowski](https://profiles.wordpress.org/motylanogha/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/plogins-versus.1.0.8.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/plogins-versus/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/plogins-versus/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/plogins-versus/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/plogins-versus/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/plogins-versus/) ## Description Versus adds a “Compare” button to your WooCommerce shop, archive and single product pages. Shoppers compare products side by side in a WooCommerce comparison table, with product data kept inside your store. Versus is developed in the open. The code, and a place to report bugs or request features, live at [github.com/wppoland/plogins-versus](https://github.com/wppoland/plogins-versus). The table shows the product image, name, price, SKU, availability and short description, plus a row for every product attribute (colour, size, material and more). Rows whose values differ between products are highlighted, and a single toggle hides everything that is identical so the real differences stand out. #### Documentation and links * **Documentation**: [plogins.com/plogins-versus/docs/](https://plogins.com/plogins-versus/docs/) * **Plugin page**: [plogins.com/plogins-versus/](https://plogins.com/plogins-versus/) * **Source code**: [github.com/wppoland/plogins-versus](https://github.com/wppoland/plogins-versus) * **Bug reports and feature requests**: [github.com/wppoland/plogins-versus/issues](https://github.com/wppoland/plogins-versus/issues) #### Built for speed and accessibility * **No jQuery** in the plugin’s own front-end code, the script is vanilla JS, deferred and loaded in the footer. * **No layout shift (CLS).** The comparison table scrolls horizontally inside its own wrapper, so adding columns never reflows the page. * **Keyboard friendly.** The compare buttons are real buttons with `aria-pressed` state that updates over AJAX. * **Guests and customers.** Logged-out visitors build a comparison stored per browser; logged-in customers get a “Compare” tab in My Account, and a guest list is merged into the account on login. #### Settings A WooCommerce-capability settings page (Versus menu) lets you: * Enable or disable comparison and set how many products can be compared at once( 2-6). * Choose where the compare button appears (loops, single product) and whether guests can use it. * Choose which standard fields appear as rows (price, SKU, availability, short description) and whether to include product attributes. * Toggle difference highlighting, the “differences only” default, and the image/ add-to-cart / remove controls in each column header. * Customise the front-end strings, the compare button, remove button, compare link, differences toggle, clear-all button and empty-list message, or leave them on their translated defaults. #### Translation ready All strings are translatable through the `versus` text domain, and a `versus.pot` template ships in `/languages`. Deleting the plugin removes its options and the comparison table. #### How it works Adding or removing a product is a single nonce-verified AJAX request; no full page reload. Guest selections are kept in a per-browser cookie for six months and merged into the account on login. The CSS and JavaScript are enqueued only on pages that actually show the compare button or the table. ### External Services Versus does not connect to, or send any data to, any external service or third-party server. It bundles no SDK, API client, web font, map tile, CDN asset or analytics call, everything runs on your own site. Comparison data stays inside your WordPress database: a custom `{prefix}versus_compare_items` table holds the compared product IDs, the plugin settings live in the `versus_settings` option (with `versus_db_version` tracking the schema), and a guest’s selection is kept in a first-party cookie in their own browser. Adding or removing a product is a same-origin AJAX request to your site’s own `admin-ajax.php`; no outbound HTTP request is ever made. Deleting the plugin removes those options and drops the table. ### Translations Versus is fully translatable and ships the `plogins-versus.pot` template. Translations are delivered by WordPress.org language packs from translate.wordpress.org, which is where Polish, German and Spanish are being contributed; the package itself carries no compiled translation files. ## Screenshots [⌊The side-by-side comparison table with difference highlighting.⌉⌊The side-by-side comparison table with difference highlighting.⌉[ The side-by-side comparison table with difference highlighting. [⌊The Versus settings screen.⌉⌊The Versus settings screen.⌉[ The Versus settings screen. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin to `/wp-content/plugins/versus`, or install via Plugins Add New. 2. Activate it. WooCommerce must be active. 3. Visit the **Versus** menu in wp-admin to choose the compared fields and placement. ## FAQ ### Does it require WooCommerce? Yes. Versus requires an active WooCommerce installation. ### Does it use jQuery? No. The plugin’s own front-end script is vanilla JavaScript with no jQuery dependency. ### Can guests compare products? Yes, when “Allow guests” is enabled. A guest’s comparison is stored per browser and is merged into their account when they log in. ### Where does the compare button appear? On shop and archive loops and on the single product page, depending on your settings. The comparison itself opens on the My Account “Compare” tab. A guest can build a list without an account and is asked to sign in to open it; the list they built is merged into the account on login. ### What fields appear in the comparison table? The table can show product image, name, price, SKU, availability, short description and product attributes such as size, colour or material. ### Can shoppers hide identical rows? Yes. Difference highlighting and a “differences only” toggle help shoppers focus on what actually changes between compared products. ### Does the product compare list work for logged-in customers? Yes. Logged-in customers get a My Account Compare tab. Guest compare lists can be merged into the account after login. ### Does this plugin work on WordPress Multisite? Yes. This plugin is compatible with WordPress Multisite. Network activate it or activate it on individual sites; each site keeps its own settings and data. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Plogins Versus – Product Compare for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Mariusz Szatkowski ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/motylanogha/) [Translate “Plogins Versus – Product Compare for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/plogins-versus) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/plogins-versus/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/plogins-versus/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/plogins-versus/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/plogins-versus/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.6 * The “View comparison” link now always opens the comparison table. Guests, and customers in stores that hide the account tab, used to land on the shop page with no comparison on it. * Hiding the My Account “Compare” tab now only hides the tab: shoppers can still open their comparison from the link next to the compare button. * Clearer wording on the “Allow guests” and “Account menu” settings about where a shopper actually sees the comparison table. #### 1.0.4 * Translations: completed Polish, German and Spanish for the PRO upgrade panel. #### 1.0.3 * Accessibility improvements to the admin and storefront markup. * Fixed low-contrast admin headings under an OS dark-mode preference. #### 1.0.2 * Added bundled Polish, German and Spanish translations for the plugin interface. #### 1.0.1 * First stable release. #### 0.2.1 * Renamed to Plogins Versus for WooCommerce for a more distinctive plugin name. #### 0.2.0 * Polished every interface: inline help tooltips on every setting, a modern themeable comparison table (CSS custom properties, fluid sizing, dark-mode and reduced- motion support), a friendly empty-state on the comparison page, and a live count badge on the compare link. * Improved accessibility: accessible “?” help affordances wired via `aria-describedby`, a polite live region that announces compare changes to screen readers, visible focus styles and full keyboard operability. * More robust front-end: graceful handling of network failures, guard against double submission, automatic table refresh after a remove, and friendly fallbacks for missing data. * Added a “Labels & text” section to the settings screen so the compare button, remove button, compare link, differences toggle, clear-all button and empty-list message can be customised (empty falls back to the translated default). * Made the plugin fully translation ready: `Domain Path` header and a `versus.pot` template in `/languages` (WordPress loads the translations automatically). * Added `uninstall.php` cleanup that removes the plugin options and the comparison- items table when the plugin is deleted. #### 0.1.0 * Initial release: accessible product comparison for WooCommerce with a difference- highlighting table, guest + customer lists, and a settings page for compared fields and placement. ## Meta * Version **1.0.8** * Last updated **7 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1** * PHP version ** 8.1 or higher ** * Tags * [compare products](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/compare-products/)[comparison table](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comparison-table/) [product compare](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/product-compare/)[product comparison](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/product-comparison/) [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/plogins-versus/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/plogins-versus/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/plogins-versus/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Mariusz Szatkowski ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/motylanogha/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/plogins-versus/)