Cart Popup for WooCommerce
by xootix · eCommerce
Also makes 5 other plugins · 115K+ installs across the portfolio →
Cart Popup for WooCommerce enables Ajax add-to-cart and displays an instant popup showing the added product.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
9K+
≈9.5K estimated
Momentum
+14%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “popup” for “add to cart”. “popup” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “add to cart” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 9,844 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.3%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 144K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,178 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 3 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 167 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.4★ over 70 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| added | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| cart popup your tag | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| ajax add to cart your tag | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| added to cart | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| added to cart notice | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| add to cart popup woocommerce | #5 | #7 | up 1 |
| woocommerce add to cart popup | #5 | #7 | up 1 |
| add to cart popup | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| add to cart | #13 | #10 | 0 |
| woocommerce cart your tag | #17 | #18 | down 1 |
| cart your tag | #17 | #16 | up 1 |
| popup cart | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| popup your tag | #19 | #15 | up 4 |
| woocommerce cart popup | #7 | #11 | down 1 |
| woocommerce popup | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| ajax side cart | #11 | #9 | up 1 |
| product popup | #13 | #16 | down 2 |
| ajax add to cart button | #14 | #13 | down 3 |
| woocommerce side cart | #15 | #15 | 0 |
| woocommerce add to cart | #18 | #17 | down 1 |
62 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 31 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “popup” for “add to cart”. “popup” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “add to cart” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.1K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.8.2 · 21 May 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% 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 “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Mar 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.2 Nonce missing update 1.8.2
- — Version 1.8.1 Settings UI updated 1.8.1
- — Version 1.7 Fixed – Woocommerce 8.0 compatibility 1.7
- — Version 1.6 Fixed – Notices not showing 1.6
- — Version 1.5 Fixed – External Products not working 1.5
- — Version 1.4 Fixed – Notice not showing Fixed – Deprecated functions 1.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 19 languages, 1 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Cart Popup for WooCommerce when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Popups
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Cart Popup for WooCommerce enables Ajax add-to-cart and displays an instant popup showing the added product."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 611 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ajax add to cart", "woocommerce cart" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-02 10K+ → 9K+ down
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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Addonify Floating Cart For WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Mini Ajax Cart for WooCommerce 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
UpsellWP Side Cart for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder 600K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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