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Bolt Checkout for WooCommerce

by boltpay · eCommerce

Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →

Bring the world's fastest checkout to your WooCommerce site

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 79/100

no flags

Active installs

100+

≈150 estimated

Momentum

+35%

downloads vs prior 30d

Biggest opportunity: Swap “checkout”, “ecommerce” and “payment” for “chargebacks”, “chargeback” and “fraud detection”. “checkout” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “chargebacks” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “chargeback” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fraud detection” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.

How scoring works →
79 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 62/100
Support 70/100

79 health vs 71 average across 9,766 eCommerce plugins

Install conversion

How it's measured →

0.2%

of downloads still active

At least 100 of 48.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,152 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 4 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

Version
2.23.1
Last updated
1mo ago
Added
2018-11-02 · 7 yrs old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.8
Requires PHP
7.0

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.

91 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Most to gain: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100

Updated 30 days ago

WP compatibility 100/100

Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer

Rating quality 60/100

3.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 3.92★ and held back under 25 reviews

Listing tuning 100/100

5 of 5 tags set · short description in place

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+35% vs prior 30d
1431 Oct 2026

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · peaks are release surges

4901 Nov 2026

Directory rank

Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

31 Nov 2026

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.

4.9K1 Nov 2026

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

4

releases in the last 12 months

1mo ago

latest release · v2.23.1 · 2 Oct 2026

27

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.23.1 · 2 Oct 20262.23.0 · 22 Sep 20262.22.1 · 23 Jul 20262.22.0 · 26 Jun 20262.21.1 · 8 Jul 20252.21.0 · 18 Jun 20252.20.0 · 18 Jan 20242.19.0 · 8 Dec 20232.18.0 · 17 Feb 20232.17.0 · 18 Nov 20222.16.0 · 25 Jul 20222.15.0 · 16 Mar 20222.14.1 · 23 Apr 20212.14.0 · 4 Mar 2021

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.22 46%
v2.21 40%
v2.20 14%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
100–200 ≈150

Crossed into this band 12 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 17 Jul 2019

1001 Nov 2026

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. ★★★★★ Alex Molina Maranho
    3.5y ago

    Não perca seu tempo

    Read on wp.org ↗
  2. ★★★★★ ssiever
    6.0y ago

    It’s hard to know where to start when reviewing Bolt. We have been using them for over a year now and have seen an increase in sales due to the ease that our customers have in checking out. In our experience, we found the default WooCommerce checkout to be clunky and frustrating for our customers. After switching to Bolt our customers get an “Amazon-like” checkout process, speed, and efficiency. Plus, Bolt’s checkout modal is mobile optimized. They are constantly looking to improve and it shows. There’s seems to be a new feature update that’s driven by hard data all the time! Also, should anything go wrong Bolt’s support team is there to help in a polite and friendly manner. I would highly recommend considering switching to Bolt as your checkout partner!

    Read on wp.org ↗
  3. ★★★★★ tinshapes
    6.5y ago

    Dumb move by WooCommerce to email all of their users about this “fantastic” new plugin. If you don’t sell more than $5m annually there is nothing here for you and installing this plugin will immediately break your standard checkout!!!

    Read on wp.org ↗
  4. ★★★★★ eroliron
    6.6y ago

    Dont waste your time

    Read on wp.org ↗
  5. ★★★★★ ahershey
    6.7y ago

    Plugin only works with websites that have over one million dollar in sales. Nowhere do they say that on their website, WooCommerce or here in the plugin details.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  6. ★★★★★ semaj28
    7.0y ago

    Don’t use if you are starting out. You have to be a millionair to use this plug in. SMH…..If you broke, keep shopping around.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  7. ★★★★★ stanielair
    7.5y ago

    We use Bolt on our new site and had instant cart optimization with very little work. This was lacking from the standard checkout and this really increased the experience to the point that customers were placing orders again online easily. Super fast implementation and great product support. The dashboard is far better than what we expected and account management has been very good. We will certainly use Bolt on our second website as well to make it easy for our existing customers to transact there too. Fraud is no longer an issue and we have eliminated any international concerns because of the quick load time and interface.

    Read on wp.org ↗
  8. ★★★★★ mireilledionne
    7.6y ago

    We came across Bolt while looking for a solution to our growing fraud problem. They promised to not only eliminate fraud for good but also increase our conversion rate by simplifying the checkout process. This sounded too good to be true but fortunately for us, it was all they promised and more! Their team is extremely responsive and helped guide us through the integration process. Our shipping model is very complex and utilizes a few different plugins but Bolt found a way to make it all work together seamlessly. I couldn’t recommend Bolt highly enough!

    Read on wp.org ↗

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✕ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✕ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✕ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

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 27 Oct 2026

Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.

  • ! Says what it does Short description leans on hype words instead of saying what the plugin does.
  • ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
  • ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
  • ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("who want", "made for").
  • ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Stripe, PayPal.
  • ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
  • ✓ Enough to quote 2,505 characters of description.
  • ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ecommerce" does not.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2025-11-11 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
  2. 2025-11-07 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
  3. 2025-11-04 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
  4. 2025-11-02 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
  5. 2025-11-01 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
  6. 2025-10-27 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
  7. 2025-10-25 200+ → 100+ down after 11 days in tier
  8. 2025-10-14 100+ → 200+ up after 1 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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Bolt Checkout for WooCommerce: 100+ active installs, 3.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/bolt-checkout-woocommerce

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