Caddy – WooCommerce Side Cart & Free Shipping Bar
by Tribe Interactive · eCommerce
A high-performance WooCommerce side cart, mini cart, and free shipping bar that boosts AOV with in-cart upsells and save for later.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.7K estimated
Momentum
-2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “floating cart” and “mini cart” for “shipping bar” and “aov”. “floating cart” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “shipping bar” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mini cart” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “aov” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 71 average across 9,748 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 98.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,142 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 6 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 88 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.9★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →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
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| shipping bar | #6 | #13 | down 2 |
| free shipping bar your tag | #6 | #14 | down 2 |
| side cart your tag | #7 | #10 | down 2 |
| woocommerce side cart your tag | #8 | #16 | down 1 |
| aov | #10 | #14 | 0 |
| side | #13 | #15 | down 3 |
| side bar | #5 | #12 | 0 |
| free shipping | #17 | #23 | down 1 |
| sliding cart | #10 | #14 | 0 |
| cart drawer | #11 | #9 | down 5 |
| floating cart your tag | #24 | #19 | down 6 |
| mini cart your tag | #24 | #21 | down 6 |
| save for later | #24 | #21 | down 6 |
| gift wrapper | #16 | #14 | down 1 |
| sticky add to cart | #18 | #18 | 0 |
| wc mini cart | #10 | #13 | down 4 |
| woocommerce sticky bar | #19 | #23 | down 1 |
| woocommerce sliding cart | #11 | #15 | 0 |
| sticky cart | #20 | #18 | up 1 |
| brasil | #21 | #16 | — |
137 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 102 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “floating cart” and “mini cart” for “shipping bar” and “aov”. “floating cart” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “shipping bar” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mini cart” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “aov” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “floating cart”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-19, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- Slipping on “mini cart”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-23, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.5K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v3.2.0 · 4 Aug 2026
45
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 71% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Dec 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.1.0 New: Elementor “Caddy Cart” and “Caddy Saved Items” widgets for your header and layouts. New: Support for products with custom fields and add-ons, like gift cards, personalization, and engraving. New: Resources admin pag 3.1.0
- — Version 3.0.2 Fix: Cart item prices now remain tax-inclusive after quantity changes when WooCommerce is set to display prices including tax. Fix: Prices now display correctly for currencies with non-standard decimal settings (e.g. INR 3.0.2
- — Version 3.0.1 Compatibility: Improved free/pro compatibility handling for legacy Pro detection, plus clearer admin upgrade guidance for incompatible Pro versions. Fix: Standardized cart/recommendation image handling to use WooCommerce 3.0.1
- — Version 3.0.0 MAJOR: Complete rewrite using the WordPress Interactivity API for reactive, instant cart updates MAJOR: All cart operations now use the WooCommerce Store API – no legacy AJAX MAJOR: Removed jQuery dependency – pure ES mo 3.0.0
- — Version 2.1.2 Improvement: Add cache-friendly cart fragments handler Improvement: Enhance get_refreshed_fragments method for better session handling Fix: Missing custom styles output on front-end Fix: Remove nonce verification for rea 2.1.2
- — Version 2.1.1 Fix: missing menu cart icon 2.1.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.2.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 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.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A high-performance WooCommerce side cart, mini cart, and free shipping bar that boosts AOV with in-cart ups..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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, Elementor, Divi.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,042 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-18 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-16 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 4K+ → 3K+ down after 251 days in tier
- 2025-11-05 3K+ → 4K+ up after 788 days in tier
- 2023-09-09 2K+ → 3K+ up after 340 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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XT Floating Cart for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
CartPops – WooCommerce Side Cart, Cart Drawer & Cart Popup 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Addonify Floating Cart For WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Floating Cart Product For WooCommerce 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
ShapedCart – WooCommerce Side Cart, Mini Cart & Floating Cart 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
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