CoCart – Headless REST API for WooCommerce
by CoCart Headless · eCommerce
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Ship your headless WooCommerce storefront faster. CoCart is the REST API built for Next.js, React, Vue, and any modern frontend — developer-first.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
900+
≈1K estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cart” and “woocommerce” for “vue” and “rest”. “cart” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vue” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rest” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 71 average across 9,743 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 102.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,140 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 21 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 31 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★ and held back under 25 reviews
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| headless your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| headless woocommerce | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| headless react | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| decoupled your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| headless frontend | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| vue | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| rest | #10 | #18 | down 1 |
| rest api your tag | #10 | #13 | down 1 |
| headless wordpress | #4 | #8 | down 1 |
| wordpress headless | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| wp headless | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| woocommerce rest api | #8 | #15 | down 2 |
| remove rest api | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| decoupled wordpress | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| block rest api | #7 | #13 | down 1 |
| api for react integration | #7 | #17 | 0 |
| vue js | #7 | #8 | down 1 |
| api | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| storefront | #22 | #19 | down 1 |
| react | #23 | #18 | 0 |
| cart your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
148 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 114 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cart” and “woocommerce” for “vue” and “rest”. “cart” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vue” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rest” sits at #10 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.5K · 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.
21
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v4.9.7 · 30 Sep 2026
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 10% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 6.4 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 4 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mark3.3y ago
Perfect for setting up a headless woocommerce backend
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fomigo3.4y ago
Very good plugin, it helped me to connect Laravel catalog (for PageSpeed Insights, you know) & Woocommerce cart/checkout processing. Brilliant!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alusion3.6y ago
Plugin works great. Docs are great. Road map is great.When store front is finished we’ll go PRO 😎
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hschneider664.2y ago
An excellent plugin, which makes building a headless WooCommerce experience a breeze. Easy to use, nearly zero setup time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jnz315.2y ago
since woocommerce is not offering product/cart api, this tools fits right in. you can do everything with it, all via api calls: products, variations, cart, shipping, checkout. (you might need the paid version as well. i bought them, so not sure, what comes out of the box and what features all need the extra mile. but still: worth it!) and the support is fast, too, thanks to seb. love it. This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by jnz31.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ inspiredagency5.4y ago
Plugin is a life saver when working turning wordpress & woocommerce into a headless cms. Support is also great and responsive to help with any issues you may have
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Miko Marzado6.1y ago
Great plugin thank you for sharing this one! This plugin saved me tones of work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aria Haman Mehr Parse co6.2y ago
In the new version of WordPress – Quickly empties the cart wc please fix it
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.9.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-07-20 CVE-2026-10524 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security Affects <= 4.8.0 Patched in 4.9.0
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 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 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 18 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 18 of 18 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "designed for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, Discord and 5 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 12 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,210 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "decoupled" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-23 1K+ → 900+ down after 2349 days in tier
- 2020-03-18 700+ → 1K+ 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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WPGraphQL 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Add To Cart Button for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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