Modern Cart – WooCommerce Side Cart & Popup Cart
by Brainstorm Force · eCommerce
Also makes 33 other plugins · 7M+ installs across the portfolio →
Modern Cart gives your store a side cart and free shipping bar so shoppers stay on the page, spend more to unlock rewards, and check out in seconds.
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
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
60K+
≈62K estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 74/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
88 health vs 71 average across 9,746 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 60K of 472.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,141 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 11 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 22 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| modern | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| popup cart your tag | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| cart popup | #1 | #4 | up 1 |
| floating cart your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| modern cart | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| sticky cart | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| woocommerce side cart your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| side cart | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| cart drawer your tag | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| floating add to cart | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| cart progress bar | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| cart rules | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| empty cart | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| add to cart label | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| sliding cart | #2 | #5 | up 1 |
| cart abandonment | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| cart | #4 | #9 | down 2 |
| side | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| disable cart | #3 | #6 | down 2 |
| woocommerce mini cart | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
337 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 237 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “cart button”, “custom cart button” and “disable add to cart” (#4, #4 and #4 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 10 Sep 2025 · 417 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 54.7K · 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.
11
releases in the last 12 months
22d ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 9 Oct 2026
13
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 “60K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 60K.
At the current install trend, crossing 70K+ in roughly 102 days.
Install history since 9 Sep 2025
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.10 Fix: Fixed the header cart icon not updating on cart actions for themes using WooCommerce cart fragments. Fix: Fixed WooCommerce Product Bundles compatibility for cart quantities and slide-out behavior. Fix: Fixed incorr 1.0.10
- — Version 1.0.9 New: Added an option to delete plugin data on uninstall. Fix: Fixed an issue where AJAX add-to-cart was ignoring custom form fields from third-party plugins. Fix: Fixed translations not loading on non-English sites. Fix: 1.0.9
- — Version 1.0.8 New: Added a cart preview in the backend for a quick visual view of the cart. Fix: Improved template loading to work better in edge cases. Fix: Improved how news feed content is handled for a smoother experience. Fix: Im 1.0.8
- — Version 1.0.7 Fixed a tax calculation issue in the cart total display, ensuring accurate tax calculation and display for WooCommerce carts. Fixed an issue where the cart appeared empty when users navigated back using the browser’s bac 1.0.7
- — Version 1.0.6 Fix: Fixed an issue with the TranslatePress plugin where unwanted HTML was appearing in product names in the cart. Fix: Fixed an issue with AJAX add-to-cart functionality by ensuring the form submits correctly when the a 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 New: Added an onboarding wizard to provide a smooth onboarding experience and enable quick, guided setup. 1.0.5
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Modern Cart when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Popups
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 15 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 15 of 15 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "who want", "who need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Beaver Builder and 5 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,227 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
- 2026-08-05 50K+ → 60K+ up after 84 days in tier
- 2026-05-13 40K+ → 50K+ up after 51 days in tier
- 2026-03-23 30K+ → 40K+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2026-02-14 20K+ → 30K+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2026-01-13 10K+ → 20K+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 9K+ → 10K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 8K+ → 9K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 7K+ → 8K+ up after 4 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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ShapedCart – WooCommerce Side Cart, Mini Cart & Floating Cart 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A -
CartPops – WooCommerce Side Cart, Cart Drawer & Cart Popup 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Caddy – WooCommerce Side Cart & Free Shipping Bar 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
XT Floating Cart for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Floating Cart Product For WooCommerce 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - M MM Side Cart 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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