Side Cart Woocommerce | Woocommerce Cart
by xootix · eCommerce
Also makes 5 other plugins · 115K+ installs across the portfolio →
A powerful side cart designed to make shopping faster and easier. Give customers instant cart access and a seamless checkout experience
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Health
A 92/100
no flags
Active installs
70K+
≈80K estimated
Momentum
-40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “add to cart button”, “custom add to cart button” and “woocommerce cross sell” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #4 and #4 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
92 health vs 71 average across 9,786 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.6%
of downloads still active
At least 70K of 1.9M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,162 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 9 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
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 2 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 453 reviews, smoothed to 4.82★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
3 of 5 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.
26
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-2.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cart slider your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| side | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| side cart | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| cart drawer your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| hide add to cart button | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| cart fees | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| cart fee | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| woocommerce side cart | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| basket | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| woocommerce floating cart | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| cart and checkout upsells | #1 | #1 | — |
| woocommerce cart fragments | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ajax side cart | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wc cart | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| save cart | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| disable add to cart | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| disable cart | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| woocommerce ajax cart | #2 | #1 | up 1 |
| hide add to cart | #2 | #1 | down 1 |
| cart total | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
469 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 312 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “add to cart button”, “custom add to cart button” and “woocommerce cross sell” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #4 and #4 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “rewards”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 96K · 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.
9
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.8.2 · 27 Sep 2026
47
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 “70K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 days ago and the previous band took 21 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 80K.
Install history since 30 May 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.7.7 New option – Button Themes Improved settings UI 2.7.7
- — Version 2.7.6 New option – Information box New option – Empty cart image New option – disable ajax fragments and refresh cart only when cart is opened 2.7.6
- — Version 2.7.5 Fix – Count size not working 2.7.5
- — Version 2.7.4 Fix – Count size not working 2.7.4
- — Version 2.7.3 Core files update 2.7.3
- — Version 2.7.2 New – add basket to multiple menus new – styling options 2.7.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.8.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Side Cart Woocommerce (Ajax) <= 2.2 Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-06-28 CVE-2023-28415 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2 Patched in 2.3
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 28 languages, 5 at 90% or more
Plus 4 more locales with partial translations.
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 Side Cart 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
- WooCommerce extensions
Readme readiness
4 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 "A powerful side cart designed to make shopping faster and easier. Give customers instant cart access and a..."
- ! 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 One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,081 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("cart drawer", "cart popup", "cart slider" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-20 80K+ → 70K+ down after 638 days in tier
- 2025-01-20 90K+ → 80K+ down after 83 days in tier
- 2024-10-29 80K+ → 90K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-28 90K+ → 80K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-10-24 80K+ → 90K+ up after 72 days in tier
- 2024-08-13 70K+ → 80K+ up after 178 days in tier
- 2024-02-17 60K+ → 70K+ up after 937 days in tier
- 2021-07-25 50K+ → 60K+ up after 187 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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Cart Popup for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
CartPops – WooCommerce Side Cart, Cart Drawer & Cart Popup 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Loyalty Points Rewards and Referral for WooCommerce – WPLoyalty 3K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
MyRewards 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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