Cart links for WooCommerce
by Soft79 · eCommerce
Also makes 3 other plugins · 10.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily create a url that will populate a cart
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+47%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “cart” and “url” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 71 average across 9,828 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 11.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,174 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.0, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2267 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.0; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 10 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2267 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cart” and “url” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 199 · 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
6.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.4 · 19 Aug 2020
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 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 12 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ harrael5.4y ago
Thanks !!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ucsendre5.5y ago
Thank you for this great plugin. It makes really easy to send full cart links in email to our customers asknig for offer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.0y ago
Simple and straight to the point plugin that does exactly what is needed. Linking to a pre-populated shopping cart allowing for perfect use with marketing campaigns.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ holdenhinkle8.6y ago
This is an awesome plugin. Very creative. Great for marketing and CTAs to get products into a cart.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ weffenson8.8y ago
I’m really enjoying the plugin! really very useful!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jurasjo9.7y ago
I love this small plugin. Makes selling bulk product super easy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Manjunathpmf9.8y ago
This man thinks totally out of the box. His plugins are soo cool. Loved each one of them. Hope more such plugins will come. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marijke_2510.1y ago
I did some research and found most cart-filling plugins are way too complex. Cart-links is simple and straight forward. I can use cart links to make bundles. So soon I will remove my bundles plugin. We always have problems with that one if one of the products is out of stock. And cart-links give you a warning if a product is not on stock, but the cart get filled with the other products. Hey, that’s great! And also great support 🙂 This topic was modified 9 years, 10 months ago by marijke_25. This topic was modified 9 years, 10 months ago by marijke_25. This topic was modified 9 years, 10 months ago by marijke_25.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily create a url that will populate a cart"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 665 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-08 600+ → 500+ down after 349 days in tier
- 2025-01-24 700+ → 600+ down after 51 days in tier
- 2024-12-04 800+ → 700+ down after 114 days in tier
- 2024-08-12 900+ → 800+ down after 254 days in tier
- 2023-12-02 1K+ → 900+ down after 525 days in tier
- 2022-06-25 900+ → 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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Add multiple products to cart via url for Woocommerce 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Shopping Cart 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Cart Popup for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Custom Add To Cart Button for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag C -
WP Menu Cart 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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