Welcart e-Commerce
by info@welcart · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 10K+ installs across the portfolio →
Welcart is a free WordPress e-commerce plugin with the top market share in Japan.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cart”, “shopping” and “store” for “japan”, “online shop” and “market”. “cart” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “japan” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shopping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “online shop” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “store” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “market” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 9,750 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 1.4M lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,143 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 18 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: Rating quality
Updated 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| e commerce your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| welcart your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wordpress e commerce | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| welcart e commerce | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| e store | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| no e commerce | #1 | #3 | — |
| commerce | #3 | #9 | down 1 |
| japan | #4 | #8 | down 1 |
| market | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| online shop | #15 | #17 | down 1 |
| order editing | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| japanese | #22 | #22 | down 3 |
| receipt | #21 | #20 | down 1 |
| receipts | #21 | #20 | down 1 |
| shop | #23 | #23 | — |
| cart your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shopping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| store your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cart”, “shopping” and “store” for “japan”, “online shop” and “market”. “cart” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “japan” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shopping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “online shop” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “store” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “market” sits at #20 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 32.4K · 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.
18
releases in the last 12 months
8d ago
latest release · v2.12.6 · 23 Oct 2026
294
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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago and the previous band took 6.3 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 20K.
Install history since 8 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ matthew13091.1y ago
コンビニ決済に対応した決済サービスを導入しやすい点で、WooCommerceより便利。ただし、WooCommerceのような分かりやすい説明はないため、慣れが必要。 以下の点で分かりづらく、仕組みを理解するのに時間がかかった。・最初に商品の新規追加をしようとしても、配送方法を登録しておかないとエラーとなり、配送方法の登録からやり直すことになる。・設定欄によって文字を入力するだけでよいものと、文字の入力後に追加ボタンを押す必要があるものがある(追加ボタンが入力欄を追加するボタンに見えるが、実際は確定ボタン相当となっている)ため、統一性がなく非常に分かりづらい。 また、プラグインを有効化した瞬間に固定ページと投稿カテゴリーを勝手に作り、無効化してもそれらが残ってしまうという、一度でも有効化すると環境を汚してしまうところも美しくない。そのため、既存の環境に安易に有効化せず、テスト用の環境で使ってみるのがお勧め。 (訂正)カスタム投稿タイプは追加しない様子のため訂正した。SKUも商品の新規追加時に設定可能だったため、配送方法だけ事前に登録しておけば、商品の新規追加が可能だった。 This topic was modified 10 months ago by matthew1309. This topic was modified 10 months ago by matthew1309.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 阿部2.6y ago
無料とは思えない高機能カートシステム。 設定が簡単です。 カスタマイズの幅も広いです。 他のプラグインと併用して機能拡張できるのも便利です。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hasan Islom4.2y ago
オンラインショップを無料で制作するにすごくいいプラグインです。 カスタマーサポートも日本語で優しくしてくれて助かります。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mizuho Ogino11.8y ago
It is a highly customizable plugin package. Their support also is very good and really helped for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Carolrosent12.1y ago
Really good plugin , fairly simple to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jandal14.0y ago
We are using this for a Japan e-commerce website, it is pretty good once you get into it. There are a number of things that really do need updating though, we have had to heavily modify the plugin core. Generally it is doing the job and has good integration into payment gateways for Japan. When it comes to translation, as we have a bi-lingual website, it is missing translation support in a number of areas, but we have been able to make it work. You will need PHP and WordPress experience to make the most of this plugin. =-)
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 11.31 [e-SCOTT / WelcartPay] Fixed a bug that caused an error with the product name in online payment collection transactions. Fixed a bug in the filtering of the “Order List CSV” and “Order Details List CSV” exported from the 11.31
- — Version 11.30 [Zeus] Updated the mobile phone number validation for Buy Now Pay Later payment. [Paidy] Fixed parameters. Updated the Japan Post tracking URL. Changed the order list and member list downloads in the admin screen to allo 11.30
- — Version 11.29 Security enhancement (Broken Access Control). [PayPal] Fixed subsequent processing after payment error in automatic recurring billing. Fixed a bug where radio buttons and checkboxes were not displayed in button_to_cart. 11.29
- — Version 11.28 [PayPal] Removed unnecessary IPN settings. [PayPal] Fixed a bug that an error status was not displayed on the order list when a capture error occurred. Fixed the style of the “Close” button on the mail sending dialog. Ad 11.28
- — Version 11.27 Made compatible with PHP 8.3. [WelcartPay] Fixed a bug that error messages for credit card updates were not displayed on the My Page when using 3DS. Fixed a bug that members using recurring payments could cancel their me 11.27
- — Version 11.26 Fixed a bug that the quantity could not be updated on the cart page when the SKU code contained specific symbols. Fixed a bug that an error occurred when attempting to use points for shipping payment when purchasing a 0 11.26
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 63 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.12.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 7.2 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.12.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'gid' Parameter ↗2026-10-30 CVE-2026-118070 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.12.5 Patched in 2.12.6
- 2026-10-28 CVE-2026-111027 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 2.12.6 Patched in 2.12.6
- Patched Medium · 4.9 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.12.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection via 'wp_usces_order_old' Cookie ↗2026-10-16 CVE-2026-107752 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.12.4 Patched in 2.12.5
- 2026-10-03 CVE-2026-96761 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.12.3 Patched in 2.12.4
- Patched High · 7.2 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.12.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settlement Notification Parameters ↗2026-10-02 CVE-2026-87091 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.12.2 Patched in 2.12.3
- Patched High · 7.2 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.12.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'custom_order' Parameter ↗2026-08-31 CVE-2026-19914 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.12.1 Patched in 2.12.2
- 2026-08-14 CVE-2026-15213 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security Affects < 2.11.33 Patched in 2.11.33
- 2026-08-11 CVE-2026-27539 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.11.31 Patched in 2.11.32
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.33 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-08-10 CVE-2026-16066 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.11.33 Patched in 2.11.34
- 2026-07-31 CVE-2026-16065 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.11.31 Patched in 2.11.32
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.22 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via order_mail ↗2025-10-21 CVE-2025-10651 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.11.22 Patched in 2.11.23
- Patched Medium · 6.5 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.21 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection via Cookie ↗2025-10-07 CVE-2025-10649 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.11.21 Patched in 2.11.22
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.20 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-09 CVE-2025-9367 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.11.20 Patched in 2.11.21
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.20 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-09 CVE-2025-58984 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.11.20 Patched in 2.11.21
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.16 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-07-16 CVE-2025-54013 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.11.16 Patched in 2.11.17
- Patched Medium · 6.5 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Deletion ↗2025-06-03 CVE-2025-47511 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 2.11.13 Patched in 2.11.14
- Patched High · 7.2 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via name Parameter ↗2025-02-11 CVE-2025-0511 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.11.9 Patched in 2.11.10
- 2024-09-18 CVE-2024-42404 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.11.1 Patched in 2.11.2
- 2023-12-21 CVE-2023-50847 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 2.9.4 Patched in 2.9.4
- Patched Medium · 4.1 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.9.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal ↗2023-12-08 CVE-2023-6120 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 2.9.6 Patched in 2.9.7
- Patched High · 7.2 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.9.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection ↗2023-11-15 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects < 2.9.6 Patched in 2.9.6
- 2023-11-14 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.9.4 Patched in 2.9.5
- Patched High · 8.8 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.9.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗2023-11-14 CVE-2023-5953 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 2.9.4 Patched in 2.9.5
- 2023-11-10 CVE-2023-5951 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.9.4 Patched in 2.9.5
- 2023-09-26 CVE-2023-40219 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 2.8.21 Patched in 2.8.22
- Patched High · 8.8 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.8.21 - Authenticated(level_5+) SQL Injection via get_logs ↗2023-09-14 CVE-2023-43493 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 2.8.22 Patched in 2.8.22
- 2023-09-14 CVE-2023-43610 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 2.8.22 Patched in 2.8.22
- 2023-01-27 CVE-2023-22705 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.8.10 Patched in 2.8.11
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.8.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2022-12-23 CVE-2022-4655 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.8.8 Patched in 2.8.9
- Patched Medium · 6.5 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.8.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read ↗2022-12-05 CVE-2022-4236 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.8.4 Patched in 2.8.5
- Patched High · 7.5 Welcart e-Commerce 2.6.10-2.8.4 - Information Disclosure via Arbitrary File Read ↗2022-11-30 CVE-2022-4140 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects 2.6.10 - 2.8.4 Patched in 2.8.5
- 2022-11-28 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.8.3 Patched in 2.8.4
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.8.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-11-21 CVE-2022-3935 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.8.3 Patched in 2.8.4
- 2022-11-16 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.8.3 Patched in 2.8.4
- Patched High · 7.5 Welcart e-Commerce 2.6.0-2.7.7 - Information Disclosure via Arbitrary File Read ↗2022-09-02 CVE-2022-41840 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects 2.6.0 - 2.7.7 Patched in 2.7.8
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.2.8 - Missing Capabilities Check to Information Disclosure ↗
- 2021-06-11 CVE-2021-20734 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2.3 Patched in 2.2.4
- 2021-02-08 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.1.0 Patched in 2.1.1
- 2016-06-24 CVE-2016-4827 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8.2 Patched in 1.8.3
- 2016-06-24 CVE-2016-4828 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affects <= 1.8.2 Patched in 1.8.3
- 2016-06-24 CVE-2016-4826 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.8.3 Patched in 1.8.3
- 2015-12-17 CVE-2015-7791 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 1.5.3 Patched in 1.5.3
- 2015-07-15 CVE-2015-2973 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.4.18 Patched in 1.4.18
- 2014-03-04 CVE-2014-10017 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.9.1 Patched in 2.9.2
- 2014-03-03 CVE-2014-10016 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.11.1 Patched in 2.11.2
- 2012-12-14 CVE-2012-5177 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.2.2 Patched in 1.2.2
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 53 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 29 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.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 25 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 Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 4 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,310 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
- 2026-03-22 20K+ → 10K+ down after 2314 days in tier
- 2019-11-20 10K+ → 20K+ up
Competes with
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