Minicart for WooCommerce
by ahmadshyk · eCommerce
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
The simple plugin to add a minicart on your WooCommerce store. Choose from multiple cart icons, adjust position, and optionally use the shortcode.
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Health
C 66/100
Stale
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ajax cart”, “cart” and “floating cart” 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.
66 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 35.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,154 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 427 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 427 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| minicart your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| ajax cart your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cart your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| floating cart your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ajax cart”, “cart” and “floating cart” 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 22 Oct 2022 · 1,472 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v2.0.7 · 31 Aug 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; the previous band took 2.8 years to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ motoparts4.5y ago
Impressed by the awesome support of author and the plugin is good and light.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baSM4.9y ago
Making a “pro” feature out of the possibility to add the plugin to the page using the shortcode is absolutely ridiculous. This makes this plugin mostly useless for people who are using none-standard themes. I tried this Plugin with two different themes bought on themeforest and the plugin was not able to add its self to the navigation. This makes this plugin absolutely pointless. If the shortcode was avail to the free version one could use one’s own implementation
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ananas1235.1y ago
This plugin is amazing and was very easy to use and the customer support is incredible, they helped me with everything! I highly recommend it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ etna325.2y ago
The plugin works fine out of the box with many options to do easy CSS changes. The developer is answering fast and helps a lot with any issues. Great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kubachi5.6y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ burraqmotorsports6.0y ago
I needed help to make it according to my requirements. Support team really helped me and now it worked like a charm…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ astwert6.5y ago
1.) Both, HTML syntax and the stylesheets of the front-end output are the worst I’ve ever seen. This gives you a terrible layout in the flyout overview. I bought the Pro version and had to rewrite everything for half the day. 2.) There is a language file for the label text in the frontend. Again an effort to translate these existing word phrases. It would be smarter if the author had used the Woocommerce language variables for these general word phrases. This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by astwert.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lancert6.6y ago
I purchased this plugin and ran into a couple of issues and tried to contact the developer and did not receive any replies after two emails. Perhaps this plugin is no longer active??? This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by lancert. Reason: fixed typo
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 1 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
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 "The simple plugin to add a minicart on your WooCommerce store. Choose from multiple cart icons, adjust posi..."
- ! 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 579 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ajax cart", "floating cart" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1040 days in tier
- 2023-03-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 147 days in tier
- 2022-10-21 700+ → 1K+ up after 430 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 200+ → 700+ 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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Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPC Fly Cart for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 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 -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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