Add to Cart Custom Redirect for WooCommerce
by ForwardFlip · eCommerce
Redirect customers to a custom URL when they add a product to the cart: skip the cart and go straight to checkout, or show another page.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.8K estimated
Momentum
+64%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “direct checkout” and “redirect” for “custom redirect” and “redirect to checkout”. “direct checkout” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom redirect” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “redirect to checkout” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 71 average across 9,744 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 60.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,140 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 1 release 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 30 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
26%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| add to cart redirect your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| skip cart your tag | #4 | #11 | 0 |
| custom redirect | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| woocommerce redirect your tag | #10 | #20 | down 1 |
| redirect to checkout | #7 | #15 | up 2 |
| custom add to cart button | #8 | #15 | down 1 |
| add to cart | #14 | #16 | up 2 |
| custom add to cart | #6 | #12 | 0 |
| ajax add to cart | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| automatically add product to cart | #8 | #15 | 0 |
| skip | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| custom cart button | #15 | #20 | up 1 |
| redirect to checkout page | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| redirect to page product | #10 | #21 | — |
| custom add to cart button woocommerce | #10 | #16 | up 1 |
| woocommerce custom add to cart button | #10 | #15 | up 1 |
| woocommerce add to cart | #20 | #20 | up 3 |
| skip to checkout | #11 | #15 | down 1 |
| add to cart button | #20 | #20 | down 2 |
| custom cart | #12 | #20 | 0 |
| direct checkout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
46 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “direct checkout” and “redirect” for “custom redirect” and “redirect to checkout”. “direct checkout” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “custom redirect” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “redirect” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “redirect to checkout” sits at #7 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.2.14 · 24 Dec 2025
16
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago and the previous band took 5.6 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 28 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ janfrancioni2.6y ago
The plugin is useful and support is available.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gazdog2.7y ago
Great plugin with good support. The developer did take a little while to get back to me but once he did he went out of his way to investigate and fix the problem. Just be patient with support if needed, it is not a huge corporation with a help desk, but much more personal in the end.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ purpleboudoir3.3y ago
I wanted a checkout experience that walked customers through adding 3 products to their cart step-by-step and this lightweight little plugin did the job perfectly. This redirect approach allows my customers to experience and take in the original Woo product page and then move to the next product I want them to see and then a 3rd which then finally puts them into the cart. I should add that I’m a very high touch photographer service and I am on the phone with them while they are doing this. I’m not sure I’d recommend this if they’re on their own unless you provided very clear directions on which products the will have to add before checkout. I tried Cartflows (a well known one-page checkout product) and didn’t like how it showed product variants and how complicated it was.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mellepalmer7.0y ago
I left a post 7 months ago looking for help. I even emailed the developer directly to boot. There was no response. The plugin had worked fine for ages and with an update suddenly began malfunctioning. We needed to be current with our woocommerce so I couldn’t roll back and the developer simply ignored me. It’s silly really, I would have purchased premium support if that meant a solution to the abrupt malfunction, but there was no help to be found. I ended up having to completely restrategize our site and recreate the cart because the support of this plugin is so terrible.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dr KO7.0y ago
Even I delete the URLs + disable the plugin and delete it, it’s still redirecting??? This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by Dr KO.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mannyrules20197.2y ago
Works as it states. Im using it on a newer version of WordPress, so far so good. Will you be coming out with an update anytime soon?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ studentlanka7.7y ago
This plugin is very useful, as I have set up a story but goods are to be purchased in an external site. This plugin re-directs users to that product page very efficiently. This can be set up very quickly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BenNieIV9.9y ago
I spent too much time working on a solution only to find this plugin the next day! Does exactly what it is supposed to do. Activate and enjoy. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.14 Security: Removed admin notice code, which patches an unauthorized modification of data vulnerability (Thanks Lucio Sá via Wordfence) 1.2.14
- — Version 1.2.13 New: WooCommerce HPOS compatibility New: WooCommerce 8.3.1 compatibility 1.2.13
- — Version 1.2.12 Fix: Redirects now working correctly 1.2.12
- — Version 1.2.11 Fix: Redirects no longer happen when the product page isn’t valid, for example when using a Gravity Form which has required fields WooCommerce 7.3 compatibility 1.2.11
- — Version 1.2.10 Fix: Redirects tab now not blank on some installs WooCommerce 6.5 compatibility WordPress 6.0 compatibility 1.2.10
- — Version 1.2.9 Bump version to show compatibility with WooCommerce 5.0 and WordPress 5.7 1.2.9
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.14). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 6.4.3
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Redirect customers to a custom URL when they add a product to the cart: skip the cart and go straight to ch..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,071 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("add to cart redirect", "skip cart", "woocommerce redirect" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2056 days in tier
- 2019-12-09 400+ → 3K+ up after 1542 days in tier
- 2015-09-19 200+ → 400+ 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).
- B Boxy WooCommerce Custom Redirect After Checkout 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
- A Add to Cart Redirect for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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