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Simple Shopping Cart

v5.3.3

by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ · updated 26 days ago

Lightweight, user-friendly plugin to sell products/services on WordPress. Easily add a shopping cart and start accepting orders in minutes.

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Rank
#1,813
Down5 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 14,000
10K+ reported · Medium
Total downloads
2.1M
2,096,784 all-time
Rating
4.6/5
215 reviews
Support resolved
100%
2 of 2 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +80.1% (30d)·Toward 20K+ · ETA ~17d

Simple Shopping Cart at a glance

Simple Shopping Cart is a WordPress plugin by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ with 10K+ active installs, the #1,813 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 126 times, 80% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.6 out of 5 from 215 reviews. Version 5.3.3 came out on Oct 13, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. Among the 14 plugins tagged “sell online”, it ranks #2. It was first released in 2009.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

11.1K downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Simple Shopping Cart Compare series
Downloads over time: 30 days across 1 series.02K4KOct 9Oct 14Oct 19Oct 24Oct 28Nov 2Nov 7Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateSimple Shopping Cart
Nov 7, 202683
Nov 6, 2026103
Nov 5, 2026111
Nov 4, 2026105
Nov 3, 2026122
Nov 2, 2026131
Nov 1, 202697
Oct 31, 2026118
Oct 30, 2026129
Oct 29, 2026349
Oct 28, 2026587
Oct 27, 2026150
Oct 26, 2026171
Oct 25, 2026140
Oct 24, 2026157
Oct 23, 2026242
Oct 22, 2026410
Oct 21, 2026347
Oct 20, 2026248
Oct 19, 2026227
Oct 18, 2026149
Oct 17, 2026164
Oct 16, 2026207
Oct 15, 2026251
Oct 14, 20261,071
Oct 13, 20264,935
Oct 12, 202677
Oct 11, 202688
Oct 10, 202673
Oct 9, 202668

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 13,835 · -0.1% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 12 days across 1 series.13.8K13.8K13.9KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 202613,835
Nov 7, 202613,872
Nov 5, 202613,855
Nov 4, 202613,841
Nov 3, 202613,821
Nov 2, 202613,830
Nov 1, 202613,835
Oct 31, 202613,839
Oct 30, 202613,840
Oct 29, 202613,828
Oct 28, 202613,851
Oct 27, 202613,853

Rank over time

#1,813

Popular rank
Popular rank: 14 days across 1 series.#1.8K#1.8K#1.8KOct 16Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#1,813
Nov 7, 2026#1,808
Nov 6, 2026#1,810
Nov 5, 2026#1,813
Nov 4, 2026#1,815
Nov 3, 2026#1,815
Nov 2, 2026#1,816
Nov 1, 2026#1,816
Oct 31, 2026#1,816
Oct 30, 2026#1,818
Oct 29, 2026#1,821
Oct 28, 2026#1,821
Oct 27, 2026#1,822
Oct 16, 2026#1,813

Growth %

Average -0.01% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 11 days across 1 series.-0.2%0%0.2%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 8
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DateGrowth
Nov 8, 2026-0.27%
Nov 7, 2026+0.06%
Nov 5, 2026+0.10%
Nov 4, 2026+0.14%
Nov 3, 2026-0.07%
Nov 2, 2026-0.04%
Nov 1, 2026-0.03%
Oct 31, 2026-0.01%
Oct 30, 2026+0.09%
Oct 29, 2026-0.17%
Oct 28, 2026-0.01%

Active installs band

10K+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 14 days across 1 series.9.5K10K10.5KOct 16Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 202610K+
Nov 7, 202610K+
Nov 6, 202610K+
Nov 5, 202610K+
Nov 4, 202610K+
Nov 3, 202610K+
Nov 2, 202610K+
Nov 1, 202610K+
Oct 31, 202610K+
Oct 30, 202610K+
Oct 29, 202610K+
Oct 28, 202610K+
Oct 27, 202610K+
Oct 16, 202610K+

Search rankings

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #1821 → #1813Downloads -48.8%
    • Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v5.356%
  • v5.212%
  • v4.56.6%
  • v4.45.8%
  • Other20%

Rating trend

4.6★★★★★215 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
5.3.3
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
First released
Feb 17, 2009
Last updated
Oct 13, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Simple Shopping Cart

How many websites use Simple Shopping Cart?

Simple Shopping Cart is active on 10K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #1,813 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Simple Shopping Cart been downloaded?

2,096,784 times in total since 2009. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 126 times. See download stats

When was Simple Shopping Cart last updated?

Version 5.3.3 came out on Oct 13, 2026 (3 weeks ago). See every release

Is Simple Shopping Cart compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

Does Simple Shopping Cart have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 15 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Simple Shopping Cart up to date. See its security record

Is Simple Shopping Cart still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 3 weeks ago. Its authors resolved 2 of the 2 support threads opened in the last two months.

What rating does Simple Shopping Cart have?

4.6 out of 5 from 215 reviews on WordPress.org. 82% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Simple Shopping Cart?

The plugins most like Simple Shopping Cart, by the tags they share, are WP EasyCart (3K+), Menu Cart for WooCommerce (70K+) and Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart (20K+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

4.6

★★★★★

215 reviews

  • 5 stars: 177 reviews, 82%
  • 4 stars: 16 reviews, 7%
  • 3 stars: 3 reviews, 1%
  • 2 stars: 8 reviews, 4%
  • 1 stars: 11 reviews, 5%
Positive
90%4–5★
Mixed
1%3★
Critical
9%1–2★
  • About 43 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.7.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 9 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Simple Shopping Cart
Estimated installs≈ 14,000
Reported installs10K+
Rating4.6
Reviews215
Total downloads2.1M
Authormra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ
First releasedFeb 17, 2009
Version5.3.3
Requires WP6.0
Requires PHP7.4
Last updatedOct 13, 2026

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