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WooCommerce
The standard for digital shops with a heavy toll for extra features.
HealthyDeclining
82/100
It offers a powerful free core but users often face high extension costs and breakage during updates.
Active installs
~7.5 million
our estimate · wp.org shows 7.0M+
Rating
4.5★
4,801 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-6%
Declining
54,806 → 51,739 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -6% in the last year
54,806/day a year ago→51,739/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayWooCommerce is widely regarded as the go-to eCommerce solution for WordPress — capable, free to start, and backed by responsive support — but recurring frustrations around update-related breakage and the cost of extensions needed to unlock core-feeling features temper its reputation.
What people like
- +Free base plugin covers essential store functionality including products, payments, and shipping in one place×3
- +Reliable day-to-day performance for running an online store×3
- +Support team is responsive and effective at resolving issues×4
- +Highly customisable and integrates well with mainstream plugins×2
- +Scales from beginner to growing business×2
Common complaints
- −Updates frequently break existing functionality, requiring custom code workarounds×2
- −Key features feel like they should be included in the base plugin but are locked behind paid extensions×2
- −Extension costs are prohibitive for startups, especially in regions where currency conversion makes USD pricing expensive
- −Noticeable learning curve for beginners and setup can require extra tweaking×2
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.67★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 6%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 29% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2026-02-042026-04-052026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 4,801 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-06-04★★★★★Store Ready, Mostlytanja51-shot
- 2026-06-03★★★★★Good plugin and supportJames
- 2026-06-02★★★★★It's hard to imagine WordPress today without WooCommerceWPHostee
- 2026-06-02★★★★★Mixed Experiencedevlin1
- 2026-06-01★★★★★Coupon System is 🔥alexmccormick
- 2026-05-29★★★★★Fatal error in update 10.8.0, it's best to stay on version 10.7.0barjumbexley1-shot
- 2026-05-26★★★★★Bye Bye ShopifyFrancesco
- 2026-05-26★★★★★Good for Starting Up but might take some learning arounddadsfam
- 2026-05-22★★★★★Great supportcdelph75
- 2026-05-21★★★★★Easiest store setup everJessika
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to WooCommerce
Top eCommerce plugins, ranked by score.For developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
51,272
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
34,085
Prior 7-day baseline
68,679
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
358,836
Mean release-day peak (30d)
84,448
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+50.4%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
29%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.36
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
82%
5★ share in analyzed sample
6%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.63 → 4.67★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered