Cart links for WooCommerce vs Simple Shopping Cart
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Simple Shopping Cart leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,815, ahead of Cart links for WooCommerce at #8,967. Over the last 7 days Simple Shopping Cart slipped 4 places and Cart links for WooCommerce slipped 2 places. Simple Shopping Cart has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 10K+ active installs against 500+ for Cart links for WooCommerce. Downloads this week: Simple Shopping Cart 6,854 and Cart links for WooCommerce 37. Ratings: Cart links for WooCommerce 5★ from 10 and Simple Shopping Cart 4.6★ from 215 reviews.
| Metric | Cart links for WooCommerce | Simple Shopping Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #8,967 ▼ 2 | #1,815 ▼ 4 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 37 | 6,854 |
| Rating | 5★ (10) | 4.6★ (215) |
| Last updated | Aug 19, 2020 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.1.4 | 5.3.3 |
| Best rank on record | #8,813 | #1,808 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2015 | Feb 2009 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Cart links for WooCommerce or Simple Shopping Cart?
By active installs, Simple Shopping Cart: 10K+ sites run it against 500+ for Cart links for WooCommerce, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Cart links for WooCommerce or Simple Shopping Cart?
Simple Shopping Cart, at #1,815 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Cart links for WooCommerce at #8,967. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Cart links for WooCommerce or Simple Shopping Cart alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.