WC Booster 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 #1,818, ahead of WC Booster at #7,805. Over the last 7 days Simple Shopping Cart slipped 5 places and WC Booster slipped 34 places. Simple Shopping Cart has the largest install base, roughly 14× the next: 10K+ active installs against 700+ for WC Booster. Downloads this week: Simple Shopping Cart 1,593 and WC Booster 44. Ratings: WC Booster 4.2★ from 5 and Simple Shopping Cart 4.6★ from 215 reviews.
| Metric | WC Booster | Simple Shopping Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #7,805 ▼ 34 | #1,818 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 700+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 44 | 1,593 |
| Rating | 4.2★ (5) | 4.6★ (215) |
| Last updated | Feb 28, 2025 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.9 | 5.3.3 |
| Best rank on record | #7,588 | #1,808 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2023 | 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, WC Booster or Simple Shopping Cart?
By active installs, Simple Shopping Cart: 10K+ sites run it against 700+ for WC Booster, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 23, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, WC Booster or Simple Shopping Cart?
Simple Shopping Cart, at #1,818 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with WC Booster at #7,805. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are WC Booster 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.