Simple Shopping Cart vs WP Menu 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 WP Menu Cart at #2,436. Over the last 7 days Simple Shopping Cart slipped 1 place and WP Menu Cart climbed 7 places. Simple Shopping Cart has the largest install base, roughly 1.3× the next: 10K+ active installs against 8K+ for WP Menu Cart. Downloads this week: Simple Shopping Cart 6,793 and WP Menu Cart 588. Ratings: Simple Shopping Cart 4.6★ from 215 and WP Menu Cart 4.8★ from 23 reviews.
| Metric | Simple Shopping Cart | WP Menu Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,815 ▼ 1 | #2,436 ▲ 7 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 6,793 | 588 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (215) | 4.8★ (23) |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Current version | 5.3.3 | 3.2.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,808 | #2,434 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2009 | May 2013 |
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, Simple Shopping Cart or WP Menu Cart?
By active installs, Simple Shopping Cart: 10K+ sites run it against 8K+ for WP Menu Cart, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Simple Shopping Cart or WP Menu Cart?
Simple Shopping Cart, at #1,815 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with WP Menu Cart at #2,436. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Simple Shopping Cart or WP Menu 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.