WP EasyCart

Item: WP EasyCart
Rating: 4.1
Author: Fast WordPress

by WP EasyCart

A self-contained store plugin aimed at small catalogues that want setup over configuration.

4.5206 WordPress.org reviewsEcommerceFreemium

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What WP EasyCart does

A self-contained store plugin aimed at small catalogues that want setup over configuration.

It sits in the ecommerce part of a WordPress stack and is sold by WP EasyCart on a freemium basis. We recommend it in our ecommerce guides because it does that one job well without asking you to rebuild the rest of the site around it.

Every plugin adds work to a page request, so treat this as a decision with a cost. Record a speed test before you install it and run the same test afterwards, on the same page, so you know exactly what it charged you.

Real user ratings

Score

4.5/5

Reviews

206

Active installs

3,000+

Downloads

856K

Latest version

5.9.4

Last updated

2026-09-04

These figures come straight from the public WordPress.org plugin directory API for version 5.9.4, not from us. Check them yourself on the WordPress.org listing. Our own editorial score is 4.1/5.

Where WP EasyCart ranks elsewhere

WP EasyCart does not appear in the published "best of" lists we track from WPBeginner, TechRadar, Kinsta, Themeisle and similar sites. That is not a mark against it - those roundups are short and skew towards the biggest names.

What changed in the latest version

v5.9.4Latest release

New Feature - Updated admin design, modernized shell.
New Feature - Inventory management screen upgraded.
New Feature - Coupons and Promotions converted into Offers. Offers allows for far more complex means to manage your discounts storewide.
New Feature - Cart Links added to marketing to allow you to share complex add to cart links to your marketing system.
New Feature - Product details panel upgraded.
New Feature - Order list and order details upgraded.
New Feature - User list and user details upgraded.
Security - Additional security fixes.

v5.9.3

Security - Hardened product ordering save handlers.

v5.9.2

Bug Fix - Duplication of product and product images bug fixed.
Bug Fix - PayPal phone number and given name issues fixed.
Bug Fix - USPS International shipping bug fixed.
Bug Fix - Complex filter bug fixed.
Improvement - Upgraded login and forgot password process to a more modern approach.
Security patches.

Release notes are the developer's own words, published on WordPress.org. Read the full changelog

Pros and cons

Quick to launch a small shop
A free tier you can trial before paying
Actively maintained and used on production sites we test

Smaller ecosystem than WooCommerce
The features most sites need sit in the paid tier

How to use it

1Set up currency, tax and shipping rules before importing products.
2Test a full purchase with a real card in live mode, then refund it.
3Exclude cart, checkout and account pages from page caching.
4Confirm order emails send through an authenticated SMTP connection.
5Re-test store page speed after every extension you add.

How it compares

Other ecommerce plugins we recommend, with their rating and pricing model.

Plugin	Our rating	WordPress.org	Pricing	Best for
WP EasyCart	4.1	4.5 (206)	Freemium	Quick to launch a small shop
Checkout Add-Ons	4.1	n/a	Premium	Simple margin at the last step
Composite Products	4.5	5 (2)	Premium	Guided build-your-own products
Discount Rules for WooCommerce	4.6	4.9 (1,368)	Freemium	Powerful scheduled sale rules
Easy Digital Downloads	4.5	4.7 (589)	Freemium	Purpose-built for downloads
Mix and Match Products	4.5	n/a	Premium	Perfect for boxes and subscriptions