E-Commerce by SalesCart
SalesCart is a fully featured, complete Shopping Cart solution that can be added in under 15 mins to any WP theme. Use SalesCart for FREE today.
Consider an alternative
E-Commerce by SalesCart shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.1 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where E-Commerce by SalesCart stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| ecommerce | >100 |
| salescart | #1 |
| shopping cart | >100 |
| wordpress ecommerce | >100 |
| wp e-commerce | >100 |
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About E-Commerce by SalesCart
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
SalesCart is a 100% complete shopping cart from the originators of plug-in E-commerce. It is so EASY – ANYONE can do it! SalesCart will work with any theme, any website, any hosting. Best of all, it will be easier, less expensive, more complete, and more secure than any other shopping cart plug-in. Its also 100% free up to 10 products and more economical than many other solutions with built-in credit card processing at reasonable rates as low as 1.89%. You can also get a card swiper plug-in for your mobile device that will allow you to take retail face-to-face sales.
100% Security
Why is SalesCart so secure? It is the first (1st) shopping cart on the planet that is out-of-scope for PCI because credit card data is “always” entered by your customer directly into your banks payment gateway bypassing your website, your blog, and your web hosting. This greatly simplifies your stores compliance with PCI and eliminates monthly PCI fees. Secure and encrypted http protocol is included and guarantees all extra customer communications.
FREE Commerce
SalesCart provides a forever free version. No credit card required to try or test out SalesCart, and if you have less than 10 products, you can just use the free version.
Accept Payments
You don’t have to get a separate merchant account and try and figure out how to integrate it with SalesCart. SalesCart comes complete with payment acceptance and a REAL merchant account. You will be able to accept credit cards at b-to-b rates lower than 2%. In addition, get a card swipe plug-in for your mobile phone or tablet and take retail sales that integrate as well with your same online store.
Full-featured Shopping Cart
SalesCart has features like toggle between a single-page checkout or a step-wise checkout system – your choice. In addition, all editions come with advanced features like real-time shipping and abandoned cart reporting. Automatic and customized SEO is also included free.
Social/Mobile/Cloning Commerce
A SalesCart store displays anywhere and everywhere. At the end of installation, in addition to your WordPress web store, you will have a free Facebook store, a free mobile store, and you can instantly push your store products to Pinterest, Twitter, or anywhere else. In fact, you are not even limited to one web store, you can literally clone your store and create thousands of distribution points and that means more sales for you. Your products are all automatically synchronized across all store display points.
Instant Upgrades
Upgrades to the software are instantly pushed and merged into your store. You don’t have to re-integrate or merge your theme to make everything work again.
Installation
Automatic Installation
- Visit your WordPress Site or blog, and click on {Dashboard}
- In the WordPress dashboard, click on {Plugins}, and select {Add New}
- In the Search Plugins box, type
salescartand press the {Enter key} on your keyboard - In the Search results, find the
E-commerce by SalesCartplugin and click {Install now} to install it - After the plugin is installed click {Activate Plugin}
- Navigate to {SalesCart Store} in the WordPress dashboard admin and follow the instructions provided on the screen
Manual Installation
- On this page, click on the {Download} button
- Save the
zip fileto any place on your device that you can find later - In the WordPress dashboard, click on {Plugins}, and select {Add New}
- Click the {Upload} link, choose the saved zip file from the location you saved it to previously
- After the plugin is installed click {Activate Plugin}
- Navigate to {SalesCart Store} in the WordPress dashboard admin and follow the instructions provided
Alternative Advanced Server Installation
- This assumes you have direct control and access to the server.
- Transfer the downloaded zip file to the server and extract the contents into the
wp-content/plugins/directory for your particular WordPress website installation - Then, activate the plugin via the WordPress Dashboard
Changelog
Several enhancements and fixes - please upgrade!
1.0.0
- First Release
1.1.0
- Remove ajax-loader.gif from landing page and display ajax-loader.gif when store is loading in iframe
Screenshots
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FAQ
E-Commerce by SalesCart: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 8, 2026
Is E-Commerce by SalesCart free?
Yes. E-Commerce by SalesCart is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is E-Commerce by SalesCart safe to use in 2026?
E-Commerce by SalesCart shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use E-Commerce by SalesCart?
E-Commerce by SalesCart is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,417 times since it launched in April 2015. It was downloaded 57 times in the last 30 days.
Does E-Commerce by SalesCart work with WordPress 7.1?
E-Commerce by SalesCart is officially tested up to WordPress 5.1.27, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was E-Commerce by SalesCart last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on February 25, 2019 (8 years ago).
Who makes E-Commerce by SalesCart?
E-Commerce by SalesCart is developed and maintained by salescart.
What are the best alternatives to E-Commerce by SalesCart?
The most popular alternatives to E-Commerce by SalesCart are WooCommerce (7M+ installs), Popup Builder & Popup Maker… (1M+ installs) and WooCommerce PayPal Payments (800K+ installs).
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