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Actively maintained Tested with WP 7.1 #6 most installed plugin #1 in ecommerce Freemium

WooCommerce

Everything you need to launch an online store in days and keep it growing for years. From your first sale to millions in revenue, Woo is with you.

Active installs7M+5M+ tier
Downloads · 30d6.4M▲ +26.8% vs prev. 30d
Rating4.5/54,825 reviews
Health score97/100Excellent
All-time downloads465.8MSince Sep 2011
Support resolved171 / 18294% in last 2 months
RequiresWP 7.0PHP 7.4+
Overall rank#6of 69,566 plugins
Our verdict

Safe pick

Yes — WooCommerce is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 7M+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 5 days ago, and scores 97/100 on our health check.

  • One of the most-used plugins on the web — 7M+ active sites
  • Loved by users — 4.5/5 from 4,825 reviews
  • Actively developed — last update 5 days ago
  • Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
  • Responsive support — 94% of recent threads resolved

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

313.7K627.4K941.1KJun 29Aug 12Sep 26
Yesterday67,134
Daily average (1y)162,442
Peak day1,454,284Mar 11, 2026
Last 12 months59.1M

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where WooCommerce stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
ecommerce #1 2,920 Best ecommerce plugins →
online store #1 3,325 Best online store plugins →
sell online #1 1,052 Best sell online plugins →
shop #1 4,899 Best shop plugins →
shopping cart #1 1,330 Best shopping cart plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 11.132.9%
  • 10.78.3%
  • 11.08.3%
  • 10.95.3%
  • Other45.1%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 4,825 reviews

  • 5★82.8%
  • 4★4.1%
  • 3★2.3%
  • 2★2.2%
  • 1★8.5%

About WooCommerce

From the official readme · v11.1.2

Description

WooCommerce is the open-source ecommerce platform for WordPress.

Our core platform is free, flexible, and amplified by a global community. The freedom of open-source means you retain full ownership of your store’s content and data forever.

Whether you’re launching a business, taking brick-and-mortar retail online, or developing sites for clients, use WooCommerce for a store that powerfully blends content and commerce.

ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO SELL

Built-in tools and popular integrations help you efficiently manage your business operations. Many services are free to add with a single click via the optional Setup Wizard.

  • Choose how you want to get paid. Conveniently manage payments from the comfort of your store with WooPayments (Available in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, and Italy). Securely accept credit cards, mobile wallets, bank transfers, and cash thanks to 100+ payment gateways – including Stripe, PayPal, and Square.
  • Configure your shipping options. Print USPS labels right from your dashboard and even schedule a pickup with WooCommerce Shipping (U.S.-only). Connect with well-known carriers such as UPS and FedEx – plus a wide variety of delivery, inventory, and fulfillment solutions for your locale.
  • Simplify sales tax. Add WooCommerce Tax or similar integrated services to make automated calculations a reality.

Grow your business, add features, and monitor your store on the go

WooCommerce means business. Keep tabs on the performance metrics most important to you with a powerful and flexible central dashboard built into WooCommerce.

Expand your audience across marketing and social channels with Google Ads, HubSpot, Mailchimp, and Facebook integrations. You can always check out the in-dashboard Marketing Hub for fresh ideas and tips to help you succeed.

Enhance store functionality with hundreds of free and paid extensions from the WooCommerce Marketplace. Our developers vet each new extension and regularly review existing extensions to maintain Marketplace quality standards. We are actively looking for products that help store builders create successful stores.

Manage your store from anywhere with the free WooCommerce mobile app (Android and iOS). Spoiler alert: Keep an ear out for the slightly addictive “cha-ching” notification sound each time you make a new sale!

Own and control your store data – forever

With WooCommerce, your data belongs to you. Always.

If you opt to share usage data with us, you can feel confident knowing that it’s anonymized and kept secure. Choose to opt-out at any time without impacting your store.

Unlike hosted ecommerce solutions, WooCommerce store data is future-proof; you’re free to export all your content and take your site to any platform you choose. No restrictions.

Why developers choose (and love) WooCommerce

Developers can use WooCommerce to create, customize, and scale a store to meet a client’s exact specifications, making enhancements through extensions or custom solutions.

  • Leverage hooks and filters to modify or create functionality.
  • Integrate virtually any service using a robust REST API and webhooks.
  • Design and build custom content blocks with React.
  • Inspect and modify any aspect of the core plugin code.
  • Speed up development with a lightning-fast CLI.

The core platform is tested rigorously and often, supported by a dedicated development team working across time zones. Comprehensive documentation is updated with each release, empowering you to build exactly the store required.

Be part of our growing international community

WooCommerce has a large, passionate community dedicated to helping merchants succeed – and it’s growing fast.

There are WooCommerce Meetups in locations around the world that you can attend for free and even get involved in running. These events are a great way to learn from others, share your expertise, and connect with like-minded folks.

WooCommerce also has a regular presence at WordCamps across the globe – we’d love to meet you.

Contribute and translate

WooCommerce is developed and supported by Automattic, the creators of WordPress.com and Jetpack. We also have hundreds of independent contributors, and there’s always room for more. Head to the WooCommerce GitHub Repository to find out how you can pitch in.

WooCommerce is translated into multiple languages, including Danish, Ukrainian, and Persian. Help localize WooCommerce even further by adding your locale – visit translate.wordpress.org.

Connection to WooCommerce.com

You can connect your store to WooCommerce.com to manage your subscriptions on WooCommerce Marketplace and receive product updates without leaving WordPress admin. Connection also enables installation of purchased products right from WooCommerce.com and streamlines access to technical support. If you’d like to learn about what data is gathered and how it is used, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

Installation

Minimum Requirements

  • PHP 7.4 or greater is required (PHP 8.0 or greater is recommended)
  • MySQL 5.5.5 or greater, OR MariaDB version 10.1 or greater, is required
  • WordPress 7.0 or greater
  • (Recommended) WordPress memory limit of 256 MB or greater.
  • (Recommended) HTTPS support.

Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option — WordPress will handle the file transfer, and you won’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of WooCommerce, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu, and click “Add New.”

In the search field type “WooCommerce,” then click “Search Plugins.” Once you’ve found us, you can view details about it such as the point release, rating, and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by! Click “Install Now,” and WordPress will take it from there.

Manual installation

Manual installation method requires downloading the WooCommerce plugin and uploading it to your web server via your favorite FTP application. The WordPress codex contains instructions on how to do this here.

Updating

Automatic updates should work smoothly, but we still recommend you back up your site.

If you encounter issues with the shop/category pages after an update, flush the permalinks by going to WordPress > Settings > Permalinks and hitting “Save.” That should return things to normal.

Sample data

WooCommerce comes with some sample data you can use to see how products look; import sample_products.xml via the WordPress importer. You can also use the core CSV importer or our CSV Import Suite extension to import sample_products.csv

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find WooCommerce documentation and user guides?

For help setting up and configuring WooCommerce, please refer to Getting Started and the New WooCommerce Store Owner Guide. For extending or theming WooCommerce, see our documentation, as well as the Plugin Developer Best Practices.

Where can I get help or talk to other users about WooCommerce Core?

If you get stuck, you can ask for help in the WooCommerce Support Forum by following these guidelines, reach out via the WooCommerce Community Slack, or post in the WooCommerce Community group on Facebook.

Where can I get help for extensions I have purchased from the WooCommerce Marketplace?

For assistance with paid extensions from the WooCommerce Marketplace: first, review our self-service troubleshooting guide. If the problem persists, kindly log a support ticket via our helpdesk. Our dedicated Happiness Engineers aim to respond within 24 hours.

I’m having trouble logging in to WooCommerce.com – what now?

First, troubleshoot common login issues using this helpful step-by-step guide. Still not working? Get in touch with us.

Will WooCommerce work with my theme?

Yes! WooCommerce will work with any theme but may require some additional styling. If you’re looking for a theme featuring deep WooCommerce integration, we recommend Storefront.

How do I update WooCommerce?

We have a detailed guide on How To Update WooCommerce.

My site broke – what do I do?

Start by diagnosing the issue using our helpful troubleshooting guide. If you noticed the error after updating a theme or plugin, there might be compatibility issues between it and WooCommerce. If the issue appeared after updating WooCommerce, there could be a conflict between WooCommerce and an outdated theme or plugin. In both instances, we recommend running a conflict test using Health Check (which allows you to disable themes and plugins without affecting your visitors) or troubleshooting the issue using a staging site.

Where can I report bugs?

Report bugs on the WooCommerce GitHub repository. You can also notify us via our support forum – be sure to search the forums to confirm that the error has not already been reported.

Where can I request new features, themes, and extensions?

Request new features and extensions and vote on existing suggestions on our official feature request board. Our Product teams regularly review requests and consider them valuable for product planning.

WooCommerce is awesome! Can I contribute?

Yes, you can! Join in on our GitHub repository and follow the development blog to stay up-to-date with everything happening in the project.

Where can I find REST API documentation?

Extensive WooCommerce REST API Documentation is available.

My question is not listed here. Where can I find more answers?

Check out Frequently Asked Questions for more.

Changelog

11.1.2 2026-09-22

WooCommerce

  • Fix – Prevent variation gallery rendering from recursively requesting variation data. #68965
  • Fix – Route order review submissions through WordPress’s comment pipeline so they receive the same filtering and moderation as other comments. #68961

See changelog for all versions.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

WooCommerce: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

Is WooCommerce free?

Yes. WooCommerce is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory. The developer also sells premium add-ons or a Pro version with extra features.

Is WooCommerce safe to use in 2026?

Yes — WooCommerce is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 7M+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 5 days ago, and scores 97/100 on our health check.

How many websites use WooCommerce?

WooCommerce is active on 7M+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 465,766,165 times since it launched in September 2011. It was downloaded 6,409,051 times in the last 30 days.

Does WooCommerce work with WordPress 7.1?

Yes. The developer has tested WooCommerce up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 7.0 or newer.

What PHP version does WooCommerce need?

WooCommerce requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was WooCommerce last updated?

The latest version, 11.1.2, was released on September 22, 2026 (5 days ago).

Who makes WooCommerce?

WooCommerce is developed and maintained by Automattic.

What are the best alternatives to WooCommerce?

The most popular alternatives to WooCommerce are Popup Builder & Popup Maker… (1M+ installs), WooCommerce PayPal Payments (800K+ installs) and Mailchimp for WooCommerce (200K+ installs).

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