Simple Shopping Cart

by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

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79 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

10,000 active installs is modest, placing this in the long tail of WordPress plugins rather than the mainstream.

Update Freshness

25/25

Last updated in May 2026 and marked compatible with WordPress 7.0, indicating very active maintenance by the developer.

User Rating

14/15

A 92 out of 100 from 215 ratings is a strong signal, though the smaller rating pool makes it less statistically reliable than larger plugins.

Support Health

8/15

Only 3 support threads exist in total, and 2 of 3 resolved gives a 66.7% resolution rate, leaving support health difficult to gauge.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Supports PHP 7.4 and WordPress 6.0 minimum, and is tested through WordPress 7.0, which is forward-looking for compatibility.

Scores higher than 73% of indexed plugins

About

Lightweight, user-friendly plugin to sell products/services on WordPress. Easily add a shopping cart and start accepting orders in minutes.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.6/5

Last Updated 2026-08-17 5:29am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.0+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

12 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 High 10 Medium

Most recent: June 2, 2026

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Simple Shopping Cart <= 5.2.9 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference Medium

June 2, 2026 Patched in ["5.3.0"] CVE-2026-48868

Simple Shopping Cart <= 5.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wpsc_display_product' Shortcode Medium

April 3, 2026 Patched in ["5.2.5"] CVE-2026-0552

WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Medium

April 30, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.4"] CVE-2025-3890

WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference via 'quantity' Medium

April 30, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.4"] CVE-2025-3889

WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference Medium

April 30, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.4"] CVE-2025-3874

WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.2 - Unauthenticated Product Price Manipulation High

April 22, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.3"] CVE-2025-3530

WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 5.1.2 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via file_url Parameter High

April 22, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.3"] CVE-2025-3529

WordPress Simple Shopping Cart <= 5.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

December 23, 2024 Patched in ["5.0.8"] CVE-2024-12622

WordPress Simple Shopping Cart <= 4.7.1 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

January 26, 2024 Patched in ["4.7.2"] CVE-2023-6497

WP Simple Shopping Cart <= 4.6.3 - Information Disclosure Medium

March 16, 2023 Patched in ["4.6.4"] CVE-2023-1431

WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart <= 4.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Medium

December 27, 2022 Patched in ["4.6.2"] CVE-2022-4672

WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart < 3.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Medium

August 1, 2014 Patched in ["3.6"] CVE-2013-2705

What It Does

Simple Shopping Cart adds a lightweight PayPal-powered cart and buy-now buttons to WordPress pages and posts. Sellers can configure products, set prices, and accept one-off payments without building a full storefront. The plugin keeps checkout contained within PayPal, avoiding the overhead of a dedicated e-commerce engine.

Who It's For

This plugin fits creators, freelancers, and small shops that only need a handful of digital downloads, services, or merchandise items sold through PayPal. It works especially well for sites without a need for inventory tracking, shipping zones, tax calculations, or customer accounts.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone running a catalogue of more than a few dozen SKUs, needing shipping calculators, coupon codes, or gateways other than PayPal should skip this and go straight to WooCommerce. If your business relies on subscription billing, multi-vendor support, or detailed order management, the simplicity here will become a limitation.

The Bottom Line

Simple Shopping Cart delivers exactly what its name promises: a no-frills PayPal cart for sites with a small product list and modest ambitions. Its strong maintenance score and high rating are offset by a tiny support footprint and narrow feature set. Treat it as a quick-start tool, not a long-term e-commerce platform.

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