WP Menu Cart

79 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

At roughly 7,000 active installs it is a niche utility, not a mainstream plugin, but adoption is steady within its target audience.

Update Freshness

25/25

Updated within the last week and tested against WordPress 7.0, so maintenance is current and active.

User Rating

14/15

A 96/100 score from 23 ratings indicates very high satisfaction, though the small sample size limits how much weight that signal carries.

Support Health

8/15

Only one support thread exists with zero resolutions, suggesting either low support demand or, more likely, a thin support footprint given the tiny user base.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Officially tested with WordPress 7.0 and requiring PHP 7.4, so compatibility coverage is strong and modern.

Scores higher than 74% of indexed plugins

About

Automatically displays a shopping cart in your menu bar. Works with WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)

Active Installs 8k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2026-08-03 8:31am GMT

Requires WordPress 3.4+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: June 7, 2022

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What It Does

WP Menu Cart injects a live shopping cart icon (with item count and total) directly into your WordPress navigation menu, so customers always see their cart status without hunting for it. It integrates with WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads, syncing cart data in real time across menu locations. Setup is minimal: pick a menu, choose an item, and the cart appears automatically.

Who It's For

This plugin is a good fit for small to mid-sized WooCommerce or EDD stores that want a visible, persistent cart indicator without editing theme code or paying for a premium cart plugin. It is especially useful for shops concerned about cart abandonment, since a glanceable cart icon nudges shoppers toward checkout on every page.

Who Should Skip It

If you already use a full-featured theme or page builder (such as Flatsome, Astra Pro, or Elementor Pro) that includes menu cart widgets, this plugin is redundant. Stores running subscription-only models that rely on custom checkout flows, or anyone using a non-supported cart plugin, should also skip it.

The Bottom Line

WP Menu Cart does one thing and does it well: a low-friction, dependable menu cart for WooCommerce and EDD stores. The quality score of 79.12/100 reflects solid maintenance and ratings pulled down slightly by modest popularity and a near-empty support track record. It is worth installing if you need exactly this feature and your theme does not already provide it.

Related Plugins

WooCommerce 96/100

Pick WooCommerce itself if you have no e-commerce platform yet, since the cart is built in and does not require an add-on.

Germanized for WooCommerce 91/100

Choose Germanized if you run a German-market shop and need locale-specific invoices, legal text, and cart behaviour.

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 90/100

Pick this alternative if your priority is post-purchase documentation rather than a menu cart display.

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 89/100

Choose this if your goal is social proof and review collection, not cart visibility.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 88/100

Pick Stripe Gateway when payment processing is the gap, since menu cart visibility is secondary to actually accepting cards.