Best WP ecommerce plugins to sell online
Below are 2 or 3 free plugins for each of 4 ways to sell online, read from wordpress.org on Oct 14, 2026. Or ask CMSHands, our free plugin: a chat in your WP dashboard that picks one for your site.
It installs plugins from the WP plugin directory only. Not premium plugins.
Needs WP 6.3 to 7.1 and PHP 8.0 or newer. What it installs
Needs WP 6.3 to 7.1, PHP 8.0 or newer, and an administrator login. One site per install.
The download is a plugin. Turning it on connects your site to cmshands.com and adds 3 small rescue files. Deleting the plugin removes them and everything it stored. What we send
Plugins are installed from a computer. Get the plugin here instead
- Nothing changes without your OK
- Undo in one click, or a warning first
- No account, no password to share
What it does here
- It searches the WP plugin directory and names one plugin that fits your WP and PHP versions.
- It checks the plugins you already have. Asked for gift vouchers on a shop, it named an add-on for that shop's plugin.
- It installs only after you press the button on its card: a box in the chat that shows what would change.
More it does here (1)
- Undo switches the plugin off and deletes it. Products or settings the plugin made can stay.
A shop with products, a cart and a checkout
| Plugin | Active installs | Rating | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| WooCommerce | 7+ million | 4.5 out of 5 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Ecwid by Lightspeed | 20,000+ | 4.5 out of 5 | Oct 1, 2026 |
WooCommerce
- Active installs
- 7+ million
- Rating
- 4.5 out of 5
- Last updated
- Oct 9, 2026
Ecwid by Lightspeed
- Active installs
- 20,000+
- Rating
- 4.5 out of 5
- Last updated
- Oct 1, 2026
Or ask the chat in the plugin:
“I want to sell my mugs and bowls online, with a cart. Which shop plugin fits my site?”
Files people pay for and download
| Plugin | Active installs | Rating | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy Digital Downloads | 40,000+ | 4.7 out of 5 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| SureCart | 80,000+ | 4.8 out of 5 | Oct 12, 2026 |
Easy Digital Downloads
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- Rating
- 4.7 out of 5
- Last updated
- Oct 6, 2026
SureCart
- Active installs
- 80,000+
- Rating
- 4.8 out of 5
- Last updated
- Oct 12, 2026
Or ask the chat in the plugin:
“I want to sell our glaze recipe book as a download. Which plugin should I use?”
A payment form with no shop, for a deposit or a fee
| Plugin | Active installs | Rating | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| WP Simple Pay | 8,000+ | 4.4 out of 5 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Accept Stripe Payments | 20,000+ | 4.1 out of 5 | Sep 2, 2026 |
WP Simple Pay
- Active installs
- 8,000+
- Rating
- 4.4 out of 5
- Last updated
- Sep 28, 2026
Accept Stripe Payments
- Active installs
- 20,000+
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Last updated
- Sep 2, 2026
Or ask the chat in the plugin:
“I want a form where people pay a deposit to book a workshop. Which plugin fits my site?”
Gift cards and vouchers for a shop you already run
| Plugin | Active installs | Rating | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Gift Cards for WooCommerce | 7,000+ | 4.7 out of 5 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| PW WooCommerce Gift Cards | 20,000+ | 4.7 out of 5 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards | 10,000+ | 3.3 out of 5 | Oct 1, 2026 |
Ultimate Gift Cards for WooCommerce
- Active installs
- 7,000+
- Rating
- 4.7 out of 5
- Last updated
- Sep 15, 2026
PW WooCommerce Gift Cards
- Active installs
- 20,000+
- Rating
- 4.7 out of 5
- Last updated
- Sep 29, 2026
YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Rating
- 3.3 out of 5
- Last updated
- Oct 1, 2026
Or ask the chat in the plugin:
“I want to sell gift vouchers for our pottery workshops. Which plugin should I use? Don't install anything yet.”
Read from wordpress.org on Oct 14, 2026.
The plugins named on this page are trademarks of their owners. CMSHands is not affiliated with any of them.
Why it won't wreck your site
- Nothing changes until you press the button. Every change comes as a card that names it. Nothing happens until you press the button or Not now.
- Asking changes nothing. A question only reads your site. It looks things up and tells you. No card, no button.
- One click undoes it. When something can't be undone, like deleting a page or a plugin, the card says so before you press.
What it won't do here
- Premium pluginsIt installs plugins from the WP plugin directory only. A premium plugin comes as a zip file that you upload yourself.
- Setting up your shopIt installs the plugin and switches it on. We haven't tested it adding products, payments or shipping in a plugin's own settings yet.
- Undo removes the plugin, not what it madeUndo switches the plugin off and deletes it. Products, pages or settings the plugin made while it was on can stay.
- Each install counts as one changeEach plugin is its own card and counts as one of your free changes. Undo it within 24 hours and it doesn't count.
Free to start
- No account
- 3 to try it
- With your email
- 10 every month
- Paid plan
- Coming. Nothing costs money until you choose it.
A change is one card you approve. A job that touches several pages or plugins is several changes.What's free
Questions
What are the best WordPress ecommerce plugins?
It depends on what you sell. For a shop with a cart, WooCommerce is the most used: 7+ million sites on Oct 14, 2026. For downloads, look at Easy Digital Downloads. For one payment form, look at WP Simple Pay. Pick one that many sites use and its makers keep updated. WooCommerce is a trademark of Automattic Inc.
Which plugins does a WordPress shop need?
One shop plugin is enough to start: it adds products, a cart and a checkout. Then add only what it lacks, such as gift cards. Each extra plugin is one more to keep updated. Most add-ons are built for one shop plugin, and their name says which, so check it matches yours before you install.
Will a shop plugin work on my site?
Only if your WP and PHP are new enough. On Oct 14, 2026, the newest WooCommerce asked for WP 7.0 and PHP 7.4 or later, so older sites can't install it. PHP is the language WP runs on; your host sets its version. When you ask the chat, it checks a plugin's needs against your site before it names one. WooCommerce is a trademark of Automattic Inc.
Can it suggest a plugin without installing it?
Yes. Ask it not to install anything, and it only answers. On our test site, a WP site we run to try every task before we write about it, we asked for gift vouchers. It looked at the plugins there, saw the shop plugin, and named Ultimate Gift Cards for WooCommerce. It installed nothing.
Is it free?
To start, yes: 3 changes with no account, then 10 a month once you add your email. Installing one plugin is one change. Questions are free, up to 30 a day (100 with your email), so asking which plugin fits your site costs nothing.
Written by CMSHands team.
Try it on your own site
- Nothing changes without your OK
- Undo in one click, or a warning first
- No account, no password to share