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I would like to ask the members here what they beleive is the best all-around shopping cart plugin for use on WordPress.
I have used Cart66, WooCommerce, JigoShop but would like to know which one you prefer and are they easy enough for a non-tech (Site Owner) to use?

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This thread is from 2014 and some advice in the replies is still sensible, but the WordPress e-commerce landscape changed a lot since then. Members here (for example , and ) leaned toward WooCommerce, while and correctly raised scale-and-hosting concerns. Below is a short, practical decision checklist and deployment notes that reflect where WordPress e-commerce stands now and what to test before committing.

  • General-purpose WordPress stores: start with WooCommerce — it is actively maintained, has the largest WP ecosystem of extensions and integrations, and suits most small-to-medium shops. WooCommerce – WordPress plugin. (wordpress.org)
  • Digital-product shops: use a purpose-built plugin such as Easy Digital Downloads (better built-in workflow for downloads, licensing and recurring billing). Easy Digital Downloads – WordPress plugin. (wordpress.org)
  • Very large catalogs or if you want to avoid hosting/PCI overhead: consider a headless/decoupled approach (example: BigCommerce for WordPress lets WP handle presentation while BigCommerce manages catalog, search and checkout), or move to a dedicated platform if you need enterprise features. BigCommerce for WordPress. (wordpress.org)

Hosting and performance notes: match the platform to the hosting — WooCommerce expects a modern PHP/MySQL stack and recommends recent PHP and adequate memory; enterprise platforms (Magento/Adobe Commerce, PrestaShop) have substantially higher infrastructure and ops requirements. Check official server requirements before scaling. WooCommerce server recommendations · Adobe Commerce on‑premises overview. (woocommerce.com)

Quick deployment checklist (apply before going live):

  • Build on a staging site; take a full backup and snapshot before changes.
  • Verify server meets plugin requirements, enable HTTPS, and set PHP memory/timeouts.
  • Test payment flows (sandbox and live), tax/shipping, order emails and returns.
  • Import a representative product subset and run performance checks (page load, checkout).
  • Keep plugin/theme count minimal; prefer well-supported extensions.
  • If you want an “all-in-one” simpler path, note historical options moved (Cart66 evolved into WP EasyCart), so check current vendor status before buying. (cart66.com)

This guidance focuses on practical tradeoffs so the tool you pick fits product type, catalog size, budget and how much server/ops work you want to own.

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Member Avatar for nicetraffics

I think woocommerce is good.

Member Avatar for Coloradojaguar

I agree Woocommerce is a good pluging, nice dashboard and reports and it is extendable. It is a solid 4 star plugin.

Member Avatar for Robin_4

WooCommerce is much better !!

Member Avatar for AResourcePool

From my experience , Magento, Prestashop & OpenKart lot of server and needs to be run on a VPS or a dedicated server. If you’re going to have hundred/thousands of products, than PrestaShop is good option. Otherwise Magento is great option and you can easily export your shopping cart (database) if you ever outgrow it.

Member Avatar for PixelatedKarma

I'm going to have to agree with ResourcePool; we tend to migrate people to Magento. It has a decently steep learning curve but the amount of flexibility it has and the needs it fullfills for small business make it an almost go-to solution. Heck theres a reason 1 in 5 e-commerce sites are said to use it.

Presta is a good alternative but you need to be at the point where you require it. If you are starting out Prestashop is a bit of overkill.

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