WooCommerce vs Continue Shopping for WooCommerce (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Continue Shopping for WooCommerce
5.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WooCommerce has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 4,759 reviews) and leads in active installations (7.0M+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. WooCommerce has accumulated 439M+ total downloads while Continue Shopping for WooCommerce has 82K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WooCommerce | Continue Shopping for WooCommerce | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ◄ | 4.3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 4,759 | ◄ | 12 |
| Active Installs | 7.0M+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 439M+ | ◄ | 82K+ |
| Support Resolution | 75% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 5 days ago | ◄ | 7 months ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2016 | |
| Age | 15 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.8+ | 4.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 10.6.2 | 1.6.2 |
Rating Breakdown
WooCommerce
Continue Shopping for WooCommerce
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WooCommerce averaged approximately 213,187 daily downloads while Continue Shopping for WooCommerce averaged 11.
Recent Reviews
WooCommerce Reviews
works for my store
has been very reliable This topic was modified 15 hours, 24 minutes ago by rjspomer.
Excellent Plugin
Very, very helpful so far.
Excellent support
We had a problem on the button “pubblish”, after an update we resolve it. Thank you so much!
Continue Shopping for WooCommerce Reviews
bug, no response from support….
the plugin doesn’t let add more products after the first buy, tried to talk to the support via slack, had no response
Worked! Holly Crap!
Worked immediately! Thanks! It would be cool if the button also was included on the “empty car page”… or is my install broken? 🙂 This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by Duke Snoogen
Compatibility issues with Astra theme
Plugin is not compatible with Astra Pro 3.0.2, after Ajax cart update there is a 500 server error. CRITICAL Uncaught ArgumentCountError: Too few arguments to function Astra_Ext_Woocommerce_Loader::dis
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