Did you know it is estimated that by 2021, there would be over 2.14 billion global digital buyers?
It is truly mind-boggling. Right?
Where businesses are going digital, and buyers are going online. According to statistics, it is expected that by 2023, e-commerce sales will account for 22% of all retail sales worldwide.
WordPress, being the most popular website builder, initiated its journey as a blogging platform. Now, with much advancement, you can use it to build anything from a simple blog to an eCommerce website.
If you are a beginner looking to build an e-commerce website, deciding on the best platform for your WordPress e-commerce needs can be a little challenging.
The most important thing about selecting an eCommerce platform is that it should meet the requirements you are looking for in an online store.
In the infographic below, we have revealed some interesting statistics of the Top 7 WordPress eCommerce plugins.
Let’s look at the reasons you may want to create your online store using one of these WordPress eCommerce plugins.
Why Choose WooCommerce?
Woo Commerce is an open-source platform that gives you complete control over your online store. You can sell anything and add as many products as you like.
WooCommerce stores are fantastic for both digital and physical products. You can even sell appointments, subscriptions, content, and affiliate products.
If you own a business website or a blog in WordPress, you can fully integrate an online store with your WordPress site. The platform allows you to create a full-blown eCommerce store with your existing website.
WooCommerce is a secure, fast, and a very convenient option for sellers and customers. It’s great for SEO, inventory, tax management and words well for creating a wholesale store. It also provides powerful analytics to its users. That's not all, you can even convert your WooCommerce store into mobile apps if you wish to step into Commerce.
Why Choose Easy Digital Downloads?
EDD is a very lightweight plugin specially designed to sell digital products. Unlike some other heavy plugins, it doesn't affect your WordPress speed.
It has a pretty neat shopping cart that allows customers to download multiple products with ease. You can even enable unlimited download facility for a purchased file or restrict downloads by time or attempts.
The plugin also has a user-friendly reporting feature. You can conveniently view stats and generate custom reports for your sales. It allows you to see income from transactions based on categories and date ranges.
The plugin has a built-in discount code functionality, and it also boasts excellent customer management features. You can view the complete details of any customer along with their purchase history in once place.
Why Choose Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart?
Ecwid is fantastic for small business websites, and you can integrate it with almost any existing website. It not only allows you to sell on WordPress but across multiple places, including Facebook and Instagram.
So if you are looking to sell on multiple places at a time, Ecwid is probably a better option than WooCommerce. You can manage everything from a powerful dashboard. You can add one online store with Ecwid to multiple WordPress websites and manage it all from one interface. Pretty impressive, isn’t it.
The best part is that an Ecwid store can take you just 5 minutes to set up. It is an amazingly convenient plugin to use and highly recommended for beginners.
Why Choose WP EasyCart Shopping Cart and Online Store?
WP Easy Cart is an excellent plugin if you are starting your online business. You can add eCommerce to almost any WordPress site with just a few clicks.
As the name suggests, it is very easy to set up and use. The plugin allows your customers to select over 30 payment options, including PayPal.
You can sell physical and digital products using the platform, and it provides beautiful product displays and fits in most themes. It gives your customers a seamless shopping cart and checkout process.
WP Easy Cart is integrated with FedEx, USPS, UPS, DHL, Canada Post, and Australia post for live shipping rates.
It includes the most advanced WordPress administrative console available to manage all of your product info, including titles, descriptions, and product images.
WP Easy Cart has many SEO options available to make sure your product is configured the way you need it.
Why Choose Big Commerce for WordPress?
The Big Commerce plugin allows you to grow your online store as much as you want as it takes care of all your eCommerce needs from its servers.
You can use it to manage eCommerce on multiple WordPress sites and style your online store according to your website’s design. The store is handled on the backend by BigCommerce while your site runs on the frontend.
Why Choose Cart 66 Cloud?
Cart 66 Cloud is a fairly easy solution to sell various types of products, including magazine subscriptions and memberships. It even allows you to accept online donations conveniently.
It’s a great plugin to have if you want to sell membership access to your site without multiple plugins. You can accept one time or monthly donations and even store the donor’s billing information, making it easy to receive future payments.
It has a fantastic feature where you can view the live shopping cart. You can see what a customer has currently added to their shopping cart and if they go through with the purchase.
Cart 66 is a very secure plugin and boasts that their security is better than most other eCommerce payment gateways. It’s pretty fast, so your customers don’t have to keep waiting to check out.
Why Choose Jigoshop eCommerce?
Jigoshop is a user-friendly open-source WordPress plugin and includes quite advanced features. It is pretty easy to set up and allows you to sell digital, physical, and service-related products.
You can conveniently manage your store inventory using Jigoshop. It keeps track of the inventory and notifies when you reach a pre-set threshold level of a product, enabling you can re-stock
With the help of an extension, you can also optimize your store for search engine rankings.
It has a beautiful dashboard, and you can customize to view all sorts of sales reports and graphs conveniently.
Have you used any of these WordPress eCommerce Plugins or looking to try one in the future?
Either way, leave a comment at the bottom of this page. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
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Great infographic, Amos! WooCommerce is definitely a favorite for our marketing strategies for clients here at Cazbah
Thank you Olivia, We are glad you liked the Infographic. WooCommerce is certainly the best eCommerce platform for WordPress
I’ve heard amazing things about WooCommerce. There’s a few prospects I’ve been talking to that are interested in creating e-commerce sites. I think I’ll probably give WooCommerce a shot since it’s so highly recommended. These other plugins are interesting though. I’ll do some more research. Maybe I’ll like one of them better.
That sounds like a great idea Travis. We hope you find the ideal eCommerce platform for your needs
Thanks For Sharing wonderful Information Regarding WordPress Ecommerce. Helps Me A Lot. I Learn new Things And Try It In Future.
You are welcome David