# WooCommerce, release history and use on real websites.

Open-source e-commerce plugin for WordPress. Thanks to its vast extension ecosystem, it is the most widely used e-commerce solution in the world by number of active installations.

- **Status:** Stable. Actively maintained by Automattic. Transitioning to a React-based admin interface, extensible via REST API.
- **Category:** [E-commerce Platforms](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce)
- **First release:** 2011
- **License:** GPL-2.0
- **Latest version:** 11.2.2
- **Official website:** https://woocommerce.com
- **Documentation:** https://woocommerce.com/documentation/
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/woocommerce

## WooCommerce on audited websites

239 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run WooCommerce (1.4%). That ranks it #3 of the 12 technologies in E-commerce Platforms we have seen in audits.

### Websites running WooCommerce vs all websites

- **Web score:** 71 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 87 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 53 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 48 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 38 (all websites 31)

### Most used in E-commerce Platforms

1. [Shoptet](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/shoptet): 1.6% (273)
2. [Shopify](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/shopify): 1.5% (248)
3. [WooCommerce](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/woocommerce): 1.4% (239)
4. [Eshop-rychle.cz](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/eshop-rychle): 1.1% (187)
5. [PrestaShop](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/prestashop): 1.0% (169)
6. [BiznisWeb.sk](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/biznisweb): <1% (162)
7. [Magento (Adobe Commerce)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/magento): <1% (100)
8. [OpenCart](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/opencart): <1% (95)
9. [Upgates](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/upgates): <1% (45)
10. [Shoper](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/shoper): <1% (43)

## WooCommerce versions and release history

The latest version is 11.2.2, last updated on wordpress.org 4 Nov 2026.

WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin. wordpress.org lists its releases without dates, so these are its current facts.

- **Latest version:** 11.2.2
- **Last updated on wordpress.org:** 4 Nov 2026
- **On wordpress.org since:** 27 Sep 2011
- **Requires WordPress:** 7.0
- **Requires PHP:** 7.4
- **Tested up to WordPress:** 7.1.4
- **Active installs:** 7,000,000+
- **Stable releases listed:** 407

Sources: [wordpress.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in E-commerce Platforms

- [Packeta](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/packeta): 1.1% of websites
- [Medusa.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/medusa-js): <1% of websites
- [Webareal](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce/webareal): <1% of websites
- [Stripe (e-commerce toolkit)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/payment/stripe)

[All 14 in E-commerce Platforms](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ecommerce)

## Questions about WooCommerce

### What is WooCommerce?

Open-source e-commerce plugin for WordPress. Thanks to its vast extension ecosystem, it is the most widely used e-commerce solution in the world by number of active installations. The be1st catalog lists WooCommerce under E-commerce Platforms. License of WooCommerce: GPL-2.0.

### What is the latest version of WooCommerce?

The latest version of WooCommerce is 11.2.2; the plugin page on wordpress.org was last updated 4 Nov 2026 (source: wordpress.org).

### How many websites use WooCommerce?

239 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run WooCommerce (1.4%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was WooCommerce first released?

WooCommerce was first released in 2011.

### Is WooCommerce still a modern choice?

WooCommerce is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Actively maintained by Automattic. Transitioning to a React-based admin interface, extensible via REST API.

### What are the alternatives to WooCommerce?

Technologies that do the same job as WooCommerce include Shopify, PrestaShop, Magento (Adobe Commerce), and OpenCart.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.