Share Cart URL for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Share Cart URL for WooCommerce v2.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Share Cart URL for WooCommerce ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Shareable cart links with a share popup; Saved carts in My Account; Admin pages for shared links and analytics | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Requires WooCommerce; Adds custom database table and post type for shared carts; Optional AI integration needs explicit enabling | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Shareable cart link ($), Saved carts in My Account ($), Share popup with social channels ($), Shared links admin page ($), Analytics and attribution dashboard ($), MCP / Abilities API integration (off by default) ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | WordPress Abilities API (MCP) ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api-m.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.ai, d.joinhoney.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 6 |