Extra Product Sorting Options for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Extra Product Sorting Options for WooCommerce v2.11.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 10,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | March 2, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Extra Product Sorting Options for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Renames the default sorting label shown in the shop; Adds alphabetical, stock, review count and on-sale sorting; Can remove core sorting options or the sorting dropdown | 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 | On-sale sorting works only for simple products; Last tested with WooCommerce 9.7.1; Settings sit in the Customizer, not a plugin settings page | 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 | Rename the default sorting label, Alphabetical, stock, review count and on-sale sorting, Remove core sorting options, Custom ordering arguments for shop queries, On-sale first ordering query, Settings in the WordPress Customizer, Declares WooCommerce custom order tables compatibility | 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 | Remove Product Sorting Options (legacy plugin) | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.1 | 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 |