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Hey everyone 👋

I’m a developer who just launched a WooCommerce checkout plugin and I’m looking for a handful of store owners who want to try it completely free — forever — as founding members. What you get:

•	Full plugin access at no cost

•	Shopify-style modern checkout

•	Abandoned cart recovery emails

•	Order bumps and upsells

•	Trust badges

•	Full checkout design customization

All I ask in return is honest feedback and if you like it, a review on WordPress.org.

This is a limited offer — once I have enough founding members I’m closing it.

Drop a comment or DM me if you’re interested 🙏 wordpress.org/plugins/checkimate

Been optimizing my store's checkout lately and went through several plugins. Couldn't find a decent comparison anywhere so figured I'd share.

Default WooCommerce Checkout — Free

• Works but bloated out of the box
• Very limited control without custom code or a developer
• No order bumps, no cart recovery, no analytics
• Fine as a starting point, frustrating as an end point
• Most stores outgrow it quickly

Checkimate — $79/year (1 site) · $149/year (5 sites) · $249/year (15 sites)

Specifically built to replace the default WooCommerce checkout with a clean, Shopify-style experience without touching code. Focused purely on the checkout experience rather than trying to be a full funnel suite.

• One-page and multi-step checkout — replaces the default WooCommerce checkout with a modern, mobile-optimized layout. Customers move through a clean, distraction-free flow instead of a cluttered form. Configurable between single-page and multi-step depending on your store's preference
• Abandoned cart recovery — captures the customer's email the moment they type it at checkout, before they even complete the order. If they leave, Checkimate automatically sends a 3-stage recovery sequence: a reminder at 1 hour, a follow-up at 24 hours, and a final closer at 72 hours with a discount coupon. The entire sequence runs automatically with no manual work. You set it up once and it runs in the background recovering revenue while you sleep
• Dynamic coupon codes — instead of sending every customer the same discount code, Checkimate generates a unique coupon per customer at Stage 3. Single use, email-restricted, expires in 48 hours. Prevents code sharing and abuse while still incentivizing recovery
• Order bumps — rule-based product offers displayed directly on the checkout page before the customer completes their purchase. Fully customizable appearance and targeting rules
• Trust badges — displays security and payment trust signals at checkout to reduce anxiety at the moment of purchase. Customizable text and styling to match your brand
• Google address autocomplete — as the customer starts typing their address, Google Maps suggests and auto-fills the rest. Fewer typing errors, faster checkout, lower friction
• Built-in CRM — every customer who reaches your checkout is logged as a contact. Full profile view showing order history, cart activity, abandoned carts, and all recovery emails sent to them. No separate CRM plugin needed
• Analytics dashboard — tracks revenue recovered, abandonment rates, email open performance, and cart values over time. Shows you exactly how much money the recovery system is making
• Email log — complete history of every recovery email sent, to whom, at what stage, and whether it was delivered
• Staging sites always free — never count against your license limit

Founding customer note: Customers who buy before v2 launches get unlimited everything forever — no feature caps, no tier restrictions. Ever.

Closest competitor (CheckoutWC) charges $199/year for a single site. Checkimate starts at $79.

CartFlows — $189/year (1 site)

A full sales funnel builder rather than a pure checkout plugin. Best choice if you need a complete funnel system, not just a better checkout.

• Drag and drop funnel builder — works with Elementor, Divi, and most page builders
• One-click upsells and downsells — post-purchase revenue maximization
• Order bumps — add relevant offers directly on the checkout page
• Pre-made funnel templates — ready to import and customize
• A/B split testing — test different funnel variations
• Google address autocomplete — available even on the free plan
• Cart abandonment recovery — available as an optional addon
• Lifetime deal available — good option for agencies managing multiple clients
• Pricing scales up significantly for multi-site use

FunnelKit — $129/year (1 site) · up to $399/year (30 sites)

The most feature-heavy of the three. A full marketing and automation ecosystem built on top of WooCommerce. Used by 40,000+ stores.

• Built-in marketing automation engine — replaces standalone tools like Klaviyo for basic flows
• SMS and email broadcasts — send campaigns directly from WordPress
• Customer segmentation — filter by location, past purchases, AOV, and more
• A/B split testing — page level and offer level testing
• Pre-built automation recipes — abandoned cart, post-purchase, renewal reminders
• Full CRM — 360 degree view of every customer
• One-click upsells and downsells — with dynamic offer paths
• Detailed analytics — funnel step drop-off, bump take rate, upsell take rate
• Automations only unlock from higher plans — learning curve is real
• Gets expensive fast if you need the full stack

Bottom line

FunnelKit and CartFlows are powerful tools built for marketing teams who want to run full funnel operations inside WordPress. If that's you, they are worth the investment and the learning curve.

If you are a store owner who just wants a checkout that doesn't lose customers — without hiring a developer, spending weeks on setup, or paying for features you will never use — Checkimate is built specifically for that problem and nothing else.

Happy to answer questions if anyone has been through the same process.

Disclosure: I am the developer of Checkimate.

Been optimizing my store’s checkout lately and went through several plugins. Couldn’t find a decent comparison anywhere so figured I’d share.

Default WooCommerce checkout Works but bloated out of the box. Limited control without custom code or a developer. Fine as a starting point, frustrating as an end point.

Checkimate — $79/year (1 site) This one stood out. Built specifically to replace the default WooCommerce checkout with a clean, Shopify-style experience — no code required. What makes it different from the funnel builders is the sharp focus: it’s purely about the checkout experience itself, not building a full sales pipeline. Feature-wise it punches well above its price — one-page and multi-step checkout, abandoned cart recovery with a 3-stage automated email sequence, order bumps, trust badges, Google address autocomplete, built-in CRM for customer contacts, and analytics dashboard. Staging sites are always free. Starts at $79/year for a single site, $149 for 5 sites, $249 for 15 sites. Worth noting: founding customers right now get grandfathered into unlimited everything forever before they introduce feature tiers in v2. That’s a meaningful long-term value if you get in early.

CartFlows — $189/year (1 site) Solid funnel builder. Great if you need upsells, order bumps, and a full sales pipeline with templates. More powerful than Checkimate in terms of funnel depth but overkill if you just want a cleaner checkout. Pricing scales up significantly for multi-site.

FunnelKit — $129/year (1 site) The most feature-heavy of the three — includes marketing automation, CRM, email broadcasts, and customer segmentation on top of checkout optimization. Impressive ecosystem but a real learning curve. Automations only kick in from the higher plans. Gets expensive fast if you need the full stack.

None of these are perfect for every store. If you want the full funnel suite, FunnelKit or CartFlows. If you just want a fast, clean checkout that doesn’t look like it was built in 2012, Checkimate is the most focused option at the lowest price point. Happy to answer questions if anyone’s been through the same process.

I’ve been sitting on this thought for a while and finally wanted to put it out there and see if others feel the same way.

The directory has over 60,000 plugins. For most independent devs it’s basically the only real discovery channel we have — we’re not running ads or sponsoring newsletters. And yet the way it ranks plugins almost guarantees that new ones stay invisible.

Install count. Review count. That’s what moves the needle. But you only get those if people find you. And people only find you if you already have them. It’s a loop that I genuinely don’t know how to break into without already having an audience.

Take the search term “checkout” as a concrete example. My plugin — built specifically for WooCommerce checkout — doesn’t appear in the first 50 pages of results. The plugins that do show up aren’t checkout tools. They mention the word somewhere in their description, but that’s the extent of the relevance. This isn’t a saturation problem. It’s a search quality problem. The algorithm is surfacing keyword mentions over actual functionality, and burying something purpose-built behind decades of accumulated install counts from plugins that have nothing to do with the search. A “new and noteworthy” section or some actual editorial curation would go a long way. Even just surfacing recently listed plugins that are actively maintained would help.

Has anyone actually cracked this? What worked for you early on?

TL;DR — WordPress.org search surfaces irrelevant results above keyword-matched ones, and install count creates a loop that keeps new plugins invisible. Curious if others have experienced this and what actually moved the needle.

Hey everyone,

I genuinely need your help.

I launched my first WooCommerce plugin about a week ago and I'm running into the classic chicken-and-egg problem.

To rank on WordPress.org you need installs and reviews. But to get installs and reviews you need to rank on WordPress.org.

I've been trying to get genuine feedback from real store owners but it's harder than I expected. I'm happy to give free Pro access to anyone willing to genuinely try it and share their honest experience — good or bad — but I'm not sure where the right place to even make that offer is without it coming across as spammy.

For those of you who have launched plugins before:

— How did you get your first 10-20 installs? — Where did you find people willing to genuinely test and review? — Is offering free Pro access in exchange for honest feedback considered okay or does that cross a line?

Any advice from people who've been through this would be genuinely appreciated. Happy to share more about the plugin if anyone's curious.

Hey everyone,

I launched my first WooCommerce plugin about a week ago and I'm running into the classic chicken-and-egg problem.

To rank on WordPress.org you need installs and reviews. But to get installs and reviews you need to rank on WordPress.org.

I've been trying to get genuine feedback from real store owners but it's harder than I expected. I'm happy to give free Pro access to anyone willing to genuinely try it and share their honest experience — good or bad — but I'm not sure where the right place to even make that offer is without it coming across as spammy.

For those of you who have launched plugins before:

— How did you get your first 10-20 installs? — Where did you find people willing to genuinely test and review? — Is offering free Pro access in exchange for honest feedback considered okay or does that cross a line?

Any advice from people who've been through this would be genuinely appreciated. Happy to share more about the plugin if anyone's curious.

Hey everyone,

I genuinely need your help.

I launched my first WooCommerce plugin about a week ago and I'm running into the classic chicken-and-egg problem.

To rank on WordPress.org you need installs and reviews. But to get installs and reviews you need to rank on WordPress.org.

I've been trying to get genuine feedback from real store owners but it's harder than I expected. I'm happy to give free Pro access to anyone willing to genuinely try it and share their honest experience — good or bad — but I'm not sure where the right place to even make that offer is without it coming across as spammy.

For those of you who have launched plugins before:

— How did you get your first 10-20 installs? — Where did you find people willing to genuinely test and review? — Is offering free Pro access in exchange for honest feedback considered okay or does that cross a line?

Any advice from people who've been through this would be genuinely appreciated. Happy to share more about the plugin if anyone's curious.

Checkimate.com

I was running my own jewelry store on WooCommerce and watched customers drop off at checkout every single day. The traffic was there. The ads were working. But the default WooCommerce checkout was killing my conversions.

Shopify’s checkout is clean, fast, and built to close sales. But switching to Shopify makes zero financial sense. The whole reason I was on WooCommerce was because it’s free — and Shopify isn’t.

Between the monthly platform fee, transaction fees, and paid apps you need just to get basic functionality, you’re spending hundreds of dollars a month before you’ve made a single sale. What I needed wasn’t a different platform.

I needed a Shopify-style checkout that runs on WooCommerce. That didn’t exist. So I built it. That’s Checkimate.

Here’s everything you get completely free:

• Full checkout UI replacement — clean, modern, mobile-first, conversion-focused • Multi-step checkout mode exactly like Shopify — Contact, Shipping, Payment • Express checkout — Google Pay and Apple Pay built in • One-click order bumps at checkout • Trust badges and security signals • Built-in coupon field with instant validation • Silent abandoned cart capture — saves customer data the moment they start typing • Automated abandoned cart recovery emails — up to 3 follow-up emails sent directly to your customers • Personalized discount codes generated automatically per customer • Full email template customization with your logo, brand colors, and messaging • Milestone notifications so you always know what’s happening in your store • Revenue recovery analytics • Customer contacts and email log

Why WooCommerce store owners are losing sales right now

The average cart abandonment rate is nearly 70%. On the default WooCommerce checkout it’s frequently worse — and most store owners have zero visibility into it. Every person who adds to cart and leaves is money you already earned through ads, SEO, or word of mouth — just gone. Checkimate captures those customers silently, follows up automatically with branded recovery emails, and wins back revenue you would have never seen otherwise.

The offer

I’m expanding Checkimate’s user base and looking for serious store owners willing to share honest feedback. In exchange I’m offering 1 month of full Pro access completely free to store owners who:

1. ⁠Install Checkimate on a live WooCommerce store — search Checkimate on WordPress.org plugins or visit checkimate.com
2. ⁠Run it for at least 2 weeks on a real store
3. ⁠Leave an honest review on WordPress.org — good or bad
4. ⁠DM me directly with feedback on what worked, what didn’t, and what you wish it did That’s it. No catch. Keep the 1 month Pro regardless of your review. DM me with your store URL to claim your spot. Limited availability.

I built a Shopify-style checkout for WooCommerce because Shopify is too expensive — offering 1 month full Pro free for honest feedback

I was running my own jewelry store on WooCommerce and watched customers drop off at checkout every single day. The traffic was there. The ads were working. But the default WooCommerce checkout was killing my conversions.

Shopify’s checkout is clean, fast, and built to close sales. But switching to Shopify makes zero financial sense. The whole reason I was on WooCommerce was because it’s free — and Shopify isn’t.

Between the monthly platform fee, transaction fees, and paid apps you need just to get basic functionality, you’re spending hundreds of dollars a month before you’ve made a single sale. What I needed wasn’t a different platform.

I needed a Shopify-style checkout that runs on WooCommerce. That didn’t exist. So I built it. That’s Checkimate.

Here’s everything you get completely free:

• Full checkout UI replacement — clean, modern, mobile-first, conversion-focused

• Multi-step checkout mode exactly like Shopify — Contact, Shipping, Payment

• Express checkout — Google Pay and Apple Pay built in

• One-click order bumps at checkout

• Trust badges and security signals

• Built-in coupon field with instant validation

• Silent abandoned cart capture — saves customer data the moment they start typing

• Automated abandoned cart recovery emails — up to 3 follow-up emails sent directly to your customers

• Personalized discount codes generated automatically per customer

• Full email template customization with your logo, brand colors, and messaging

• Milestone notifications so you always know what’s happening in your store

• Revenue recovery analytics • Customer contacts and email log

Why WooCommerce store owners are losing sales right now

The average cart abandonment rate is nearly 70%. On the default WooCommerce checkout it’s frequently worse — and most store owners have zero visibility into it. Every person who adds to cart and leaves is money you already earned through ads, SEO, or word of mouth — just gone. Checkimate captures those customers silently, follows up automatically with branded recovery emails, and wins back revenue you would have never seen otherwise.

The offer

I’m expanding Checkimate’s user base and looking for serious store owners willing to share honest feedback. In exchange I’m offering 1 month of full Pro access completely free to store owners who:

1. ⁠Install Checkimate on a live WooCommerce store — search Checkimate on WordPress.org or visit checkimate.com

Or

Download it free here: wordpress.org/plugins/checkimate

2. ⁠Run it for at least 2 weeks on a real store

3. ⁠Leave an honest review on WordPress.org — good or bad

4. ⁠DM me directly with feedback on what worked, what didn’t, and what you wish it did That’s it. No catch. Keep the 1 month Pro regardless of your review. DM me with your store URL to claim your spot. Limited availability.Checkimatecheckimate