BigCommerce — WordPress Ecommerce Plugin
BigCommerce For WordPress
by BigCommerce · WordPress.org page
BigCommerce has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 119,799 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 12, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.
BigCommerce at a glance
Is BigCommerce well maintained?
BigCommerce reviews and ratings
42 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Plugin so limited in usability and features it amounts to a marketing gimmick
My intention was to simplify the setup and maintenance with the BigCommerce for WordPress plugin, however, this plugin is an absolute nightmare and amounts to nothing more than a marketing gimmick due to its extreme limitations. To begin with, there is no feature within the BigCommerce dashboard to change the attached domain, thus it is forever attached to the WordPress staging site unless level 2 support can change it. Why is this important? Because the checkout pages do not work unless the attached domain in BigCommerce matches your WordPress site's domain. You'd think BigCommerce had enough forethought to ensure their customers can make sales with their software, but no. Now after waiting for 36h without a response from BigCommerce and a customer eager to accept orders, I decided to remove & reinstall the plugin and the attached domain. This opened up an even larger set of problems. The 'Channel Name' within the BC4WP settings, which needs to match your exact domain name can't be re-entered because it "already exists"..... Should my client just give up a 20-year-old domain that customers recognize? 2. Caused the whole website to crash with a 'Critical Error Encountered on this website' 3. Several product category pages receiving 'Critical Error Encountered on this website' This plugin's attempt at enabling BigCommerce for WordPress seems to be nothing more than a marketing gimmick due to lacking what are very obvious features and options necessary to get a website up and running smoothly. Terrible experience to use Non-complete plugin 0/5 stars
jonxyz -
Very limited functionality, but it does the basics.
BigCommerce For WordPress offers an easy, straightforward way to create a new channel for your BigCommerce store. Setup was a breeze, it syncs all your products, and if you're comfortable with CSS and WordPress themes, it's even possible to customize the shopping experience. Just be aware, however, that the plugin provides absolutely no data whatsoever to your channels. So you're not going to see visits, conversions, orders, or revenue. Everything in your new channel shows up as zero. And, according to BigCommerce support, it's supposed to work that way. This is extra frustrating if your checkouts are done on BigCommerce directly, which is one of the easier way to set the plugin up. Because you're not going to see any add to carts, or abandoned carts. You only see the sales that come through — and again, they don't show up in the store channel. So you never really get a good look at where the sales are coming from. But if you just want an easy way to create a new channel for your store, and don't mind that you can't see where your sales are coming from (or even which sales you're losing), then this plugin might be for you.
joeyanthonya -
A solid alternative for WordPress-based stores
For serious WordPress publishers who want to add premium store functionality without the fine-tuning required with WooCommerce, the updated BC4WP plugin is a solid option. It brings a premium BigCommerce account into a WordPress site, giving the choice to present your products in a store or in a single piece of content. Being completely honest, it was a more challenging product to use in the past, but they've come a long way toward making this easier for the DIY store owner to set up and powerful enough for the experienced dev to take it to the next level.
jessibelle -
Still has a long way to go
Three stars are for the customer support received by Big Commerce who were truly great and did their best. We moved a large E-commerce site to Big Commerce for WordPress and I really wished I had known these points before doing this so I hope this post will save someone the pain. Firstly do not attempt this without a very good developer who can work the way around an API as you will need to put hacks in place to get everything working. 1. If you have more than 500 products and need to update these on a regular basis and stock changes then this is not for you. We have 9000 and the syncs take forever constantly fail even with a massive server and you usually need to keep your computer on overnight with the page open or it fails even more. If you do not update the plugin on an update for a day or so and you do full sync you can loose 80% of your products out of WordPress and your whole site starts to 404. Re-installing the plugin does not fix this as suggested and neither does syncing site URL. 2.Web hooks for stock updates do not work properly for stock. You really need to do a full product sync to make sure the stock updates on the front end which means a painful long sync every single day which fails on a regular basis. Web hooks do update the stock but usually it takes 3-4 days for it to update. The good part even if Big Commerce has zero and it says in stock on the front end you can block the customer from buying if they add to cart as it pulls the data from BC. 3. Google Enhanced E-commerce tracking does not work and you will need to put a hack in place. The team are working on a solution but nothing has come out. 4. Meta's for category pages do not pull through. We had to build a custom API solution to get this to work. I really wish there was some honestly with this plugin and it is advised for people with large complex product data basis this is not the right solution. I can see the benefits if you have a small product database but really is a poor headless so
jamesc91 -
Works as intended
This is a great alternative for using BigCommerce as your eCommerce platform. It is developer friendly and has a great support team. While it has its limitations, it's not of the plugin's fault. Things such as the embedded checkout (CORS issues) or product importing (server timeouts) are items that are out of the plugin's control. These issues are easily avoided by using the same domain for your BC site and limiting the products displayed on the site (I think the limit is like 500). All-in-all, if you use BigCommerce and develop in WordPress, this is a great tool to bridge the two platforms.
gataf -
Mess up my site badly
I do not enjoy leaving bad comments to other business. But other WP users like me would need honest review before they install this plugin. Firstly, I'd give great compliments, 100 stars if I could, to the CS service of the BigCommerce site. He spent up to two hours to explain me how BigCommerce and this plugin work as a WP beginner. Although he wasn't tech support, I explained him that I follow the step of the plugin to seek help...he was willing to help and asked for his colleagues and therefore our phone spent over two hours.... However, this plugin suck! And mess up my site badly. I am on free trial of BigCommerce and considered using them instead. Indeed, I don't need this plugin. But I don't find clear instructions on the plugin. It was a mistake to use it. Also, the plugin doesn't work even thought the CS staff worked with me through their company instruction. I am using the latest version of WP which isn't tested by this plugin. At last, it messed up my site set up: Pictures, menu setting, backup function on this site. I am unable to restore the back up on WP. The backup on my hosting site appeared to have problems since the same day I use this plugin. Luckily, my hosting company has stored the backup right before the day I installed this plugin and I can restore it! Terrible experience. But I am happy to resolve it and hopefully, my review helps other make wise choice!
leipsyart
Details
Scale your ecommerce business with WordPress on the front-end and BigCommerce on the back end. Free up server resources from things like catalog manag …
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
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Tags
- ecommerce
- online store
- retail
- sell online
- storefront
- Version
- 5.1.2
- Last updated
- Dec 12, 2024
- First published
- Nov 16, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 5.2
- Tested up to
- 6.7.7
- Requires PHP
- 7.4.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
BigCommerce FAQ
How many active installs does BigCommerce have?
WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for BigCommerce as of September 7, 2026.
Is BigCommerce still maintained?
The last release was on December 12, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is BigCommerce free?
BigCommerce is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.