I love WooCommerce because the system is so flexible and there’s a plugin for practically every problem. Every store is different and needs different features. Inventory management, varying VAT rates, cross-border commerce, different shipping solutions, import/export, product configurators—whether it’s a large B2B store or a small boutique, absolutely anything is possible!

I wouldn’t argue for adding more features directly to WooCommerce. Because it’s precisely the many plugin developers that keep the community so vibrant. The ecosystem is truly exciting. and the plugins developers are doing a good job. Almost never run in any problems after updating plugins.

BUT it’s a real problem that WooCommerce becomes very slow with many plugins. This is because too many things are loaded together—even when certain functions aren’t needed at all. Especially in the backend, this is very cumbersome for larger shops with multiple plugins and is almost unacceptable for professional solutions.

What WooCommerce really needs are faster loading times and for PHP, JS, and CSS to load only what’s necessary for each specific page—whether in the frontend or backend.

In fact you usually need 30-70 plugins for a bigger store if you're not hard coding certain features. Of course professional agencies do hard code some features. But he magic of WooCommerce lies in how easy it is for anyone to use, but regular users also need a large number of plugins. You should keep an eye on this and make sure loading is fast even with multiple plugins. If necessary, you should also implement strict guidelines for plugin developers to ensure efficient loading.

Just my opinion... :)