Hey r/WordPress! Quick disclosure: I made this, so its self-promo, but I'd love honest feedback.

Think of a real shop. You can see whos walking around and whats in there baskets. Online, you usually only find out after they've left. ShopSocket is my solution to this.

What to expect:

A live screen in your WooCommerce admin showing:

• How many people are shopping right now
• Exactly which products are sitting in their carts
• New orders popping in the moment they're placed, with a little sound notifications

No refreshing. It just moves on its own.

What your shoppers see

• "X shoppers have this in their cart right now" under the price
• If someone else adds a product you're already holding, you get a friendly heads-up. Like seeing another person pick up the same product.
• If it sells out while its in your cart, you're told straight away.

The truth

• It's free on WordPress.org. It needs my free companion plugin, WordSocket, and a free WPSignal account, because normal hosting can't keep a live line open to every visitor.
• Your store's data is scrambled before it leaves your site, so even I can't read your orders or customer details.
• The free plan suits a smaller store. Paid plans for bigger stores are on the way.

Here's a 2.5 minute video of it in action: https://youtu.be/BKwID6t_kpQ?si=9IOuDOC9ZAAUB4x2 Plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/shopsocket/

Store owners: would you want customers to see that others are holding the same product, or would it put them off, any other suggestions/feedback?