CartLane: The 15KB Alternative to Heavy WooCommerce Plugins

WooCommerce stores suffer from performance degradation when stacking multiple jQuery-dependent plugins, causing poor Core Web Vitals and sluggish user experiences. CartLane demonstrates how modern Vanilla JavaScript and React can consolidate side carts, order bumps, and checkout optimization into a 15KB solution while eliminating legacy dependencies. This shift signals the WordPress ecosystem's transition toward performance-first development and away from traditional plugin consolidation patterns.