R8Connect vs WooCommerce Shipping

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health C68

Health C60

Active-install trajectory

WooCommerce Shipping moved up one install band, 60K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	R8Connect	WooCommerce Shipping
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	+17% ✓
Overall health	C · 68 ✓	C · 60
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	63/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100 ✓	43/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	18/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	2.8★
Reviews	1	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	72/100	78/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12mo ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	40	101.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	3.0% ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

R8ConnectWooCommerce Shipping

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.