Tax Exemption for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Tax Exemption for WooCommerce is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 67 for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T, led by stronger rating quality.
Active-install trajectory
Tax Exemption for WooCommerce moved up one install band, 600+ to 700+; WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T moved down one install band, 600K+ to 500K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.
| Metric | Tax Exemption for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 700–800 | 500K–600K ✓ |
| Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. | +17% ✓ | 600K+ → 500K+ |
| Overall health | B · 84 ✓ | C · 67 |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | 76/100 ✓ | 28/100 |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | 70/100 ✓ | 68/100 |
| Rating (weighted for review count) | 4.0★ ✓ | 2.3★ |
| Reviews | 4 | 106 ✓ |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 89/100 ✓ | 85/100 |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | Low | Low |
| Last updated | 12d ago | 3d ago ✓ |
| Downloads, last 30d | 1.9K | 1.1M ✓ |
| Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. | +52% | +20% |
| Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. | 3.1% ✓ | 0.9% |
| Category | eCommerce | Payments |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
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.