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WC Tiered Shipping vs Free shipping + Flat rate and hide other methods f

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

Free shipping + Flat rate and hide other methods f is the safest pick: health B · 76 against 61 for WC Tiered Shipping, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric WC Tiered Shipping Free shipping + Flat rate and hide other methods f
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 40–50 200–300 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable Stable
Overall health C · 61 B · 76 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 39/100 85/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 80/100 ✓ 71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.2★ ✓ 3.9★
Reviews 4 ✓ 3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 63/100 86/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 1.6y ago 7mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d 193 ✓ 192
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. -6% +34%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.6% 3.7% ✓
Category eCommerce eCommerce

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

Release activity

WC Tiered ShippingFree shipping + Flat rate and hide other methods f

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.