Advanced Shipping Validation for WooCommerce
by Jeroen Sormani · eCommerce
Also makes 9 other plugins · 88.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Setup shipping validation rules for your store. Let your customers know why they can't ship their products.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: Swap “shipping” and “shipping rules” for “validation” and “advanced shipping”. “shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “validation” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shipping rules” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “advanced shipping” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 71 average across 9,827 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 17.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,174 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 246 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| shipping validation | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| validation | #9 | #14 | down 1 |
| woocommerce shipping validation rules your tag | #9 | #16 | down 3 |
| woocommerce shipping validation your tag | #13 | #20 | down 2 |
| advanced shipping | #14 | #20 | down 5 |
| woocommerce validation | #22 | #20 | up 2 |
| shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shipping rules your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “shipping” and “shipping rules” for “validation” and “advanced shipping”. “shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “validation” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shipping rules” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “advanced shipping” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “woocommerce shipping validation”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 429 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v1.1.6 · 2 Mar 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Aug 2020
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Setup shipping validation rules for your store. Let your customers know why they can't ship their products."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use case"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 756 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("shipping rules", "woocommerce shipping validation", "woocommerce shipping validation rules", "woocommerce woocommerce" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-01 500+ → 400+ down after 234 days in tier
- 2025-08-10 600+ → 500+ down after 352 days in tier
- 2024-08-23 700+ → 600+ down after 157 days in tier
- 2024-03-19 800+ → 700+ down after 401 days in tier
- 2023-02-12 900+ → 800+ down after 229 days in tier
- 2022-06-28 1K+ → 900+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
ShipStation for WooCommerce 40K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Packlink PRO for WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shiptastic for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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