Canada Post Shipping For WooCommerce
by smallfishes · eCommerce
Also makes 1 other plugin · 3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add Canada Post as a shipping option for your customers
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Health
B 77/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
-1%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “shipping” for “canada”. “shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “canada” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
77 health vs 71 average across 9,827 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 82.1K 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.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 255 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.4★ over 34 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| canada post your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| canada post shipping your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| canada | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| canada post woocommerce your tag | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “shipping” for “canada”. “shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “canada” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.3K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.1 years ago; the previous band took 3.5 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Apr 2015
Reviewer account pattern
from wp.org reviewer profiles14 of the last 23 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.
Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mikesreel2.0y ago
I had a minor issue with setting up the plugin. I totally missed something and Mike came to the rescue! This plugin allows you to set which shippers you want to use, and also allows to set a handling fee if you wanted, per shipping service. Great stuff!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sherwin3.4y ago
We love using this and we rely on it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Luke Hutchison3.9y ago
The plugin works great and has a lot of options. I had an issue with an update with Woocommerce and received an error with this plugin. I reported the issue and within a couple of days their team had a fix for me. I’d recommend this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sniperkill4.3y ago
Using WordPress for the last 10 years and this is my first time giving a negative review to any plugin developer. I am a premium buyer of this plugin and the plugin is showing errors on the website also users are not getting shipping rates, Using this plugin for a long time, and It was working fine but now developers are careless. I have lost so many sales and customers. Contacting their support is a waste of time because they don’t bother to answer and are not updating their premium plugin. PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS PLUGIN, Instead buy Canada Post Shipping Method from WooCommerce’s official website. You will get good support and their code would be working properly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lonelywriter4.9y ago
On one hand it connects to CP and works for one item. However if you add a second item to the cart it just doesn’t work and doesn’t add the shipping it always just adds about $2. I tried two heavy units of 7 lbs and the other 15. Either one will give me around $30 but the two of them about $32. Makes no sense since they are two heavy boxes. There are zero options to configure and everything you want including “Ship By Dimensions and Weight” is available in premium version apparently. So since it only calculates when I enter weight and size of a product what does this mean? What’s it doing now in the standard version? Anyways would be nice and would not mind paying upgrade if the basics worked.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ firstpagesolutions5.8y ago
I connect many eCommerce websites and use many plugins. This Canada Post plugin has excellent programming and support. I had an issue but it was all our fault. Even then, the support team provided additional support and fixed our mistakes. Thank you guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gervaisc5.8y ago
Works very well on my web site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 41tuesday5.8y ago
Does the job with good support!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.9.20 Declare support for WooCommerce 10.5 and WordPress 6.9 2.9.20
- — Version 2.9.19 Declare support for WooCommerce 10.1 and WordPress 6.8 Adjust code to better handle fuel surcharges 2.9.19
- — Version 2.9.18 Declare support for WooComerce 9.6 and WordPress 6.7 2.9.18
- — Version 2.9.17 Declare support for WooComerce 9.3 2.9.17
- — Version 2.9.16 Declare support for WooComerce 9.1 and WordPress 6.6 2.9.16
- — Version 2.9.15 Declare support for WooComerce 8.8 and WordPress 6.5 Update costs on letter shipping to match Canada Post rates 2.9.15
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
3 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 "Add Canada Post as a shipping option for your customers"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 896 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "canada post woocommerce" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1294 days in tier
- 2021-02-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 250 days in tier
- 2020-06-23 1K+ → 2K+ up after 336 days in tier
- 2019-07-23 50+ → 1K+ up after 1294 days in tier
- 2016-01-06 30+ → 50+ up
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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Shipping Live rates for Canada Post for WooCommerce 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
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
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