ELEX WooCommerce DHL Express Shipping Method
by ELEXtensions · eCommerce
Also makes 23 other plugins · 27.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display DHL Express Live Shipping Rates on Cart & Checkout Page based on the Shipping Destination and Cart Content using DHL APIs.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-25%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “shipping” for “dhl express shipping”. “shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dhl express shipping” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 71 average across 9,829 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 12.1K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 3 releases 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 42 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 10 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dhl paket your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| dhl express your tag | #4 | #11 | down 1 |
| dhl express shipping | #4 | #7 | down 1 |
| dhl ecommerce your tag | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| dhl | #8 | #13 | down 1 |
| express shipping | #9 | #16 | down 1 |
| dhl woocommerce your tag | #10 | #14 | down 1 |
| dhl express rates | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| dhl shipping | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| express | #15 | #16 | down 3 |
| dhl express live rates | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| dhl plugin | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| dhl express woocommerce | #6 | #14 | down 1 |
| express it | #16 | #18 | 0 |
| express checkout | #22 | #20 | down 4 |
| shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
32 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “shipping” for “dhl express shipping”. “shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dhl express shipping” 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 528 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v3.1.2 · 22 Sep 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% 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 “200+”. 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ paulwessiack2.2y ago
plugin works great and support from Akash is super response .
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hadihassoun2.8y ago
Support was professional and solved any issues. Much appreciated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ favoritenfabian2.8y ago
Tolles Plugin und eine wirklich beeindruckende Unterstützung vom Team! Akash Singhal ist wirklich top!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nils501222.8y ago
Nice and fast support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nq003.0y ago
New plugins were not solving an issue we had and the Elex Team were very helpful trying to see in depth the issue. Finally, they corrected the plugin and it is working fine. Many thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oskidoo3.4y ago
Support was professional and solved any issues. Much appreciated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sigi85s3.8y ago
Fast, kind and helpful. Appreciate the help.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vetloom3.8y ago
The team is very helpful and very attentive. we appreciate the help
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 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 "Display DHL Express Live Shipping Rates on Cart & Checkout Page based on the Shipping Destination and Cart..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("After the setup, my site is still showing “There doesn‘t seem to be any available shipping methods”").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,485 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "DHL WooCommerce" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-20 300+ → 200+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 200+ → 300+ up after 84 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 300+ → 200+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 200+ → 300+ up after 499 days in tier
- 2024-08-01 100+ → 200+ up after 123 days in tier
- 2024-03-31 200+ → 100+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2024-02-14 100+ → 200+ 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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DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
DHL eCommerce (Benelux) for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 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
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