PW WooCommerce Exclude Free Shipping
by pimwick · eCommerce
Also makes 9 other plugins · 42.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Specify products that cause Free Shipping to not be available when they are in the cart.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
+12%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “products” and “shipping” for “exclude” and “cause”. “products” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “exclude” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cause” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 71 average across 9,827 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 49K 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 4 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 75 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 11 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exclude | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| free shipping your tag | #12 | #19 | down 1 |
| utilities your tag | #14 | #19 | down 3 |
| cause | #13 | #21 | down 4 |
| woocommerce utilities | #7 | #13 | down 1 |
| woocommerce free shipping | #22 | #22 | down 5 |
| free shipping woocommerce | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| products your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 16 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 “products” and “shipping” for “exclude” and “cause”. “products” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “exclude” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cause” sits at #13 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 “free shipping”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “utilities”. #14 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 2.7K · 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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.47 · 20 Aug 2026
48
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kulaboks1.1y ago
It’s a hidden gem, it would deserve more attention! Thank you so much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CharlieF2.6y ago
Great solution to exclude some products from free shipping. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dan Miller Coding4.0y ago
Great plugin!! This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by Dan Miller Coding. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by Dan Miller Coding.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ websitebuilder4.9y ago
Easy setup and it immediatly works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bigdrop.gr4.9y ago
This plugin does exactly what it says!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amdacoba6.4y ago
Me funciona perfectamente. Lo utilizo conjuntamente con las dos opciones que trae Woocommerce y he solucionado el problema “del piano de cola” que explica el desarrollador. Si la compra es de productos “normales”, trabajan las opciones de “precio fijo” y “envío gratis” que trae Woocmmerce por defecto. Si la compra incluye un artículo “especial” marcado con este plugin, ya no aparece la opción de “envío gratis” y trabaja solo con la opción de “precio fijo”. A mayores si al producto “especial” le asignas una “clase de envío”, ya tienes además la opción de sumar precios fijos especiales por clase de envío. Lo dicho, una combinación simple, sencilla, ligera y gratis.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RudySimons6.4y ago
This plugin is the easiest thing and works perfectly. I have tested 2 other plugins and both of them still showed free shipping as an option at checkout and this plugin doesn´t. This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by RudySimons. Reason: Review edited due to my fault it didn´t work This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by RudySimons.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smellcoffee7.5y ago
PW WooCommerce Exclude Free Shipping worked well before a recent redesign and now its unusable. I’ve tried a combination of deactivating other plugins to test conflicts and set up a mirror site for the developer to test with out luck. Developer did responded minimally to my initial two emails saying he would check the testing server and has since gone silent which is unfortunate. This was a great simple plug-in and filled a need.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 988 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "utilities" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-08-17 500+ → 1K+ 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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Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPC Free Shipping Bar for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Free Shipping Per Product for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WC – APG Free Shipping 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Free shipping + Flat rate and hide other methods for WooCommerce 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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