R8Connect
by R8Connect · eCommerce
A WooCommerce plugin that integrates with R8Connect for freight shipping cost calculations.
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Health
C 68/100
Few reviews
Active installs
—
not reported yet
Momentum
-41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “shipping” and “woocommerce” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
68 health vs 71 average across 9,744 eCommerce plugins
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 354 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| r8connect your tag | #1 | #1 | — |
| rating engine your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “shipping” and “woocommerce” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 13 May 2025 · 536 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 132 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #49,700 to #68,000, alongside the other plugins with fewer than 10 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 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
12mo ago
latest release · v1.4 · 11 Nov 2025
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history since 13 May 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ R8Connect1.1y ago
I’ve been using the R8Connect plugin to handle freight shipping rates in my WooCommerce store. The integration with the R8Connect API works as expected, and it makes rate calculations much easier compared to doing things manually. What I like: Real-time freight rates pulled directly from the API. Ability to add markup (percentage or flat). Straightforward setup in WooCommerce shipping zones. Things that could be improved: More customization options in the admin (like descriptions for customers at checkout). Better documentation for first-time users. Overall, it’s a solid plugin if you need freight shipping calculations in WooCommerce. With a few refinements, it could easily be a 5-star plugin.
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A WooCommerce plugin that integrates with R8Connect for freight shipping cost calculations."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 752 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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★ · 2 shared tags C -
Printful Integration for WooCommerce 50K+ installs · 2.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
ShipStation for WooCommerce 40K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Claudio Sanches – Correios for WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Shiptastic for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Colissimo shipping methods for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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