Royal Mail Shipping Calculator for WooCommerce
by Waseem Senjer · eCommerce
Also makes 12 other plugins · 24.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Royal Mail Shipping Calculator for WooCommerce is a WordPress Plugin that integrate the Royal Mail service.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
+53%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “shipping method” and “dpd” for “shipping calculator” and “mail”. “shipping method” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shipping calculator” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “dpd” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “mail” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 71 average across 9,845 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 61.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,181 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 5 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 29 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 8 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| royal mail shipping | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| royal mail your tag | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| evri your tag | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| shipping calculator | #5 | #12 | 0 |
| royal mail woocommerce | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| royal mail rates | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| #18 | #21 | down 1 | |
| dpd your tag | #17 | #16 | up 1 |
| shipping rates calculator | #8 | #12 | down 1 |
| uk shipping | #8 | #15 | up 2 |
| dpd shipping | #8 | #9 | up 1 |
| woocommerce mail | #11 | #19 | up 1 |
| woocommerce product page shipping calculator | #11 | #18 | 0 |
| woocommerce shipping insurance | #10 | #9 | 0 |
| mail from | #18 | #21 | up 2 |
| service calculator | #20 | #19 | 0 |
| wordpress mail | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| shipping method your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
73 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 56 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 method” and “dpd” for “shipping calculator” and “mail”. “shipping method” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shipping calculator” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “dpd” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “mail” sits at #18 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 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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.
5
releases in the last 12 months
29d ago
latest release · v1.10.0 · 6 Oct 2026
47
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 5.9 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 25 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ shmurad3.0y ago
Hello, i have created ecommerce website on wordpress now i have royal mail API. I want to integrate royal mail API in my wordpress site. this plugin don’t have provide API integration option. guide me another option.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nickbutton5.3y ago
We switched up to the PRO version of this plugin to access the ‘remove tax from shipping’ element and found the plugin quick and easy to use. I got confused with some of the settings for WooCommerce + WordPress + Royal Mail Plugin, but WPRuby’s customer support were so helpful and patient with me – I freely recommend using their products.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ revpaulreed5.7y ago
whoever built this does not know the royal mail prices in any shape or form. the lowest price it comes up with is for a parcel at over five pounds. According to this app its costing me more than mt actual product. Just to let you know it cost £3.66 to send a small parcell up to notice this bit “UP TO” 500g not £5.30 for 250g parcel. the only people who have given this 5 stars must be very shady people that like making a profit by over charging for postage. shame on you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ burroujh6.2y ago
I have had the pro version for some time – and have recently been in contact with the developer to make a few corrections to some calculations errors we discovered. The response from support has been extremely helpful – with fixes and feedback within a day. The calculations for pricing is very accurate (Tip: Don’t Check the “Remove Tax” Option), based on my testing with various product combinations, numbers and sizes. The developer has been very open to suggestions and recommendations – and the product has been recently improved with some very helpful additions. For example, each postage class can be individually adjusted – making it perfect to add the cost of packaging based on class or options selected. A great new feature that has been added includes using your own box sizes and packaging, and has great potential. I would highly recommend this to anyone seeking to use this plugin. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by burroujh.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RuthSmart6.9y ago
We have the pro version and it works reliably without the hangups we experienced with other shipping calculator plugins. However, it does consistently under price the cost of shipping, both UK and international and the cost of packaging has to be built into the product pricing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ barnard3497.2y ago
Same day response AND fix! Thank you for your support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - Read on wp.org ↗★★★★★ josefb0jb9.0y ago
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Royal Mail Shipping Calculator for WooCommerce is a WordPress Plugin that integrate the Royal Mail service."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "if you sell", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 15 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,821 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "shipping method" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-11-30 900+ → 1K+ up after 104 days in tier
- 2020-08-18 700+ → 900+ up after 274 days in tier
- 2019-11-18 100+ → 700+ 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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Cities Shipping Zones for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Australia Post WooCommerce Extension 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Multi-Carrier Shippo Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Free Shipping Per Product for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
DPD Baltic Shipping 2K+ installs · 3.3★ · 1 shared tag B
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