Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce
by Open Tools · eCommerce
Describe (even complex) shipping costs with simple general rules on the order properties (amount, postcode, weight, #products and/or articles etc.).
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “rules shipping”, “shipment” and “shipping” 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.
46 health vs 71 average across 9,786 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 25.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,166 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3173 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3173 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 9d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 9d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rules shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shipment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “rules shipping”, “shipment” and “shipping” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 173 · 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.7y ago
latest release · v2.0.6 · 24 Feb 2018
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 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 ↗- ★★★★★ janpecnik8.8y ago
Not sure if it is WP or WC version incompatibility (up to date on my side), but this plugin doesn’t do literally anything on my end. To me it looks just like a blind ad to purchase the full version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rodgrolop9.0y ago
What was being kind of a hell to setup with built in options of woocommerce became a matter of 5 minutes with this amazing plugin, 2 lines of intuitive text and all done! Thanks, of course I will think of buying PRO version for more complex projects I will have soon
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ steveharris4119.1y ago
Needed some advanced shipping options and didn’t want to fork of big bucks. This plugin has the power to do pretty much all shipping options after 5-10 mins. Thanks!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vadim9.1y ago
Thank you very much for this great plugin. Usually all free woocommerce plugins looks bad or don’t work. Your looks great and works perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kchayka9.5y ago
We have a very small product line and needed simple flat-rate weight calculations to go with it. This plugin does just what we need without mucking around with complex shipping zones, classes or methods.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 151378829.9y ago
Very good plugin, miles better than the standard fare. Thank you! This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by Anonymous User 15137882.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ siprof10.3y ago
Using math is the best idea so far for shipping plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jonathanmotes10.5y ago
I tried several plugins on the repo but this is the only one that worked properly for quantity based pricing.
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 2 Nov 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 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); 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 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,413 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "Rules shipping", "shipment" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-14 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 600+ → 500+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2026-02-24 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 600+ → 500+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
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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