Tax Exemption for WooCommerce
by Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP · eCommerce
Also makes 7 other plugins · 246.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Tax Exemption plugin for WooCommerce. Allow customers to declare tax / VAT exemption eligibility, and provide tax exemption details.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈720 estimated
Momentum
+43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “vat” and “woocommerce” for “charity” and “resale”. “vat” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “charity” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “resale” sits at #22 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 9,783 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 22.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,156 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 11 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 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| vat exemption your tag | #1 | #5 | up 1 |
| tax exemption your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| tax your tag | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| tax number | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| custom tax | #8 | #23 | 0 |
| charity | #14 | #17 | down 1 |
| woocommerce additional tax | #14 | #22 | down 1 |
| vies | #24 | #18 | 0 |
| resale | #22 | #7 | down 1 |
| uk vat | #24 | #23 | down 5 |
| vat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
38 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 28 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 “vat” and “woocommerce” for “charity” and “resale”. “vat” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “charity” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “resale” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 10 Oct 2023 · 1,120 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · 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.
11
releases in the last 12 months
8d ago
latest release · v3.3.0 · 25 Oct 2026
28
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 700.
At the current install trend, crossing 800+ in roughly 192 days.
Install history since 9 Oct 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jason Houge9mo ago
Currently the only plugin I found that will grant tax exemption for admin orders with automated tax calculations
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ srbasford1.9y ago
Plugin is working well so far. This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by srbasford. This topic was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by srbasford.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deepwaterpixel2.3y ago
I spent several hours trying to figure out why one site using this plugin worked fine, but another site did not work. It turned out to be caused by the latter site using the WP Block Editor, which now has WooCommerce fields. When switching to the [woocommerce_checkout] shortcode approach, suddenly it started working again. I initially thought this was caused by the Flux Checkout plugin, but that plugin only renders the fields found on the chosen Checkout page. Following that thread led me to finally (after ~5 hours of debugging) to the Checkout page itself, where I finally saw the difference between the two sites. It would be nice to see compatibility added for WP Block Editor, or to see a disclaimer in the Tax Exempt settings that indicates the incompatibility. Would have saved me a lot of time, which I have precious little of at the moment.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Torch Media2.4y ago
We purchased the Pro version of this plugin, which has a couple of edge case issues that affect our client’s website, specifically relating to its integration with Avalara Tax, which the plugin promotes. After multiple attempts to receive support or fixes from the plugin developer, we’ve given up hope. Edit: We received the support needed after moving to this forum. This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by Torch Media. Reason: support received
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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.
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
7 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 "Tax Exemption plugin for WooCommerce. Allow customers to declare tax / VAT exemption eligibility, and provi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,076 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-13 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-12 700+ → 600+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-08-01 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-31 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-29 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-28 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-27 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-26 700+ → 600+ down after 37 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 Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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