The Courier Guy Shipping for WooCommerce
by The Courier Guy · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This is the official WooCommerce extension to ship products using The Courier Guy.
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Health
B 78/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4K estimated
Momentum
-16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “e commerce”, “ecommerce” and “shipping” for “packaging”, “south africa” and “africa”. “e commerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “packaging” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “south africa” sits at #8 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. “africa” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
78 health vs 71 average across 9,752 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 116.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,144 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 7 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 53 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.1★ over 23 reviews, smoothed to 3.78★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| guy | #1 | #6 | 0 |
| courier your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| the courier guy | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| couriers | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| packaging | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| south africa | #8 | #15 | 0 |
| africa | #10 | #13 | down 1 |
| ship | #17 | #17 | down 1 |
| parcel | #13 | #16 | down 2 |
| reputation | #16 | #19 | up 3 |
| parcel locker | #15 | #11 | down 2 |
| shipping insurance | #23 | #19 | up 1 |
| cm commerce | #15 | #16 | up 1 |
| e commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
58 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 45 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
- Swap “e commerce”, “ecommerce” and “shipping” for “packaging”, “south africa” and “africa”. “e commerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “packaging” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “south africa” sits at #8 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. “africa” sits at #10 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.4K · 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.
7
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v5.5.4 · 8 Sep 2026
57
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 60% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 38 days ago and the previous band took 3.1 years to cross, so the real count is still just over 4K.
At the current install trend, crossing 5K+ in roughly 179 days.
Install history since 16 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nvrwork2.8y ago
Not worth it! Broke woocommerce
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ willfroz3.8y ago
Good program.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tronel3.9y ago
I have to admit, at first it was quite frustrating getting everything setup correctly. What helped me was to have mailed the ITs guys who, via Team Viewer, fixed the issues which resulted in inaccurate calculations. My advice: contact them from the start and ensure the plugin is set to automatically update. Now and then, I still have issues with clients who struggle with entering a suburb that “doesn’t exist” and as a result get ridiculously high price calculations. I’ve been using the plugin on my website for about 2 and a half years and can say it really works well after the teething issues have been sorted! Thank you. This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by tronel.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Werner4.1y ago
When will this be fixed and when will the new update be?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gsim4.3y ago
Rather just add a flat rate. This plugin is faulty.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gaianmuthi4.5y ago
I activated the plugin and setup an account and on my checkout page I am seeing all these options: `The Courier Guy LOF: Fuel charge The Courier Guy LSF: Fuel charge The Courier Guy LOX: Fuel charge The Courier Guy LSE: Fuel charge The Courier Guy LSX: Fuel charge The Courier Guy LLX: Fuel charge
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ petrobyl14.7y ago
After all the struggle to get it set up, it now breaks the Province field on the checkout page under the billing address.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nilla334.7y ago
The Plugin does not work. It only displays certain local shipping options when checking out on my website and when I exclude those options, it states that there are no other means of delivery, but when details are entered manually into their website, the other (preferred) shipping options are shown/offered.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 25 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 880 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("e-commerce", "ecommerce", "shipping" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-23 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1135 days in tier
- 2023-08-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-08-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 359 days in tier
- 2022-08-16 1K+ → 2K+ up after 574 days in tier
- 2021-01-19 900+ → 1K+ up after 111 days in tier
- 2020-09-30 700+ → 900+ 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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Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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