Transdirect Shipping Plugin for Woocommerce
by transdirect · eCommerce
This plugin provides delivery quotes from Australia's largest carriers in a seamless checkout process.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈320 estimated
Momentum
+49%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “australia”, “courier” and “shipping” for “aramex”, “shipping insurance” and “shipping plugin”. “australia” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “aramex” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “courier” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shipping insurance” sits at #12 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. “shipping plugin” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 71 average across 9,786 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 24K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,162 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 6 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 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.1★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 3.96★ 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| australian woocommerce shipping | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| aramex | #9 | #11 | 0 |
| shipping plugin | #21 | #24 | up 1 |
| freight your tag | #19 | #14 | up 5 |
| shipping insurance | #12 | #19 | 0 |
| freight shipping | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| shipping quotes | #12 | #19 | 0 |
| shipping calculator | #24 | #22 | down 1 |
| insurance | #22 | #24 | down 1 |
| australia post shipping | #15 | #19 | down 2 |
| australia your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| courier your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
32 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 22 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 “australia”, “courier” and “shipping” for “aramex”, “shipping insurance” and “shipping plugin”. “australia” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “aramex” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “courier” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shipping insurance” sits at #12 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. “shipping plugin” sits at #21 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
6
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v9.0.4 · 29 Oct 2026
77
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 300.
At the current install trend, crossing 400+ in roughly 147 days.
Install history since 23 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ djpipe834.8y ago
This plugin has too many bugs to list. It simply doesn’t calculate correctly, it you refresh or change anything it behaves odd, such as giving away free shipping. Support is worse than terrible. At first they asked for all of my passwords to my entire domain and website because they are too lazy to remote with me to work through the issues then they basically said that they know it is useless, but it is free. After asking me for lots of info and screenshots they stopped replying and despite multiple attempts to get in contact they won’t respond. After two weeks with shipping that doesn’t work and no response from their support I’ve removed the plugin and am using a real shipping plugin that works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ajay Trada6.0y ago
This is exactly what i’m looking for my E-Commerce application. Easy to integration with great features and also support team response is too good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pewit6.0y ago
The integration with WordPress and Woocommerce is superficial at best. Woocommerce has shipping zones and classes which can be applied to categories and products but these are totally ignored in the Trans Direct plugin which requires you to create rules via their website for each product using the SKU. Which then presents a maintenance issue for new products which will have to be manually added to the list of rules. The manual online rule creation process doesn’t allow you to edit a rule once created – even though there is an edit button which allows you to make changes, there’s no way to save your edit. OK you can import those rules from a CSV file but the process is clunky and the sample CSV file contains column headings but no sample data. The CSV file also uses a + sign to indicate an amount should be added to the shipping cost. In a spreadsheet + is used to start the entry of a formula so the only workaround is to enter ‘+ which may mean the import fails. OK you can export the spreadsheet file to CSV and then search and replace but someone should have picked it up in testing. Judging by the number of unanswered comments in the WP support forum I’d suggest that support is patchy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ completegraphics6.0y ago
Plugin does exactly what i need it to do perfect for those who ship larger items that standard postage cannot handle. Support has been excellent.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kytsym6.8y ago
I would really like to give more stars for this review, however their support for this plugin really sucks. We’ve been trying to get assistance for over a month now with sporadic email contact and no real way forward to resolve. Hard to recommend in light of this issue with support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ parthkotadia9.0y ago
Nice
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ terrybakshi9.5y ago
Plugin Not working on wordpress Version 4.7.3. I asked for the fix from support 2 weeks ago but still no reply so far.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ govno11.1y ago
Works straight out of the box, couldn’t get any better. I’ve tried multiple Australian shipping calculators and so far, this is the best one, we’re sticking with it. Just one thing, the ability to charge an additional amount for tailgated shipping would be great. I see some kind of tail gate option in the backend, just not sure how it works.
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
2 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 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 884 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-08-31 200+ → 300+ up after 242 days in tier
- 2026-01-01 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-30 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-28 100+ → 200+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-12-10 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 100+ → 200+ up after 1 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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