ShipStation Live Rates for WooCommerce
by oneteamsoftware · eCommerce
Also makes 14 other plugins · 6.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Show live ShipStation rates at WooCommerce checkout with insurance and signature support. Buyers pay what shipping actually costs. Free.
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
no flags
Active installs
800+
≈890 estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “shipping labels”, “woocommerce shipping” and “live shipping rates” for “usps live rates”, “live rates” and “usps rates”. “shipping labels” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “usps live rates” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “live rates” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “live shipping rates” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “usps rates” sits at #10 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 9,746 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 28.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,141 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 1 release 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 119 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.6★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.01★ 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| shipstation your tag | #3 | #13 | 0 |
| shipstation woocommerce your tag | #4 | #17 | down 1 |
| live rates | #10 | #17 | 0 |
| usps live rates | #7 | #13 | up 1 |
| live shipping rates your tag | #15 | #19 | down 3 |
| usps rates | #10 | #16 | 0 |
| fedex live rates | #6 | #12 | 0 |
| insurance | #14 | #20 | 0 |
| woocommerce master shipping | #6 | #12 | 0 |
| canada post live rates | #7 | #16 | 0 |
| shipping estimate | #11 | #17 | up 1 |
| australia post live rates | #8 | #14 | down 1 |
| easypost | #13 | #10 | 0 |
| shipping insurance | #14 | #17 | up 2 |
| flat rate | #16 | #21 | down 1 |
| flat rate shipping | #18 | #19 | 0 |
| reverse charge | #19 | #18 | down 1 |
| usps shipping | #21 | #17 | down 1 |
| customs duty | #19 | #12 | down 1 |
| dhl ecommerce | #22 | #20 | 0 |
| shipping labels your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
109 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 83 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 labels”, “woocommerce shipping” and “live shipping rates” for “usps live rates”, “live rates” and “usps rates”. “shipping labels” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “usps live rates” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “live rates” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “live shipping rates” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “usps rates” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “live shipping rates”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.2K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.4.19 · 4 Jul 2026
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 10 Aug 2021
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Show live ShipStation rates at WooCommerce checkout with insurance and signature support. Buyers pay what s..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "if you have", "if you need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Shopify, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 20 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 15,939 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
- 2026-10-12 900+ → 800+ down after 181 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 1K+ → 900+ down after 68 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 780 days in tier
- 2023-12-12 900+ → 1K+ up after 125 days in tier
- 2023-08-09 800+ → 900+ up after 104 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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Multi-Carrier ShipEngine Shipping Rates & Address Validation for WooCommerce 20+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Beacon Shipping Rates for USPS — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Yellohu for WooCommerce — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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