Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce

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118 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 78 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ xianglong14

   1.2y ago

   I had an issue that was quite tricky to resolve, but the support team handled it with exceptional patience and professionalism. They took the time to understand my problem in detail, guided me step-by-step, and made sure everything was working perfectly before wrapping up. Their clear communication and friendly attitude made the whole process stress-free. Truly outstanding customer service—thank you for going above and beyond!

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2. ★★★★★ dawidt

   3.1y ago

   It’s useless as a freeware. Most of the important features are available in pro version. The problem is that plugins like this one is extremely waste of time. You’re trying to set quite simple shipment rule, you take some time to do it, and all variations you imagined somehow needs a pro. None of this is user friendly, it’s all about to trick somebody to pay for it. Not OK.

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3. ★★★★★ neilforrester

   3.4y ago

   I bought this plugin to create multiple flat rate shipping rules for multiple zones and specific products. It’s been easy to use and has enabled us to have complete control how much we charge to ship specific products to specific zones. It’s a great plugin and I’m sure I’ll be using it on other ecommerce sites in future.

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4. ★★★★★ pimgn

   3.8y ago

   Complex products with different sendings costs lead us to this shipping cost plugin and it works perfectly! We had an issue twice and both times support responded within 24 hours and solved the issue. Highly recommend!

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5. ★★★★★ seyah

   4.1y ago

   Works very nice in my site

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6. ★★★★★ aimee j behrens

   4.3y ago

   The Plugin is great and flexible definitely one of the better shipping plugins on the repository.

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7. ★★★★★ BigWorldDesign

   4.5y ago

   My client has a lot of flat rate shipping rules for different products on his ‘current’ OpenCart store. We are rebuilding his shop using WooCommerce and needed to replicate those flat rate rules. We’re using the Pro version of Advanced Flat Rate Shipping. This plugin has just about everything we need, minus one minor compatibility, however the DotStore is willing to incorporate that compatibility in an upcoming release. Hitendra and the team have given fantastic support and guidance the entire way and helped with any setup issues I had. I only wish they had a lot more WooCommerce plugins for other types of integrations. With the quality and support you get, it would be a no brainer and I’d feel confident buying them. Thank you, DotStore!

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8. ★★★★★ oilbizguru

   4.8y ago

   Like others have mentioned. The plugin is good, but I am ticked off that no matter what I do I can’t get rid of the banner asking for a review. So, here you go, because I am forced to do it, you get 1 star. Update. Well even after leaving a review, it STILL won’t go away. So, bye-bye plugin. You are getting deleted! Update 12-30-21: As you can see the plugin authors decided to get rid of the review request entirely. I updated the plugin and the review request was finally gone! So I have updated the rating I gave it. Thank you for being responsive to my & others requests. This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by oilbizguru. This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by oilbizguru. This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by oilbizguru.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.5.2 [Enhancement] Improved the Advanced Pricing Rules section for a better user experience [Enhancement] Fully compatible with WooCommerce 10.9.x [Enhancement] Fully compatible with WordPress 7.0 4.5.2
2. — Version 4.5.1 [Bug Fix] Fixed minor issues related to the bundle products [Enhancement] UI enhancements related to the plugin onboarding process [Enhancement] Fully compatible with WooCommerce 10.6.x [Enhancement] Fully compatible wit 4.5.1
3. — Version 4.5.0 [New] Cart subtotal (excluding tax) condition [Bug Fix] Improved PHP 8.0 compatibility for better stability [Bug Fix] Fixed issues with shipping amounts using three-digit values [Bug Fix] Improved compatibility with Auto 4.5.0
4. — Version 4.4.3 [Bug Fix] Shipping method reset on select issue for some customer [Bug Fix] Bulk delete not working [Enhancement] Freemius update to 2.12.1 [Update] Compatible with WooCommerce 9.9.5 4.4.3
5. — Version 4.4.2 [Bug Fix] Shipping charges based on shipping class not working [Enhancement] Compatible with WooCommerce 9.9.x 4.4.2
6. — Version 4.4.1 [Bug Fix] Removed submenu pages still accessible for some users, causing critical errors. [Bug Fix] Free shipping calculation issue with Inclusive Tax option enabled. [Bug Fix] Bug in product search functionality. [New] 4.4.1

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.5.2). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get ↗
   2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 3.6.1 - 4.1.2 Patched in 4.2.0
2. Patched Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 4.0.3 Patched in 4.0.3

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-04 6K+ → 5K+ down after 4 days in tier
2. 2026-05-31 5K+ → 6K+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-05-28 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2026-05-26 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-05-25 6K+ → 5K+ down after 294 days in tier
6. 2025-08-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-08-02 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-08-01 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier

Competes with

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Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce: 5K+ active installs, 4.2★ (76 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/woo-extra-flat-rate