Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce
Healthy: Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 67 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| dangoodman | 25 Jul 2013 to 16 Oct 2026, 306 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 19 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 33
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.3 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 4 |
| Q1 2025 | 6 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | 6 |
| Q1 2026 | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 2 |
Last release 16 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
67% of 6 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2023 | WooCommerce Weight Based Shipping <= 5.4.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Plugin Settings Changes | 5.4 | <= 5.4.1 | 5.5.0 | 29 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q4 2025.
| 5 star | 71 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 5 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 4 |
Momentum
50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 2,294 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 3,421 |
| 18 May 2026 | 4,655 |
| 25 May 2026 | 2,370 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,900 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,766 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 17,077 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 6,971 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 3,642 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 4,400 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 2,207 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 2,094 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,820 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,671 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,364 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 17,928 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 7,073 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,957 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 21,645 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 6,077 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 25,061 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 10,657 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 18,262 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 19,483 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 8,104 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 5,899 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 601 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 6.20.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Dan (weight based shipping) |
| Added | 25 Jul 2013 |
| Last updated | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 50,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 |
| Category | Shipping & Logistics > Shipping Rate Calculators |
| Tags | advanced shipping, table rate shipping, woocommerce shipping, weight based shipping, woocommerce free shipping |
Other plugins by this author: USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce, No Shipping Message for WooCommerce, Location Pack for WooCommerce
Questions
Is Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce still maintained?
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce was last updated on 16 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce safe?
Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce?
The wordpress.org author is Dan (weight based shipping). Recent committers: dangoodman, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce, Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce - Flexible Shipping.