Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce
Healthy: Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| 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.
| dots | 13 Oct 2015 to 22 Oct 2026, 476 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 13 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 7
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 22 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2023 | Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get | 6.1 | 3.6.1 to 4.1.2 | 4.2.0 | 7 |
| 4 Mar 2022 | Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks | 6.3 | < 4.0.3 | 4.0.3 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.2 from 76 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 53 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 7 |
| 3 star | 3 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 12 |
Momentum
5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 118 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 246 |
| 18 May 2026 | 535 |
| 25 May 2026 | 201 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 190 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 192 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 160 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 153 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 141 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 3,017 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 605 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 400 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 331 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 278 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 249 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 234 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 254 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 206 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 227 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 198 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 202 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 229 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 222 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 200 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 338 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 317 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 45 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 36% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 4.5.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Dotstore |
| Added | 13 Oct 2015 |
| Last updated | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | shipping, flat rate shipping, table rate shipping, conditional shipping, woocommerce shipping |
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Questions
Is Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce still maintained?
Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce was last updated on 22 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce safe?
Flat Rate Shipping Method 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 Flat Rate Shipping Method for WooCommerce?
The wordpress.org author is Dotstore. Recent committers: dots, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Flat Rate Shipping Method 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.