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WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

by WooCommerce · 500,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support57
Reputation85

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
woothemes31 Jan 2017 to 13 Jul 2021, 100 commits
bor016 Jul 2018 to 14 Nov 2019, 4 commits
cshultz8814 Nov 2019 to 14 Oct 2020, 24 commits
superdav422 Mar 2020 to 2 Mar 2020, 1 commits
ferdev3 Mar 2020 to 26 Oct 2026, 23 commits
wpmuguru27 Aug 2020 to 27 Aug 2020, 1 commits
bborman2228 Oct 2020 to 3 May 2022, 10 commits
frosso111 Jan 2021 to 15 Nov 2021, 7 commits
brezo.cordero21 Apr 2021 to 30 Jun 2021, 2 commits
waclawjacek20 May 2021 to 6 Jan 2025, 13 commits
shellbeezy17 Aug 2021 to 17 Aug 2021, 1 commits
samirthemerchant26 Jan 2022 to 26 Jan 2022, 1 commits
harriswong10 Feb 2022 to 23 Sep 2024, 22 commits
mayishaa29 Mar 2022 to 3 Aug 2022, 5 commits
brettshumaker27 May 2022 to 27 May 2022, 1 commits
SamNajian17 Jul 2023 to 14 Oct 2026, 20 commits
Kloon12 Mar 2024 to 4 Feb 2025, 3 commits
WooCommerce3 Sep 2024 to 9 Sep 2024, 2 commits
ismaeld22 May 2025 to 24 Aug 2026, 11 commits
automattic12 Jun 2025 to 14 Oct 2025, 2 commits
tpaksu13 Aug 2025 to 10 Mar 2026, 4 commits
ayushpahwa26 Aug 2025 to 27 Jul 2026, 8 commits
alliemims17 Nov 2025 to 9 Feb 2026, 2 commits
BogdanUngureanu6 Jul 2026 to 3 Nov 2026, 3 commits

New committer BogdanUngureanu made a first commit on 6 Jul 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
yesterday
Releases, 24 months
55
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Q1 20245
Q2 20244
Q3 20246
Q4 20243
Q1 20253
Q2 20256
Q3 20259
Q4 20255
Q1 20266
Q2 20268
Q3 202611
Q4 20265

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

57% of 7 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
23 May 2023WooCommerce Shipping & Tax <= 2.2.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5< 2.2.52.2.51

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20243.0
Q2 20241.0
Q4 20241.0
Q1 20251.0
Q3 20252.0
Q1 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star22
4 star3
3 star5
2 star7
1 star69
Latest low reviews

Momentum

500,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)
4 May 202612,626
11 May 202622,381
18 May 2026459,964
25 May 202640,499
1 Jun 2026228,726
8 Jun 2026227,222
15 Jun 202634,771
22 Jun 2026222,029
29 Jun 202634,820
6 Jul 2026259,058
13 Jul 2026262,547
20 Jul 2026230,418
27 Jul 2026227,961
3 Aug 2026266,326
10 Aug 2026267,289
17 Aug 202631,664
24 Aug 2026219,388
31 Aug 2026214,790
7 Sep 2026219,916
14 Sep 2026245,787
21 Sep 2026267,677
28 Sep 202632,109
5 Oct 2026368,944
12 Oct 2026217,038
19 Oct 202645,909
26 Oct 2026239,798
2 Nov 202612,787

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Germanized for WooCommerceScore 95 · 70,000+Stripe Tax - Sales tax automation for WooCommerceScore 93 · 30,000+

Facts

Version3.7.5
AuthorWooCommerce
Added28 Jan 2017
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs500,000+
Requires WordPress7.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsGST, tax, vat, payment, woocommerce

Other plugins by this author: Google for WooCommerce, WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments, WooCommerce PayPal Payments, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway, Pinterest for WooCommerce, Google Analytics for WooCommerce, Snapchat for WooCommerce, Reddit for WooCommerce, WooCommerce Square, WooCommerce Shipping, ShipStation for WooCommerce, WooCommerce Payfast Gateway

Questions

Is WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) still maintained?

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) safe?

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)?

The wordpress.org author is WooCommerce. Recent committers: BogdanUngureanu, ferdev, SamNajian, ismaeld, ayushpahwa. New committer BogdanUngureanu made a first commit on 6 Jul 2026.

What can I use instead of WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Germanized for WooCommerce, Stripe Tax - Sales tax automation for WooCommerce.

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