Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce for WordPress Plugin Directory
By Open Tools
Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce is the #81 ranked shipping app on WordPress, with a 4.5 average rating from 8 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Open Tools. With a rating of 4.5★ from 8 reviews, it currently ranks #81 in the Shipping category.
AppRanks data: Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce ranks #81 in Shipping on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 15% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Shipping category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 8 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.5★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Open Tools — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (8) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce works
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Determine shipping costs according to general conditions (bounds on the order properties). Shipping costs can depend on e.g.:
Total amount of the order
Total weight of the order
Number of articles or different products in the order
Volume or minimal and maximal extensions of the products
Postal code of the delivery address (the Advanced version also supports alphanumeric postal codes from the UK, Canana and Netherlands)
Coupon Code (Advanced version only)
The plugin exists in two different versions, this free version, which supports fixed bounds for all properties, and a paid version, which allows all conditions and shipping rules to contain arbitrary mathematical expressions (like an OR operator, multiplication, addition, subtraction, functions like rounding etc.). See the documentation for all the differences.
Each rule is described as one line of text with an easy structure (semicolons separate the parts of the rule). For example:
Name=Free Shipping; 100<=Amount; 0 Name=Domestic Small; Articles<5; Amount<100; Shipping=1.50 Name=Domestic Standard; Amount<100; Shipping=3.50
This set of rules describes three shipping costs: Orders of 100€ and more are free, otherwise orders with less than five articles have shipping costs of 1.5€, all others 3.50€.
Limitations and common misconceptions
The plugin is not designed to calculte shipping costs on a per-product level (e.g. it is not possible that Article A has shipping costs of 3€, Article B 5€ and if you order both you pay 8€ shipping)
The plugin allows only limited support for category-based shipping. You can only find out if an article from a particular category is in the order, but NOT how many articles from a given category (e.g. it is not possible to have all articles from Category X ship for 3€ and all articles from Category Y ship for 5€)
The plugin does NOT sum the results of all rules, but uses the FIRST matching rule it finds.
The plugin does NOT use the lowest result of all rules, but it uses the FIRST matching rule it finds. (In particular, if you want to provide free shipping under certain conditions, you usually need to place the rule for free shipping FIRST rather than last, because the last rule will only be used if none of the other rules matches).
For the full documentation of the Shipping by Rules plugin for WooCommerce see:
http://open-tools.net/documentation/advanced-shipping-by-rules-for-woocommerce.html
Category rankings
As of Sep 5, 2026- Shipping#81of 568Top 15%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce stands in the Shipping category
Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce ranks #81 of 568 apps in the Shipping category, placing it in the top 15% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce?
Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.5-star rating from 8 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Shipping category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Open Tools.
Who uses Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce?
Currently around 500 active stores have installed Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Shipping category on WordPress.
Where does Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce rank on WordPress?
Shipping by Rules for WooCommerce currently sits at position #81 in the Shipping category on WordPress. That places it in the top 14% of 568 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.