WooCommerce Australia Post Shipping Rates Plugin: build your own, pay once
Pull live Australia Post prices into checkout, for parcels within Australia and overseas. Describe it and Ora builds a WooCommerce Australia Post shipping rates plugin for your store.
Try it on a practice WooCommerce site for 7 days with 2 free changes. Pay from $9 once only if you keep it.
Example: checkout shipping options
Parcel PostExpress Post
Standard$11.80
Express Post$16.95
Continue to payment
Rates are live from Australia Post
What your Australia Post Shipping Rates plugin does
A focused plugin that fetches Australia Post rates and shows the services you pick.
Live Australia Post rates
Domestic and international parcel prices shown at checkout.
Enable and rename
Switch services on or off and rename them for customers.
Add costs
Add an extra amount to a service rate for packing or handling.
One settings page
Its own item in your WordPress admin menu, so options are easy to find and change.
Good to know: You need your own Australia Post account details for live rates, and Ora will say which. Labels and pickups are separate builds.
Tell Ora what you need. Check the plan before you pay.
Describe your WooCommerce Australia Post Shipping Rates Plugin in your own words. Ora replies with a plan and a price. Nothing is built until you approve it.
Example request
I sell pet supplies from Melbourne and ship around Australia. Show Parcel Post and Express Post only, rename Parcel Post to Standard, and add $2 handling to each.
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Here is the plan:
Live Australia Post rates for Australian addresses
Parcel Post and Express Post switched on
Parcel Post renamed Standard, with $2 handling added
A settings page in its own menu in your WordPress admin
Standard build · $19 once
In this build: Label printing and parcel collection are not in this plan. Product weights must be filled in.
Want more? Add it to your request:
Overseas parcels. Add international services for customers outside Australia.
Free over a threshold. Offer free Standard delivery on orders over $150.
Ora builds it together with the plugin and the quote goes up to match. You see the new price before you pay. One plugin never costs more than $39. If it needs more than one plugin, Ora quotes each one. Or add it later as a separate build.
How to set up Australia Post Shipping Rates
Here is how to get a Australia Post Shipping Rates from idea to working plugin on your site. Most of the work is a few decisions, and these steps walk through them.
1. Get your access
You need your Australia Post developer account and API key, or the rates will not load.
2. Set the services
Which parcel services to offer, the package sizes and weights and the origin postcode.
3. Describe it to Ora
Paste your own version of the example request on this page, or start from one of the examples, and change the details. Ora replies with a plan and a price, and nothing is built until you approve it.
4. Test on the practice site
Add products with weights and dimensions on the practice site and check the rates at checkout for a few postcodes.
Common snags:
Products with no weight cannot be priced, so fill them in.
Add a fallback flat rate in case the service is down.
No yearly fee for your WooCommerce Australia Post Shipping Rates Plugin
Looking for an alternative to the paid Australia Post Shipping Method extension from WooCommerce? It lists at $109 a year. Your own version is a one-off.
the paid Australia Post Shipping Method extension from WooCommerce
$109 / year
After 1 year$109
After 3 years$327
Your own WooCommerce Australia Post Shipping Rates Plugin on Pluginora
$19–$39 once
After 1 yearthe same
After 3 yearsthe same
Includes5 free changes
Paid plugin price is the list price for one site, as shown on the seller's site in October 2026. The price of your build depends on its size. Ora quotes it before you pay. The paid product may do more than the plugin described above.
Start from an example
Pick one to open the builder with it filled in, then change anything you like.
Is there a free woocommerce australia post shipping rates plugin?
Yes, free ones may exist. Build your own when you want exact behavior and nothing extra.
Does it work for overseas customers too?
Yes. The plugin can request international rates as well as domestic ones, with the services you choose.
Do I need WooCommerce?
Yes. This plugin is built for WooCommerce stores and works with your products, cart and checkout. You don't need to buy the paid Australia Post Shipping Method extension.
Can I get a refund?
The trial fee is refunded automatically if a build fails. A purchased plugin can be refunded within 14 days if it doesn't do what the approved plan said and Ora can't fix it, as long as it hasn't been downloaded or installed.
