Payment Gateway via Valitor for WooCommerce vs PayPlug for WooCommerce (Official)
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
PayPlug for WooCommerce (Official) is the safest pick: health B · 81 against 71 for Payment Gateway via Valitor for WooCommerce, led by stronger maintenance.
No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.
Metric
Payment Gateway via Valitor for WooCommerce
PayPlug for WooCommerce (Official)
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
200–300
4K–5K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
Stable
Stable
Overall health
B · 71
B · 81 ✓
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
67/100
100/100 ✓
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
76/100 ✓
66/100
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100
70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
4.1★ ✓
3.7★
Reviews
2
7 ✓
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
77/100
87/100 ✓
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
Low
Low
Last updated
11mo ago
17d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d
187
4.2K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
-7%
+42%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
1.6%
2.0% ✓
Category
Payments
Payments
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Payment Gateway via Valitor for WooCommercePayPlug for WooCommerce (Official)
7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.