Afterpay Gateway for WooCommerce
by Afterpay · eCommerce
Provide Afterpay as a payment option for WooCommerce orders.
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+65%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “gateway for woocommerce”, “gateway” and “provide” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
83 health vs 71 average across 9,825 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 502.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,168 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Listing tuning
Updated 20 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
3.6★ over 45 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.9★
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Only 2 tags — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-1.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| afterpay your tag | #1 | #2 | up 2 |
| gateway for woocommerce | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| gateway | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| woocommerce gateway | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| provide | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| default payment gateway for woocommerce | #15 | #17 | 0 |
| woocommerce payment gateway | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
39 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 32 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “gateway for woocommerce”, “gateway” and “provide” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 29.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
20d ago
latest release · v3.9.0 · 14 Oct 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.8 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ neophyre1.3y ago
Won’t display in Firefox, tonnes of errors in browser console.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ captainstable2.9y ago
Afterpay together with its Squarecdn javascripts slow my website for 12000 ms. That is full 12 seconds of time needed to load these scripts on the homepage. Why? Why does Afterpay need to load all those js on the homepage? I understand loading them at the Checkout or the Cart. At Homepage there would be enough just the Afterpay logo.So frustrating, as we pay a lot to get the homepage optimized for speed, and there comes Afterpay and ruins all the work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samhaddad853.2y ago
I tried to get hold on an email to get some support, they do not offer that. the plugin did not appear how it should look, so i had to remove it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GFTD3.9y ago
Just added Afterpay to my site. I had a few tech issues. Afterpay took over and resolved the issue quickly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jwjo3.9y ago
The plugin is working ok but there’s this annoying little notification asking me to rate the plugin which just won’t go away even though I’ve been trying to click the close button.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OutOfArt4.0y ago
Seems to work as expected. No problems so far. This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by OutOfArt.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ edgarlarsen4.0y ago
I’ve set this plugin for clients a few times and it is very straight forward. Just annoying to go on settings and re-saving them again to make the update notice go away from the dashboard. A dismiss button would be handy 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marquiscjones4.0y ago
This was a very easy setup to me and the customers are loving this option
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.8.8 Release Date: Monday, 17 Mar 2025 Minor improvements. Tested and verified support for WordPress 6.7.2 and WooCommerce 9.7.1. 3.8.8
- — Version 3.8.7 Release Date: Thursday, 07 Nov 2024 Raised minimum system requirements. Revised placements on cart page and checkout page. Minor improvements. Tested and verified support for WordPress 6.6.2 and WooCommerce 9.3.3. 3.8.7
- — Version 3.8.6 Release Date: Monday, 22 Jul 2024 Minor improvements. Tested and verified support for WordPress 6.5.5 and WooCommerce 9.1.2. 3.8.6
- — Version 3.8.5 Release Date: Monday, 04 Mar 2024 Minor improvements. Tested and verified support for WordPress 6.4.3 and WooCommerce 8.6.1. 3.8.5
- — Version 3.8.4 Release Date: Friday, 16 Feb 2024 Minor improvements. Tested and verified support for WordPress 6.4.3 and WooCommerce 8.5.2. 3.8.4
- — Version 3.8.3 Release Date: Thursday, 01 Feb 2024 Added a fix to remove potential for a function redeclaration error. 3.8.3
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.9.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-12-09 CVE-2022-29416 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.5.0 Patched in 3.5.1
- 2021-08-16 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.2.0 Patched in 3.2.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 574 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-12-31 20K+ → 10K+ down after 126 days in tier
- 2023-08-27 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1005 days in tier
- 2020-11-25 5K+ → 10K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WooCommerce 7M+ installs · 4.5★ A -
Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ installs · 4.3★ A -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ B -
YITH WooCommerce Wishlist 400K+ installs · 3.9★ B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ C
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