Authorize.net – Simple Donations
by Aman Verma · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Authorize.net - Simple Donations Non-profit groups can now take secure donations from any page on their site.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈130 estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “donation plugin” and “donation widget” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2029 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2029 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| authoriz.net your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| authorize.net donation plugin your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| donation plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| donation widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “donation plugin” and “donation widget” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
5.6y ago
latest release · v2.3.3 · 11 Apr 2021
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 29% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ flyingkites4.7y ago
Using on WordPress 5.9 WooCommerce 6.2 PHP 7.4 Uses short code. Shortcode allows it to be linked to custom button/inserted on page. Keeps user on the site to page. Worked perfectly. Verified in Sandbox. Plugin has two admin menus: 1. Donation Settings where you add your credentials and the Thank You message 2. Donation where you can see the list of donors. Prefer to the Authorize.net Simple Checkout alternative. This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by flyingkites. This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by flyingkites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ multimediocrity7.7y ago
I’ve been looking for a decent plugin (free) which is able to process Authorize.net payments in a simple way. I tried writing my own code, and even the SDK on their website is way more complicated than it needs to be. This plugin is great! It works, it’s efficient, and it records all the transactions. I just installed this on my 5.0.3 version of WordPress (latest) and it works just fine. This isn’t the right plugin for everyone, since there is a bit of coding involved if you want to customize it, but it’s amazing how simple this is and how easy we can configure it. THANKS A LOT for providing me with a solution I needed! (Seriously, I spent MONTHS working on this!) Brendan THANKS AGAIN!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rajukvats8.0y ago
Better to add captch there are so much attcks recently on the pluggin thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wordpresexpert11.8y ago
poor support no of resolve bug available not compatible with woo-commerce 2.x version support website down no more documentation available fack own review I put 1 star review is too much. After some time I found http://www.woothemes.com/products/authorize-net-aim/ with affordable price
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Authorize.net - Simple Donations Non-profit groups can now take secure donations from any page on their site."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 790 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 4 tags appear in the text ("authoriz.net", "authorize.net donation plugin", "donation plugin", "donation widget" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 100+ → 90+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 100+ → 90+ down after 699 days in tier
- 2024-08-11 200+ → 100+ down after 370 days in tier
- 2023-08-07 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-06 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-05 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
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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Give – Paystack Gateway 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
Donation or Tip For WooCommerce 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - S Smart Donations – Stripe Gateway 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
- Q Query Monitor GiveWP — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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DonateOcean – Donations via PayPal — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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