Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress
by getalby · Payments
Bitcoin Lightning Publisher is a Paywall, Donation and Value 4 Value plugin to accept instant Bitcoin payments directly to your favorit wallet.
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈89 estimated
Momentum
+39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bitcoin” for “lightning network”. “bitcoin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lightning network” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
61 health vs 68 average across 1,680 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,042 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Payments plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 680 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 680 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitcoin lightning network | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| lightning network | #17 | #22 | down 2 |
| btcpay | #16 | #7 | 0 |
| bitcoin donation | #10 | #13 | 0 |
| bitcoin wordpress | #23 | #21 | 0 |
| bitcoin wordpress plugin | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| bitcoin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| donation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightning your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paywall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “bitcoin” for “lightning network”. “bitcoin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lightning network” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
1.9y ago
latest release · v1.4.2 · 21 Dec 2024
12
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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 48 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 90.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ danie20192.4y ago
Plugin stopped working – ‘not tested with latest version of WordPress’ Gives Javascript error, unable to access wallet settings from WordPress dashboard Pity, it was working well until recently.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kolotom3.0y ago
Another great tool by Alby, with this plugin i can monetize my content with bitcoin lightning network
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bobbyshell4.0y ago
Alby is wonderful for setting up easy paywalls or small sats payments functions for the website. I love the donation widget and how it connects easily to my wallet. It took seconds to install and only 2 minutes to get placed on the pages I need it on. Keep up the great work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ interface18604.2y ago
I have been waiting for such a paywall plugin for some time now. With bitcoin instant micropayments become possible. That makes so much sense for paywalls. I especially like the different paywall options. But it also comes with a donation widget. And the plugin allows me to choose the wallet that I want to connect to receive payments. It just works and no complaints from my readers. Great job.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.4.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress <= 1.4.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-12-23 CVE-2024-12100 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.1 Patched in 1.4.2
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Bitcoin Lightning Publisher is a Paywall, Donation and Value 4 Value plugin to accept instant Bitcoin payme..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use case"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,761 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-14 90+ → 80+ down after 90 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-14 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 90+ → 100+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 100+ → 90+ down after 1188 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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Cryptocurrency Donation Box – Bitcoin & Crypto Donations 500+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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