PAYONE WooCommerce
by PAYONE · Payments
This plugin connects your WooCommerce shop to the PAYONE payment API. You can receive payments through Credit Card, Direct Debit and many more.
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Health
B 77/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈310 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “creditcard” to your wp.org tags. You rank #18 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed it's a slot worth spending.
77 health vs 68 average across 1,685 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 11.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,043 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 117 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 10.6.2, the current branch or newer
2.6★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 3.92★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| creditcard | #18 | #21 | 0 |
| payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “creditcard” to your wp.org tags. You rank #18 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 522 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
4mo ago
latest release · v2.11.0 · 8 Jul 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 33% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 300.
Install history since 17 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kai4.5y ago
hey payone, are you listening at all? you 2.0 update activated the new payment methods automatically and we found out only days after that. what a desaster. my already installed klarna pay did not work because of this. but you won’t read this review anyhow. so rip. kai
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pupazze4.5y ago
No idea who is doing the updates, can’t be anyone who knows what they are doing. First the asset folder is completely missing in the package, so you have to search for the necessary files yourself on the Github page. Then with the last update, new payment methods were simply activated automatically, such as ALI Pay. > Please stop letting the trainee do the updates – YOU ARE A PAYMENT PROVIDER. 🙁 This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by pupazze. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by pupazze.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ christian10815.0y ago
Mit dem Plugin funktionieren die meisten Zahlarten zuverlässig. Seit einigen Wochen haben wir aber ein Problem mit der Zahlart SEPA Lastschrift (Payone). Wir vermuten den Fehler in diesem Plugin. Leider reagiert der Plugin-Hersteller pooliestudios weder auf Anrufe noch auf E-Mails. Auch über github und den Technischen Support von Payone gibt es keine Hilfe. Letztes Update des Plugins ist mehr als ein Jahr her. Offenbar hat Payone kein Interesse mehr dieses Plugin in einer aktuellen Version anzubieten. Für uns bedeutet das, wir werden uns mittelfristig nach einem anderen Zahlungsanbieter umsehen müssen, der eine funktionierende Anbindung für unseren WooCommerce-Shop anbietet.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ torstenhauser6.7y ago
Be aware that even though BS PAYONE offers subscriptions as a payment provider, this plugin does not support them and you have to implement this on your own. Support of the company is nice and friendly. Support of the plugin devs (Pooliestudios) is non-existent.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tomwatsonnet6.8y ago
Installation was stressless. A lot of configuration options. Recommendation for PrePayments in addition: WooCommerce Smart Reminder Emails Plugin. Wordpress 5.3.2, WooCommerce 3.8.1 This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by tomwatsonnet.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ poolie7.0y ago
just fine
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 174761807.2y ago
I would NOT recommend the plugin nor Payone. We are trying for 2 weeks now to get the secure invoice gateway working, but it just doesnt work anymore. I dont now. It always ends with an error message “preauthorization (rec)” and on the frontend “Payment guarantee has been rejected [351] / Keine Bonität” even when ordering for 40€. 30 people have tried and all have been rejected. We even called Payone 4 times and the only response we got was “it should be working, it is all looking good, try it later” So much money we have lost already…
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin connects your WooCommerce shop to the PAYONE payment API. You can receive payments through Cred..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 22 headings and 45 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,076 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-10-11 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-06 200+ → 300+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 300+ → 200+ down after 413 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 400+ → 300+ down after 78 days in tier
- 2025-05-12 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-11 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-05-09 300+ → 400+ up after 5 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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Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Claudio Sanches – PagSeguro for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
ЮKassa для WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Cashfree for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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