Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin
by Buy Me a Coffee · Uncategorized
A free, fast, and friendly way to accept donations and memberships (recurring payments) from your visitors.
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.9K estimated
Momentum
-22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “apple pay”, “donation” and “members” for “buy”, “tech” and “yearly”. “apple pay” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “buy” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “donation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tech” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “members” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “yearly” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 193.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 8 releases 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: Support resolution
Updated 68 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| coffee | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| buy me a coffee your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| buy for me | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| donate me | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| buy | #5 | #14 | 0 |
| donate plugin your tag | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| songs | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| song | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| patreon | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| pay for me | #3 | #7 | — |
| buy button | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| one click buy button | #9 | #20 | 0 |
| tech | #18 | #17 | up 2 |
| yearly | #19 | #22 | down 2 |
| donate button | #13 | #18 | 0 |
| buy one get one | #21 | #21 | down 1 |
| buy one get one free | #24 | #21 | down 2 |
| apple pay your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| donation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| members your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
33 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “apple pay”, “donation” and “members” for “buy”, “tech” and “yearly”. “apple pay” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “buy” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “donation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tech” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “members” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “yearly” sits at #19 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 13.5K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
8
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v4.4.10 · 24 Aug 2026
57
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Jul 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.4.9 4.4.9
- — Version 4.4.8 4.4.8
- — Version 4.4.7 4.4.7
- — Version 4.4.6 4.4.5 Fixed PHP 8.2 deprecation notice for dynamic property creation. 4.4.6
- — Version 4.4.4 4.4.3 Fixed a jquery issues. Performance update for a smoother experience. 4.4.2 Fixed a few security issues. Performance fixes and polishing for a smoother experience. 4.4.1 Fixed a few security issues. Performance fixe 4.4.4
- — Version 2.9 2.9
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.4.10). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin <= 3.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-07-13 CVE-2023-2082 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.6 Patched in 3.7
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin <= 3.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-06-19 CVE-2023-2578 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.6 Patched in 3.7
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 7.0
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
6 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 "A free, fast, and friendly way to accept donations and memberships (recurring payments) from your visitors."
- ✓ 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 ("for creators"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Stripe.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,431 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "donate plugin" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-03-29 5K+ → 6K+ up after 299 days in tier
- 2022-06-03 3K+ → 5K+ up after 290 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 2K+ → 3K+ up after 169 days in tier
- 2021-03-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 255 days in tier
- 2020-06-19 800+ → 1K+ up after 196 days in tier
- 2019-12-06 500+ → 800+ 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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WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
BuddyPress 90K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple Membership 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Donations via PayPal 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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