Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.4.9 4.4.9
2. — Version 4.4.8 4.4.8
3. — Version 4.4.7 4.4.7
4. — Version 4.4.6 4.4.5 Fixed PHP 8.2 deprecation notice for dynamic property creation. 4.4.6
5. — 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
6. — Version 2.9 2.9

4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.6 Patched in 3.7
2. High · 7.1 Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin <= 3.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-07-10 CVE-2023-2079 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 3.7 Patched in 3.8
3. High · 7.3 Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin <= 3.7 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2023-07-10 CVE-2023-2078 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.7 Patched in 3.8
4. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.6 Patched in 3.7

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2023-03-29 5K+ → 6K+ 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).

• WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ installs · 3.4★ · 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 A
• 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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Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin: 6K+ active installs, 3.8★ (18 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/buymeacoffee