Nexi XPay
by Nexi Payments · Payments
Also makes 1 other plugin · 7.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
XPay is the payment gateway provided by Nexi, a leading group in Italy with the goal of shaping the future of digital payments.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
7K+
≈7.2K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “e commerce” and “payment gateway” for “italy” and “digital payments”. “e commerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “italy” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “digital payments” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 68 average across 1,685 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.2%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 134.4K 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 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 94 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 3.96★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nexi your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| nexi payments your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| xpay your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| italy | #6 | #17 | down 1 |
| cm commerce | #3 | #11 | 0 |
| visa | #6 | #17 | up 3 |
| digital payments | #13 | #21 | 0 |
| future | #20 | #22 | down 2 |
| goal | #21 | #22 | down 2 |
| mastercard | #14 | #20 | up 5 |
| pay by bank | #17 | #20 | down 1 |
| apple pay | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| group payments | #14 | #22 | down 1 |
| transaction | #24 | #24 | — |
| recurring billing | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| google pay | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| e commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
82 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 66 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
- Swap “e commerce” and “payment gateway” for “italy” and “digital payments”. “e commerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “italy” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “digital payments” sits at #13 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.9K · 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
3mo ago
latest release · v8.4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
68
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 18 months to cross, so the real count is still just over 7K.
At the current install trend, crossing 8K+ in roughly 122 days.
Install history since 12 Dec 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.5 First Public Release. 1.0.5
- — Version 1.0.6 Updated – Icon for Plugin. 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.7 Updated – Icon, Banner and Description for Plugin. Tested on WordPress 4.7.2 1.0.7
- — Version 1.0.8 Updated – Plugin Descriptions 1.0.8
- — Version 1.0.9 Updated – Plugin Descriptions 1.0.9
- — Version 1.0.10 Updated – FAQ Descriptions Added – Tags for Plugin 1.0.10
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (8.4.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
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.
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
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,011 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "nexi payments" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-30 6K+ → 7K+ up after 531 days in tier
- 2025-02-14 5K+ → 6K+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 6K+ → 5K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-01-17 5K+ → 6K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-01-10 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-09 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-08 6K+ → 5K+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2024-12-11 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 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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Instamojo for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Up2pay e-Transactions WooCommerce Payment Gateway 4K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Nexi Checkout 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
HyperPay Payments 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
BORICA Payments by BORICA AD 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Paybox WooCommerce Payment Gateway 500+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
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