Checkout for PayPal
by Noor Alam · Payments
Also makes 24 other plugins · 155.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily accept PayPal payments on your WordPress site using the official PayPal Checkout API. Perfect for eCommerce, donations, and more.
84 health vs 65 average across 1,095 Payments plugins
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Support resolution
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
319
now · peak 3.5K
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
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.0.46
11
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,421 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 6.4 Checkout for PayPal <= 1.0.38 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-16 CVE-2025-39572 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.38 Patched in 1.0.39
- Medium · 6.4 Checkout for PayPal <= 1.0.32 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-16 CVE-2024-13398 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.32 Patched in 1.0.33
- Medium · 6.4 Checkout for PayPal <= 1.0.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-11-22 CVE-2022-3983 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.13 Patched in 1.0.14
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 7.0.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-09 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-08 600+ → 700+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-01-02 700+ → 600+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 600+ → 700+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-08 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 700+ → 600+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 600+ → 700+ up after 1 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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WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Donations via PayPal 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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