Checkout for PayPal
by Noor Alam · eCommerce
Also makes 25 other plugins · 152.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Accept PayPal payments on WordPress with a simple PayPal Checkout integration. No shopping cart or WooCommerce required.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
+92%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “credit card”, “ecommerce” and “payment” for “paypal checkout”, “charity” and “paypal payments”. “credit card” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “paypal checkout” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “charity” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “paypal payments” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 71 average across 9,755 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 62.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,151 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce 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 4 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 23 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ 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
-1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paypal checkout | #6 | #16 | up 2 |
| paypal your tag | #23 | #24 | down 4 |
| direct checkout | #15 | #16 | 0 |
| paypal payments | #24 | #23 | down 3 |
| paypal shopping cart | #11 | #23 | down 1 |
| charity | #22 | #19 | down 1 |
| simple checkout | #13 | #22 | up 1 |
| paypal integration | #16 | #22 | down 2 |
| post checkout | #19 | #22 | down 4 |
| wordpress paypal | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| no paypal | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| paypal for woocommerce | #22 | #23 | up 1 |
| paypal payment | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| ecommerce checkout | #24 | #22 | down 5 |
| credit card your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
37 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 23 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “credit card”, “ecommerce” and “payment” for “paypal checkout”, “charity” and “paypal payments”. “credit card” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “paypal checkout” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “charity” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “paypal payments” sits at #24 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 3.5K · 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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
23d ago
latest release · v1.0.49 · 9 Oct 2026
13
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.0.49). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 Affects <= 1.0.38 Patched in 1.0.39
- Patched 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 Affects <= 1.0.32 Patched in 1.0.33
- Patched 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 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
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
8 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 "Accept PayPal payments on WordPress with a simple PayPal Checkout integration. No shopping cart or WooComme..."
- ✓ 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 Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Contact Form 7, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,551 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "credit card" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 600+ → 500+ down after 295 days in tier
- 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
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★ · 4 shared tags B -
Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags B -
Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
iyzico for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.6★ · 3 shared tags C -
Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
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