Checkout Gateway for Paddle
by GrandPlugins · eCommerce
Also makes 20 other plugins · 8.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Integrate Paddle Checkout with WooCommerce to sell products and subscriptions using Paddle’s hosted checkout.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “hosted checkout” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
83 health vs 71 average across 9,786 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,166 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 10 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 18d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 18d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paddle your tag | #1 | #8 | 0 |
| paddle checkout | #1 | #10 | 0 |
| hosted checkout | #8 | #20 | down 1 |
| paddle payment gateway | #3 | #12 | down 1 |
| checkout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 5 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
- Add “hosted checkout” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 23 Feb 2026 · 252 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 425 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
10d ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 23 Oct 2026
4
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 “80+”. 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 over 80.
At the current install trend, crossing 90+ in roughly 23 days.
Install history since 10 Mar 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Atom Adam6mo ago
So far in my testing, this plugin has been working great. Even this free version offers a lot of value and could be used by many stores. The support team has been very responsive to my questions so far, too. I’m eager to start using this in production soon!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Integrate Paddle Checkout with WooCommerce to sell products and subscriptions using Paddle’s hosted checkout."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,699 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 70+ → 80+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-26 80+ → 70+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 70+ → 80+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 50+ → 70+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 40+ → 50+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 20+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-13 40+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 30+ → 40+ up after 15 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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Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Razorpay for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Brazilian Market on WooCommerce 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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