Donation Thermometer

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Reviewers keep calling it simple and easy to set up, with a few asking for extras like WooCommerce integration or pulling totals in automatically.

1. ★★★★★ cww0820

   3.6y ago

   Tried several options or my website. This plugin was very easy for a especially for a novice.

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2. ★★★★★ jonasweb

   4.0y ago

   Hi, we’d love to use your plugin for a donation page, but it’s a custom form using PHP. Is there a way in the plugin for the current donation total amount to be automatically pulled in, rather than added manually? Could you provide a link to any documentation on how to do this? Thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ betyonfire

   4.7y ago

   It’s just perfect. Thanks for making such an easy to use and customizable plugin.

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4. ★★★★★ movieclass

   5.8y ago

   Bisher nichts auszusetzen. Sehr schön und einfach

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5. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   6.0y ago

   This plugin worked nearly perfectly. I specially liked how I could have different categories of donations be shown in the same thermometer in different colors. For my alumni site we collect three different buckets of donations: General Fund, ENdowment Fund, Scholarship Fund. I could show amounts for all three! What I would love to see is some integration with WooCommerce which we use to collect our donations where each Fund is like a product being sold. Barring that some ability to provide custom php code to determine values dynamically would be great. UPDATE: It turns out it seems like what I was wishing for is already supported! https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamic-raised-value/#post-12900987 Changing my rating to 5 stars. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by farrukh_najmi. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by farrukh_najmi.

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6. ★★★★★ Sharonq

   6.3y ago

   Super simple yet easily customization. Adds a great visual to our donation page and now can use dynamic data which saves so much time. Thank you! We are fundraising for Service Dogs and they all send 5 wags.

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7. ★★★★★ tajanator

   10.4y ago

   I added the code and got a ton of php errors along with the thermometer.. They went away again once I deactivated.

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8. ★★★★★ 123sunangel

   10.8y ago

   Perfect, simple nice looking fundraiser thermometer! Easy color selector, clear directions on integrating a size directive into the shortcode.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.2.9 Some improvements to the plugin code for security, efficiencies and reduced load. Moved the uninstall function out to a separate file. Fixed a bug when resetting CSS styles. Also added a confirm box. 2.2.9
2. — Version 2.2.8 Security fix. 2.2.8
3. — Version 2.2.7 Allowed shortcodes for the target value(s). Fixed bug related to svg margins when displaying multiple targets. Security fixes. 2.2.7
4. — Version 2.2.6 Changed default font styling from sans-serif to inherit the theme’s default font. Added button on settings page to reset all styling entries to default values. Various small typos and code fixes. 2.2.6
5. — Version 2.2.5 Fixed a bug where very large target values would get cut off in the SVG with the default font-size. 2.2.5
6. — Version 2.2.4 Fixed a bug when using different filltypes across multiple thermometers on the same page. 2.2.4

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

1. Medium · 5.3 Donation Thermometer <= 2.2.7 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-06-26 CVE-2025-64636 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.2.7 Patched in 2.2.8
2. Medium · 6.4 Donation Thermometer <= 2.2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-11-26 CVE-2025-67550 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.2.6 Patched in 2.2.7
3. Medium · 5.5 Donation Thermometer <= 2.1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-09-07 CVE-2022-3128 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1.2 Patched in 2.1.3

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

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-08-09 3K+ → 2K+ down

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).

• GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Potent Donations for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C
• FundEngine – Donation and Crowdfunding Platform 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• ActBlue Contributions 400+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
• Mission – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising & Recurring Donations 80+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B

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Donation Thermometer: 2K+ active installs, 4.4★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/donation-thermometer