Donation Block For PayPal
by Bharat Kambariya · Blocks
Also makes 1 other plugin · 600+ installs across the portfolio →
Create PayPal Donation Buttons as per your need in very simple way.
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Health
C 65/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈690 estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “donation”, “donation button” and “paypal donation” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
65 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 36.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 4 reviews to 2025-09-27Older reviewers loved how simple and clean it is, but the newest review says payments now throw an invalid request error and the confirmation screen shows a zero amount.
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: Update recency
Updated 538 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 538 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| donation block your tag | #22 | #22 | down 3 |
| donation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| donation button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paypal donation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paypal donation button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 17 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
- “donation”, “donation button” and “paypal donation” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.5y ago
latest release · v2.3.1 · 11 May 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% 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.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Brennig1.1y ago
I really like the simplicity of this function. It looks clean, it looks simple. Unfortunately there are some bugs that make it borderline unusable. a [“success”:false,”data”:”Invalid request!”] line pops up on commit to pay. Then after the “Thanks for paying” message, the next screen which is supposed to summarise the transaction/confirm the donation returns a zero amount donated. This topic was modified 9 months, 3 weeks ago by Brennig.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hardik12044.9y ago
I installed it for my charity site and it awesome response from my team. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by hardik1204.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rashmi Reddy6.2y ago
I really love this plugin! Thank you for your great project.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Katya Geraskevich7.1y ago
Great plugin)
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.3.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Donation Block For PayPal <= 2.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-07 CVE-2025-22525 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2.0 Patched in 2.3.1
- Patched High · 7.2 Donation Block For PayPal <= 2.1.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-07-09 CVE-2024-6021 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.0 Patched in 2.2.0
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Donation Block For PayPal <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-02-01 CVE-2023-0535 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.0 Patched in 2.1.0
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 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 4 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
5 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 "Create PayPal Donation Buttons as per your need in very simple way."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,944 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-25 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-08-22 600+ → 500+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-08-16 500+ → 600+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2025-07-23 700+ → 500+ down after 388 days in tier
- 2024-06-30 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-06-28 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-06-24 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-23 700+ → 800+ up after 10 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).
- P Paypal Donation 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Donate Me 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - D Dynamic Donation paypal payflow 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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GivingX – Fundraising Platform | CRM, Integrations, Apple Pay — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Donations via PayPal 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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