Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
by Scott Paterson · eCommerce
Also makes 12 other plugins · 40.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a PayPal or Stripe Donation Button to your website and start collecting donations today. No Coding Required. Official PayPal & Stripe Partner.
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈16K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ecommerce”, “donate” and “paypal” for “donation button”, “today” and “partner”. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “donation button” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “donate” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “today” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “paypal” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “partner” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 9,783 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 550.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,159 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 7 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 26 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 23 reviews, smoothed to 4.01★ 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
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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.
21
Momentum
Losing ground
-3.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-2.7
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 paypal | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| paypal donation | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| paypal website pro donation | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| donation button | #5 | #5 | down 3 |
| donations | #7 | #13 | down 2 |
| donation your tag | #7 | #10 | down 4 |
| accept | #8 | #13 | down 3 |
| paypal donation button | #3 | #6 | down 2 |
| paypal donations | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| paypal donate | #3 | #4 | down 1 |
| charity your tag | #10 | #11 | down 6 |
| paypal your tag | #13 | #16 | down 8 |
| donation plugin | #5 | #9 | down 3 |
| donation wp | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| donate your tag | #13 | #17 | down 9 |
| paypal pro | #5 | #7 | down 2 |
| stripe | #21 | #21 | down 10 |
| today | #19 | #19 | 0 |
| partner | #20 | #16 | down 3 |
| start | #24 | #21 | — |
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
71 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 38 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “ecommerce”, “donate” and “paypal” for “donation button”, “today” and “partner”. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “donation button” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “donate” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “today” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “paypal” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “partner” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “charity”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-23, now #10. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- Slipping on “donate”. Down 9 places since 2026-09-18, now #13. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- Slipping on “paypal”. Down 8 places since 2026-09-18, now #13. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 40.5K · 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.
7
releases in the last 12 months
26d ago
latest release · v1.5.7 · 7 Oct 2026
32
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Oct 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ acjohnson19852.5y ago
One of the recent updates (1.4.0 or 1.4.1) somehow cleared the live account (non-sandbox) merchant ID causing my site to have broken donations without notifying me… I restored from backup for now until I found a better solution…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ darleenac3.0y ago
I tried for a few hours to deactivate this plugin and some of the ways I saw online seemed unsafe to me, so I didn’t do it. I found a plugin that will allow you to disable the plugin on pages that’s called “freesoul deactivate plugin“. It doesn’t actually delete the plugin though. I saw that this has been happening for a few years on old posts and no fix has been made. This should not be on wordpress plugins if you can’t remove it. I would report this plugin if I knew how. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by darleenac.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ milandimitrijevic3.3y ago
Plug-in doesn’t work. Can’t deactivate. Can’t remove. Try something else.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gregorytoscano3.4y ago
I wanted to test this plugin to see if this is the one I wanted to go with and it worked as expected. I want to test out another donation solution and I can’t deactivate this plugin without getting a WordPress Critical Error prompt. No issues deactivating other plugins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ agon0243.8y ago
The plugin puts a DIV around the button form and doesn’t give you a way to add a class to it. Pretty simple to incorporate this. Posted the question on the support forum and after seven days still havn’t gotten a response. This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by agon024.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wunschbrunne5.0y ago
Easy to set up and works like a charm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dareko7.4y ago
The only improvement that would be helpful for multi-language sites is additional custom button(s). If there are more than one custom button (e.g. Custom1, Custom2) it would allow to prepare separate buttons for different languages in the same shape. I shouldn’t be huge job for you. Nevertheless great plugin. Good job. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AME Network8.0y ago
Not only is the elusive “shortcode” nowhere to be found, the widget doesn’t display and neither does any widget under it. Wasted over an hour. $75 please! That’s what my time’s worth. This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by AME Network.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.5.6 7/21/26 Security – Small security fix. 1.5.6
- — Version 1.5.5 5/23/26 Change – Frontend Stripe button handler (assets/js/wpedon.js) rewritten in vanilla JavaScript. Functionality is unchanged. Fix – Resolved “Uncaught ReferenceError: jQuery is not defined” on the donation form when 1.5.5
- — Version 1.5.4 1/28/26 Performance – Stripe JS assets are now only loaded when Stripe is connected. Fix – Stripe mode setting now saves correctly on the button edit page. Fix – PayPal debit/credit card payments now correctly redirect t 1.5.4
- — Version 1.5.3 1/9/26 Fix – Various security improvements. 1.5.3
- — Version 1.5.2 12/29/25 Security – Added validation to prevent open redirect vulnerability in Stripe checkout error handling. Fix – Fixed translation loading timing issue that caused warnings in WordPress 6.7+. 1.5.2
- — Version 1.5.1 6/4/25 New – Added a horizontal alignment option on the buttons settings page in the Options section. This can also manually be passed by using the align attribute on the shortcode like [wpedon id=836 align=right] with p 1.5.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 9 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.5.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe <= 1.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-07-23 CVE-2026-65518 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.5 Patched in 1.5.6
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe <= 1.4.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-02-22 CVE-2024-13728 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.4 Patched in 1.4.5
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Accept Donations with PayPal <= 1.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Page ↗2022-05-25 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3 Patched in 1.3.1
- 2021-10-18 CVE-2021-24815 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.1 Patched in 1.3.2
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Paypal Donation <= 1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a PayPal or Stripe Donation Button to your website and start collecting donations today. No Coding Requ..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "who need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Stripe, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,819 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "charity", "ecommerce" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-23 20K+ → 10K+ down after 916 days in tier
- 2023-03-22 30K+ → 20K+ down after 710 days in tier
- 2021-04-11 20K+ → 30K+ up
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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Recurring PayPal Donations 800+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags C -
ActBlue Contributions 400+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Donations via PayPal 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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