Easy PayPal Events & Tickets
by Scott Paterson · eCommerce
Also makes 12 other plugins · 40.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Sell tickets for your event with PayPal. No Coding Required. Official PayPal Partner.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+49%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ecommerce” for “sell tickets”. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sell tickets” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 71 average across 9,787 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 38.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,168 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 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 buttons your tag | #10 | #16 | up 1 |
| tickets your tag | #11 | #21 | up 2 |
| sell tickets | #11 | #21 | up 1 |
| paypal your tag | #18 | #19 | down 1 |
| event tickets | #13 | #22 | 0 |
| qr tickets | #10 | #15 | 0 |
| easy sell | #13 | #21 | down 1 |
| paypal pro | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| easy events | #15 | #24 | 0 |
| sell event tickets | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| no paypal | #18 | #21 | up 1 |
| wordpress paypal | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| events your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
27 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “ecommerce” for “sell tickets”. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sell tickets” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “tickets”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · 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
5mo ago
latest release · v1.4.2 · 24 May 2026
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 55% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.9 years ago; the previous band took 3.9 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 7 May 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sandropaparozzi5.4y ago
a great plugin, easy to use, fast PayPal transactions
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrjasonetaylor5.7y ago
Was easy to get set up and make a test order using the Paypal sandbox. I don’t know why this plugin isn’t more popular.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RojoCigars8.5y ago
Overall really good plugin, easy for users to use and easy for customers to navigate and purchase tickets. Support is available if you have issues with any of the functions. This topic was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by RojoCigars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sameena1119.5y ago
An easy way to sell tickets for your own events without incurring large fees that companies like Ticket Tailor charge. Support is good too, I had a problem with the way the plugin way displaying and Scott sorted it for me very quickly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DeidreMiller9.7y ago
I wasn’t happy with the high fees at Eventbright, so I installed Paypal Events on my WordPress site. I just used it for my first event and it worked beautifully. The developers were really helpful even though I was using the free version. Will buy the full version now…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ W5DET10.5y ago
I wanted a small, lightweight, easy to configure ticket sales and check-in plug-in for our once a year, 3 performance in a weekend Old West Celebration. I think I’ve found the perfect answer in Easy PayPal Events. In a couple of months, after our 2016 event, I’ll know for certain. Not that I’m expecting any surprises. If your goal is to sell tickets for your organization’s own events and not run a ticket agency or event management company, I cannot begin to extol the features and ease of use of this plug-in to do it justice. It is brain-dead simple to set up and the Pro version is a steal at the price. Heck, even our members who have fallen off a horse too many times can work with it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Scott Paterson10.7y ago
Works Good.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.4.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-06-04 CVE-2026-32834 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.3 Patched in 1.4
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Easy PayPal Events & Tickets <= 1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗2026-05-04 CVE-2026-41471 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 1.3 Patched in 1.4
- 2022-05-25 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.1 Patched in 1.1.7
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.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 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 "Sell tickets for your event with PayPal. No Coding Required. Official PayPal Partner."
- ! 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 PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,719 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ecommerce", "PayPal Buttons" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1413 days in tier
- 2020-01-12 80+ → 2K+ 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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PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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