Enable Standard PayPal for WooCommerce
by vikcheema · eCommerce
Also makes 1 other plugin · 3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Enables the classic PayPal Standard payment method for WooCommerce, which has been disabled by default since WooCommerce version 5.5.0.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale
Active installs
3K+
≈3.8K estimated
Momentum
0%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “payment gateway” for “standard”. “payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “standard” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
64 health vs 71 average across 9,827 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 22.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,174 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.
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: Update recency
Updated 542 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 10 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 542 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| standard | #6 | #15 | down 1 |
| standard paypal method your tag | #8 | #14 | up 1 |
| paypal standard your tag | #10 | #19 | down 1 |
| enable | #24 | #19 | down 1 |
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paypal payment method your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 2 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
- Swap “payment gateway” for “standard”. “payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “standard” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · 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
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 · v1.0.2 · 10 May 2025
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 4K.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vikcheema1.5y ago
For those who want to know, Paypal standard is still working in WooCommerce 9.8.3!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sddarkman6194.2y ago
as of woocomerce 6.8.2 paypal standard is still in Woocommerce.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ suvronur4.4y ago
This plugin is working like a charm. thank you very much
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ VooDi444.6y ago
Thank you, it works
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daniel Chase4.6y ago
This plugin is simple and allows me to use PayPal without the new buggy WooCommerce PayPal Payments plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leosa104.6y ago
thank you very much
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BreTweb4.7y ago
2minutes a paramétrer!!!! Simple,facile et limite l’ingérence dans votre page de validation de commande en évitant de vous rajouter des boutons PAYPAL de partout ! Bref on revient au Paypal standard simple qui existe dans woocommerce ! This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by BreTweb.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kyodev4.8y ago
good work, much better than the ugly woocommerce-paypal-payments
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
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
2 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 "Enables the classic PayPal Standard payment method for WooCommerce, which has been disabled by default sinc..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, PayPal.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 137 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("payment gateway", "paypal payment method", "standard paypal method" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 4K+ → 3K+ down after 85 days in tier
- 2026-07-18 6K+ → 4K+ down after 130 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 5K+ → 6K+ up after 439 days in tier
- 2024-12-26 6K+ → 5K+ down after 146 days in tier
- 2024-08-02 7K+ → 6K+ down after 40 days in tier
- 2024-06-23 8K+ → 7K+ down after 115 days in tier
- 2024-02-29 9K+ → 8K+ down after 63 days in tier
- 2023-12-28 8K+ → 9K+ up after 146 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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Payment Gateway of PayPal for WooCommerce 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Buckaroo Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Payment Gateway – 2Checkout for WooCommerce 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
MONEI Payments for WooCommerce 500+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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