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HandyPlugins PaddlePress – Paddle Integration for WordPress

by handyplugins · Membership

Also makes 8 other plugins · 11.6K+ installs across the portfolio →

Easily accept credit card payments on your WordPress site with Paddle

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
87 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 84/100
Support 70/100

87 health vs 69 average across 179 Membership plugins

Directory ranking optimization

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How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

91 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 62/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-06 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+110% vs prior 30d
2Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

244

now · peak 292

24430d downloads · Aug 26

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

HandyPlugins PaddleP · #18328 you WooPayments: Integra · #75 WooCommerce Tax (for · #115 Ultimate Member · #266

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.

3.5Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

3

releases in the last 12 months

4mo ago

latest release · v2.5.2

23

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.5.2 · 4mo ago2.5.1 · 9mo ago2.5 · 11mo ago2.4.1 · 1.4y ago2.4 · 1.8y ago2.3.3 · 2.0y ago2.3.2 · 2.1y ago2.3.1 · 2.2y ago2.3 · 2.3y ago2.1.3 · 2.5y ago2.1.2 · 2.5y ago2.1.1 · 2.6y ago2.1 · 2.8y ago2.0.1 · 2.9y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v2.5 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
70–80 ≈77

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,384 observations

70Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Details

Version
2.5.3
Last updated
13d ago
Added
2020-12-24 · 5 yrs old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.2.5

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. honestlydesign
    5mo ago

    I ran into a pretty tricky issue with license activation that turned out to be caused by malformed JSON responses (due to debug notices on my side). Mustafa jumped in, quickly identified the root cause, and guided me straight to the fix. What I really appreciate is that he didn’t just give generic answers — he actually understood the problem deeply and helped debug it properly. Super responsive, super technical, and genuinely helpful. PaddlePress Pro itself is already a great plugin, but this level of support makes it a no-brainer. Highly recommended 👍

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  2. amitperi
    7mo ago

    Works exactly as advertised, in a very easy way. This topic was modified 5 months, 3 weeks ago by amitperi.

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  3. mooberrydreams
    1.7y ago

    This plugin has made it easy for me to switch to Paddle as my payment processor. I was very relieved to have found it, after digging through Paddle’s documentation and seeing what it would take to integrate with my site. I have reached out to the dev twice with questions/requests and both times, my issue was resolved the same day. Just an all around good experience using this plugin!

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  4. Vedad Siljak
    1.8y ago

    PaddlePress Pro works like a charm. It integrates seamlessly with Paddle, has a great documentation and includes a ton of features that will make your life a lot easier. And on top of that, the customer support is absolutely fantastic. I contacted the developer with a very specific issue unique to my business and got a custom solution within an hour. That rarely happens these days and just shows how much care is being put into helping customers. Highly recommended!

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  5. Naeem Noor
    2.1y ago

    It integrates seamlessly with Paddle, making it much easier to sell themes, plugins, and manage subscriptions. The plugin is user-friendly, with thorough documentation that has made setup and use a breeze. I’m using it in my WordPress theme shop. The developer is also great—quick to respond and very helpful whenever I’ve had questions. If you’re looking for a straightforward way to handle payments and subscriptions on your WordPress site, this plugin is definitely worth considering. 5/5. Recommended.

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  6. niyaznavaz
    2.2y ago

    PaddlePress is a game-changer for seamless Paddle integration in WordPress. It’s incredibly easy to set up, and the developer’s exceptional support made my experience with this plugin exceptional. Highly recommended!

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  7. Matej
    2.2y ago

    I’m using this plugin on my website and I can tell you that plugin works exactly as intended and it’s simple to configure and set up. Updates are also frequent and does not break things. Also, support is the best and the most responsive that I have ever come across in any plugin that I’m using or I have used. Developer will help you set up the plugin and explain how things works, even if he don’t need to. He is very responsive on emails, so that’s a very big plus – especially when the plugin like this one should work all the time. Anyway, if you are looking for such plugin, I recommend it a lot!

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  8. aicoosoft
    4.8y ago

    Does this plugin support Woocommerce?

    Read on wp.org ↗

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

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

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Dutch 60%
Turkish 56%
French (France) 14%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-06-03 60+ → 70+ up after 4 days in tier
  2. 2026-05-30 70+ → 60+ down after 5 days in tier
  3. 2026-05-25 80+ → 70+ down after 6 days in tier
  4. 2026-05-19 70+ → 80+ up after 17 days in tier
  5. 2026-05-02 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in tier
  6. 2026-04-30 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2026-04-29 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
  8. 2026-04-28 70+ → 80+ up after 4 days in tier

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HandyPlugins PaddlePress – Paddle Integration for WordPress: 70+ active installs, 5.0★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/handyplugins-paddlepress