Online Payments with iK Pay Gateway
by iKhokha · eCommerce
Accept Secure Credit and Debit Card Payments on Your WooCommerce Site
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-10-15. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
-25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “online payment”, “online shop” and “debit card” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9, #18 and #19 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
85 health vs 71 average across 9,768 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 22.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,155 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 12 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
30%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ikhokha your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| online payments | #11 | #21 | up 1 |
| online payment | #9 | #20 | up 1 |
| debit card | #19 | #22 | up 5 |
| online payment gateway | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| online shop | #18 | #20 | 0 |
| online payment gateway plugin | #11 | #17 | 0 |
| partial payment | #20 | #21 | up 4 |
| instant payment | #21 | #23 | down 1 |
| online payments gateway | #12 | #19 | up 6 |
| payment gateway mastercard | #11 | #13 | down 1 |
| pci | #21 | #19 | up 2 |
| refund | #22 | #23 | down 2 |
| 3d secure | #23 | #18 | 0 |
| refunds | #24 | #22 | down 3 |
| payment online | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| online payment plugin | #18 | #22 | 0 |
| credit card payment with merchant one | #17 | #21 | up 2 |
| easy payment gateway | #18 | #23 | up 2 |
| secure online payments | #21 | #20 | down 1 |
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
61 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 39 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
- Add “online payment”, “online shop” and “debit card” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9, #18 and #19 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
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
12d ago
latest release · v3.0.4 · 20 Oct 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% 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 2.6 years 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ KayleeJansenvanrensburg4.1y ago
The iKhokha payment gateway is definitely one of the best in SA. The checkout process is user friendly and designed to feel secure unlike many others. Well Done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ michaelrobert4.7y ago
This is a great WooCommerce Plugin as a payment gateway in South Africa. This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by michaelrobert.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ saphrite4.7y ago
I’ve been using the Ikhokha plugin since it’s launch and so far I am extremely happy with how it works on my 9+ year old online shop! Customer care and support have been exceptional.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chris247474.9y ago
I run an online store selling Heatywheaty wheat bags and I use the iKhoka plugin with Woocommerce. I have had no problems at all from setup to updates. I highly recommend this to any online business owner or website dev.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.0.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-10-23 CVE-2026-103306 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security Affects <= 3.0.3 Patched in 3.0.4
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.
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 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Accept Secure Credit and Debit Card Payments on Your WooCommerce Site"
- ! 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.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,193 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-12 900+ → 1K+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2024-01-12 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-11 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-01-09 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-01-07 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-01-05 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-04 900+ → 800+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2023-12-22 800+ → 900+ up after 57 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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PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
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SumUp Payment Gateway For WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Yoco Payments 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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