Ko-fi Button

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ sellington

   7.9y ago

   I used to have a PayPal donate button on my blog, but I switched it to using Ko-fi. The idea of buying me a coffee seems to resonate with my readers and it now really helps fund the blog.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.4.1 Fix PHP error if translations load too early Fix PHP error in instances where the classic widgets had not been saved correctly 1.4.1
2. — Version 1.4.0 Introduced donation button and donation panel blocks Tested with WordPress 7.0 Button classic widget now displays correct settings regardless of whether a description was provided. The default configuration would previou 1.4.0
3. — Version 1.3.10 Tested with WordPress 6.9 Fix HTML title attribute not working for widgets Automatically resize floating button based on button text 1.3.10
4. — Version 1.3.9 Tested with WordPress 6.8 Code quality improvements Fix panel widget alignment issue in some block themes Add option to customize the HTML title attribute for donate buttons 1.3.9
5. — Version 1.3.8 Tested with WordPress 6.7 Meta updates 1.3.8
6. — Version 1.3.7 Fix deprecated function error on PHP 8+ 1.3.7

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.4 Ko-fi Button <= 1.3.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-04-25 CVE-2023-2254 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.3.2 Patched in 1.3.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 6 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-02-18 4K+ → 5K+ up after 6 days in tier
2. 2023-02-12 5K+ → 4K+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2023-02-09 4K+ → 5K+ up

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Ko-fi Button: 5K+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ko-fi-button