Modena Payment Gateway
by René Oruman · Payments
Modena is a full checkout solution for all of your e-commerce needs. We cover all popular payment methods. Modena can help you get started with everyt …
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈200 estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “online payment” and “payment” for “financing” and “split payments”. “online payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “financing” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “split payments” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 68 average across 1,680 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 6.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,042 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Payments 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 10 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 186 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
27
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 15d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 15d
-1.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| financing | #15 | #11 | down 4 |
| split payments | #24 | #22 | — |
| online payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “online payment” and “payment” for “financing” and “split payments”. “online payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “financing” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “split payments” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 19 Nov 2022 · 1,442 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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.
10
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v4.3.2 · 28 Apr 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 200.
Install history since 18 Nov 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ digielu3.6y ago
You should definitely try this payment method on your website!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stenuuesoo3.8y ago
Modena on hästi toiminud. Kliendid on saanud oma ostud tehtud kiiresti ning arved on välja saadetud õigeaegselt. Makselahenduse seadistamine oli väga lihtne. This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by stenuuesoo. This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by stenuuesoo.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Modena is a full checkout solution for all of your e-commerce needs. We cover all popular payment methods...."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,223 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("online payment", "payment gateway", "payment_gateway", "woocommerce" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-28 100+ → 200+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 200+ → 100+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 100+ → 200+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 200+ → 100+ down after 64 days in tier
- 2026-07-13 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 200+ → 100+ down after 51 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 100+ → 200+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 200+ → 100+ down after 151 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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WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
افزونه پرداخت امن زرینپال برای ووکامرس (ZarinPal for WooCommerce) 60K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
PayU GPO Payment for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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