NOWPayments for WooCommerce – Crypto Payment Gateway
by CoderPress · Payments
Also makes 9 other plugins · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 300+ cryptocurrencies in WooCommerce using the official NOWPayments crypto payment gateway.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.8K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 70/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
86 health vs 68 average across 1,685 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.7%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 52.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,043 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 6 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 69 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 16 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nowpayments | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| woocommerce crypto your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| crypto pro | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| crypto payment | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| crypto payment gateway | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| atom payment gateway | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ethereum your tag | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| monero | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| crypto checkout your tag | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| crypto | #4 | #5 | up 1 |
| woocommerce ethereum | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| crypto payments | #4 | #5 | up 1 |
| bitcoin payment gateway your tag | #6 | #6 | up 1 |
| stablecoin | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| accept crypto payments | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| woocommerce crypto gateway | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| cryptocurrency payments your tag | #8 | #8 | 0 |
| solana | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| crypto gateway | #3 | #2 | up 1 |
| erc20 | #5 | #3 | 0 |
117 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 74 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “crypto payments”, “stablecoin” and “accept crypto payments” (#4, #4 and #5 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.7K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
6
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.4.1 · 25 Aug 2026
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% 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 17 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 15 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ haitv275mo ago
Good service support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ techireg6mo ago
Good gateway, but aggressive non-dismissible YooAnalytics ads in product editor!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bh9624016mo ago
Scammers — be careful. They’re charging more than 30% not as stated 0.5% in fee! I sent 30 USDT and only got 19.12 USDT. That’s way too high — better use another crypto payment service. makes no sense. It’s like I somehow owe them money just to receive funds. This topic was modified 2 months, 4 weeks ago by bh962401.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robelo22.1y ago
“Deprecated: Optional parameter $is_live declared before required parameter $api_key is implicitly treated as a required parameter in E:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\nowpayments-for-woocommerce\includes\class-api.php on line 42” Edit: plugin works perfectly now This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by robelo2. This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by robelo2. This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by robelo2.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ discountswtf2.4y ago
Extremely wonderful Plugin, Crypto icons on every products is awesome. Plugin is very smooth allows every Crypto transactions securely and smoothly. Excellent Customer Support ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7 Stars for Codepress.co
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alf19852.9y ago
BTC payments only work at around €39.00, which is far too high for stores that also offer items for €5-10 Many other currencies only work from 4.30€ everything below this price you get an error message in the checkout of the NowPayment page. I don’t quite understand the fees, according to the website 1% for an amount of 1,00€ with LTC you get 0,62€ which is more than 1% deduction for this payment. Otherwise the plugin works very well, there is a large selection of currencies.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ avswitch0012.9y ago
不是nowpayments官方的插件，这是不怀好意的个人仿冒的，界面和官方插件一样，这个仿制的插件额外扣费极高，我已0.5usdt测试，最终仅到账0.16680312 USDT。 Amount sent0.49988114 USDT / received 0.16680312 USDT 请到官方网站下载正版插件nowpayments.io，安装后会显示作者：nowpayments.io
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hadimargo3.1y ago
hi guys.this is one of useful plugin you can use for pay with crypto. easy to use, without authentication and fast.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.0 NEW ✨ – Introducing all new Dashboard to view crypto orders stats. 1.4.0
- — Version 1.3.0 Updated SDK to latest version. UI improvements. 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.9 IMPROVEMENT – Enhanced Security. IMPROVEMENT – Code Optimization. 1.2.9
- — Version 1.2.8 Updated SDK to latest version. 1.2.8
- — Version 1.2.7 Removed Pro screenshots. 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 Added Pro screenshots. 1.2.6
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.4.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.4 Patched in 1.0.5
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
7 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 "Accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 300+ cryptocurrencies in WooCommerce using the official NOWPayments crypto pa..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gemini.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,131 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "bitcoin payment gateway" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-16 4K+ → 3K+ down after 128 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 3K+ → 4K+ up after 288 days in tier
- 2025-08-26 2K+ → 3K+ up after 171 days in tier
- 2025-03-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 369 days in tier
- 2024-03-04 900+ → 1K+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2024-01-10 800+ → 900+ up after 56 days in tier
- 2023-11-15 700+ → 800+ up after 133 days in tier
- 2023-07-05 600+ → 700+ up after 67 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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MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
ABC Crypto Checkout 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Crypto Price Widgets – CryptoWP 500+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Cryptocurrency Donation Box – Bitcoin & Crypto Donations 500+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C
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