PayPal Payment for WooCommerce
by palmoduledev · Payments
Also makes 3 other plugins · 240+ installs across the portfolio →
Add PayPal payment options to your WordPress / WooCommerce website. Official PayPal Partner. Official PayPal Partner.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈58 estimated
Momentum
+23%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “braintree”, “express checkout” and “payment” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 68 average across 1,691 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 10.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1793 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1793 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 12d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 12d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paypal payflow pro for woocommerce | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| braintree your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| express checkout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paypal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “braintree”, “express checkout” and “payment” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 120 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 3 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
8 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add PayPal payment options to your WordPress / WooCommerce website. Official PayPal Partner. Official PayPa..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "use this", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, PayPal, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,190 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 60+ → 50+ down
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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PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly Braintree) for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Payment Button for PayPal 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Express Checkout (Fast Payments via PayPal & Stripe) 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
CP Contact Form with PayPal 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Checkout for PayPal 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for PayPal Payment for WooCommerce into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/palmodule-paypal-payment-for-woocoomerce" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="PayPal Payment for WooCommerce — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> PayPal Payment for WooCommerce: 50+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/palmodule-paypal-payment-for-woocoomerce
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