Pay by paynow.pl
by mElements · Payments
paynow is a secure online payment by bank transfers, BLIK and card.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
7K+
≈7.2K estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “payment”, “payment gateway” and “woocommerce” for “pay by bank”, “blik” and “pay”. “payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pay by bank” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “blik” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pay” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 68 average across 1,681 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.8%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 102.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,044 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 2 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 33 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paynow your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| pay by bank | #6 | #12 | down 1 |
| blik | #10 | #14 | 0 |
| pay | #19 | #19 | up 1 |
| pay by card | #8 | #18 | down 1 |
| bank transfer | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| pay with card | #14 | #18 | down 1 |
| payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| płatności your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “payment”, “payment gateway” and “woocommerce” for “pay by bank”, “blik” and “pay”. “payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pay by bank” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “blik” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pay” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.5.12 · 29 Sep 2026
62
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 13 months to cross, so the real count is still just over 7K.
At the current install trend, crossing 8K+ in roughly 131 days.
Install history since 18 Jan 2022
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.5.11 Fixed: Payment methods not appearing in WooCommerce 10.X Settings -> Payments Fixed: Severe performance issues and high server load in WooCommerce 9.X admin panel Improved: Full Site Editing and WooCommerce Blocks compat 2.5.11
- — Version 2.5.10 Purchasing process improvements and fixes 2.5.10
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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.
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
1 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 "paynow is a secure online payment by bank transfers, BLIK and card."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 341 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("payment gateway", "Płatności", "woocommerce" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-28 6K+ → 7K+ up after 381 days in tier
- 2025-08-12 5K+ → 6K+ up after 384 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-21 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-20 5K+ → 4K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-07-17 4K+ → 5K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2024-07-09 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 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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PayU GPO Payment for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.3★ · 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 -
PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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