Payflex Payment Gateway
by tomlister · eCommerce
The Payflex extension for WooCommerce enables you to accept payments in installments via one of South Africa’s most popular payment gateways.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+94%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “payment gateway” and “woocommerce” 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.
79 health vs 71 average across 9,783 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 40.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,160 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce 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 4 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 33 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
2.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 3.94★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| buy now pay later your tag | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| payment gateway testing | #22 | #24 | up 1 |
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “payment gateway” and “woocommerce” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.8K · 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.
4
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.8.0 · 30 Sep 2026
37
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Xyn3333.2y ago
Just like courier guy, these plugins aren’t being taken seriously , and it seriously affects online stores, client deployments and confidence in offering services that enhance your companies’ wallet. Honestly, get things consistent on releases, these are not tested properly, Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in public\wp-content\plugins\payflex-payment-gateway\partpay.php on line 1279 This topic was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by Xyn333.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ falconstallion7863.3y ago
Once Enabled, Payflex Drops Google Speeds Insights score by 10% . Developer needs to look into this as this would result in traffic to your website. This topic was modified 3 years ago by falconstallion786.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jordz22033.3y ago
Hi, the new version (2.4.7) released this morning at 9am is corrupted it seems. There are no files inside the config folder within the plugin and they are being called by partpay.php which is causing a critical error. Line 278
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tomlister4.7y ago
Buy Now Pay Later
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.8.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-10-04 CVE-2026-103346 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.1 Patched in 2.8.0
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Payflex Payment Gateway <= 2.5.0 - Missing Authorization to Order Status Update ↗
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.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The Payflex extension for WooCommerce enables you to accept payments in installments via one of South Afric..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 316 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "buy now pay later" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Secure Gateway for Authorize.net and WooCommerce by Pledged Plugins 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
SumUp Payment Gateway For WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Yoco Payments 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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