Payment Gateways by User Roles for WooCommerce
by Dhruvin · eCommerce
Also makes 4 other plugins · 13.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Set user roles to include/exclude for WooCommerce payment gateways to show up.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.8K estimated
Momentum
+19%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “payment gateway” and “user role” for “gateways” and “payment gateways”. “payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “gateways” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user role” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “payment gateways” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 71 average across 9,844 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.2%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 32.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,178 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 1 release 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 64 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 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: 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| role based gateways your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| gateways | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| payment methods by user role | #2 | #7 | down 1 |
| role based checkout your tag | #8 | #17 | down 2 |
| payment gateways | #10 | #18 | down 4 |
| user roles | #10 | #22 | down 3 |
| roles | #12 | #18 | down 3 |
| user role your tag | #13 | #21 | down 1 |
| payment gateway your tag | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| user roles create | #13 | #23 | down 1 |
| role based | #16 | #19 | down 1 |
| custom user roles | #17 | #23 | down 3 |
| role | #17 | #21 | down 4 |
| role based shipping | #18 | #20 | down 2 |
| by role | #19 | #22 | 0 |
| custom roles | #21 | #22 | down 3 |
| wordpress user roles | #23 | #23 | down 2 |
| woocommerce role based shipping | #22 | #23 | up 1 |
| woocommerce payment gateway | #23 | #21 | 0 |
| default payment gateway for woocommerce | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
46 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 23 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “payment gateway” and “user role” for “gateways” and “payment gateways”. “payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “gateways” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user role” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “payment gateways” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “user role”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2K · 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
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.4.0 · 21 May 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and the previous band took 4.1 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 6 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ayojan Nagar IT Dept10mo ago
Super useful for managing payment gateways based on user roles. Easy to set included/excluded roles, supports custom roles, and saved me tons of time. Works like a charm — no issues and exactly what we needed for our store
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vinniie5.4y ago
Was searching for a plugin that’ll avoid some coding. This one did the job perfectly fine ! 😀
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marce77o7.0y ago
I can now use woocommerce as an all-in-one invoicing facility. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WebbyMom7.0y ago
All I needed was some way to make sure logged in users (just our admin staff) could take COD payments while Guest users (the general public) could only use credit cards for online payments. This plugin does that very simply, it’s working perfectly, and I couldn’t be happier!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.0 Fixed an issue related to string translation causing fatal errors. Tested up to WC 9.8 1.4.0
- — Version 1.3.0 HPOS Compatibility added PHP 8.2 Compatibility added 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.5 WC Tested upto 7.6 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.4 Fixed an issue where some times the gateway array would be set to empty string. WC tested up to: 5.8 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.3 Dev – Made the code PHPCS compliant. WC Tested upto 4.4 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.2 WC tested up to: 4.0. 1.2.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 7 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Set user roles to include/exclude for WooCommerce payment gateways to show up."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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, Stripe, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,435 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "role based checkout", "role based gateways" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1492 days in tier
- 2022-09-29 2K+ → 3K+ up after 524 days in tier
- 2021-04-23 1K+ → 2K+ up after 302 days in tier
- 2020-06-25 600+ → 1K+ up after 165 days in tier
- 2020-01-12 500+ → 600+ up
Competes with
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