Payment Page – Stripe Payment Forms for Donations, Subscriptions & Recurring Payments
by Brandon Ernst · Payments
Also makes 7 other plugins · 10.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Accept Stripe payments on WordPress without WooCommerce. One-time and recurring forms, 26 form templates, Elementor, and PayPal one-time checkout.
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Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+28%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “donation form” for “stripe payment”. “donation form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stripe payment” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
91 health vs 68 average across 1,690 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 22.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,042 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 11 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 26 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 22 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.4★ 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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
27%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| payment page | #11 | #15 | down 1 |
| recurring payments your tag | #22 | #19 | down 3 |
| stripe payment | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| recurring payment | #18 | #18 | 0 |
| fee donation woocommerce | #18 | #14 | 0 |
| recurring donation | #22 | #15 | down 5 |
| recurring donations | #24 | #18 | down 6 |
| donation form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| stripe your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| subscriptions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
34 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 27 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “donation form” for “stripe payment”. “donation form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stripe payment” sits at #24 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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.
11
releases in the last 12 months
26d ago
latest release · v1.6.1 · 8 Oct 2026
53
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Mar 2021
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.6.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Payment Page | Payment Form for Stripe <= 1.4.6 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'pricing_plan_select_text_font_family' Parameter ↗2026-02-13 CVE-2026-0751 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.6 Patched in 1.4.7
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 11 languages, 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 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Accept Stripe payments on WordPress without WooCommerce. One-time and recurring forms, 26 form templates, E..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 16 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, Elementor, Stripe, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,796 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Recurring payments" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-27 300+ → 200+ down after 318 days in tier
- 2025-03-15 200+ → 300+ up after 163 days in tier
- 2024-10-03 300+ → 200+ down after 324 days in tier
- 2023-11-14 200+ → 300+ up after 233 days in tier
- 2023-03-26 100+ → 200+ up after 173 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 20+ → 100+ up
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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Memberful – Membership Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Subscriptions for WooCommerce with Stripe Recurring Payments 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
AidWP – Donation & Payment Forms (Stripe Powered) 800+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
CashFlow Subscriptions 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Subscriptions & Recurring Payments for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Subscription Manager for Stripe — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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