PayPal Currency Converter BASIC for WooCommerce
by Henry Krupp · Payments
Convert any given WooCommerce shop currency to allowed PayPal currencies for PayPal's Payment Gateway within WooCommerce on checkout.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: “currency conversion”, “exchange rate” and “handling fee” 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.
52 health vs 68 average across 1,690 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 26.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25, well behind 7.1.
Details
- Version
- 3.3.1 Basic
- Last updated
- 6.5y ago
- Added
- 2013-12-17 · 12 yrs old
- Requires WP
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- 5.4.25
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
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 2355 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 7.1
4.0★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2355 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| currency conversion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| exchange rate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| handling fee your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paypal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “currency conversion”, “exchange rate” and “handling fee” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 167 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 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 24 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ harry murtie6.4y ago
well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ flyflyshi8.1y ago
It presented a notice on the checkout page: Notice: WC_Cart->taxes is deprecated since version 3.2! Use getters (WC_Cart::get_cart_contents_taxes()) and setters (WC_Cart::set_cart_contents_taxes()) instead. in /www/wwwroot/fineprovisions/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3853
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sme9.0y ago
It doesn’t work. The currency is not converted. It just passes the amount (no matter of which currency it is) to Paypal which is obviously inaccurate.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pipetko10.0y ago
Unlocks Paypal, bot STILL DOES NOT CONVERT CURNCY RATE! If someone by an item for 8 BGN in paypal checkout is 8 EUR OR USD ( i decided to change the curency of paypal if there is any affect.. But still no 🙁 )
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dubok10.2y ago
not working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ milosholaya11.1y ago
A simple little converter that works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bevhl11.1y ago
This plugin used to work previously on my website, but no longer does. When I try to activate the Paypal payment gateway I can’t, as it states that Paypal does not support my store currency of Rands. Have even paid someone to try troubleshoot this, but still does not work. Please urgently advise?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ claudyaguerr11.9y ago
I was not shure to use this plugin. But, after install & setup like the tutorial, it´s works like a charm!!!! I´m thinking on to buy the full version of it, cause it´s amazing. Now, i´m selling both: Brazilian Real and US dollar. Thanks a lot Henry!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.3.1 Basic). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.3 PayPal Currency Converter BASIC for WooCommerce <= 1.3 - Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read ↗2015-06-10 CVE-2015-5065 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 1.3 Patched in 1.4
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Convert any given WooCommerce shop currency to allowed PayPal currencies for PayPal's Payment Gateway withi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 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, PayPal.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 466 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "currency conversion", "handling fee" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-25 500+ → 400+ down after 129 days in tier
- 2025-10-19 600+ → 500+ down after 161 days in tier
- 2025-05-11 700+ → 600+ down after 149 days in tier
- 2024-12-13 800+ → 700+ down after 142 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 900+ → 800+ down after 88 days in tier
- 2024-04-27 1K+ → 900+ down after 671 days in tier
- 2022-06-26 2K+ → 1K+ down after 523 days in tier
- 2021-01-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 502 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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WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Donations via PayPal 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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