Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce
by Scott Paterson · Payments
Also makes 12 other plugins · 40.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Accept PayPal Standard, PayPal Commerce, and Stripe for WooCommerce, with a built-in subscription module.
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Health
A 88/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.8K estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “stripe”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
88 health vs 68 average across 1,691 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 41.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,043 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 9 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 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| standard | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| paypal standard | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| accept | #4 | #12 | 0 |
| paypal your tag | #9 | #16 | up 5 |
| standard paypal method | #4 | #12 | 0 |
| stripe your tag | #16 | #22 | up 8 |
| subscriptions your tag | #16 | #22 | up 7 |
| woocommerce paypal | #7 | #16 | 0 |
| paypal for woocommerce | #7 | #15 | 0 |
| gateway paypal | #7 | #11 | down 1 |
| paypal gateway | #7 | #11 | down 1 |
| paypal subscriptions | #8 | #15 | 0 |
| subscription | #21 | #23 | up 3 |
| paypal pro | #9 | #19 | down 2 |
| no paypal | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| wordpress paypal | #11 | #19 | up 8 |
| woocommerce stripe | #13 | #23 | up 5 |
| paypal payment method | #13 | #16 | up 2 |
| stripe gateway | #13 | #21 | up 7 |
| stripe for wordpress | #15 | #22 | down 1 |
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
105 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 75 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “stripe”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “subscriptions”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “payment gateway” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “paypal standard” and “standard”. #3 and #3 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.3K · 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.
9
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v4.1.2 · 29 Oct 2026
13
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ coroleu6mo ago
Works great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PigeonLady11mo ago
There was an issue and they resolved immediately. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DodoDog11mo ago
Thanks so much for this plug-in, needed it when WooCommerce decided to stop with PayPal Standard. Plugin works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ magefix1.2y ago
Simple plugin to restore PayPal standard, very happy!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Scott Paterson1.4y ago
The new version of this plugin works correctly on WooCommerce.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paracelso is alive2.8y ago
Still fighting. This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Paracelso is alive. This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Paracelso is alive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sddarkman6194.2y ago
I saw this and checked, paypal standard is still in woocommerce as of the current version 6.8.2. However their new plugin I heard is garbage and if they take out standard I’ll check this plugin out.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jose Mortellaro4.7y ago
I’m the author but also a user of this plugin. This is a very simple and light plugin to restore PayPal Standard as a payment method. I love it 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.1.0 12/16/25 New – Added full WooCommerce Blocks support for block-based checkout New – Added PayPal Standard Diagnostics to WooCommerce System Status page Enhancement – Updated payment method display to show PayPal logo onl 3.1.0
- — Version 3.0.1 9/22/25 Fix – Fixed PHP deprecated warning that occurred with PHP 8.2+. 3.0.1
- — Version 3.0 4/30/25 New – This plugin now has built in PayPal Standard Code! This is very useful, as it seems likely that WooCommerce may eventually remove PayPal Standard from its core code in a future release. 3.0
- — Version 1.0.6 Tested: WooCommerce WordPress 6.7 Removed: Email to admin 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 Tested: WooCommerce 9.4.0-beta 1.0.5
- — Version 1.0.4 Fix: plugin not working with WooCommece v. 9.1.4 1.0.4
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.1.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Restore PayPal Standard for WooCommerce < 3.1.1 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass ↗2026-08-05 CVE-2026-17016 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security Affects < 3.1.1 Patched in 3.1.1
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Restore PayPal Standard for WooCommerce <= 3.1.2 - Unauthenticated Payment Verification Bypass ↗2026-08-05 CVE-2026-17012 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security Affects <= 3.1.2 Patched in 4.0.0
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Accept PayPal Standard, PayPal Commerce, and Stripe for WooCommerce, with a built-in subscription module."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "built for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Stripe, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,279 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "payment gateway" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 138 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 4K+ → 3K+ down after 165 days in tier
- 2025-12-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2025-11-26 4K+ → 5K+ up after 256 days in tier
- 2025-03-15 3K+ → 4K+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2024-12-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2024-08-11 3K+ → 4K+ up after 490 days in tier
- 2023-04-09 2K+ → 3K+ up after 28 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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Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Payment Gateway of PayPal for WooCommerce 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Memberful – Membership Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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