Seamless Donations is Sunset

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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.

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8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ gpeery

   3.8y ago

   I have the premium edition. Works well. I had an issue with compatibility with my server, which was resolved by a very detailed narrative outlining the problem and solution. Some earlier customer service communications were also very thorough – clearly my case was being listened to, and resolved.

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2. ★★★★★ hermitC

   5.2y ago

   The plugin does what it says (used it for Stripe donations) but is quite buggy. E.g. returning from the Stripe page after canceling the donation messes up the “donation was canceled” page. CSS customization is also a pain in the a** due to lack of properly classed HTML elements. Lots of jQuery tricks needed to get this done. Why are the developers using the same identifier for multiple HTML elements? Seems like lack of understanding… The de_DE translation (at least) is only halfway done. Tried Loco Translate to fix it but many phrases didn’t show up there. Touching the plugin’s source code or using JS to replace the texts isn’t update-safe. I’ve dropped this plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ Joe777

   5.4y ago

   I’m very happy with the Seamless Donations plugin. I created a website for a nonprofit that is just starting up. Seamless Donations is perfect for this project. It worked flawlessly out-of-the-box, and the free feature set is incredible. Integration with STRIPE was easy. I also appreciate the many video tutorials that the author of the plugin has created. They have been very helpful. Thanks for a great plugin!

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4. ★★★★★ kpmaynard

   5.4y ago

   I was totally blown away by the out-of-the-box capability of this plugin. Once installing and activating, you just type [seamless-donations] shortcode on a blank page and you immediately have a default donations form. There are many custom options available as well. The developer has provided a handful of useful add-ons that are the most reasonably priced in the industry. I ran into some unexpected challenges in setting up my Stripe account. The developer worked tirelessly with me to figure out what was wrong with my system since he had never seen the problem before. He ultimately checked out my installation and voila!!! It worked. I cannot say enough about this plugin. Have you checked out the competition? I think we need donations to pay for them. Seamless Donations ensures that even the smallest non-profits can afford to set up a donations page. Churches and clubs now have a way to collect funds and donations very easily. I love the funds feature. Donors can donate to a variety of funds set up by the organisation. There is a backend report that shows the total donations received for each fund. Thank you very much and I hope everyone buys EVERY add-on you have for sale and I wish you all the best.

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5. ★★★★★ wceven

   5.5y ago

   I have installed this plugin on four or five of my sites and have purchased the Giving Level Manager upgrade for a few of them. I ran into an issue in one installation that required me to contact David for some assistance. He responded to my initial inquiry within a day and spent the next five days going back and forth with me via email until the problem was solved. I can’t tell you how rare it is to get this level of support, especially for a plugin that is free to install. I highly recommend this plugin. It works beautifully and in the rare event it doesn’t, the support is excellent.

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6. ★★★★★ koenvdz

   5.9y ago

   I was looking for a donation plugin for a website where local guides can receive tips for their free virtual tours in these times of the pandemic. The plugin has some excellent options and the one I liked the most was the definition of funds. People can donate and decide which fund they are donating for. Just what I needed. The installation went smooth but the plugin didn’t work, I opened a ticket and got a reply from David right away. The support was relentless and although it took a while for everything to work as it was supposed to be, I was guided to the entire process until everything worked.

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7. ★★★★★ cdnassociation

   5.9y ago

   This is a very effective plugin, dead-easy to set up, and looks great when you style it a bit to match your theme. Although I had an issue, it was because of a Donor’s old browser version. The Developer was on it, helping me to figure out the problem–and help my Donor! He went way beyond his scope and was happy to help. It takes a lot to come to this sentiment, but I LOVE this developer. We need to clone him about 100 million times.

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8. ★★★★★ goyastudiosuk

   6.2y ago

   Fixed multiple issues for me. Went in depth and a great line of communication. Love the plugin too. Thanks David.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.3.0 IMPORTANT: This plugin is no longer actively maintained or supported. We recommend migrating to GiveWP instead. 5.3.0
2. — Version 5.2.7 Added a new log status message for when an email was successful. 5.2.7
3. — Version 5.2.6 Increased the header label size for all admin area sections Added repeating field indicator to Donations list view Bug fixes 5.2.6
4. — Version 5.2.5 Added reconcilliation audit debug mode 5.2.5
5. — Version 5.2.4 Added new form type textarea to forms engine. 5.2.4
6. — Version 5.2.3 Minor fixes to hooks and filters. 5.2.3

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.3). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.8 Seamless Donations: A Platform for Global Fundraising and Rebuilding using Stripe and PayPal <= 5.1.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Chage ↗
   2022-05-26 CVE-2022-1610 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 5.1.7 Patched in 5.1.8
2. Patched High · 7.2 Seamless Donations: A Platform for Global Fundraising and Rebuilding using Stripe and PayPal <= 5.1.12 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-05-24 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.1.12 Patched in 5.1.13

Translated into 58 languages, 6 at 90% or more

Plus 34 more locales with partial translations.

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-10-24 3K+ → 2K+ down after 313 days in tier
2. 2024-12-15 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2024-12-13 3K+ → 4K+ up after 4 days in tier
4. 2024-12-09 4K+ → 3K+ down after 168 days in tier
5. 2024-06-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 130 days in tier
6. 2024-02-15 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
7. 2024-02-13 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2024-02-11 6K+ → 5K+ down after 250 days in tier

Competes with

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Seamless Donations is Sunset: 2K+ active installs, 4.1★ (70 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/seamless-donations