Test Payment Module for Woocommerce
by Sean Barton · eCommerce
Also makes 3 other plugins · 350+ installs across the portfolio →
A payment gateway plugin for Woocommerce to handle test or paymentless transactions. Shows for admin only by default, everyone in WP_DEBUG or using a …
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈360 estimated
Momentum
-4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “payment gateway”, “test gateway” and “woocommerce” 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.
48 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 10.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,155 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.
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4100 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paymentless gateway your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| test gateway 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. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “payment gateway”, “test gateway” and “woocommerce” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 207 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
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 · 100% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; the previous band took 12 months to cross, which places it about 61% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ christer_f7.2y ago
Works perfectly. Just beware that in the current version (1.5) all users will see the test gateway if WP_DEBUG is set to true. (I have added a support question about this)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sammckay11058.0y ago
Great plugin, I just had to make one change so that it would support WooCommerce Subscriptions. Adding $this->supports = array( 'subscriptions', 'products' ); to the plugins _constructor does it, would be nice to see this added permanently?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jules Colle8.2y ago
still works This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by Jules Colle. This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by Jules Colle.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zorbixthemes9.2y ago
Great plugin, may not have been updated but doesn’t need to, still works on WC3.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Erik Molenaar9.7y ago
Finally, a method to test WooCommerce on a live site: – Only visible to logged in admin users – Activates the filter woocommerce_payment_complete_order_status, which only fires on real payment processors like Sisow, Paypal etc. This filter does NOT fire on other testing payment methods like COD, bank/wire transfer etc. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pinman10.3y ago
Straightforward to use and works without any hassle – just what was needed. Nice work Sean!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ erez_lieberman10.5y ago
great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yudhistira Mauris10.5y ago
The plugin is very easy to install and works as it should. I think this plugin deserves to be committed to the core WooCommerce plugin. I was surprised that there was no test payment on WooCommorce. Thank you for the developer who developed this plugin! Mauris
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 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 "A payment gateway plugin for Woocommerce to handle test or paymentless transactions. Shows for admin only b..."
- ! 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.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,030 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "paymentless gateway", "test gateway" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-09 400+ → 300+ down after 374 days in tier
- 2025-05-31 500+ → 400+ down after 183 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 600+ → 500+ down after 206 days in tier
- 2024-05-07 700+ → 600+ down after 164 days in tier
- 2023-11-25 800+ → 700+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2023-10-25 700+ → 800+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2023-10-15 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-13 700+ → 800+ up after 1 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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Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Secure Gateway for Authorize.net and WooCommerce by Pledged Plugins 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
SumUp Payment Gateway For WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Yoco Payments 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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