TK Paybill and Till Checkout for M-Pesa
by Tonie Kiguta · Payments
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
WooCommerce payment gateway for MPesa payments via Safaricom's Daraja API. Supports Paybill, Buy Goods Till, and the WooCommerce Checkout Block.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+22%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “kenya”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
83 health vs 68 average across 1,876 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.8%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 296 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,145 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.
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 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, 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: 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.
54
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
57%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paybill | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| mpesa your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| safaricom your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| safaricom mpesa | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| m pesa | #4 | #7 | up 2 |
| mpesa kenya | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| kenya your tag | #11 | #12 | up 2 |
| payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 7 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 “kenya”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “payment” 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 “paybill”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 24 Sep 2026 · 46 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 130 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
Install history since 23 Sep 2026
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 5 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WooCommerce payment gateway for MPesa payments via Safaricom's Daraja API. Supports Paybill, Buy Goods Till..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 8 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,178 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Kenya" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Finachub Mobile Money Checkout for WooCommerce (M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN) 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 7 shared searches B -
AlkaPay Payment Gateway with M-Pesa for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 7 shared searches -
Paynecta Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 6 shared searches B -
Marupurupu Checkout for M-Pesa — installs · 3.6★ · 6 shared searches -
OzuPay Payment Gateway for M-Pesa — installs · 3.6★ · 6 shared searches -
M-Pesa(Kenya) Checkout for Woocommerce 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 5 shared searches B
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