M-Pesa(Kenya) Checkout for Woocommerce
by demkitech · eCommerce
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin enables the customer to have an option of paying for goods using M-PESA mobile money service from a Wordpress site that has WooCommerce plu …
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Health
B 77/100
Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈980 estimated
Momentum
-12%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “mobile” for “mobile money”. “mobile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mobile money” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
77 health vs 71 average across 9,823 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 32.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,166 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 246 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ 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.
27
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kenya | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| m pesa your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| mpesa kenya | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| mpesa your tag | #4 | #2 | down 1 |
| mobile money | #17 | #15 | down 3 |
| mobile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| money your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “mobile” for “mobile money”. “mobile” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mobile money” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 573 · 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
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 · 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 35 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 19 Sep 2020
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The plugin enables the customer to have an option of paying for goods using M-PESA mobile money service fro..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,962 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "MPESA" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-29 1K+ → 900+ down
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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Payment Gateway for M-PESA Open API on WooCommerce 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
IntaSend Payment 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C -
Finachub Mobile Money Checkout for WooCommerce (M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN) 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Snap Finance 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
IntaSend Pay Button 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
QR Code Payment with USSD Mobile Banking Payment 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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