Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce

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1. ★★★★★ danno57

   3mo ago

   The latest update caused pending payments to show. Customer payments went through but pending on admin for intermittent orders. Changed the payment plugin to a different one and it fixed the problem. So the issue was with this plugin.

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2. ★★★★★ gralexey

   3mo ago

   Very useful, thanks for supporting paypal

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3. ★★★★★ friendwp

   5mo ago

   I had an issue with Apple Pay and Google Pay not rendering correctly in the mini cart on some pages. The support team responded quickly and provided a fix in the next plugin version. After updating, everything works perfectly. Very satisfied with the support and responsiveness. Thank you!

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4. ★★★★★ kevinoc

   6mo ago

   The plugin is amazing but it lacks Auto complete option. When a payment is successful, it marks it as processing. There should be option to mark it as complete. A lot of woo commerce payment plugins has this feature. Review increased to 5 stars after the team responded and added the Auto complete features within 24 hrs in version 9.0.57. This topic was modified 4 months, 2 weeks ago by kevinoc.

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5. ★★★★★ itmonitor

   6mo ago

   The plugin works very well, seamlessly in an online store I tested. The Customer Support is very good, resolved a configuration issue quickly. Thank you Jignesh.

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6. ★★★★★ mcdeth

   9mo ago

   One of few plugins we use in our shops, highly recommended. Lot better than Stripe WooPayments or PayPal plugin and the support is great

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7. ★★★★★ rageaga1nst

   10mo ago

   We had an issue with Express Checkout not pulling customer addresses from wallet and EasyPayment team applied fixes on the fly just for us which are now factored into future updates. We really appreciate you.

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8. ★★★★★ bahupro

   11mo ago

   Hello, thanks for quick support and adding me on discord to resolve my problem, great support once again subscriptions auto recurring now are back great.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-08-26 Version 9.2.7 Improved – Shoppers who tick “Create an account” on the block checkout now get their account whichever way they pay. The choice is read at the moment of purchase and travels with card payments, the PayPal buttons, Google 9.2.7
2. 2026-08-24 Version 9.2.6 Improved – Card payments sail through for shoppers who sign in or create an account part-way through checkout. The security credentials the checkout submits are renewed the moment the shopper signs in, so the card is pro 9.2.6
3. 2026-08-19 Version 9.2.5.2 Fixed – Apple Pay now works for stores whose name contains a symbol such as ™, ® or ©. Apple refuses to verify a merchant whose display name carries these characters, so the Apple Pay button failed the moment it was clic 9.2.5.2
4. 2026-08-04 Version 9.2.5 Added – Full support for WooCommerce Pre-Orders sold with “charge upon release”. Your customer approves the purchase in PayPal at pre-order time and their payment method is securely saved rather than charged; the order i 9.2.5
5. 2026-07-31 Version 9.2.4 Improved – Your customers now see straight away why a card was declined. On the block-based checkout the reason appears the moment the payment is refused, so a shopper can correct their details or reach for another card 9.2.4
6. 2026-07-30 Version 9.2.3 Fixed – Your PayPal API credentials are no longer written to the server output. The plugin previously switched on cURL’s diagnostic mode for every PayPal API call, which printed the whole HTTP conversation — including th 9.2.3

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 7.3 Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce < 9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass ↗
   2026-08-14 CVE-2026-16621 Missing Authorization Affects < 9.2.1 Patched in 9.2.1
2. Medium · 5.3 Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce <= 9.1.4 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-07-22 CVE-2026-59547 Missing Authorization Affects <= 9.1.4 Patched in 9.1.5
3. Medium · 5.3 Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce <= 9.0.53 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-11-30 CVE-2025-63023 Missing Authorization Affects <= 9.0.53 Patched in 9.0.54

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 12 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-04-29 9K+ → 10K+ up after 24 days in tier
2. 2025-04-05 8K+ → 9K+ up after 34 days in tier
3. 2025-03-02 7K+ → 8K+ up after 28 days in tier
4. 2025-02-02 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-01-31 10K+ → 8K+ down after 309 days in tier
6. 2024-03-28 9K+ → 10K+ up after 29 days in tier
7. 2024-02-28 8K+ → 9K+ up after 20 days in tier
8. 2024-02-08 7K+ → 8K+ up after 21 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).

• Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro & PayPal Checkout for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Receive customer payments on Woocommerce 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
• Get Cash 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Complete PayPal Payments For WooCommerce 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce: 10K+ active installs, 4.4★ (74 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/woo-paypal-gateway