Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway
by paystack · eCommerce
Also makes 6 other plugins · 21.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Paystack for WooCommerce allows your WooCommerce store to accept secure payments from multiple local and global payment channels.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈29K estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “woocommerce” and “payment gateway” for “fraud detection” and “mobile money”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fraud detection” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “mobile money” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 494.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,154 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.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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: Support resolution
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.23★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paystack your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| nigeria | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| verve | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| mastercard your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| visa your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| south africa | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| kenya | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| africa | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| global payment for africa | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| visa mastercard plugin | #2 | #1 | down 1 |
| woocommerce payment gateway | #13 | #15 | down 1 |
| secure payments | #13 | #17 | 0 |
| fraud detection | #9 | #8 | 0 |
| visa mastercard gateway plugin | #5 | #3 | — |
| mobile money | #11 | #10 | down 2 |
| woocommerce payment | #22 | #21 | up 2 |
| payment gateway your tag | #22 | #17 | 0 |
| bank transfer | #14 | #14 | down 1 |
| gateway | #24 | #18 | — |
| payouts | #14 | #13 | 0 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
97 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 61 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “woocommerce” and “payment gateway” for “fraud detection” and “mobile money”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fraud detection” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “mobile money” sits at #11 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 22.5K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v5.8.6 · 31 Oct 2026
42
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 30K.
Install history since 18 Feb 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ breakfa5t4mo ago
Plugin works as advertised.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alabius2.9y ago
We have a default NGN (₦) currency, but we do accept USD ($) for other customers through location-based customer using FOX currency switcher: I am getting following error Paystack Payment Gateway Disabled: Paystack does not support your store currency. Kindly set it to either NGN (₦), GHS (₵), USD ($), KES (KSh), RWF (R₣), ZAR (R), XOF (CFA), or EGP (E£). This worked before not untill now. Please kindly assist.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ quickassist3.9y ago
Great, loving it. But try to make your payouts faster, at least within 2days like flutterwave.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ godwinotaru4.1y ago
After a successful payment on paystack website, the payment doesn’t reflect on woocommerce. It just shows a loading screen and loads forever. Please how can this be solved?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zebroiduser4.2y ago
We running an ecommerce site and installed this plugin and signup up with paystack. We did a small test purchase in the first week. We requested payout from their dashboard login for our account and we only received our money one week later with no explanation. A customer placed and paid for a rather large order. We requested payout from dashboard. Instead of getting our money support sent us an email asking us to explain our nature of business before they can approve release of funds. They do have our application details with our website URL for them to check. It’s been more than a week now and we still don’t have our money or a response back from support. Stay away from this Nigerian scammer, they transfer small amounts to you but large amounts you’ll never see and their support sucks. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by zebroiduser.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ntokozo4.3y ago
Probably the worse customer services you can encounter.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Theophilus Adegbohungbe4.4y ago
Thanks so much, Tunbosun for this great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamm4.8y ago
The way you detailed the plugin page especially that subscription part is priceless. Answered the questions I had before coming here on time and straight to the point. Above all, I’ve used this plugin on more than 5 sites. Bravo to a good job
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 5.8.5 Fix: Order amount rounding issue when initializing payment Tweak: WooCommerce 10.9 compatibility 5.8.5
- — Version 5.8.4 New: Refund support for custom gateways Fix: Payment amount verification now correctly handles decimal values Tweak: WooCommerce 10.8 compatibility Dev: Resolve all issues reported by Plugin Check (PCP) 5.8.4
- — Version 5.8.3 Misc: Pass site url in the referrer metadata Tweak: WooCommerce 10.7 compatibility Tweak: Minimum WooCommerce supported version: 9.6 5.8.3
- — Version 5.8.2 New: Introduce filter hook wc_paystack_payment_channels New: Add WooCommerce plugin dependency Misc: Add payment icon for Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Fix: Payment with saved card not working if payment method option is s 5.8.2
- — Version 5.8.1 New: Add support for WooCommerce checkout block to custom gateways New: Add support for RWF as an accepted currency Tweak: WooCommerce 8.3 compatibility Improve: Ensure order amount is in integer when initializing paymen 5.8.1
- — Version 5.8.0 New: Add support for WooCommerce checkout block Tweak: WooCommerce 8.1 compatibility Tweak: Pass order currency when making payment using saved cards Update: Load Paystack InlineJS (Popup) V2 in the custom payment gatewa 5.8.0
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Paystack for WooCommerce allows your WooCommerce store to accept secure payments from multiple local and gl..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for businesses"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,107 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "payment gateway" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-10 30K+ → 20K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-07 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-05 30K+ → 20K+ down after 538 days in tier
- 2025-04-15 20K+ → 30K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-04-12 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-11 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1678 days in tier
- 2020-09-06 10K+ → 20K+ up
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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Secure Gateway for Authorize.net and WooCommerce by Pledged Plugins 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Visa Acceptance Solutions 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
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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