Payment Gateway Braintree WooCommerce
by wp.insider · eCommerce
Also makes 12 other plugins · 73.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
WooCommerce Braintree Payment Gateway allows you to accept credit card payments on your Woocommerce store.
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Health
B 78/100
no flags
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+30%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “payment gateway” 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.
78 health vs 71 average across 9,825 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 28.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,168 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 2 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 214 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| braintreepayments your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| woocommerce braintree addon | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| braintree woocommerce | #3 | #9 | 0 |
| braintree your tag | #4 | #12 | down 1 |
| braintree plugin | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| braintree for woocommerce | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| braintree gateway | #3 | #10 | down 1 |
| woocommerce authorize payment gateway | #17 | #14 | up 1 |
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 4 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
- “payment gateway” 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 “braintree woocommerce”. #3 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 512 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
7mo ago
latest release · v2.0.2 · 3 Apr 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Jan 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ markovichdamjan9.5y ago
Hello! Great plugin, thank you very much for it! Just one question – is there a way to translate the input fields and error messages? Example: Please check CVV number here: https://puu.sh/vIrE9/ede6e0ca74.png and¸expiry and verification number here https://puu.sh/vIwp2/dca6e7151c.png Thank you! Best regards, Damjan
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ virijevic10.5y ago
Hello, I really appreciate all Your effort on plugin. Want to know why after installing woo and this plugin (and setting all keys) still got massage like this “Error processing checkout. Please try again.”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peebz10.5y ago
Our Sandbox testing was easy and flawless. When we moved to Production, we got an initial error message but it was our fault. We hadn’t entered the CSE Key correctly. Make sure you’re copying the entire key, because it is long — so long that Braintree’s control panel doesn’t allow you to view it all. We’re very pleased with this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dionisiskarakasiliotis10.5y ago
I installed this plugin and everything works perfectly. Thank you for this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ manoneed10.6y ago
It was easy to install and set up and I didn’t have to pay an upfront fee … love it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eugeniobordeniuc10.8y ago
Hello, Does this plugin require the SSL? Thank you. Evgheni
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mace-to11.0y ago
It is good plugin and it works perfectly, but it shows errors with woocommerce 2.4.x. Please fix that and it will be 5 star plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kbauman11.5y ago
Unfortunately, it does not pass along any customer information to Braintree.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WooCommerce Braintree Payment Gateway allows you to accept credit card payments on your Woocommerce store."
- ✓ 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 One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,770 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "braintreepayments" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-24 300+ → 200+ down after 292 days in tier
- 2024-10-05 400+ → 300+ down after 282 days in tier
- 2023-12-28 500+ → 400+ down after 214 days in tier
- 2023-05-28 600+ → 500+ down after 212 days in tier
- 2022-10-28 700+ → 600+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 700+ 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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افزونه پرداخت امن زرینپال برای ووکامرس (ZarinPal for WooCommerce) 60K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
PayU GPO Payment for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Secure Gateway for Authorize.net and WooCommerce by Pledged Plugins 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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