Novalnet Payment Gateway for WooCommerce
by Novalnet · Payments
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Novalnet payment plugin provides all popular online payment methods for your WooCommerce webshop.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+87%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “webshop” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
86 health vs 68 average across 1,690 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 156.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,042 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.
This plugin shipped 6 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: Rating quality
Updated 36 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 4 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| novalnet | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| novalnet payment your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wechat payment gateway | #10 | #14 | up 1 |
| webshop | #24 | #22 | down 4 |
| alipay payment gateway | #17 | #20 | 0 |
| credit cards your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
95 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 90 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
- Add “webshop” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8K · 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.
6
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v12.10.5 · 28 Sep 2026
78
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.6 years 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 15 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ andreaspohl759.4y ago
to use the plugin, sales team requests ton of information … like e.g. Wo befindet sich der Firmensitz? Wie lange gibt es die Firma bereits? Wie lange ist der Webshop schon online bzw. wann kommt er online? Welche Produkte bzw. Dienstleistungen werden verkauft? Welches Shop-System und welche Version nutzen Sie? Wie hoch ist der durchschnittliche Warenkorbwert? Wie hoch ist die Anzahl der Transaktionen pro Monat? In welche Länder verschicken Sie Ihre Produkte bzw. vertreiben Ihre Dienstleistungen? Welche Zahlungsarten möchten Sie nutzen? Nutzen Sie derzeit schon einen Payment Service Provider? Was ist Ihnen wichtig an einem Payment Service Provider?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ _Sascha_10.4y ago
Working fine and great support. Thanks for the support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Freetagger12.8y ago
Great support, easy plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marina197913.3y ago
module working fine. Thanks for support.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (12.10.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ 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 Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 23 headings and 13 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 14,655 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-03-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 271 days in tier
- 2023-06-23 3K+ → 2K+ down after 262 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 3K+ up after 132 days in tier
- 2022-05-25 900+ → 2K+ up after 296 days in tier
- 2021-08-02 500+ → 900+ 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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PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
SumUp Payment Gateway For WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Montonio for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Instamojo for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
myPOS Checkout 4K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
MultiSafepay plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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