Custom Payment Gateway for WooCommerce
by Waseem Senjer · eCommerce
Also makes 12 other plugins · 24.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
7K+
≈7.8K estimated
Momentum
-18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “woocommerce extension” and “payment gateway” for “gateway for woocommerce” and “gateway”. “woocommerce extension” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gateway for woocommerce” 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 #11. “gateway” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 71 average across 9,788 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 165.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 75 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 16 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
28%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom payment your tag | #7 | #19 | up 1 |
| other payment your tag | #7 | #16 | down 2 |
| gateway for woocommerce | #9 | #12 | up 1 |
| payment gateway your tag | #11 | #15 | up 1 |
| gateway | #13 | #13 | down 1 |
| hide payment gateway | #7 | #13 | up 1 |
| easy payment gateway | #9 | #15 | up 1 |
| default payment gateway for woocommerce | #12 | #16 | down 1 |
| woocommerce gateway | #17 | #21 | 0 |
| woocommerce payment gateway | #18 | #20 | 0 |
| payment pro | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| simple payment | #22 | #23 | up 2 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce extension your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
33 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 21 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
- Swap “woocommerce extension” and “payment gateway” for “gateway for woocommerce” and “gateway”. “woocommerce extension” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gateway for woocommerce” 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 #11. “gateway” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “payment gateway”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.6K · 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
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
3mo ago
latest release · v1.4.3 · 20 Aug 2026
26
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 51 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 8K.
Install history since 10 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ abarrajj2.1y ago
It’s a very cool plugin that does the work. The issue I have with the plugin is incompatibility with the new woocommerce checkout and cart block. It needs to be worked on ASAP.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dglite2.8y ago
Excellent, awesome and of course incredible plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dario Ferrer3.3y ago
Simple and lightweight plugin, goes right to the point. Thanks. This topic was modified 2 years, 12 months ago by Dario Ferrer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bganush3.7y ago
Annoying non-dissmissable notice on dashboard. “Please consider enabling usage collection for Woo Custom Gateway. This helps us improve our product and provide better features to you in the future.” To remove comment out or delete the whole DIV in admin-notice-analytics.php This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by bganush.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ worldless5.9y ago
This plugin has absolutely nothing to offer as a Custom Payment Gateway in the free version. you’d better wrap it up as a pro and sell it on your website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rekavihari6.2y ago
Hi! If I set my site the max cart total and after try to pay for the products, my site crash with “Critical failure happened”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeleen Cubillas6.4y ago
I needed to make a custom payment option and I thought I had to make it from scratch. Thankfully, I found this plugin. Very simple and works as described. I can’t believe it’s not an official extension. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ akberovr8.2y ago
Such plugin lacking to show additional information data neither admin nor user. If you can’t show that note value why you guys even put that field there to begin with?! And no one replied to those who has the same issue as I do. This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by akberovr.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.2 Added: WordPress 6.9 compatibility. Added: WooCommerce 10.3 compatibility. 1.4.2
- — Version 1.4.1 Added: WordPress 6.8 compatibility. Added: WooCommerce 10.1 compatibility. 1.4.1
- — Version 1.4.0 Added: WooCommerce Checkout Blocks support. Fixed: Validation of payment textarea was required even if the textarea is hidden. 1.4.0
- — Version 1.3.11 Added: WordPress 6.7 compatibility. 1.3.11
- — Version 1.3.10 Fixed: PHP deprecation notice. Added: WordPress 6.6 compatibility. Added: WooCommerce 9.1 compatibility. 1.3.10
- — Version 1.3.9 Added: WordPress 6.4 compatibility. Added: WooCommerce 8.4 compatibility. 1.3.9
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 64 languages, 6 at 90% or more
Plus 40 more locales with partial translations.
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 10 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,452 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "other payment", "woocommerce extension" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-13 8K+ → 7K+ down after 230 days in tier
- 2026-01-26 9K+ → 8K+ down after 422 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 10K+ → 9K+ down after 134 days in tier
- 2024-07-19 9K+ → 10K+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2024-07-02 10K+ → 9K+ down after 945 days in tier
- 2021-11-30 9K+ → 10K+ up after 124 days in tier
- 2021-07-29 8K+ → 9K+ up after 145 days in tier
- 2021-03-06 7K+ → 8K+ up after 130 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).
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Custom Payment Gateways for WooCommerce 8K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Payment Gateway for Adyen and WooCommerce 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
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
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