Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro, PayPal Checkout & Subscriptions for WooCommerce
by wp.insider · Payments
Also makes 12 other plugins · 73.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add PayPal Pro and PayPal Checkout to WooCommerce. Accept credit cards on-site, offer PayPal buttons, and sell recurring PayPal subscriptions.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “subscriptions” for “paypal buttons”. “subscriptions” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “paypal buttons” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 68 average across 1,690 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 142.1K 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 3 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 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paypal pro your tag | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| paypal checkout your tag | #7 | #15 | up 3 |
| paypal subscriptions | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| paypal buttons | #16 | #20 | up 1 |
| paypal your tag | #21 | #22 | 0 |
| gateway paypal | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| paypal gateway | #8 | #15 | 0 |
| payment pro | #13 | #23 | up 1 |
| paypal advanced | #14 | #21 | down 1 |
| paypal payment | #15 | #19 | 0 |
| paypal payment method | #15 | #20 | down 2 |
| woocommerce paypal | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| paypal for woocommerce | #20 | #17 | up 2 |
| paypal payment form | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress paypal | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| subscriptions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 13 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 “subscriptions” for “paypal buttons”. “subscriptions” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “paypal buttons” sits at #16 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.2K · 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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v4.1.0 · 29 Oct 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 4 months ago and the previous band took 20 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 6 Jul 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Matt6.2y ago
tested the plugin and it works
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ calderwood7.2y ago
WooCommerce charges $80 for a similar plugin. This is a great free plugin for processing payments through PayPal. Very easy setup and works great and integrates with the Woo PP plugins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Koundal9.9y ago
Hi While i’m using multi currency in one site woo commerce, then this plugin using this code ‘CURRENCYCODE’ => get_option(‘woocommerce_currency’), which select only Currency Options. So my suggestion is that while there will be new version of this plugin then use this code ‘CURRENCYCODE’ => get_woocommerce_currency(), instead of ‘CURRENCYCODE’ => get_option(‘woocommerce_currency’). So that it will select multi currency. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pattimcc10.1y ago
We are hoping to enable “Transparent Redirect” with this plugin. Similar to the setting available in Paypal Pro PayFlow settings: https://docs.woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/paypal-pro-payflow-settings.png Is this possible? We are being told we are not PCI Compliant without this setting. Much thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ w8ivit10.3y ago
As with all good plugins it just works, is easy to install and set up. Great plugin. Great support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Hunter - LAS10.3y ago
Feels like it does nothing at all. Nothing at all. Nothing at all. (Stupid sexy PayPal)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ miklem11.6y ago
Best PayPal Pro extension for WooCommerce. Thanks for your good work.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add PayPal Pro and PayPal Checkout to WooCommerce. Accept credit cards on-site, offer PayPal buttons, and s..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, PayPal.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,324 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-18 2K+ → 1K+ down after 586 days in tier
- 2024-12-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 320 days in tier
- 2024-01-24 4K+ → 3K+ down after 324 days in tier
- 2023-03-06 5K+ → 4K+ down after 203 days in tier
- 2022-08-15 6K+ → 5K+ down after 983 days in tier
- 2019-12-06 5K+ → 6K+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 4K+ → 5K+ up after 791 days in tier
- 2017-07-06 3K+ → 4K+ up after 193 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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Payment Gateway for PayPal on WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Express Checkout via PayPal for WooCommerce 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Complete PayPal Payments For WooCommerce 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Payment Form for PayPal Pro 20+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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