WooCommerce Square

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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.

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337 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 225 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Mike

   6mo ago

   Ive had some issues with this in the past. Support team is always responsive and will to help get issues resolved however, this plugin has not been as plug and play as i had hoped it would be (and this could be due to our wordpress environment with Wp-Rocket, Cloudflare caching etc…). It is working as it should now (after making some tweaks to cache settings). This topic was modified 2 months, 3 weeks ago by Mike.

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2. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   7mo ago

   Square’s AI Bot can’t figure this one out. After working fine for months, Square is giving this error and everything looks fine on both ends.Square Payment Failed (Status code PAYMENT_SOURCE_NOT_ENABLED_FOR_TARGET: This account has not been enabled to take payments)

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3. ★★★★★ gasurgaelach

   9mo ago

   I can understand the bad reviews here – this plugin and Square have made some big mistakes (i.e. releases that break everything), but they have really got their act together in the last few months. The biggest issue is around how the documentation is written – it is unclear and really, should be much clearer. The negativity around the plugin is also based on Square’s loop of customer support – literally, it takes weeks to get a solution. But, this should not be taken out on this plugin. Always test, always scope out what you want and then go live. It is a good plugin and does the job, Square’s own limitations are nothing to do with the plugin itself. Separately, I always used Woo as the system of record for clients, before moving to Square for stock. It means being able to do mini stock-takes rather than two huge inventory stock-takes per year. The takeaway is that this plugin is brilliant and works well. Its documentation needs to be improved and Square should (by default) test everything before releasing versions. It cannot do basic things like map attributes and so other solutions are needed and Square are slow to improve their own standalone offering. But it does what it says on the tin, nothing more. Note you will also have to revert to Woo’s legacy checkout, which does hit conversion, in order to enable the use of gift cards. Don’t be too hard on it! :0) This topic was modified 5 months, 2 weeks ago by gasurgaelach. Reason: Adding gift card requiring legacy Woo checkout

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4. ★★★★★ anakinlaroche1977

   9mo ago

   Stuck on “confirm your business location”. Button doesn’t advance and it’s not the WP or plugin conflicts.

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5. ★★★★★ Peter M.

   1.1y ago

   I’ve found this plugin works well in terms of syncing products and changes to products. I can update SKUs, names, and shipping details in Woo and everything syncs to Square perfectly. My only wish so far is that I could have an option to hide wallet payment buttons on single product pages.

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6. ★★★★★ Anonymous User

   1.5y ago

   Only use this plugin if you want to use it as a payment gateway and nothing more The sync doesn’t work. The settings section doesn’t even work. The “Hide synced products when not found in Square” will not save. Very frustrating. You’d think an official WooCommerce plugin would be better.

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7. ★★★★★ mjb502

   1.6y ago

   NOTE: this review pertains ONLY to the inventory syncing functionality, NOT the payment processing functionality. Been using the plugin since early 2024 (1+ yr). It reliably syncs 10,000+ inventory items. 100s of features? No. Works as advertised? Yes. I haven’t had a need to contact support, but will update review if/when. Good stuff.

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8. ★★★★★ sandyc1115

   2.4y ago

   im missing sales due to i dont know what. if it aint broke, dont fix it!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-10-15 Version 5.5.2 Fix – Prevent duplicate Square items and categories when a failed sync batch is retried item by item, and stop saving temporary Square IDs on products. Fix – Checkout with a Square credit card or Cash App Pay no longer f 5.5.2
2. 2026-09-21 Version 5.5.1 Fix – Improved handling of Apple Pay domain registration on the Square settings screen. Fix – The domain registered with Square for Apple Pay is now based on the Site Address setting. 5.5.1
3. 2026-08-31 Version 5.5.0 Fix – Prevent product sync from getting stuck when a product set to sync with Square is deleted. Fix – Automatically detect and recover a background sync job stuck in processing, unblock the sync queue, show an admin not 5.5.0
4. 2026-08-06 Version 5.4.3 Fix – Hardened validation of guest billing details submitted on the order payment page. Dev – Update WordPress Coding Standards to 3.4.1. 5.4.3
5. 2026-07-22 Version 5.4.2 Update – Remove deprecated beta Product Editor ( @woocommerce/product-editor ) integration. Fix – Remove obsolete pre-7.6 WooCommerce compatibility code, as the minimum supported WooCommerce version is now 10.7. Dev – Bu 5.4.2
6. 2026-06-24 Version 5.4.1 Fix – Syncing new products to Square no longer leaves them at zero inventory if the sync fails partway through. Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 10.9. Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 10.7 5.4.1

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.5.2). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 7.5 WooCommerce Square <= 5.1.1 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure in get_token_by_id ↗
   2026-01-09 CVE-2025-13457 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects 4.2.0 - 4.2.3 Patched in 4.2.3
2. Patched Medium · 4.3 WooCommerce Square <= 3.8.1 - Missing Authorization via multiple AJAX actions ↗
   2023-06-19 CVE-2023-35876 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 3.8.1 Patched in 3.8.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 15 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-11-29 90K+ → 80K+ down after 483 days in tier
2. 2023-08-04 100K+ → 90K+ down after 861 days in tier
3. 2021-03-26 90K+ → 100K+ up after 531 days in tier
4. 2019-10-12 80K+ → 90K+ up after 213 days in tier
5. 2019-03-13 70K+ → 80K+ up after 71 days in tier
6. 2019-01-01 60K+ → 70K+ up after 61 days in tier
7. 2018-11-01 50K+ → 60K+ up

Competes with

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WooCommerce Square: 80K+ active installs, 2.1★ (121 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/woocommerce-square