WP Express Checkout (Fast Payments via PayPal & Stripe)
by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ · eCommerce
Also makes 14 other plugins · 207.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows you to accept fast and secure payments for products and services via a payment popup window, supporting both the new PayPal and Stripe Checkout …
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
-48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ecommerce”, “payment” and “paypal” for “express”, “stripe checkout” and “secure payments”. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “express” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stripe checkout” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “paypal” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “secure payments” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 71 average across 9,789 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 102.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,169 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 13 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 36 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 32 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.4★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
54
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
49%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| express checkout | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| express | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| fast checkout | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| post express | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| paypal digital goods express checkout | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| secure checkout | #4 | #4 | up 2 |
| stripe checkout | #10 | #16 | up 1 |
| paypal express checkout | #5 | #7 | up 1 |
| express it | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| payment express | #6 | #5 | up 3 |
| woocommerce paypal express checkout | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| checkout | #23 | #18 | up 1 |
| post checkout | #9 | #9 | up 2 |
| secure payments | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| express checkout for woocommerce | #10 | #9 | up 1 |
| popup window | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| checkout on popup | #11 | #12 | up 3 |
| simple checkout | #11 | #11 | up 2 |
| paypal checkout | #12 | #13 | up 1 |
| easy checkout | #14 | #13 | up 5 |
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paypal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sell your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| stripe your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
100 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 73 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “ecommerce”, “payment” and “paypal” for “express”, “stripe checkout” and “secure payments”. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “express” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stripe checkout” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “paypal” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “secure payments” sits at #24 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7K · 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.
13
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.5.4 · 28 Sep 2026
47
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 6 months ago and the previous band took 2.8 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 29 Sep 2020
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.5.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-09-07 CVE-2026-83537 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security Affects <= 2.4.0 Patched in 2.5.0
- 2026-09-01 CVE-2026-83533 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security Affects <= 2.4.8 Patched in 2.4.9
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WP Express Checkout <= 2.2.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via pec_coupon[code] ↗2023-03-17 CVE-2023-1469 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 2.2.8 Patched in 2.2.9
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 7 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
8 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 "Allows you to accept fast and secure payments for products and services via a payment popup window, support..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "who want", "great for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Block editor, Stripe, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,940 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ecommerce" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1030 days in tier
- 2023-07-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 595 days in tier
- 2021-12-01 700+ → 1K+ up after 86 days in tier
- 2021-09-06 600+ → 700+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2021-06-06 400+ → 600+ up after 95 days in tier
- 2021-03-03 200+ → 400+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2020-12-02 100+ → 200+ 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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Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Payment Button for PayPal 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Stripe Checkout 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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