FundEngine – Donation and Crowdfunding Platform
by Roxnor · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 2M+ installs across the portfolio →
FundEngine - FundEngine is a fundraising and crowdfunding plugin with PayPal, Stripe, and WooCommerce payment support.
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “donate” for “platform”. “donate” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “platform” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 71K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 22 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| crowdfunding your tag | #3 | #6 | down 1 |
| wp crowdfunding | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| fundraising your tag | #7 | #9 | down 3 |
| donation your tag | #9 | #16 | down 2 |
| woocommerce donation | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| platform | #12 | #16 | down 1 |
| online fundraising | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| recurring donations your tag | #12 | #14 | down 4 |
| woocommerce fundraising plugin | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| donation for woocommerce | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| donate your tag | #19 | #19 | down 8 |
| donation wp | #9 | #19 | down 2 |
| wordpress donation plugin woocommerce | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| donation plugin | #10 | #15 | down 1 |
| recurring donation | #11 | #13 | down 2 |
| donations | #22 | #21 | down 5 |
| woocommerce donations | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| donation paypal | #13 | #17 | 0 |
| paypal donation | #14 | #16 | down 3 |
| paypal donation button | #16 | #18 | down 1 |
44 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 19 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “donate” for “platform”. “donate” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “platform” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “donate”. Down 8 places since 2026-09-18, now #19. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- One page off on “recurring donations”. #12 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.6K · 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
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
2mo ago
latest release · v1.8.2 · 20 Aug 2026
43
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 2.1 years ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 13 Jan 2020
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 11 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.8.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 FundEngine <= 1.8.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wfp_featured_video_url' Parameter ↗2026-08-24 CVE-2026-76063 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8.1 Patched in 1.8.2
- Patched Medium · 5.3 FundEngine – Donation and Crowdfunding Platform <= 1.7.6 - Missing Authorization ↗
- 2025-08-08 CVE-2025-48302 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 1.7.4 Patched in 1.7.5
- Patched Medium · 5.3 WP Fundraising Donation and Crowdfunding Platform <= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization ↗
- Patched Critical · 9.8 WP Fundraising Donation and Crowdfunding Platform <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗2022-05-11 CVE-2022-0788 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.4.2 Patched in 1.5.0
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 8 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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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, Elementor, Stripe, PayPal and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,119 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "recurring donations" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 548 days in tier
- 2023-03-19 3K+ → 2K+ down after 415 days in tier
- 2022-01-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 195 days in tier
- 2021-07-17 20+ → 2K+ 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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GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 5 shared tags A -
Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 5 shared tags A -
Mission – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising & Recurring Donations 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 5 shared tags A -
Fundrizer Lite – Donation Plugin for Transparent Fundraising 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Donor Merchant – Donation Form with Recurring Donations, Stripe and PayPal 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags A -
Better Payment – Instant Payments, Donations, Fundraising with Subscriptions & More 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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