WP Paypal Shortcodes
by Michael · Payments
Also makes 1 other plugin · 30+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin insert Paypal button (pages, posts).
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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈25 estimated
Momentum
0%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “paypal” and “shortcode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
42 health vs 68 average across 1,691 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 7.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,043 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5727 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.1.4; the current branch is 7.1
1.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5727 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “paypal” and “shortcode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 52 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
15.7y ago
latest release · v0.3 · 28 Feb 2011
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Jun 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous13.8y ago
This is definitely a good initiative, however this plugin demands to have a settings page. There’s no way one who can’t speak french let alone read french can even possibly begin to edit the settings in raw php. I tried, and it crashed. So withdraw this plugin from wordpress.org until you got a decent settings page going.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin insert Paypal button (pages, posts)."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,128 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-05 30+ → 20+ down after 42 days in tier
- 2025-02-22 20+ → 30+ up after 105 days in tier
- 2024-11-09 30+ → 20+ down after 139 days in tier
- 2024-06-23 20+ → 30+ up after 48 days in tier
- 2024-05-06 30+ → 20+ down after 282 days in tier
- 2023-07-29 40+ → 30+ down after 253 days in tier
- 2022-11-18 50+ → 40+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2022-11-03 40+ → 50+ up after 30 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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Donations via PayPal 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Better Font Awesome 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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