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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-10%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “pay”, “payment” and “paypal” 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 1,692 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 25.1K 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4578 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 7.1
3.4★ over 14 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.9★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4578 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pay your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paypal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| stripe your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| transfer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “pay”, “payment” and “paypal” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 110 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
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
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
12.5y ago
latest release · v1.5 · 23 Apr 2014
15
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ j_dardis0711.6y ago
If this plugin came with Email Notifications it would be SUPER..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peterholcomb12.3y ago
If you are hitting the bug in the latest version, just change the call to “sprint_f” to “sprintf” in the wp-stripe/includes/stripe-functions.php file. That got me going.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bartalright12.3y ago
Don’t think you will get any support with this plugin. There is a bug in the plugin itself and I had nobody to assist me over last few weeks. Try different plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smalldotdesign12.3y ago
The plugin was working great… now it’s unresponsive and buggy and no developers are chiming in. most of us are being ignored. download if you have patience.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chmars12.4y ago
Maybe a great plugin but since it doesn’t support all currencies supported by Stripe, it’s useless if you need another currency … otherwise, the plugin is fine and it’s great to see that it is again under active development! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ feratechinc12.5y ago
Doesn’t Work On Recent Versions Of Wordpess 3.6-3.9
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ darkNiGHTS12.6y ago
Glad to hear this has been updated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ petegasper12.6y ago
I don’t know if the admin is AWOL but the plugin works for me.
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Stripe, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,558 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "transfer" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 200+ → 100+ down after 481 days in tier
- 2023-08-06 300+ → 200+ down
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 forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Express Checkout (Fast Payments via PayPal & Stripe) 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Accept Stripe Payments 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Payment Button for PayPal 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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