WPExperts Square For GiveWP
by Saad Iqbal · Payments
Also makes 51 other plugins · 1.3M+ installs across the portfolio →
GiveWP Square plugin for WordPress allows users to donate from their give-donation form using Square payment gateway. Now, you can accept credit card …
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-10-14. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
Health
C 64/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+43%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “donation”, “givewp” and “payment gateway” 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.
64 health vs 68 average across 1,691 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 623 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.10; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 623 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| donation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| givewp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| square your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “donation”, “givewp” and “payment gateway” 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 · 1,469 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 293 · 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
1.7y ago
latest release · v1.3.2 · 18 Feb 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 17 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 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ stvnalln2.4y ago
A1 service. Great support, I raised an issues and they got back to me the same day.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spiechowski5.8y ago
Plugin works great. We had to go through a little debugging issue, but support was very responsive and helped until they were able to fix the issue that was being encountered. WPExperts is so great. Would recommend them 100 times over. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ terrycary6.0y ago
Integration with our website is seamless and far less clunky than popping out to a Square hosted site. GiveWP sells a plugin for $79 to do the same thing. So, as a charitable organization: THANK YOU WPExperts for your contribution!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.5 WPExperts Square For GiveWP <= 1.3.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection ↗2025-02-20 CVE-2024-13713 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.3.1 Patched in 1.3.2
- Patched Medium · 4.9 WPExperts Square For GiveWP <= 1.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection ↗2024-09-26 CVE-2024-47338 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.3 Patched in 1.3.2
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.
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-21 200+ → 100+ down after 116 days in tier
- 2025-02-25 100+ → 200+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-02-08 200+ → 100+ down after 858 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 100+ → 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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Instamojo for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
myPOS Checkout 4K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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