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BTCPay Server

BTCPay Server - Accept Bitcoin payments in WooCommerce
by ndeet · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 30 Oct 2026, 13 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for BTCPay Server
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is BTCPay Server still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns BTCPay Server, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ndeet since Feb 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was BTCPay Server removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is BTCPay Server safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest BTCPay Server update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.8.7. No one-star spike after it. 30 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master1 Feb 2022 to 1 Feb 2022, 1 commits
ndeet7 Feb 2022 to 30 Oct 2026, 49 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.

Maintenance

Last release
5 days ago
Releases, 24 months
13
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for BTCPay Server
Q1 20243
Q2 20242
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20262
Q3 20265
Q4 20262

Last release 30 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star21
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.8.4 (security); 2.8.6 (security, escaping).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for BTCPay Server
4 May 202684
11 May 2026154
18 May 2026239
25 May 2026144
1 Jun 2026131
8 Jun 2026134
15 Jun 202696
22 Jun 202696
29 Jun 202689
6 Jul 202697
13 Jul 2026107
20 Jul 202694
27 Jul 2026135
3 Aug 2026145
10 Aug 20261,334
17 Aug 20261,183
24 Aug 2026338
31 Aug 2026274
7 Sep 2026356
14 Sep 2026250
21 Sep 20261,269
28 Sep 20261,065
5 Oct 2026409
12 Oct 2026267
19 Oct 20261,302
26 Oct 20261,297
2 Nov 2026158

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 81% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.8.7
Authorndeet
Added7 Feb 2022
Last updated30 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.0
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsbitcoin, woocommerce, BTCPay Server, payment gateway, lightning network

Other plugins by this author: Liquid Assets for WooCommerce, BTCPay for GiveWP

Questions

Is BTCPay Server still maintained?

Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns BTCPay Server, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer ndeet since Feb 2022.

Was BTCPay Server removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is BTCPay Server safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest BTCPay Server update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.8.7. No one-star spike after it.

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