Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on
Healthy: vulnerability published 11 Aug 2026, fixed in 2.5.2.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 75 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| scottpaterson | 31 Mar 2015 to 7 Oct 2026, 138 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 27 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 18
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.5 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 4 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 7 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.2 from 125 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 92 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 5 |
| 3 star | 5 |
| 2 star | 4 |
| 1 star | 19 |
Momentum
7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 3,198 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 875 |
| 18 May 2026 | 7,332 |
| 25 May 2026 | 4,255 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 688 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 401 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 318 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 220 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 3,373 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,092 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 420 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 379 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 570 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 4,101 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 3,807 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,738 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 622 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 449 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 352 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 319 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 336 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 342 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 3,452 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 630 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 762 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,008 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 81 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 59% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.5.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | Scott Paterson |
| Added | 31 Mar 2015 |
| Last updated | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 7,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.5 |
| Category | Payments & Financial > Payment Gateways & Processors |
| Tags | paypal, stripe, payments, ecommerce, credit card |
Other plugins by this author: Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe, Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button, Business Essentials for Contact Form 7, Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce, Before After Image, Easy PayPal Shopping Cart, Easy PayPal Events & Tickets, Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal, Time Clock - A WordPress Employee & Volunteer Time Clock Plugin, PayPal Digital Downloads, Checkout Field Editor / Checkout Manager for WooCommerce, Easy Stripe - Tips, Payments, and Donations
Questions
Is Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on still maintained?
Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on was last updated on 7 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on safe?
Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 5 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on?
The wordpress.org author is Scott Paterson. Recent committers: scottpaterson, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: گرویتی فرم فارسی | Persian Gravity Forms, Database Addon For WPForms ( wpforms entries ) - WPFormsDB, Database Addon for Contact Form 7 - CFDB7, CF7 Apps - Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.), Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR).