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Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe

by Scott Paterson · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 7 Oct 2026, 9 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe still maintained?
Yes. Last release 7 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 7 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer scottpaterson since Dec 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe safe?
9 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.5.6). Not on the exploited list. 23 Jul 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.7. No one-star spike after it. 7 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
scottpaterson18 Dec 2015 to 7 Oct 2026, 73 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
28 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
Q1 20241
Q2 20243
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20262
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 7 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.8.

Rating distribution
5 star14
4 star3
3 star0
2 star0
1 star6
Latest low reviews

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months (9 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.5.6).

Show 9 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
23 Jul 2026Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe <= 1.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.5.51.5.6Patched before disclosure
25 Dec 2025Accept Donations with PayPal <= 1.5.2 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect4.7<= 1.5.21.5.316
7 May 2025Accept Donations with PayPal <= 1.4.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.4.51.5Patched before disclosure
22 Feb 2025Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe <= 1.4.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.4.41.4.5Patched before disclosure
25 May 2022Accept Donations with PayPal <= 1.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Page6.1<= 1.31.3.1Patched before disclosure
9 Dec 2021Accept Donations with PayPal <= 1.3.3 - Arbitrary Post Deletion via Cross-Site Request Forgery6.5<= 1.3.31.3.41
18 Oct 2021Paypal Donation <= 1.3.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.8<= 1.3.11.3.2Patched before disclosure
4 Oct 2021Paypal Donation <= 1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.31.3.1Patched before disclosure
4 Oct 2021Accept Donations with PayPal <= 1.3.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Post Deletion8.8< 1.3.11.3.1Patched before disclosure

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

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
4 May 2026262
11 May 2026512
18 May 20268,205
25 May 20262,458
1 Jun 20261,130
8 Jun 2026888
15 Jun 2026772
22 Jun 2026676
29 Jun 2026662
6 Jul 20261,136
13 Jul 2026613
20 Jul 20269,523
27 Jul 20261,560
3 Aug 20261,513
10 Aug 2026743
17 Aug 2026757
24 Aug 2026986
31 Aug 2026786
7 Sep 2026607
14 Sep 2026651
21 Sep 2026620
28 Sep 2026658
5 Oct 20268,978
12 Oct 20261,373
19 Oct 20261,389
26 Oct 20261,626
2 Nov 2026147

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 38% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version1.5.7
AuthorScott Paterson
Added18 Dec 2015
Last updated7 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress3.1.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsdonate, paypal, charity, donation, ecommerce

Other plugins by this author: Easy PayPal & Stripe Buy Now Button, Contact Form 7 - PayPal & Stripe Add-on, Business Essentials for Contact Form 7, Accept PayPal & Stripe with Subscriptions for WooCommerce, Before After Image, Easy PayPal Events & Tickets, Easy PayPal Shopping Cart, Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal, Time Clock - A WordPress Employee & Volunteer Time Clock Plugin, PayPal Digital Downloads, Easy Stripe - Tips, Payments, and Donations, Checkout Field Editor / Checkout Manager for WooCommerce

Questions

Is Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe still maintained?

Yes. Last release 7 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer scottpaterson since Dec 2015.

Was Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe safe?

9 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.5.6). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.5.7. No one-star spike after it.

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