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NOWPayments for WooCommerce

NOWPayments for WooCommerce - Crypto Payment Gateway
by CoderPress · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 25 Aug 2026, 10 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

98/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for NOWPayments for WooCommerce
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is NOWPayments for WooCommerce still maintained?
Yes. Last release 25 Aug 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months. 25 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns NOWPayments for WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer smusman98 since Jul 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was NOWPayments for WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is NOWPayments for WooCommerce safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.1). Not on the exploited list. 29 Jun 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest NOWPayments for WooCommerce update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.1. No one-star spike after it. 25 Aug 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-master27 Jul 2022 to 27 Jul 2022, 1 commits
smusman9827 Jul 2022 to 26 Jul 2025, 67 commits
coderpress6 Dec 2025 to 25 Aug 2026, 24 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for NOWPayments for WooCommerce
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20242
Q1 20253
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20262
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.1.

Rating distribution
5 star11
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star3

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 1.4.1).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Jun 2026NOWPayments for WooCommerce - Crypto Payment Gateway <= 1.4.0 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 1.4.01.4.157
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.1<= 1.0.41.0.53

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for NOWPayments for WooCommerce
4 May 2026122
11 May 2026322
18 May 20261,433
25 May 2026566
1 Jun 2026463
8 Jun 2026344
15 Jun 2026297
22 Jun 2026245
29 Jun 2026244
6 Jul 2026334
13 Jul 2026256
20 Jul 2026268
27 Jul 2026351
3 Aug 2026290
10 Aug 2026264
17 Aug 2026232
24 Aug 20261,948
31 Aug 2026444
7 Sep 2026326
14 Sep 20261,767
21 Sep 2026449
28 Sep 2026627
5 Oct 2026756
12 Oct 20261,154
19 Oct 2026664
26 Oct 2026541
2 Nov 202679

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version1.4.1
AuthorCoderPress
Added27 Jul 2022
Last updated25 Aug 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsethereum, crypto checkout, woocommerce crypto, bitcoin payment gateway, cryptocurrency payments

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Questions

Is NOWPayments for WooCommerce still maintained?

Yes. Last release 25 Aug 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns NOWPayments for WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer smusman98 since Jul 2022.

Was NOWPayments for WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is NOWPayments for WooCommerce safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest NOWPayments for WooCommerce update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.1. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue