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Payflex Payment Gateway

by tomlister · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 30 Sep 2026, 9 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Payflex Payment Gateway
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Payflex Payment Gateway still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Sep 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Payflex Payment Gateway, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer nmjbhoffmann since Feb 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Payflex Payment Gateway removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Payflex Payment Gateway safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.8.0). Not on the exploited list. 4 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Payflex Payment Gateway update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.8.0. No one-star spike after it. 30 Sep 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-master7 Oct 2021 to 7 Oct 2021, 1 commits
tomlister8 Oct 2021 to 25 Oct 2023, 58 commits
nmjbhoffmann20 Feb 2024 to 30 Sep 2026, 23 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.

Maintenance

Last release
35 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Payflex Payment Gateway
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20243
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

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

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 2.0.

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

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.8.0).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
4 Oct 2026Payflex Payment Gateway <= 2.7.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.7.12.8.0Patched before disclosure
30 Sep 2024Payflex Payment Gateway <= 2.6.1 - Open Redirect6.1<= 2.6.12.6.214
10 Jul 2024Payflex Payment Gateway <= 2.5.0 - Missing Authorization to Order Status Update5.3<= 2.5.02.6.0n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Payflex Payment Gateway
4 May 202626
11 May 202654
18 May 202656
25 May 202678
1 Jun 202647
8 Jun 2026879
15 Jun 2026244
22 Jun 2026160
29 Jun 2026146
6 Jul 2026124
13 Jul 202698
20 Jul 2026108
27 Jul 202688
3 Aug 20261,041
10 Aug 2026213
17 Aug 2026212
24 Aug 2026139
31 Aug 2026127
7 Sep 2026132
14 Sep 2026120
21 Sep 2026105
28 Sep 20261,048
5 Oct 2026392
12 Oct 2026224
19 Oct 2026259
26 Oct 2026219
2 Nov 202644

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version2.8.0
Authortomlister
Added8 Oct 2021
Last updated30 Sep 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagswoocommerce, payment gateway, buy now pay later

Questions

Is Payflex Payment Gateway still maintained?

Yes. Last release 30 Sep 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Payflex Payment Gateway, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer nmjbhoffmann since Feb 2024.

Was Payflex Payment Gateway removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Payflex Payment Gateway safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.8.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Payflex Payment Gateway update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.8.0. 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