Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce
Healthy: released 7 months ago, no open vulnerabilities. One warning: not tested with recent WordPress versions.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 50 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
- WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
Quick answers
- Is Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 13 Apr 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Apr 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer appinlet since Sep 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.7.1. No one-star spike after it. 13 Apr 2026 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 17 Sep 2021 to 17 Sep 2021, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| appinlet | 22 Sep 2021 to 13 Apr 2026, 42 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2021.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 7 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 13 Apr 2026. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews.
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 2,000+
- Downloads, last full week
- 175
| 4 May 2026 | 60 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 158 |
| 18 May 2026 | 170 |
| 25 May 2026 | 152 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 160 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 124 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 101 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 110 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 109 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 134 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 125 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 120 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 142 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 146 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 110 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 130 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 110 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 104 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 133 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 206 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 122 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 124 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 138 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 116 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 160 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 175 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% above the 26-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
- Version
- 1.7.1
- Author
- dpogroup
- Added
- 22 Sep 2021
- Last updated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Active installs
- 2,000+
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 6.8.12
- Requires PHP
- 8.0
- Category
- E-commerce & Shopping
- Tags
- PayGate, payment, ecommerce, credit card, woocommerce
Other plugins by this author: DPO Pay for WooCommerce
Questions about Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce
Is Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Apr 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer appinlet since Sep 2021.
Was Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Payfast Gateway for WooCommerce update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.7.1. No one-star spike after it.