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Payment Forms for Paystack

by kendysond · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 28 Oct 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Payment Forms for Paystack
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security80
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Payment Forms for Paystack still maintained?
Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 28 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Payment Forms for Paystack, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer paystack since Nov 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Payment Forms for Paystack removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Payment Forms for Paystack safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.0.6). Not on the exploited list. 29 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Payment Forms for Paystack update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.0.7. No one-star spike after it. 28 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, 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

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
paystack14 Nov 2017 to 28 Oct 2026, 69 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
7 days ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Payment Forms for Paystack
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20252
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20262

Last release 28 Oct 2026. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.8.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star2

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months (5 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 4.0.6).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Oct 2026Payment Forms for Paystack <= 4.0.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure4.3<= 4.0.54.0.6Patched before disclosure
10 Aug 2026Payment Forms for Paystack <= 4.0.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure4.3<= 4.0.54.0.679
9 Apr 2025Payment Forms for Paystack <= 4.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 4.0.24.0.320
3 Feb 2025Payment Forms for Paystack <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection4.9<= 4.0.14.0.28
7 Feb 2024Payment Forms for Paystack <= 3.4.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 3.4.14.0.0243

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 4.0.6 (security, escaping).

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

Support

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

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Payment Forms for Paystack
4 May 202647
11 May 202696
18 May 202693
25 May 2026120
1 Jun 202699
8 Jun 2026118
15 Jun 2026102
22 Jun 202681
29 Jun 2026100
6 Jul 2026114
13 Jul 2026108
20 Jul 2026122
27 Jul 2026151
3 Aug 2026140
10 Aug 2026123
17 Aug 2026139
24 Aug 2026149
31 Aug 202699
7 Sep 2026121
14 Sep 2026145
21 Sep 2026125
28 Sep 2026155
5 Oct 2026153
12 Oct 2026143
19 Oct 2026195
26 Oct 20262,624
2 Nov 2026133

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 261% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version4.0.7
Authorkendysond
Added19 Sep 2016
Last updated28 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryPayments & Financial > Payment Gateways & Processors
Tagsforms, donation, payments, paystack, recurrent payments

Questions

Is Payment Forms for Paystack still maintained?

Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Payment Forms for Paystack, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer paystack since Nov 2017.

Was Payment Forms for Paystack removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Payment Forms for Paystack safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.0.6). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Payment Forms for Paystack update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.0.7. 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