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Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce

by Payment Plugins · 80,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Oct 2026, 50 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security75
Support83
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 50 releases in the last 24 months. 27 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mr.clayton since May 2022. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.0.27). Not on the exploited list. 21 Sep 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.29. No one-star spike after it. 27 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
plugin-master26 Oct 2021 to 26 Oct 2021, 1 commits
mr.clayton4 May 2022 to 27 Oct 2026, 233 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.

Maintenance

Last release
8 days ago
Releases, 24 months
50
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce
Q1 20245
Q2 20242
Q3 20244
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20259
Q3 20256
Q4 202510
Q1 20266
Q2 20266
Q3 20269
Q4 20262

Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 4.0 (3 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.8
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20264.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star119
4 star3
3 star1
2 star1
1 star3
Latest low reviews

Security record

5 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 2.0.27).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
21 Sep 2026Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce <= 2.0.26 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference5.3<= 2.0.262.0.27Patched before disclosure
7 Sep 2026Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce <= 2.0.25 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 2.0.252.0.26Patched before disclosure
7 Sep 2026Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce <= 2.0.25 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure5.3<= 2.0.252.0.26Patched before disclosure
6 Jul 2026Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce <= 2.0.19 - Uanuthenticated Payment Bypass5.3<= 2.0.192.0.20Patched before disclosure
14 Feb 2026Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce <= 2.0.13 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 2.0.132.0.1456

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

Support

83% of 12 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

80,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce
4 May 202625,084
11 May 202632,250
18 May 202612,534
25 May 20264,958
1 Jun 202628,981
8 Jun 202629,199
15 Jun 20269,552
22 Jun 20265,278
29 Jun 202625,214
6 Jul 202657,305
13 Jul 202635,291
20 Jul 20267,635
27 Jul 20265,211
3 Aug 202624,991
10 Aug 202614,681
17 Aug 20267,024
24 Aug 202648,747
31 Aug 202612,370
7 Sep 20267,757
14 Sep 202631,499
21 Sep 202612,111
28 Sep 20265,841
5 Oct 20264,327
12 Oct 202623,692
19 Oct 202611,260
26 Oct 202633,513
2 Nov 20261,605

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version2.0.29
AuthorPayment Plugins
Added4 May 2022
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs80,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsVenmo, paypal, paylater, Credit Cards

Other plugins by this author: Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce, Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce

Questions

Is Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce still maintained?

Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 50 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer mr.clayton since May 2022.

Was Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.0.27). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.29. No one-star spike after it.

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