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Quick PayPal Payments

Quick PayPal Payments: Payment Button & Form
by fullworks · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 14 Oct 2026, 15 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Quick PayPal Payments
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Quick PayPal Payments still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Oct 2026, 15 releases in the last 24 months. 14 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Quick PayPal Payments, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer fullworks since Feb 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Quick PayPal Payments removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Quick PayPal Payments safe?
11 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.0.5). Not on the exploited list. 15 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Quick PayPal Payments update safe to install?
No ownership change before 6.0.5. No one-star spike after it. 14 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
aerin13 Oct 2012 to 13 Nov 2019, 132 commits
fullworks27 Feb 2020 to 14 Oct 2026, 92 commits
alanfuller23 Jul 2021 to 23 Jul 2021, 1 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
21 days ago
Releases, 24 months
15
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Quick PayPal Payments
Q1 20242
Q2 20242
Q3 20240
Q4 20243
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20265
Q4 20263

Last release 14 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.

Rating distribution
5 star26
4 star1
3 star0
2 star1
1 star4

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months (11 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 6.0.5).

Show 11 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Oct 2026Quick PayPal Payments: Payment Button & Form <= 6.0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'form' Shortcode Attribute6.4<= 6.0.46.0.5Patched before disclosure
13 Oct 2026Quick PayPal Payments: Payment Button & Form <= 6.0.3 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 6.0.36.0.4Patched before disclosure
5 Aug 2026Quick Paypal Payments < 5.7.51 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass5.3< 5.7.515.7.51Patched before disclosure
4 Sep 2025Quick Paypal Payments <= 5.7.46 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 5.7.465.7.47Patched before disclosure
27 Mar 2023Quick Paypal Payments <= 5.7.26.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 5.7.26.35.7.26.4Patched before disclosure
15 Feb 2023Quick Paypal Payments <= 5.7.25 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Cross Site Scripting6.4<= 5.7.255.7.2618
14 Feb 2023Quick Paypal Payments <= 5.7.25 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross Site Scripting7.2< 5.7.265.7.2619
14 Feb 2023Quick Paypal Payments <= 5.7.25 - Missing Authorization7.3<= 5.7.255.7.2619
10 Feb 2023Quick Paypal Payments <= 5.7.25 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 5.7.255.7.2623
4 Mar 2022Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks6.3< 5.7.225.7.22n/a
18 Oct 2013Quick Paypal Payments < 3.1 - Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 3.13.1n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Quick PayPal Payments
4 May 202646
11 May 202696
18 May 202683
25 May 2026194
1 Jun 202686
8 Jun 202693
15 Jun 202673
22 Jun 202678
29 Jun 2026107
6 Jul 2026117
13 Jul 202695
20 Jul 2026104
27 Jul 2026907
3 Aug 2026339
10 Aug 2026184
17 Aug 2026281
24 Aug 20261,093
31 Aug 2026227
7 Sep 2026207
14 Sep 2026276
21 Sep 2026221
28 Sep 2026478
5 Oct 2026888
12 Oct 20261,920
19 Oct 2026394
26 Oct 2026424
2 Nov 202651

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 108% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version6.0.5
Authorfullworks
Added13 Oct 2012
Last updated14 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryPayments & Financial > Payment Gateways & Processors
Tagspaypal, donation, paypal button, buy now button, paypal payment form

Other plugins by this author: Stop User Enumeration, Stop WP Emails Going to Spam, Contact Form Clean and Simple, Simple Shortcode for Google Maps, Display Eventbrite Events, Remove Site Health From Dashboard, Anti-Spam Protection - No API Key, GDPR Friendly, Load HTML Files, Meet My Team, Fullworks Active Users Monitor, Fullworks Simple Setup for Amazon SES, Fullworks Security Scanner

Questions

Is Quick PayPal Payments still maintained?

Yes. Last release 14 Oct 2026, 15 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Quick PayPal Payments, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer fullworks since Feb 2020.

Was Quick PayPal Payments removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Quick PayPal Payments safe?

11 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.0.5). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Quick PayPal Payments update safe to install?

No ownership change before 6.0.5. No one-star spike after it.

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