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Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay

Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay - Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe
by Syed Balkhi · 8,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 19 Oct 2026, 14 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay still maintained?
Yes. Last release 19 Oct 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months. 19 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay, and has it changed hands?
Changed. New committer prappo_p made a first commit on 19 Oct 2026. 19 Oct 2026 · SVN log
Was Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay update safe to install?
Caution. Ownership change before 4.17.5: new committer prappo_p made a first commit on 19 Oct 2026. No one-star spike after it. 19 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
pderksen27 Mar 2014 to 31 Aug 2020, 140 commits
SpencerFinnell12 Sep 2019 to 9 Jan 2025, 59 commits
BrashRebel24 Mar 2020 to 8 Apr 2020, 11 commits
cristianrossi2 Jul 2025 to 28 Sep 2026, 33 commits
prappo_p19 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026, 2 commits

New committer prappo_p made a first commit on 19 Oct 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
16 days ago
Releases, 24 months
14
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay
Q1 20241
Q2 20242
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20254
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20263
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 19 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.

Rating distribution
5 star95
4 star4
3 star3
2 star3
1 star12

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay
4 May 2026288
11 May 2026570
18 May 20261,348
25 May 20266,513
1 Jun 2026969
8 Jun 2026758
15 Jun 20265,926
22 Jun 20261,230
29 Jun 2026819
6 Jul 20261,547
13 Jul 2026530
20 Jul 2026580
27 Jul 2026568
3 Aug 2026507
10 Aug 2026441
17 Aug 2026517
24 Aug 2026637
31 Aug 2026672
7 Sep 2026569
14 Sep 2026556
21 Sep 20265,915
28 Sep 20266,636
5 Oct 20262,057
12 Oct 2026793
19 Oct 20266,728
26 Oct 20262,184
2 Nov 2026154

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 33% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version4.17.5
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added27 Mar 2014
Last updated19 Oct 2026
Active installs8,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryPayments & Financial > Payment Gateways & Processors
Tagsstripe, stripe gateway, stripe checkout, stripe payments, credit card payments

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Questions

Is Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay still maintained?

Yes. Last release 19 Oct 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay, and has it changed hands?

Changed. New committer prappo_p made a first commit on 19 Oct 2026.

Was Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay update safe to install?

Caution. Ownership change before 4.17.5: new committer prappo_p made a first commit on 19 Oct 2026. No one-star spike after it.

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