Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay
Healthy: maintained, last release 19 Oct 2026, 14 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| pderksen | 27 Mar 2014 to 31 Aug 2020, 140 commits |
|---|---|
| SpencerFinnell | 12 Sep 2019 to 9 Jan 2025, 59 commits |
| BrashRebel | 24 Mar 2020 to 8 Apr 2020, 11 commits |
| cristianrossi | 2 Jul 2025 to 28 Sep 2026, 33 commits |
| prappo_p | 19 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+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 4 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 19 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.
| 5 star | 95 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 4 |
| 3 star | 3 |
| 2 star | 3 |
| 1 star | 12 |
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.
| 4 May 2026 | 288 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 570 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,348 |
| 25 May 2026 | 6,513 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 969 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 758 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 5,926 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,230 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 819 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,547 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 530 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 580 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 568 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 507 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 441 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 517 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 637 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 672 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 569 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 556 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 5,915 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 6,636 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 2,057 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 793 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 6,728 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2,184 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 154 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 33% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 4.17.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | Syed Balkhi |
| Added | 27 Mar 2014 |
| Last updated | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 8,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Payments & Financial > Payment Gateways & Processors |
| Tags | stripe, 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.