Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway
Healthy: maintained, last release 31 Oct 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 31 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 31 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer tubiz since Feb 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 5.8.6. No one-star spike after it. 31 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.
| tubiz | 3 Feb 2016 to 31 Oct 2026, 115 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 31 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.
| 5 star | 22 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 3 |
- Payment not reflecting on woocommerce · 1 star · 27 Sep 2022
- Stole our money - thieves · 1 star · 24 Aug 2022
- Worse Support · 1 star · 12 Jul 2022
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 1,185 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,748 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,904 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,475 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,247 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,167 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 8,453 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 2,115 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 8,297 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 2,984 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,675 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,463 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,441 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,240 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,180 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,157 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,069 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,021 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 966 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 942 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 977 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,023 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,258 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 894 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 936 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 7,036 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 773 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 17% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 5.8.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | paystack |
| Added | 3 Feb 2016 |
| Last updated | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | visa, paystack, mastercard, woocommerce, payment gateway |
Other plugins by this author: Give - Paystack Gateway, Paystack Add-On for Gravity Forms, Paystack MemberPress, Paystack for The Events Calendar, Paystack Gateway for Sprout Invoices, WPJobster Paystack Gateway
Questions
Is Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway still maintained?
Yes. Last release 31 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer tubiz since Feb 2016.
Was Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.8.6. No one-star spike after it.