PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly
Healthy: maintained, last release 23 Oct 2026, 24 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 23 Oct 2026, 24 releases in the last 24 months. 23 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer automattic since Nov 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.12.2. No one-star spike after it. 23 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.
| woothemes | 5 Jan 2016 to 3 Jul 2025, 6 commits |
|---|---|
| SkyVerge | 1 Aug 2018 to 27 May 2021, 63 commits |
| automattic | 16 Nov 2021 to 23 Oct 2026, 41 commits |
| wesleyjrosa | 22 Jul 2024 to 21 Jan 2025, 3 commits |
| annemirasol | 25 Nov 2024 to 25 Nov 2024, 1 commits |
| mayishaa | 7 Jan 2025 to 7 Jan 2025, 1 commits |
| eduardoumpierre | 4 Feb 2025 to 18 Feb 2025, 2 commits |
| diegocwp | 14 Apr 2025 to 9 Sep 2026, 8 commits |
8 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 12 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 24
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 5 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 5 |
| Q4 2025 | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 2 |
Last release 23 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 2.6.
| Q1 2024 | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 1.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 1.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 19 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 28 |
- Beware of velocity attacks (failed orders) with this plugin · 1 star · 3 Aug 2024
- Subpar Support · 1 star · 9 Feb 2024
- Terrible support · 1 star · 19 Aug 2023
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
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 428 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 720 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,335 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,778 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 595 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 561 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 4,910 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,098 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,775 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,508 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 762 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 703 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 733 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 5,483 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,127 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 812 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,099 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 693 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 4,892 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,742 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,200 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 5,123 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5,759 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,285 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 4,901 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2,468 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 212 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.12.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | WooCommerce |
| Added | 5 Jan 2016 |
| Last updated | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | paypal, payments, braintree, ecommerce, woocommerce |
Other plugins by this author: WooCommerce PayPal Payments, Google for WooCommerce, WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway, WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax), Pinterest for WooCommerce, Google Analytics for WooCommerce, Snapchat for WooCommerce, Reddit for WooCommerce, WooCommerce Square, WooCommerce Shipping, ShipStation for WooCommerce
Questions
Is PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly still maintained?
Yes. Last release 23 Oct 2026, 24 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer automattic since Nov 2021.
Was PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest PayPal Enterprise Payments (formerly update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.12.2. No one-star spike after it.