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Payment Button for PayPal

by Noor Alam · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Oct 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Payment Button for PayPal
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Payment Button for PayPal still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Payment Button for PayPal, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer naa986 since Feb 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Payment Button for PayPal removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Payment Button for PayPal safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.2.3.45). Not on the exploited list. 5 Aug 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Payment Button for PayPal update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.3.49. No one-star spike after it. 31 Aug 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
naa98616 Feb 2015 to 13 Oct 2026, 155 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
22 days ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Payment Button for PayPal
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20253
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20263
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.

Rating distribution
5 star32
4 star2
3 star2
2 star0
1 star4

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months (4 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.2.3.45).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Aug 2026Payment Button for PayPal < 1.2.3.45 - Unauthenticated Payment Bypass5.3< 1.2.3.451.2.3.45n/a
16 Jan 2026Payment Button for PayPal <= 1.2.3.41 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Order Creation5.3<= 1.2.3.411.2.3.4219
16 Jan 2025Payment Button for PayPal <= 1.2.3.35 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.2.3.351.2.3.36n/a
6 Jul 2022WP PayPal <= 1.2.3.8 - Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.2.3.71.2.3.8n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Payment Button for PayPal
4 May 2026124
11 May 2026281
18 May 2026278
25 May 2026404
1 Jun 2026221
8 Jun 2026237
15 Jun 2026205
22 Jun 2026202
29 Jun 2026172
6 Jul 2026195
13 Jul 2026190
20 Jul 2026218
27 Jul 2026155
3 Aug 2026250
10 Aug 2026222
17 Aug 2026221
24 Aug 2026198
31 Aug 20265,362
7 Sep 2026627
14 Sep 20263,210
21 Sep 20263,117
28 Sep 2026662
5 Oct 2026914
12 Oct 20262,846
19 Oct 2026947
26 Oct 2026974
2 Nov 202674

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 45% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.2.3.49
AuthorNoor Alam
Added16 Feb 2015
Last updated13 Oct 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress5.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagspaypal, payment, checkout, ecommerce

Other plugins by this author: SMTP Mailer, Easy Video Player, Gmail SMTP, Easy Media Download, Videojs HTML5 Player, WP Login Form, WP Colorbox, Easy Google AdSense, Simple YouTube Embed, Simple Universal Google Analytics, Customization for WP SEO, Global Site Tag Tracking

Questions

Is Payment Button for PayPal still maintained?

Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Payment Button for PayPal, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer naa986 since Feb 2015.

Was Payment Button for PayPal removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Payment Button for PayPal safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.2.3.45). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Payment Button for PayPal update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.3.49. No one-star spike after it.

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