China Payments Plugin
Limited data: China Payments Plugin has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Quick answers
- Is China Payments Plugin still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 8 Oct 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months. 8 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns China Payments Plugin, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer brandonfire since Mar 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was China Payments Plugin removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is China Payments Plugin safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest China Payments Plugin update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.6.1. No one-star spike after it. 8 Oct 2026 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 3 Mar 2019 to 3 Mar 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| brandonfire | 5 Mar 2019 to 8 Oct 2026, 112 commits |
| victoralbala | 18 Aug 2019 to 29 Dec 2020, 56 commits |
| paulmiller3000 | 8 Jan 2021 to 26 Jan 2021, 3 commits |
| juanobrach | 31 Mar 2021 to 5 May 2021, 4 commits |
5 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2019.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 28 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 14
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 9 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 8 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 5.0 |
| 5 star | 17 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 200+
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Facts
- Full name
- China Payments Plugin | Accept WeChat Pay, Alipay & UnionPay | Chinese Checkout Optimization
- Version
- 3.6.1
- Author
- Brandon Ernst
- Added
- 5 Mar 2019
- Last updated
- 8 Oct 2026
- Active installs
- 200+
- Requires WordPress
- 5.1
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Category
- not stated
- Tags
- alipay, stripe, unionpay, wechat pay, Chinese Payments
Other plugins by this author: Version Info, Payment Page, Split Pay, Blocked in China, Gyta Buyback, Login for Stripe Customer Portal, Speed in China
Questions about China Payments Plugin
Is China Payments Plugin still maintained?
Yes. Last release 8 Oct 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns China Payments Plugin, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer brandonfire since Mar 2019.
Was China Payments Plugin removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is China Payments Plugin safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest China Payments Plugin update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.6.1. No one-star spike after it.