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.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
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
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.
| 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 change 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).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 17 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
200+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| 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 - Server Health Monitor, PHP & MySQL Version Display, Environment Indicators, Payment Page - Stripe Payment Forms for Donations, Subscriptions & Recurring Payments, Split Pay - Stripe Connect Split Payments & Multi-Vendor Marketplace for WooCommerce & FluentCart, Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland, Gyta Buyback | WooCommerce Product Trade-In and Buy Back System, Login for Stripe Customer Portal | Stripe Billing Login Page | Magic Link Customer Account, Speed in China | Test Website Speed from Mainland China | GFW Optimization & Google Fonts
Questions
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.