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Donations via PayPal — WordPress Donation Plugin

by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.9.11 Tested up to WP 7.1.3

Donations via PayPal has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 991,273 downloads all time. It was downloaded 1,584 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on August 17, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Donations via PayPal at a glance

Active installs
20,000+
Total downloads
991,273
Downloads, last 30 days
1,584
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Donations via PayPal well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 27 reviews on WordPress.org

Donations via PayPal reviews and ratings

27 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.7 out of 5

27 reviews

5★
23
4★
1
3★
1
2★
2
1★
0

Download and install history

2,476 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Donations via PayPal downloads per day050100150200Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Donations via PayPal active installs05k10k15k20kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Donations via PayPal rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Donations via PayPal review count012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where Donations via PayPal ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Donations via PayPal appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Donation Plugins #2 by tag, #10 in search #5 –

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Details

Easy, simple setup to add a PayPal Donation button as a Widget or with a shortcode.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • donation
  • donations
  • paypal
  • shortcode
  • widget

More from mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

Version
1.9.11
Last updated
Aug 17, 2026
First published
May 8, 2009
Requires WordPress
5.5
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Donations via PayPal FAQ

How many active installs does Donations via PayPal have?

WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs for Donations via PayPal as of October 22, 2026.

Is Donations via PayPal still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 17, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does Donations via PayPal have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Donations via PayPal are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Donations via PayPal free?

Donations via PayPal is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Donations via PayPal rank among Donation Plugins?

Donations via PayPal is #5 in the WordPress.org "donation" ranking as of today.