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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

Donations via PayPal has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 988,933 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 17, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Donations via PayPal at a glance

Active installs
20,000+
Total downloads
988,933
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

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, the current release is 7.1
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

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, #9 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
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 September 7, 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.

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.