Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal — WordPress Membership Plugin
by Scott Paterson · WordPress.org page · Website
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal has 900+ active installs on WordPress.org and 39,533 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 22, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal at a glance
Is Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- View payments received in your WordPress admin
- View subscribers in your WordPress admin
- Page / Post Button shortcode inserter
- Page / Post Button shortcode Login / Logout shortcode inserter
- Built in support 25 currencies
- Built in support 20 languages
- Offer a trial subscription
- Offer an optional free trail
- Each button can have its own language and currency
- PayPal testing with Sandbox mode
- Choose from 11 different PayPal Buy Now buttons
- Choose how the PayPal window opens
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal reviews and ratings
12 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
12 reviews
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Simple and effective
I've used this plugin for a couple of years, and it has proven to be the most reliable. So far, there has never been any issue—it just works. The setup is simple enough. It's a valuable plugin. I hope it's maintained.
Dong Ngo -
I'm contented with this plugin
The plugin is serving its purpose well. It has solved the payment/subscription pretty well on my site - after trying out a couple of plugs here and there. The configuration is also not complex at all. Then, I also like the current Paypal integration of possible payment even without a Paypal account. This literally makes it a multi-payment integration. Then the multilingual feature is another plus. My only question to the developer/support team: Would it be possible to dynamically fetch variable values: subscription & price from an external database (querried from an external app)? Where I don't have to pre-configure buttons (shortcodes) - but rather have the price and package dynamically fetched when checking out. I'll be more than glad to get a response on this.
jakdak -
Doesn't work...
I managed to set up the plug-in just fine and add buttons to my side. But whenever I click the buttons I get the following error-message: Things don't appear to be working at the moment. Please try again later.
mirob -
Updated to 5 stars
UPDATE TO EVERYONE: If you are using the newest Wordpress page editor, it may be a problem as described in this thread. The solution (Thanks, Robert!) was to install the plugin called "Classic Editor".
enterpim -
Works like a charm!
This program works great. I just got done providing free phone support for another WP webmaster, and we want to share this great tidbit of information for anyone just installing this plugin: If you are using the new WP Editor, please download "CLASSIC EDITOR" to remove the new blocks-style editor so that you can see the buttons that this plugin uses to insert shortcode on your pages.
havasuscannerfeed -
5 stars, as far as I know
You have to buy the Pro version if you want to customize the email the user gets. What they do get is a receipt from PayPal that they may or may not associate with signup to my site. I don't know if I want to spend $60 just for use of that feature. We'll see how it goes.
enterpin
Where Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Membership Plugins | #57 by tag, #34 in search | #26 | – |
Details
A simple and easy way to sell subscriptions and / or memberships with PayPal. No Coding Required. Official PayPal Partner.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal competes in
Tags
- membership
- memberships
- paypal
- subscription
- subscriptions
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- Version
- 1.1.8
- Last updated
- Aug 22, 2026
- First published
- Aug 19, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 3.5
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.4
- Pricing
- Free, paid version available
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal FAQ
What does Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal offers View payments received in your WordPress admin, View subscribers in your WordPress admin, Page / Post Button shortcode inserter, Page / Post Button shortcode Login / Logout shortcode inserter and Built in support 25 currencies.
How many active installs does Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal have?
WordPress.org reports 900+ active installs for Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal as of September 7, 2026.
Is Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 22, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal free?
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.
Where does Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal rank among Membership Plugins?
Subscriptions & Memberships for PayPal is #26 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking.