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WooCommerce Payfast Gateway — WordPress Payment Gateway Plugin

by WooCommerce · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.7.8 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway has 30,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 932,537 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 31, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway at a glance

Active installs
30,000+
Total downloads
932,537
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WooCommerce Payfast Gateway well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 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

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
3.0 out of 5

7 reviews

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  • Still no Breakdance support

    Breakdance has been out for over a year or two now and Payfast still hasn't added official support to work with their builder. Can't take payments with Payfast using Breakdance builder.

    Dwayne Carsten

  • Outdated PHP error 500

    This Payfast extention is still running on PHP 7 and conflicts with PHP 8 that Wordpress is running on. [05-Dec-2024 12:54:57 UTC] PHP Warning: The magic method WC_Eftsecure::__wakeup() must have public visibility in /home/cp62088097/public_html/wp-content/plugins/woo-eftsecure-gateway/woocommerce-gateway-eftsecure.php on line 66 PHP 8 requires magic methods to be public but in PHP7 they are private. see website php.watch / versions / 8.0 / magic-method-signatures This gives a 500 server error when woocommerce redirects to payfast, making payfast inaccessible. Neither Woocommerce nor Payfast seem to be administrating this plugin. They are pointing fingers at each other to update the plugin. That does not leave me with a lot of confidence in Payfast as a company. I have switched to YOCO and found it a dream to work with. Excellent support and painless to add to my site.

    karinjansevrgmailcom

  • Good but untested changes with ALL recent updates

    This plugin "used to" give a log of messages in the order notes some many moons ago, this included trace codes and error messages which are now all gone in your past 10 updates. Why does nobody and I mean NOBODY actually test any of their code these days? Now I get order failed on an order but NO WAY to even trace what went wrong or contact your support who I might add take 3-7 days to ever reply.

  • Great plugin and excellent support

    Plugin works well and support is excellent. Thank you Pepe and Shameem.

    tigmewp

  • Very good payment gateway for South Africa

    This is always my recommended payment gateway for online woocommerce stores located in South Africa.

    challanj

  • payments don't reflect on WooCommerce

    I've had 2 payments come through on payfast but the order does says it's cancelled

    josh1st

Where WooCommerce Payfast Gateway ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that WooCommerce Payfast Gateway appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Payment Gateway Plugins #45 in search, not tagged #88 –

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Details

Give customers more flexibility and increase your bottom line with Payfast — one of South Africa’s most popular payment gateways.

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

Tags

  • automattic
  • credit card
  • payfast
  • payment request
  • woocommerce

More from WooCommerce

Version
1.7.8
Last updated
Aug 31, 2026
First published
May 2, 2018
Requires WordPress
6.9
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Requires plugins
WooCommerce
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway FAQ

How many active installs does WooCommerce Payfast Gateway have?

WordPress.org reports 30,000+ active installs for WooCommerce Payfast Gateway as of September 7, 2026.

Is WooCommerce Payfast Gateway still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 31, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does WooCommerce Payfast Gateway have good support?

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

Is WooCommerce Payfast Gateway free?

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does WooCommerce Payfast Gateway rank among Payment Gateway Plugins?

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway is #88 in the WordPress.org Payment Gateway Plugins ranking.