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x402 Pay

by Steve Dufresne · WordPress.org page

v0.1.3 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 8.1+

x402 Pay has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 190 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 24, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

x402 Pay at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
190
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is x402 Pay well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Endpoint: https://x402.org/facilitator/
  • What is sent: x402 PaymentRequirements (your receiving wallet address, amount, asset, network, resource URL) and the paying client’s PaymentPayload (a signed…
  • Why: to verify and settle the USDC payment on Base Sepolia
  • Site: https://www.x402.org/
  • Terms of use: https://lfprojects.org/policies/terms-of-use/
  • Privacy policy: https://lfprojects.org/policies/privacy-policy/
  • This is a public testnet facilitator; do not use it for production paywalls

Details

A USDC paywall for AI crawlers and bots: return HTTP 402, accept a signed micropayment, then serve the content.

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

Tags

  • http-402
  • micropayments
  • paywall
  • usdc
  • x402

More from Steve Dufresne

Version
0.1.3
Last updated
Jun 24, 2026
First published
Jun 24, 2026
Requires WordPress
7.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
8.1
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

x402 Pay FAQ

What does x402 Pay do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, x402 Pay offers Endpoint: https://x402.org/facilitator/, What is sent: x402 PaymentRequirements (your receiving wallet address, amount, asset, network, resource URL) and the paying client’s PaymentPayload (a signed, Why: to verify and settle the USDC payment on Base Sepolia, Site: https://www.x402.org/ and Terms of use: https://lfprojects.org/policies/terms-of-use/.

How many active installs does x402 Pay have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for x402 Pay as of September 7, 2026.

Is x402 Pay still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on June 24, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is x402 Pay free?

x402 Pay is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.