WooCommerce payment plugins and adjacent functions
The category has a strong WooCommerce connection, with 388 plugins sharing that tag.
Names among the most-installed listings point to WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments and Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce, covering integrated payments and gateway-based fees or discounts. WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & T also appears prominently, but its name alone does not establish its precise role in payment processing.
Gateway, provider and payment-method signals
Related tags point to gateway connections, checkout and several payment methods or providers.
- Gateway tags: 193 plugins share the “gateway” tag, while 109 share “payment-gateway.”
- Checkout and cards: “checkout” appears on 67 plugins and “credit-card” on 64.
- Other payment signals: The related tags include “crypto” (32), “stripe” (27) and “bitcoin” (24).
- Named listings: Accept Stripe Payments, PayU GPO Payment for WooCommerce, Cashfree for WooCommerce and iyzico for WooCommerce illustrate the range of names in the category; the names alone do not establish their full feature sets.
Ratings and update dates as comparison signals
Listed rating summaries and update recency vary, so review volume and rating are useful as separate comparison signals.
- Rating range: Summaries among the listed plugins span poor, mixed, good and excellent.
- Review volume: Listings are described as having few, a moderate number or many reviews; volume does not determine the rating, nor does either measure fully establish quality.
- Update range: WooPayments and several others were updated this month, while Claudio Sanches was last updated 75 months ago. Other listings range between those dates.
A concentrated install base within a broad, unevenly maintained category
The 703-plugin category has a small group of high-install listings alongside a wider field with varied update recency.
Only 2 plugins have at least 100,000 active installs, and 8 reach 10,000 or more. This concentration means established listings account for a distinct part of the category, while install counts among the wider field are lower.
Half of the plugins were updated in the last year. When comparing established listings with the broader field, install reach and maintenance recency offer different signals; neither alone settles which listing fits a particular need.