Donations via PayPal v1.9.11
Adds a PayPal donation shortcode and sidebar Widget to WordPress. The options menu lets you setup you PayPal ID and a few other optional settings. You can choose which donation button you want to use...
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- Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
- Last audited Sep 12, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires WordPress 5.5+
- Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 99% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 99 Passed
- 20 Warnings
- 6 Failed
30 of 37 checks passed.
45 of 61 checks passed.
11 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
82.3 KB
212.1 KB unzipped
Total files
45
across all file types
Lines of PHP
1,487
in 9 files Small
File types
- MO
- PO
- PHP
- CSS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 83 High
- 15 Medium
- 63 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of Donations via PayPal, Security improved the most (+3). The largest regression was in Performance (-8). The codebase grew 266% in size.
Audited 1.3.3 → 1.9.11 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
366
downloads
Today
46
downloads
Week over week
−11%
vs previous week
Month over month
+15%
vs previous month
Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
0.9% of installs run an older version
≈ 176 sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v1.9
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
This month
Mar 27, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 48 days
average between releases
Total releases
36
since May 2009 · 17 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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