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WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.1.2

WooCommerce PayPal Payments is an all-in-one solution to help you maximize conversions by offering PayPal, Venmo (US), Pay Later options, credit and debit cards, and more. Features Instant access to f...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 1, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 1, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 6.5+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 50% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 105 Passed
  • 14 Warnings
  • 6 Failed
Security 76/100
Needs Improvement

28 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 93/100
Excellent

57 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 75/100
Needs Improvement

9 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 33/100
Poor

1 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

3.0 MB

8.3 MB unzipped

Total files

1,035

across all file types

Lines of PHP

83,211

in 774 files Large

File types

  • PHP
  • SVG
  • JS
  • CSS
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 1 Critical
  • 846 High
  • 53 Medium
  • 40 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of WooCommerce PayPal Payments, Code Quality improved the most (+23). No category regressed over this span. The codebase shrank 5% in size.

Audited 2.9.5 → 4.1.2 · 30 versions

0 50 100 2.9.5 3.0.8 3.4.0 4.1.2

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 1278 2555 2.9.5 3.0.8 3.4.0 4.1.2

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

263,902

downloads

Today

162,485

downloads

Week over week

+562%

vs previous week

Month over month

−22%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

50% of installs run an older version

≈ 397K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v3.0
  • v3.3
  • v4.0
  • v4.1

Ratings

580 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 242
  • 4 18
  • 3 15
  • 2 17
  • 1 288

Support: 16 / 43 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

1 mo ago

Aug 4, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 21 days

average between releases

Total releases

94

since Oct 2020 · 6 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running WooCommerce PayPal Payments in Your Site?

Our latest audit of WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.1.2 flagged 940 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments and its trademarks are used only to identify the plugin analyzed and remain the property of their owners. This is an independent Plugin Auditor audit, not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the plugin's developer. Metadata may come from WordPress.org; scores, findings, classifications, and visualizations are independently generated by Plugin Auditor. Full disclaimer.