Active installations500Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.4 / 5 from 7 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Checkout for PayPal version 1.0.49 as active, updated 24d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
Checkout for PayPal is a lightweight WordPress PayPal plugin that lets you accept payments directly through PayPal’s Checkout API.
Checkout for PayPal Add-ons
Variable Price
Contact Form 7 Integration
Order Export
Features
PayPal Checkout – Accept payments securely through PayPal Checkout directly from your WordPress website.
Accept PayPal Payments – Let customers pay with PayPal without requiring a traditional shopping cart.
No WooCommerce Required – Add PayPal payment functionality without installing WooCommerce.
No Shopping Cart Required – Ideal for single products, services, bookings, donations, and other direct-payment use cases.
Payment Buttons – Add a payment button to pages, posts, and landing pages.
PayPal Checkout API – Uses PayPal’s Checkout/Orders API to create and process PayPal orders.
Secure Payment Processing – Payment details are handled by PayPal rather than stored on your WordPress website.
PayPal Sandbox Support – Test your integration using PayPal’s sandbox environment before accepting live payments.
Live and Sandbox Environments – Easily configure the plugin for either PayPal testing or live transactions.
Simple Configuration – Configure your PayPal payment settings from the WordPress admin area.
Responsive Checkout – Provide a PayPal checkout experience that works across desktop and mobile devices.
Lightweight Payment Solution – Add PayPal payments without the overhead of a complete ecommerce system.
Developer-Friendly Integration – Built around PayPal’s APIs for reliable integration with WordPress.
Custom Amounts – Accept fixed or variable payment amounts using Variable Price add-on.
How to Use the Plugin
Navigate to plugin settings (Checkout for PayPal > Settings) and fill in all required fields (API keys, Page URLs, Currency).
Open checkout page to make sure it contains this shortcode: [coforpaypal_checkout]
Create a Product (Checkout for PayPal > Products)
Create a Buy Now button for a product by adding this shortcode to a page: [coforpaypal_product id="1"]
Note: You need to replace 1 with the actual product ID.
Elementor Page Builder Integration
Create a new page or Edit with Elementor.
From Widgets (Under Elements ) select Shortcode.
Enter the Checkout for PayPal shortcode.
Click Apply to update changes to page.
Click Publish.
Documentation
com/checkout-for-paypal-wordpress-plugin/
Translation
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Note: This is NOT an official PayPal product.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
credit card
ecommerce
payment
payments
paypal
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.5 · PHP not listed
Update activity9 Oct 202624d ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
Version1.0.48→1.0.49
WordPress compatibility7.1.2→7.1.3
WordPress compatibility7.1.1→7.1.2
WordPress compatibility7.0.5→7.1.1
Version1.0.47→1.0.48
WordPress compatibility7.0.4→7.0.5
Tracking & source
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