Active installations500Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 3 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records PayPal Payment Buttons version 0.5.0 as active, updated 18d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
PayPal Payment Buttons lets you accept payments on your WordPress site using PayPal’s Pay Links & Buttons API. Create professional, PayPal-branded Buy Now buttons without leaving the block editor.
Key Features:
API-driven button creation — Fill in product name, price, and currency; the plugin creates a PayPal payment link automatically
PayPal-branded buttons — Gold PayPal button with optional Debit/Credit Card secondary button, matching PayPal’s official design
Live preview — See exactly how your button will look before publishing — the frontend renders identically to the editor preview
26 currencies supported — USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, and 22 more with proper currency symbol formatting
Stacked or single layout — Choose between a two-button stack (PayPal + Debit/Credit) or PayPal-only button
Secure credential storage — OAuth credentials are encrypted at rest using XSalsa20-Poly1305 authenticated encryption (libsodium)
Backward compatible — Existing paste-code buttons continue to work unchanged
How It Works:
Connect your PayPal account using API credentials from the PayPal Developer Dashboard
Add the PayPal Payment Buttons block to any post or page
Enter your product details (name, price, currency, and optional description)
Click “Create New” — the plugin creates a payment link via PayPal’s API
Publish your post — visitors see a styled PayPal button that links to checkout
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
buy now
payment buttons
ecommerce
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 7.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity14 Oct 202618d ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
Version0.4.0→0.5.0
WordPress compatibility6.9.7→7.1.3
WordPress requirement6.8→7.0
PHP requirement7.2→7.4
Tracking & source
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