Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin
v4.4.10by Buy Me a Coffee · updated 2 months ago
A free, fast, and friendly way to accept donations and memberships (recurring payments) from your visitors.
- Rank
- #2,877
- Up5 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 6,230
- 6K+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 193.9K
- 193,869 all-time
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- 18 reviews
- Support resolved
- 0%
- 0 of 1 threads, last 2 months
Buy Me a Coffee at a glance
Buy Me a Coffee is a WordPress plugin by Buy Me a Coffee with 6K+ active installs, the #2,877 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 46 times, 20% fewer than the month before. It’s rated 3.8 out of 5 from 18 reviews. Version 4.4.10 came out on Aug 24, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.0.8. It leads the 3 plugins tagged “donate plugin”. It was first released in 2017.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats1.1K downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Buy Me a Coffee |
|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | 60 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 39 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 33 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 33 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 49 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 44 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 48 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 54 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 70 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 91 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 71 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 37 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 40 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 32 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 39 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 34 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 32 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 46 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 37 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 31 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 37 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 6,233 · -0.1% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 6,233 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 6,226 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 6,231 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 6,239 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 6,231 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 6,238 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 6,249 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 6,236 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 6,240 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6,235 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 6,238 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 6,231 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 6,238 |
Rank over time
#2,877 · down 3 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #2,877 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #2,882 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #2,883 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #2,880 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #2,878 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #2,882 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #2,873 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #2,872 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #2,876 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #2,874 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #2,877 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #2,879 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #2,890 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #2,888 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | #2,874 |
Growth %
Average -0.01% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | +0.11% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | -0.08% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | -0.06% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +0.13% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | -0.11% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | -0.18% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | +0.21% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | -0.06% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | +0.08% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | -0.05% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | +0.11% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -0.11% |
Active installs band
6K+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 6K+ |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 6K+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #2890 → #2878
- Tested up to 7.0.7 → 7.0.8
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v4.489%
- v4.05.4%
- Other6.0%
Rating trend
3.8★★★★★18 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 4.4.10
- Requires WordPress
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- 7.0.8
- Requires PHP
- 5.2
- First released
- Dec 22, 2017
- Last updated
- Aug 24, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Buy Me a Coffee
How many websites use Buy Me a Coffee?
Buy Me a Coffee is active on 6K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #2,877 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Buy Me a Coffee been downloaded?
193,869 times in total since 2017. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 46 times. See download stats
When was Buy Me a Coffee last updated?
Version 4.4.10 came out on Aug 24, 2026 (2 months ago). See every release
Is Buy Me a Coffee compatible with the latest WordPress?
It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, one version behind the current 7.1. Authors often update this line a few weeks after a release.
Does Buy Me a Coffee have known security vulnerabilities?
None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 5 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Buy Me a Coffee up to date. See its security record
Is Buy Me a Coffee still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 2 months ago. Its authors resolved 0 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.
What rating does Buy Me a Coffee have?
3.8 out of 5 from 18 reviews on WordPress.org. 56% of them give 5 stars.
What are the best alternatives to Buy Me a Coffee?
The plugins most like Buy Me a Coffee, by the tags they share, are GiveWP (100K+), Charitable (10K+) and Donorbox (8K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
3.8
★★★★★
18 reviews
- 5 stars: 10 reviews, 56%
- 4 stars: 1 reviews, 6%
- 3 stars: 3 reviews, 17%
- 2 stars: 1 reviews, 6%
- 1 stars: 3 reviews, 17%
- Positive
- 61%4–5★
- Mixed
- 17%3★
- Critical
- 22%1–2★
- About 2 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 3.9.
- Each new 1★ review takes 2 five-star reviews to balance out.
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 6,230 |
| Reported installs | 6K+ |
| Rating | 3.8 |
| Reviews | 18 |
| Total downloads | 193.9K |
| Author | Buy Me a Coffee |
| First released | Dec 22, 2017 |
| Version | 4.4.10 |
| Requires WP | 3.0.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 |
| Last updated | Aug 24, 2026 |
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