WordPress plugin comparison
Simple News vs Donations via PayPal
Simple News
by ecurtain
Fewer than 10 installs
Donations via PayPal
by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ
20K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Donations via PayPal has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple News.
- On a typical day, Donations via PayPal is downloaded about 66 times, Simple News about 1.
- Simple News has no reviews yet.
- Donations via PayPal was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Mar 18, 2011 for Simple News.
- Donations via PayPal is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Simple News.
- Donations via PayPal has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Simple News.
Line by line
Donations via PayPal leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simple News | Donations via PayPal |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #1,193 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 24 | 1.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(27) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.92 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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