WordPress plugin comparison

WooCommerce PayPal Payments vs WooCommerce Shortcodes

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

by WooCommerce

700K+ installs2.9

WooCommerce Shortcodes

by Claudio Sanches

9K+ installs4.3

At a glance

WooCommerce PayPal Payments has more active installs: 700K+, against 9K+ for WooCommerce Shortcodes.
On a typical day, WooCommerce PayPal Payments is downloaded about 8,944 times, WooCommerce Shortcodes about 21.
WooCommerce Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 2.9 from 588 reviews.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Aug 27, 2020 for WooCommerce Shortcodes.
WooCommerce PayPal Payments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for WooCommerce Shortcodes.
WooCommerce Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for WooCommerce PayPal Payments.

WooCommerce PayPal Payments leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WooCommerce PayPal Payments	WooCommerce Shortcodes
Popular rank	#82	#2,228
Active installs	700K+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	735K	558
Rating	2.9(588)	4.3(6)
Support threads resolved	59%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.5.24
Search multiplier	×3.90	×0.00
Last release	1 day ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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