Best donate plugins for WordPress
The most popular donate plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Buy Me a Coffee leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Ko-fi Button (5K+) and Donate by BestWebSoft (100+). All 3 plugins tagged “donate plugin” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 donate plugins
- 1.
Buy Me a CoffeeThe most installed donate plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 18 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Ko-fi Button5K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.
Donate by BestWebSoft100+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 7 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 3 plugins tagged “donate plugin”
Buy Me a Coffee
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,882by Buy Me a Coffee2 months ago
A free, fast, and friendly way to accept donations and memberships (recurring payments) from your visitors.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 3.8(18)
- Downloads
- 47/day
Ko-fi Button
Up in the last 7 days:11#3,091by koficommunity5 months ago
Receive donations on your Ko-fi page with a button on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 40/day
Donate by BestWebSoft
Up in the last 7 days:160#16,751by bestweblayout1 year ago
Add PayPal and 2CO donate buttons to receive charity payments.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.7(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day