Payphone – Payment Gateway Button

72 Quality Score

Active Installs

15/30

At roughly 2,000 active installs, adoption is modest and largely confined to merchants with a specific PayPhone use case, which is expected for a regional gateway.

Update Freshness

25/25

Last updated 16 May 2026 and tested against WordPress 6.8.5, the maintenance signal is strong and current.

User Rating

13/15

With a score of 88 out of 100 drawn from 5 ratings, the sample is very small, so the result is indicative rather than statistically conclusive.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved gives a 0.0% resolution rate, suggesting either very few issues or an inactive public support presence.

WP Compatibility

11/15

Tested with WordPress 6.8.5 and requiring only PHP 5.3 and WordPress 5.0, the compatibility bar is low and broadly inclusive, though PHP 5.3 is well below current recommended versions.

Scores higher than 27% of indexed plugins

About

Payphone - Payment Gateway Button introduces a new payment gateway to process WooCommerce product payments via PayPhone.

Active Installs 2k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.4/5

Last Updated 2026-05-15 8:51pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.0+

Tested Up To 6.8.8

Requires PHP 5.3+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: April 9, 2025

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What It Does

Payphone - Payment Gateway Button adds a PayPhone payment option to WooCommerce checkout, allowing customers in supported regions to complete purchases through the PayPhone mobile payment platform. It registers as a standard WooCommerce gateway and routes order payments to the merchant's PayPhone account. It is a focused, single-purpose integration with no additional checkout customisation features.

Who It's For

This plugin suits small to mid-sized WooCommerce merchants operating in regions where PayPhone is a recognised mobile payment method, particularly businesses serving customers who prefer digital wallet transactions over card payments. It is a practical fit for stores wanting a lightweight, no-frills gateway rather than a large all-in-one payments suite.

Who Should Skip It

If your store serves customers outside PayPhone's supported markets, or if you need a globally recognised gateway with extensive documentation and ecosystem integrations, this plugin is not for you. Stores processing high transaction volumes may also prefer established gateways with deeper reporting and fraud tooling.

The Bottom Line

Payphone Gateway is a lean, regionally focused WooCommerce gateway with a current maintenance record and a respectable quality score of 71.73, but its small user base and lack of public support activity make it harder to recommend broadly. It is a sensible choice for merchants who specifically need PayPhone at checkout, but most stores outside that niche will be better served by Stripe or Mercado Pago.

Pick Stripe instead if you need a globally accepted gateway with extensive documentation, subscription support, and a far larger install base of 700,000.

Mercado Pago payments for WooCommerce 88/100

Choose Mercado Pago if your customers are concentrated in Latin America and you need a regional gateway with stronger market presence and more than 100,000 installs.

Germanized for WooCommerce 91/100

Pick Germanized if you operate in Germany or the EU and need invoicing, legal compliance, and gateway options bundled together.

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 90/100

Choose this if your primary need is post-checkout documentation rather than an alternative payment gateway.

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 89/100

Pick this if your priority is building social proof on product pages rather than expanding payment options.