WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

88 Quality Score

Active Installs

26/30

Popularity is the clear standout at 700,000 active installs, making this one of the most widely deployed payment plugins in the WordPress ecosystem.

Update Freshness

25/25

Maintenance scores a perfect 100 thanks to an update in mid-July 2026 and recent testing against WordPress 7.0.1.

User Rating

9/15

User ratings sit at a middling 62/100 from 234 reviews, suggesting plenty of stores encounter friction despite the massive install base.

Support Health

12/15

Support resolves 85.0% of 60 tracked threads, which is solid but the low total volume hints that many users self-serve or escalate to Stripe directly.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility is perfect 100, with WordPress 7.0.1 and PHP 7.4+ requirements matching current mainstream environments.

Scores higher than 98% of indexed plugins

About

Accept debit and credit cards in 135+ currencies, many local methods like Alipay, ACH, and SEPA, and express checkout with Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Active Installs 700k+

Rating ★★★ 3.1/5

Last Updated 2026-08-31 2:50pm GMT

Requires WordPress 6.8+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

5 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 High 4 Medium

Most recent: June 15, 2026

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WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway <= 10.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Order Status Manipulation via 'order' Parameter Medium

June 15, 2026 Patched in ["10.8.0"] CVE-2026-2381

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway <= 7.6.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference via update_payment_intent_ajax Medium

December 27, 2023 Patched in ["7.6.2"] CVE-2023-51502

Stripe Gateway <= 7.6.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Medium

October 17, 2023 Patched in ["7.6.1"] CVE-2023-44999

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway <= 7.4.0 - Missing Authorization Medium

June 13, 2023 Patched in ["7.4.1"] CVE-2023-35049

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway <= 7.4.0 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Disclosure High

June 13, 2023 Patched in ["5.5.1","5.6.3","5.7.1","5.8.2","5.9.1","6.0.1","6.1.1","6.2.1","6.3.1","6.4.4","6.5.2","6.6.1","6.7.1","6.8.1","6.9.1","7.0.3","7.1.1","7.2.1","7.3.1","7.4.1"] CVE-2023-34000

What It Does

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway connects a WooCommerce store to Stripe so it can accept credit and debit cards in 135+ currencies, local payment methods such as Alipay, ACH, and SEPA, and express checkouts via Apple Pay and Google Pay. It is the official Stripe integration maintained by the WooCommerce team and handles tokenization, refunds, and SCA/3D Secure flows within the standard WooCommerce checkout.

Who It's For

Any WooCommerce store that wants a well-supported, free way to take card payments and modern express wallets without buying a premium gateway extension. It suits merchants selling internationally, since it supports 135+ currencies and local methods like iDEAL, SEPA, and Alipay out of the box.

Who Should Skip It

Stores that already run a paid Stripe extension such as Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce, or sellers needing subscriptions, multi-currency pricing, or split payments, who should look at specialized add-ons rather than the base gateway. Merchants using a headless or non-WooCommerce stack will also get no value from it.

The Bottom Line

With 700,000 installs, current maintenance, and an overall quality score of 88.23/100, WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway is the default Stripe plugin for most WooCommerce stores and rarely the wrong choice. The mediocre 62/100 user rating is a small red flag worth checking recent reviews for, but it does not outweigh the breadth of payment methods and the official WooCommerce backing. Treat it as the reliable baseline and add a specialised extension only if you need features it does not cover.

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