by Buy Me a Coffee 3.8 (18 reviews)

Buy Me a Coffee - Button and Widget Plugin

Name: Buy Me a Coffee - Button and Widget Plugin
Rating: 3.8 (18 reviews)
Author: Buy Me a Coffee

A free, fast, and friendly way to accept donations and memberships (recurring payments) from your visitors.

Buy Me a Coffee ranks #2,872 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #378 of 14,124 in the E-commerce category, a 3.8/5 rating from 18 reviews, and was last updated Aug 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.4)

v4.4.10 Current Version v4.4.10

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 24 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#378 of 14,124 in E-commerce Top 5% by installs Downloads +5.8% this week

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#2,872

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Active Installs

6K+

-8.4%

KW Avg Position

49.6

0.4 worse

Downloads

157.6K

+7 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

76%

Review 3.8 out of 5

3.8 (18 reviews)

Next Milestone 7K

Total Progress 37.5%

6K+ 7K+

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Reviews & Ratings

3.8

18 reviews

Overall 76%

10 (56%)

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3 (17%)

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3 (17%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Jul 13, 2023

Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin [buymeacoffee] < 3.7

CVE-2023-2082 · Fixed in v3.7
Jul 10, 2023

Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin [buymeacoffee] < 3.8

CVE-2023-2078 · Fixed in v3.8
Jul 10, 2023

Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin [buymeacoffee] < 3.8

CVE-2023-2079 · Fixed in v3.8
Jul 7, 2023

Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin [buymeacoffee] < 3.8

CVE-2023-25030 · Fixed in v3.8
Jun 19, 2023

Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin [buymeacoffee] < 3.7

CVE-2023-2578 · Fixed in v3.7

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.4.10
Last Updated: Aug 24, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0.1+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 5.2 or higher
Author: Buy Me a Coffee

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.8
Reviews: 18
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for bloggers, website owners, and content creators who want to accept donations and memberships from visitors. It integrates a Buy Me a Coffee button or widget so supporters can pay directly without leaving the site, removing the need to wait on ads or affiliate revenue.

Buy Me a Coffee widget
Buy Me a Coffee button
On-site payments via widget
Stripe account linking
Bank account linking
Credit/debit card payments
Apple Pay and Google Pay
Locked posts for paid members

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Buy Me a Coffee - Button and Widget Plugin

Buy Me a Coffee is a fast and beautiful way to accept support and offer extras to your audience. Instead of asking your audience to donate or 'become your patron', you can ask them to buy you a coffee. Simply share your BMC page link or add a button or widget to your page and allow your fans/followers/page visitors to support you effortlessly in a single tap.

Yes, you can. Simply publish your posts as members-only posts on your Buy Me a Coffee page, so that your content is protected and is only available to paid members. You can also send the posts directly to your member's email make it that much easier for them to access it.

All payments are transferred to your Bank or Stripe account (Stripe offers instant payments, there is no minimum threshold or holds). Your supporters will be able to use Google Pay, Apple Pay, and all major credit cards to pay you.