WooCommerce Payfast Gateway
by WooCommerce 3 (7 reviews)

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway

Give customers more flexibility and increase your bottom line with Payfast — one of South Africa’s most popular payment gateways.

WooCommerce Payfast Gateway ranks #951 among WordPress.org plugins with 30,000+ active installations, is #102 of 14,124 in the E-commerce category, a 3/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Oct 8, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4
v1.7.9 Current Version v1.7.9
Updated 4 weeks ago Last Update on 08 Oct, 2026
Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on
#102 of 14,124 in E-commerce Top 5% by installs Downloads -41.6% this week Actively maintained
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#951
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Active Installs
30K+
-20.4%
KW Avg Position
13.8
0.2 better
Downloads
958.1K
+193 today
Support Resolved
100%
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Rating
60%
Review 3 out of 5
3 (7 reviews)

Next Milestone 40K

Total Progress 78.8%
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903 928 953 978 1,003 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

3.0
7 reviews
Overall 60%
5
3 (43%)
4
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3
1 (14%)
2
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Support Threads Overview

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Unresolved
1
Total Threads
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
100%
Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for WooCommerce Payfast Gateway. Checked 2 weeks ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WooCommerce store owners in South Africa who want to accept online payments via Payfast. It solves the need for a secure, redirect-based checkout that supports popular local payment methods and flexible purchasing options like subscriptions and deposits.

  • Redirect-based Payfast checkout
  • PCI DSS-compliant payments
  • Supports 18+ payment methods
  • WooCommerce Subscriptions compatibility
  • WooCommerce Pre-Orders compatibility
  • Deposit payments support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WooCommerce Payfast Gateway

You’ve come to the right place. Our documentation for WooCommerce Payfast Gateway includes detailed setup instructions.
Get in touch via the official support forum.
Yes! WooCommerce PayFast Gateway is compatible with WooCommerce Subscriptions.
We recommend using a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate for additional customer security and trust.
Yes! You can receive Visa and Mastercard payments from anywhere in the world.
Yes; a Payfast merchant account is required.
No, but to open a Payfast account, you’ll need a South African bank account to pay your funds into.

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