Floating Publish Button vs Backend Payments for WooCommerce (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Floating Publish Button
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Backend Payments for WooCommerce
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Floating Publish Button has a higher user rating (5/5 from 12 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Floating Publish Button has accumulated 12K+ total downloads while Backend Payments for WooCommerce has 48K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Floating Publish Button | Backend Payments for WooCommerce | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 12 | 12 | |
| Active Installs | 1.0K+ | 1.0K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 12K+ | ► | 48K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 11 years ago | ► | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2017 | |
| Age | 12 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0.1+ | 4.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.6 | 2.8.9 |
Rating Breakdown
Floating Publish Button
Backend Payments for WooCommerce
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Floating Publish Button averaged approximately 6 daily downloads while Backend Payments for WooCommerce averaged 9.
Recent Reviews
Floating Publish Button Reviews
Should be in core
This is so useful, it should be in core
Working in WP 6.0.2
Love this plugin. Still works fine with WP 6.0.2
And still works with 5.7
Like a previous poster, needed something for a page with many ACF fields – and this still works perfectly.
Backend Payments for WooCommerce Reviews
Simple and effective plugin
Needed the ability to take phone payments from customers. Installing this makes that happen. The only issue we had was with Stripe whereby it blocked some payments where we had to get in touch to enab
Works Perfectly – Excellent Support
This plugin solves a common issue with payment gateways that offer MOTO (Payments over the phone) in the UK. Support is fantastic, I asked about a feature and they came back quickly with a snippet to
Literally PERFECT
This plugin is so simple and easy to use. I can’t believe I didn’t download this years ago. This would have saved hours and hours of talking customers through the payment process. You guys made my day
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