PayPal API Subscriptions
DEPRECATED — This plugin uses the discontinued PayPal NVP API and handles raw credit card data. Please switch to a modern alternative.
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, PayPal API Subscriptions is a WordPress paypal plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
5.4K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008
Overview
This plugin is deprecated and should not be used for new installations.
PayPal API Subscriptions was built in 2008 using the PayPal NVP (Name-Value Pair) API v52.0, which PayPal has since discontinued in favour of their REST APIs. The plugin also directly handles raw credit card numbers on your server, which creates PCI compliance obligations that most WordPress sites cannot meet.
Recommended alternatives:
- WooCommerce + PayPal Payments — modern PayPal integration with Smart Buttons (card data never touches your server)
- MemberPress — full membership/subscription management with PayPal and Stripe
- Paid Memberships Pro — free membership plugin with PayPal support
What happens in v1.2.0:
- Existing
[ppsa]shortcodes display a retirement message instead of subscription buttons - An admin notice…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Changelog
1.2.0
- Deprecated: Plugin is now retired — displays admin notice and shortcode retirement message
- Removed: PayPal NVP API integration (discontinued by PayPal)
- Removed: Credit card form (PCI compliance risk)
- Removed: paypal_api.php, form.php, bundled jQuery 1.2.6, images
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