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Secure Gateway for Authorize.net and WooCommerce by Pledged Plugins
Solid payment processing hidden behind a suspicious wall of five star reviews.
Declining
63/100
The plugin provides reliable payment processing but the review base feels propped up by hollow praise.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.9★
34 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-33%
Declining fast
123 → 83 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MAJORnear-100% 5★ in bursty pattern
- MINORdownloads down 33% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -33% in the last year
123/day a year ago→83/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySecure Gateway is praised for its easy setup, reliable functionality, and responsive support, though at least one user reports unresponsive support and questionable credential requests.
What people like
- +Support is quick, helpful, and knowledgeable×5
- +Plugin is easy to install and configure×3
- +Plugin works reliably and performs as expected×4
- +Provides e-check payment option via Authorize.net
- +Allows adding a surcharge/fee for credit card purchases
- +Handles refund issues effectively
Common complaints
- −Support can be unresponsive and request sensitive credentials
Review trustMostly organic
- 5.00★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 29%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- 97%5★ concentration — near-perfect across only 34 reviews — not yet a proven track record
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 34 total
Latest reviews · 34 analyzed
- 2026-04-22★★★★★Excellent experience!mylesteteak1-shot
- 2025-09-25★★★★★Exceptional SupportSumukha
- 2025-08-25★★★★★Does exactly what you need it to doinjectionshop
- 2025-08-04★★★★★It doesn't work and the support disappeared.danielv11-shot
- 2025-07-15★★★★★Excellent Plugin + Top-Notch Support!Keesh
- 2025-02-27★★★★★Awesome supporthighseascornhole1-shot
- 2024-08-29★★★★★Great plugin and awesome service4thlinemarketing1-shot
- 2024-08-29★★★★★Working great, amazing supportanomys1-shot
- 2024-07-11★★★★★OUTSTANDING!reed19111-shot
- 2024-06-05★★★★★Necessary for business $$$$$JJulien
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Secure Gateway for Authorize.net and WooCommerce by Pledged Plugins
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For developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
64
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
81
Prior 7-day baseline
52
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
584
Mean release-day peak (30d)
64
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-21.0%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
12%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.31
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
97%
5★ share in analyzed sample
29%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-75%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.88 → 5.00★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered