HandyPlugins PaddlePress – Paddle Integration for WordPress

by handyplugins

Description

PaddlePress is a standalone payments plugin that connects Paddle with WordPress. Simply set up a Paddle account and start accepting credit cards on your WordPress site.

Plugin Website: https://handyplugins.co/paddlepress-pro/

PaddlePress PRO Features

PaddlePress PRO provides additional functionalities to integrate Paddle with WordPress. PRO features:

Customer Dashboard: Let your members easily view and manage their account details.
Membership Levels: Create an unlimited number of membership packages and map with your Paddle products or plans.
Restrict Contents: Restrict your contents to particular membership levels easily.
Downloads: Downloadable items are available under the customer’s account page. You can limit access to files based on the plans that customers have.
Website License Management: If you decide to sell domain based licensing keys. You can let your users register their domains.
Subscription Upgrades and Downgrades: Customers can move between subscription levels and only pay the difference.
Emails: Send welcome emails to new members, email payment receipts, and remind members before their account expires automatically.

By upgrading to PaddlePress PRO you also get access to one-on-one help from our knowledgeable support team and our extensive documentation site.

Learn more about PaddlePress Pro

WHO IS HANDYPLUGINS PADDLEPRESS PRO FOR?

Website owners who want to sell “members-only” digital content or provide SaaS functionality on their WordPress website. Learn how to do that
WordPress developers who want to sell WordPress plugins or themes.
Checkout how easy to manage releases with HandyPlugins PaddlePress Pro.

Contributing & Bug Report

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on Github. Some of our features are pro only, please consider before sending PR.

If you like PaddlePress, then consider checking out our other projects:

PaddlePress PRO – Paddle plugin for WordPress.
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Documentation

Our documentation can be found on https://handyplugins.co/docs-category/paddlepress-pro/

Installation

Manual Installation

Upload the entire /handyplugins-paddlepress directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate HandyPlugins PaddlePress through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

Screenshots

Plugin Settings
Paddle Products
Paddle Subscription Plans

Faq

Can I accept payments on mobile?

Yes! We use Paddle Overlay Checkout for a seamless user experience and it works perfectly with any website.

Which payment methods does Paddle support?

Since Paddle is the merchant of record for your transactions. It supports almost all popular payment methods. Learn More

What am I not allowed to sell on Paddle?

Please read the Paddle’s AUP guide.

Can I offer coupon codes to my site visitors?

Absolutely. You just need to setup a coupon code in your Paddle dashboard.

How can I test Paddle?

You can test the integration by using Paddle Sandbox

How to customize Paddle buttons?

You can pass a class attribute to the shortcode to customize the button. Learn More

Reviews

Absolutely amazing support.

By honestlydesign on March 30, 2026

I ran into a pretty tricky issue with license activation that turned out to be caused by malformed JSON responses (due to debug notices on my side). Mustafa jumped in, quickly identified the root cause, and guided me straight to the fix.

What I really appreciate is that he didn’t just give generic answers — he actually understood the problem deeply and helped debug it properly. Super responsive, super technical, and genuinely helpful.

PaddlePress Pro itself is already a great plugin, but this level of support makes it a no-brainer.

Highly recommended 👍

Perfect solution for Paddle implementation

By amitperi on January 27, 2026

Works exactly as advertised, in a very easy way.

Great Plugin, Even Better Support

By mooberrydreams on January 3, 2025

This plugin has made it easy for me to switch to Paddle as my payment processor. I was very relieved to have found it, after digging through Paddle's documentation and seeing what it would take to integrate with my site.

I have reached out to the dev twice with questions/requests and both times, my issue was resolved the same day. Just an all around good experience using this plugin!

The best way to use Paddle with WordPress!

By Vedad Siljak (vedolicious) on November 14, 2024

PaddlePress Pro works like a charm. It integrates seamlessly with Paddle, has a great documentation and includes a ton of features that will make your life a lot easier. And on top of that, the customer support is absolutely fantastic.

I contacted the developer with a very specific issue unique to my business and got a custom solution within an hour. That rarely happens these days and just shows how much care is being put into helping customers.

Highly recommended!

Simple, effective Paddle integration for WordPress

By Naeem Noor (naeemnur) on August 9, 2024

It integrates seamlessly with Paddle, making it much easier to sell themes, plugins, and manage subscriptions. The plugin is user-friendly, with thorough documentation that has made setup and use a breeze. I'm using it in my WordPress theme shop.

The developer is also great—quick to respond and very helpful whenever I’ve had questions. If you’re looking for a straightforward way to handle payments and subscriptions on your WordPress site, this plugin is definitely worth considering.

5/5. Recommended.

Essential for Effortless Paddle Integration for wordpress

By niyaznavaz on June 27, 2024

PaddlePress is a game-changer for seamless Paddle integration in WordPress. It's incredibly easy to set up, and the developer's exceptional support made my experience with this plugin exceptional. Highly recommended!

Very good plugin and the BEST support that I have ever seen.

By matejmohar on June 4, 2024

I'm using this plugin on my website and I can tell you that plugin works exactly as intended and it's simple to configure and set up.
Updates are also frequent and does not break things.

Also, support is the best and the most responsive that I have ever come across in any plugin that I'm using or I have used. Developer will help you set up the plugin and explain how things works, even if he don't need to. He is very responsive on emails, so that's a very big plus - especially when the plugin like this one should work all the time.

Anyway, if you are looking for such plugin, I recommend it a lot!

Does this plugin support Woocommerce?

By aicoosoft on November 23, 2021

Does this plugin support Woocommerce?

Changelog

2.5.2 (April 19, 2026)

Tested with WP 7.0
Updated: Dependencies.

2.5.1 (November 23, 2025)

Tested with WP 6.9
Updated: Dependencies.

2.5 (October 01, 2025)

Improved: Fetch all prices. [Paddle Billing]
Updated: Dependencies.

2.4.1 (March 31, 2025)

Tested with WP 6.8
Updated: Dependencies.

2.4 (October 03, 2024)

Update: Use Paddle Billing as default for new installations.
Updated: Dependencies.

2.3.3 (September 02, 2024)

Fixed: DB version comparison for upgrade routine
Updated: Dependencies.

2.3.2 (July 10, 2024)

Updated: Dependencies.
Tested with WP 6.6

2.3.1 (Jun 03, 2024)

Added: Invoice/Receipt setting to UI.
Fixed: Some missed text domains.
Updated: Dependencies.

2.3 (May 16, 2024)

Added: New class attribute for the shortcode to customize the button.
Added: Setting fields now sync with the Pro version.
Fixed: Bug causing masked strings to not save properly.
Updated: Dependencies.

2.1.3 (March 14, 2024)

Tested with WP 6.5
Dependency updates.

2.1.2 (February 13, 2024)

Add data-quantity attribute for the shortcode.
Dependency updates.

2.1.1 (January 25, 2024)

Fix deprecation notices.
Typo fixes.
Dependency updates.

2.1 (November 06, 2023)

Add ProfitWell Integration.
Add client-side token support for Paddle Billing.
Dependency updates.

2.0.1 (October 18, 2023)

Fix DB upgrade routine.
Tested with WP 6.4

2.0 (October 02, 2023)

Added: Paddle Billing support.
Added: Deferred script execution.
Security: Encryption for auth code.
PHP 8.2: fix deprecated variable format.
Bump required PHP version to 7.2.5
Dependency updates.
Tested with WP 6.3

1.6.1 (February 27, 2023)

PHP 8.1: fix deprecated ‘FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING’
Tested with WP 6.2

1.6 (December 1, 2022)

Update deprecated JS code.
Tested with WP 6.1
Small tweaks and improvements

1.5 (July 26, 2022)

Shortcode improvements. Supports most of the Paddle checkout parameters now.
Added paddlepress_button_shortcode filter.

1.4 (May 21, 2022)

Add event callback options.
Small tweaks & improvements.
Tested with WP 6.0

1.3

tested with WP 6.0
data-success attribute added to shortcode for custom redirection upon completion of checkout.
Small tweaks.

1.3

tested with WP 5.9
data-success attribute added to shortcode for custom redirection upon completion of checkout.
Small tweaks.

1.2

tested with WP 5.8
New Hook: fire paddlepress_plan_changed on plan updates
Small tweaks

1.1

Settings UI improvements
Added: Paddle Sandbox support.
Fix: Shortcode. Pass user_id and email to Paddle, for logged-in users.

1.0

First release