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Restore PayPal Standard for WooCommerce

by Scott Paterson

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Description

Restore PayPal Standard For WooCommerce allows you to use the PayPal Standard gateway as a payment method for WooCommerce.

As of version 3.0, this plugin includes PayPal Standard code, ensuring it continues to work even if WooCommerce removes it entirely in future releases.

Previously, this plugin only re-enabled the menu item while PayPal Standard code was still bundled with WooCommerce. Since WooCommerce has been gradually deprecating PayPal Standard, this plugin offers a reliable way to keep using PayPal Standard in WooCommerce it without disruption.

PayPal has confirmed that they have no current plans to discontinue support for PayPal Standard.

This plugin is created by an official PayPal Partner. This plugin is not an official WooCommerce add-on or extension and is not affiliate in any way with WooCommerce, WordPress, or Automattic Inc

Does this work with the latest version of WooCommerce?

Yes, this plugin is compatible with the latest version of WooCommerce.

Can I use this alongside other PayPal payment gateways?

Yes, you can use this gateway alongside other PayPal gateways like PayPal Commerce Platform or PayPal Express Checkout.

Where can I get support?

If you need support, please use the WordPress.org forums for this plugin.

Works great!

By magefix on August 13, 2025

Simple plugin to restore PayPal standard, very happy!

Works correctly on WooCommerce

By Scott Paterson (scottpaterson) on May 30, 2025

The new version of this plugin works correctly on WooCommerce.

Restore Paypal Standard

By Paracelso is alive (mpcontreras) on January 4, 2024

Still fighting.

PAypal Standard is still in woocommerce

By sddarkman619 on August 24, 2022

I saw this and checked, paypal standard is still in woocommerce as of the current version 6.8.2. However their new plugin I heard is garbage and if they take out standard I'll check this plugin out.

From the author

By Jose Mortellaro (giuse) on March 5, 2022

I'm the author but also a user of this plugin. This is a very simple and light plugin to restore PayPal Standard as a payment method. I love it 🙂

3.0.1

  • 9/22/25
  • Fix – Fixed PHP deprecated warning that occurred with PHP 8.2+.

3.0

  • 4/30/25
  • New – This plugin now has built in PayPal Standard Code! This is very useful, as it seems likely that WooCommerce may eventually remove PayPal Standard from its core code in a future release.

1.0.6

  • Tested: WooCommerce WordPress 6.7
  • Removed: Email to admin

1.0.5

  • Tested: WooCommerce 9.4.0-beta

1.0.4

  • Fix: plugin not working with WooCommece v. 9.1.4

1.0.3

  • Checked compatibility with High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS)

1.0.2

  • Checked compatibility with WordPress 6.1 and WooCommerce 7.2.3

1.0.1

  • Checked compatibility with WordPress 6.0.2 and WooCommerce 6.8.2

1.0.0

  • Initial Release
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