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blesta/payfast
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PayFast

1.0.0(3y ago)0368↓33.3%proprietaryPHP

Since Oct 20Pushed 3y ago3 watchersCompare

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PayFast
=======

[](#payfast)

Experience fast and secure online payments in South Africa from almost anywhere in the world.

Install the Gateway
-------------------

[](#install-the-gateway)

1. You can install the gateway via composer:

    ```
    composer require parent_repository/payfast

    ```
2. OR upload the source code to a /components/gateways/nonmerchant/payfast/ directory within your Blesta installation path.

    For example:

    ```
    /var/www/html/blesta/gateways/nonmerchant/payfast/

    ```
3. Log in to your admin Blesta account and navigate to

> Settings > Payment Gateways

4. Find the PayFast gateway and click the "Install" button to install it
5. You're done!

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

1304d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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