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nlybe/paypal\_api
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PayPal integration on Elgg

5.5(2y ago)25GPL-2.0PHPPHP >=8.0

Since Nov 22Pushed 2y ago2 watchersCompare

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Elgg PayPal API Plugin
======================

[](#elgg-paypal-api-plugin)

[![Elgg 5.0](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2cb7ed947ca59012a2c6c756378bff6a5e08195fbb4292e1b2973c2859c95f3c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f456c67672d352e302d6f72616e67652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2cb7ed947ca59012a2c6c756378bff6a5e08195fbb4292e1b2973c2859c95f3c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f456c67672d352e302d6f72616e67652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)

PayPal plugin for Elgg, offering the API for accepting Payments using PayPal on social communities based on Elgg.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Offers a ready to use PayPal form for instant payments
- List of transaction in admin area

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Requires: Elgg 3.3 or higher

1. Upload the paypal\_api plugin on "mod/" elgg folder and activate it
2. On "mod/paypal\_api" folder run the command "composer update"

Future Tasks List
-----------------

[](#future-tasks-list)

- Add guidelines on how to use
- Add option to select PayPal button in settings. Available options at
- Make a class for instant, so all parameters will be passed by using methods of this class
- Add currency option in setting (default currency/currency sign)

###  Health Score

25

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LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~402 days

Total

3

Last Release

831d ago

Major Versions

3.3 → 4.42023-11-15

4.4 → 5.52024-02-05

PHP version history (2 changes)3.3PHP >=7.2

4.4PHP >=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4b3b4c3ed45bff26900a422f0271d660579bb6a309428222fabeedc2329b7979?d=identicon)[nlybe](/maintainers/nlybe)

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Top Contributors

[![nlybe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4714025?v=4)](https://github.com/nlybe "nlybe (3 commits)")

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Tags

pluginelggpaypal

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