Title: PayPal API Subscriptions
Author: zackdesign
Published: <strong>1. awgusta 2008</strong>
Last modified: 23. februara 2026

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# PayPal API Subscriptions

 Wót [zackdesign](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zackdesign/)

[Ześěgnuś](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/paypal-api-subscriptions.1.2.0.zip)

 * [Drobnostki](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-api-subscriptions/#description)
 * [Pógódnośenja](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-api-subscriptions/#reviews)
 *  [Instalacija](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-api-subscriptions/#installation)
 * [Wuwiśe](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-api-subscriptions/#developers)

 [Pódpěra](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/paypal-api-subscriptions/)

## Wopisanje

**This plugin is deprecated and should not be used for new installations.**

PayPal API Subscriptions was built in 2008 using the PayPal NVP (Name-Value Pair)
API v52.0, which PayPal has since discontinued in favour of their REST APIs. The
plugin also directly handles raw credit card numbers on your server, which creates
PCI compliance obligations that most WordPress sites cannot meet.

**Recommended alternatives:**

 * [WooCommerce + PayPal Payments](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-paypal-payments/)—
   modern PayPal integration with Smart Buttons (card data never touches your server)
 * [MemberPress](https://www.memberpress.com/) — full membership/subscription management
   with PayPal and Stripe
 * [Paid Memberships Pro](https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/) — free membership
   plugin with PayPal support

**What happens in v1.2.0:**

 * Existing `[ppsa]` shortcodes display a retirement message instead of subscription
   buttons
 * An admin notice reminds you to migrate
 * All PayPal API code, the credit card form, and bundled jQuery have been removed

## Instalacija

This plugin is deprecated. Please use one of the alternatives listed above.

## FAQ

### Why was this plugin deprecated?

Two reasons: (1) PayPal’s NVP API v52.0 is discontinued — all new integrations must
use the REST API. (2) The plugin handled raw credit card numbers on your server,
which is a PCI compliance risk. Modern payment integrations (PayPal Smart Buttons,
Stripe Elements) never let card data touch your server.

### I still have active subscribers

Your existing PayPal recurring payment profiles continue to work on PayPal’s side
regardless of this plugin. The profiles are managed by PayPal, not WordPress. You
can manage them from your PayPal merchant dashboard.

## Reviews

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## Sobustatkujuce a wuwijarje

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Sobustatkujuce

 *   [ zackdesign ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zackdesign/)

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### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paypal-api-subscriptions/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/paypal-api-subscriptions/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/paypal-api-subscriptions/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/paypal-api-subscriptions/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.2.0

 * Deprecated: Plugin is now retired — displays admin notice and shortcode retirement
   message
 * Removed: PayPal NVP API integration (discontinued by PayPal)
 * Removed: Credit card form (PCI compliance risk)
 * Removed: paypal_api.php, form.php, bundled jQuery 1.2.6, images

#### 1.1.0

 * Security hardening: ABSPATH guards, input sanitization, output escaping, SSL 
   verification
 * PHP 8.x compatibility fixes
 * Capability checks on admin pages

#### 1.0

 * First release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.0**
 *  Last updated **4 mjasece**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0 abo nowša **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 abo nowša **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-api-subscriptions/)
 * Tags
 * [Billing](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/billing/)[deprecated](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/deprecated/)
   [paypal](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/paypal/)[recurring](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/recurring/)
   [subscription](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/subscription/)
 *  [Rozšyrjony naglěd](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-api-subscriptions/advanced/)

## Pógódnośenja

 5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  1 5-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/paypal-api-subscriptions/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/paypal-api-subscriptions/reviews/?filter=4)
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 *  [  0 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/paypal-api-subscriptions/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Sobustatkujuce

 *   [ zackdesign ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zackdesign/)

## Pódpěra

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