Buyte
What is Buyte? Buyte is a open-source digital wallet payment orchestration platform that simplifies the process of getting digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay set up on your eCommerce websites. You can find…
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Buyte shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 4 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Buyte stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| apple pay | >100 |
| digital wallet | >100 |
| fast checkout | >100 |
| google pay | >100 |
| mobile-first | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Buyte
From the official readme · v0.2.5Description
What is Buyte?
Buyte is a open-source digital wallet payment orchestration platform that simplifies the process of getting digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay set up on your eCommerce websites.
You can find more information about Buyte here: https://github.com/rsoury/buyte
How does it work?
Buyte works by loading a small widget on the eCommerce website that loads widely used digital wallets, hassle-free.
When digital wallets are interacted with, Buyte provides an interface to carry out the entire checkout process fast and securely.
To facilitate the checkout, Buyte uses the store’s existing shipping settings and acquires order and customer data only when a customer authorises their payment with one of Buyte’s provided digital wallets.
Why use Buyte?
Buyte abstracts the compliance, security and development requirements to load these digital wallets out of the box.
Offer your customers Apple Pay and Google Pay in a single install. By integrating Buyte into your e-commerce website, your visitors can securely checkout with their mobile wallet. Don’t force credit card forms and user login forms on your new visitors.
Setup
- Deploy Buyte to your cloud
- Configure your payment gateway in the Buyte Dashboard
- Use your Buyte API keys and Checkout Widget ID in the plugin configuration
Contributions
Feel free to submit any pull requests here: https://github.com/rsoury/buyte-woocommerce
Installation
Automatic Installation
- Login to your WordPress Admin area
- Go to “Plugins > Add New” from the left-hand menu
- In the search box type “Buyte”
- From the search result you will see “Buyte” click on “Install Now” to install the plugin
- A popup window will ask you to confirm your wish to install the Plugin.
Note:
If this is the first time you’ve installed a WordPress Plugin, you may need to enter the FTP login credential information. If you’ve installed a Plugin before, it will still have the login information. This information is available through your web server host.
- Click “Proceed” to continue the installation. The resulting installation screen will list the installation as successful or note any problems during the install.
- If successful, click “Activate Plugin” to activate it, or “Return to Plugin Installer” for further actions.
Manual Installation
- Download the plugin zip file
- Login to your WordPress Admin. Click on “Plugins > Add New” from the left-hand menu.
- Click on the “Upload” option, then click “Choose File” to select the zip file from your computer. Once selected, press “OK” and press the “Install Now” button.
- Activate the plugin.
- Open the Settings page for WooCommerce and click the “Buyte” tab.
- Configure your “Buyte” settings. See below for details.
Configure the plugin
To configure the plugin, go to WooCommerce > Settings from the left-hand menu, then click “Buyte” from the top tab menu.
- Enable/Disable – check the box to enable Buyte.
- API Endpoint – enter your Buyte API endpoint after deploying Buyte to your cloud.
- Widget Endpoint – enter your Buyte Widget JS endpoint after deploying the Buyte Checkout.
- Checkout Widget ID – enter your Buyte Checkout Widget Id.
- Public Key – enter your Buyte Public Key.
- Secret Key – enter your Buyte Secret Key.
- Dark Background – check whether to render buttons on dark background
- Log Message level – select the logging level.
- Display on Checkout Page – Enables Buyte Checkout widget on Checkout Page
- Display on Cart Page – Enables Buyte Checkout widget on Cart Page
- Display on Product Page – Enables Buyte Checkout widget on Product Page
- Click on Save Changes for the changes you made to be effected.
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FAQ
Buyte: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Buyte free?
Yes. Buyte is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Buyte safe to use in 2026?
Buyte shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Buyte?
Buyte is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,257 times since it launched in August 2019. It was downloaded 54 times in the last 30 days.
Does Buyte work with WordPress 7.1?
Buyte is officially tested up to WordPress 5.7.19, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Buyte last updated?
The latest version, 0.2.5, was released on October 13, 2021 (5 years ago).
Who makes Buyte?
Buyte is developed and maintained by Ryan Soury.
What are the best alternatives to Buyte?
The most popular alternatives to Buyte are WooPayments: Integrated Woo… (800K+ installs), Payment Plugins for Stripe… (100K+ installs) and Payment Gateway for Redsys… (20K+ installs).
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