Honey Woocommerce Payments
Create your own currency for your WooCommerce store, powered by Honey Coinhive mining.
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Honey Woocommerce Payments shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.1 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Honey Woocommerce Payments stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| honey | #27 |
| incentives | >100 |
| monero | #46 |
| payments | >100 |
| woocommerce | >100 |
About Honey Woocommerce Payments
From the official readme · v1.0.2Description
Users can acquire your site-specific currency by contributing their CPU power to your website. This can be done using the Honey Coinhive Widget.
Users can then spend your site-specific currency on your WooCommerce store.
Exchange physical products, digital assets, and services for users running the Honey Coinhive Miner, which lets you earn Monero from users’ mining contributions.
You’ll need a Coinhive API site key and secret key and Woocommerce installed.
HoneyPlugins.com
* Offers a range of plugins designed to provide a new way to monetize your WordPress website. Earn Monero (XMR) through various Honey Coinhive plugins, such as Widgets, Captchas, Links, and Lockers, using your users’ CPU.
* Users run the Coinhive miner directly on your website and mine Monero (XMR) for you.
* Users can also receive Honey (a site-specific currency) that can be used, tracked, and spent on your website in order to offer incentives to users who run the miner.
* HoneyPlugins are quick and easy to install, all that’s required is your Coinhive API key and API secret to get started.
Translations
- English (default)
Honey plugins can be translated with Loco Translate plugin.
Send your translations to honeyplugins@gmail.com and they will be officially included in this plugin.
Installation
Upload the Honey Woocommerce Payments plugin to your plugins folder.
Activate it from your WordPress Admin. Also make sure to fetch your API Secret from Coinhive.com and make sure Woocommerce is installed.
In ‘Woocommerce Settings’ in the ‘General’ tab, under ‘Currency options’ select ‘Honey (Ⓗ)’ as your ‘Currency’ choice.
In ‘Woocommerce Settings’ in the ‘Checkout’ tab, at the top click the ‘Honey’ link.
Check ‘Enable this payment gateway’.
Enter your Coinhive Secret Key (Use the same key you used with the Honey Coinhive Miner plugin).
Click Save changes.
You’re now ready to start accepting Honey!
Changelog
1.0.1
- Update Readme
1.0.0
- Release Date – May, 2018
- Official Launch Honey Woocommerce Payments
For developers
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Honey Woocommerce Payments: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026
Is Honey Woocommerce Payments free?
Yes. Honey Woocommerce Payments is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Honey Woocommerce Payments safe to use in 2026?
Honey Woocommerce Payments shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Honey Woocommerce Payments?
Honey Woocommerce Payments is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,518 times since it launched in May 2018. It was downloaded 59 times in the last 30 days.
Does Honey Woocommerce Payments work with WordPress 7.1?
Honey Woocommerce Payments is officially tested up to WordPress 5.1.26, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Honey Woocommerce Payments need?
Honey Woocommerce Payments requires PHP 5.2 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Honey Woocommerce Payments last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.2, was released on January 17, 2019 (8 years ago).
Who makes Honey Woocommerce Payments?
Honey Woocommerce Payments is developed and maintained by Honey Plugins.
What are the best alternatives to Honey Woocommerce Payments?
The most popular alternatives to Honey Woocommerce Payments are Honey Coinhive Captcha (10+ installs), Honey Coinhive Locker (<10 installs) and Honey Coinhive Widget (<10 installs).
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