Jamatto Micropayments
Have you considered turning your blogs into a source of income? In fewer than 30 seconds, Jamatto lets you accept small payments from your readers.
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Jamatto Micropayments shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.8 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Jamatto Micropayments stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| donation | >100 |
| jamatto | #1 |
| micropayments | #52 |
| premium | >100 |
| premium content | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Jamatto Micropayments
From the official readme · v1.7Description
Have you ever considered turning your blogging into a source of income? In fewer than 30 seconds, Jamatto lets you accept small payments from your readers – either through simple donation buttons or by placing your premium articles or even just your premium paragraphs behind enticing one-click paywalls. Used by thousands of bloggers around the world.
You can literally be up and running accepting micropayments on your blog in under 30 seconds. Yes – that’s less than 30 seconds!
Check out the Screenshots Tab to see how the plugin adds to your blog.
The Screenshots Tab also shows you how to use the [jamatto-donate] and [jamatto-premium] shortcodes. It’s really that simple.
Installation
Installing the plugin directly from within WordPress (recommended):
- Go to your WordPress admin screen (the one where you normally add your new blog posts).
- Select the ‘Plugins’ menu item.
- Press the ‘Add New’ button.
- In the ‘Search plugins’ field, type ‘jamatto’ and press <ENTER>.
- Press ‘Install Now’ button next to the Jamatto plugin.
- Press the ‘Activate Plugin’ link.
- Voila! You’re accepting donations with Jamatto!
- Optionally, use the ‘Settings->Jamatto Micropayments’ screen to configure the plugin.
Alternatively, if you are not able to install plugins directly from the WordPress repository, you can manually install our plugin on your WordPress server:
- On this page, press the large ‘Download Version x.x’ button.
- Save the
jamatto-micropayments.zipfile to disk. - Go to your WordPress admin screen (the one where you normally add your new blog posts).
- Select the ‘Plugins’ menu item.
- Press the ‘Add New’ button.
- Press the ‘Upload plugin’ and select the
jamatto-micropayments.zipyou just downloaded. - Press the ‘Activate Plugin’ link.
- Voila! You’re accepting donations with Jamatto!
- Optionally, use the ‘Settings->Jamatto Micropayments’ screen to configure the plugin.
Alternatively, if your WordPress installation requires manual plugin placements:
- On this page, press the large ‘Download Version x.x’ button.
- Save the
jamatto-micropayments.zipfile to disk. - Unzip and upload the
jamatto-micropayments.zipfile to the/wp-content/plugins/plugin-namedirectory on your server. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in your WordPress plugins screen.
- Optionally, use the ‘Settings->Jamatto Micropayments’ screen to configure the plugin.
Changelog
1.7
Can specify the colours of the premium overlay and edge stripe.
1.6
You can charge different premium amounts for articles depending on their Categories.
If you support subscriptions on your site, your can turn off micropayment paywalls for users in particular Roles.
1.5
Support global default prices for entire categories.
Supports sticky purchases.
Adds a z-index to the premium covers so they sit on top of video players.
1.4
Supports recursive shortcodes.
Explains the need for the closing [/jamatto-premium].
1.3
The default donations buttons now use the global currency chosen in the Jamatto plugin config screen. Before it was always USD.
1.2
Improved documentation.
Screenshots
![This is how easy it is to manually add a donate button to your blog posts with the [jamatto-donate] shortcode.](https://ps.w.org/jamatto-micropayments/trunk/screenshot-3.png?rev=1764944)
![This is what a [jamatto-donate] shortcode looks like to your readers.](https://ps.w.org/jamatto-micropayments/trunk/screenshot-4.png?rev=1764944)
![This is how easy it is to manually add a premium content section to your blog posts with the [jamatto-premium] shortcode.](https://ps.w.org/jamatto-micropayments/trunk/screenshot-5.png?rev=1764944)
![This is what your premium content locked up behind a [jamatto-premium] shortcode looks like to your readers.](https://ps.w.org/jamatto-micropayments/trunk/screenshot-6.png?rev=1764944)
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FAQ
Jamatto Micropayments: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is Jamatto Micropayments free?
Yes. Jamatto Micropayments is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Jamatto Micropayments safe to use in 2026?
Jamatto Micropayments shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Jamatto Micropayments?
Jamatto Micropayments is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,995 times since it launched in September 2016. It was downloaded 67 times in the last 30 days.
Does Jamatto Micropayments work with WordPress 7.1?
Jamatto Micropayments is officially tested up to WordPress 4.8.33, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Jamatto Micropayments last updated?
The latest version, 1.7, was released on November 13, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Jamatto Micropayments?
Jamatto Micropayments is developed and maintained by jamatto.
What are the best alternatives to Jamatto Micropayments?
The most popular alternatives to Jamatto Micropayments are GiveWP (100K+ installs), Donations via PayPal (20K+ installs) and Charitable (10K+ installs).
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