Tamara Checkout
With Tamara Buy Now Pay Later, you can split your payments – totally interest-free. Accepts payments from Mada, Apple Pay, or Credit Cards.
Solid choice
Tamara Checkout is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 2K+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 weeks ago, and scores 70/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 3 weeks ago
- Momentum — downloads up 82.7% vs the previous 30 days
- Very few reviews so far
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 Tamara Checkout stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| bnpl | #3 |
| e-commerce | #70 |
| pay by installments | #2 |
| pay in 3 | #3 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Tamara Checkout
From the official readme · v1.9.9.23Description
With Tamara Buy Now Pay Later, you can split your payments – totally interest-free. Accepts payments from Mada, Apple Pay, or Credit Cards.
Tamara for WooCommerce
Attract customers, boost sales, and increase conversions with Tamara’s flexible payment solutions!
Upgrade your WooCommerce store with Tamara’s seamless Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) solutions. With Tamara, you can offer your customers the flexibility to split their purchases in up to 4 easy payments – no late fees and Sharia-compliant.
Our WooCommerce payment gateway integration is designed to optimize your ecommerce checkout solution, helping you reduce payment risks, improving your cash flow by receiving full payment upfront, and accessing millions of Tamara users across the GCC region.
Features:
Flexible payments for your customers. Full up-front payments for you.
* Flexible Payment Optionn: Allow your customers to split payments with our BNPL solutions, supported by a reliable WooCommerce payment gateway. Customers can split payments into 2, 3 and 4 instalments or pay in full.
* Seamless Payment Gateway Integration: Quick and easy WooCommerce payment gateway setup with a user-friendly experience.
* Risk-Free Transactions: Tamara assumes full fraud and credit risks.
Benefits to Merchants:
Increase your sales and improve customer satisfaction all with one smart and seamless shopping solution.
* Boost Conversions and Average Order Value: Make checkout smoother and drive bigger purchases with a trusted ecommerce checkout solution.
* Receive Full Payments Upfront: Improve your cash flow while giving customers the flexibility to pay over time.
* Reduce Costs and COD Issues: Cut customer acquisition costs, minimize refunds, and eliminate cash-on-delivery risks.
* Access a Wider Customer Base: Tap into Tamara’s growing network of users.
Tamara is more than just a payment gateway – it’s the ecommerce checkout solution to elevate your business.
How to Get Started?
- Installation Guide: Tamara WooCommerce Installation
- Configuration Guide: Tamara WooCommerce Configuration
Installation
Minimum Requirements
- PHP 7.3 or greater
- WordPress 5.2 or greater is recommended
- Woocommerce 4.0 or greater is recommended
Install and Enable/Disable the plugin
- The Tamara Checkout plugin is now available for WordPress. After installing it, simply click on Activate the plugin.
- Please note that the plugin can only be activated when Woocommerce is active.
- After the plugin is activated, there is an option to Enable/Disable the plugin in Woocommerce => Settings => Payments => Tamara Gateway Settings
You can find out more how to install and use the plugin with our user guides documentation.
* Installation Guide: Tamara WooCommerce Installation
* Configuration Guide: Tamara WooCommerce Configuration
Changelog
1.9.9.23 – 2026-09-08
Enhancements:
- Sync pending WooCommerce orders with remote Tamara order status on order-received and cron (authorised, captured, cancelled, approved)
- Authorise Tamara orders server-side on the order-received page before AJAX polling
- Fetch Tamara order details by Tamara order ID first, with reference ID fallback
- Persist Tamara payment type, instalments, and order status to order meta from remote order data
- Hide Tamara and WooCommerce pay actions on order-received after successful authorisation
- Improve WooCommerce Payments settings tab compatibility (gateway registration and icon)
- Rebuild order-received authorise JavaScript with order key support
Fixes:
- Fix order-received authorise AJAX returning failed responses when order key was missing from built assets
- Use appropriate HTTP status codes for authorise AJAX responses (400 invalid request, 202 pending)
1.9.9.22 – 2026-08-30
Enhancements:
- Format phone numbers for the pre-checkout eligibility API as country dial code + national number (without leading zeros)
- Derive missing phone country dial codes from the checkout billing country
- Hide Tamara on checkout when billing country is not KSA (SA) or UAE (AE), including on initial form load
1.9.9.21 – 2026-08-17
Security:
- Fix unauthenticated order status changes on tamara-payment-cancel and tamara-payment-fail by requiring order key and request signature (reported by Ezekiel Victor)
- Require order key for Tamara authorise AJAX and shortcode actions
- Harden cron AJAX with manage_woocommerce capability and nonce checks
Enhancements:
- Update Tested up to WordPress 7.0
1.9.9.20 – 2026-06-20
Enhancements:
- Adjust the translation
- Change the default widget position to before cart form
- Fix some UI bugs
1.9.9.10 – 2025-08-11
Enhancements:
- Fix some minor bugs
1.9.9.6 – 2025-03-12
Enhancements:
- Update the single checkout widget
For developers
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FAQ
Tamara Checkout: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026
Is Tamara Checkout free?
Yes. Tamara Checkout is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Tamara Checkout safe to use in 2026?
Tamara Checkout is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 2K+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 weeks ago, and scores 70/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Tamara Checkout?
Tamara Checkout is active on 2K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 40,757 times since it launched in August 2020. It was downloaded 3,410 times in the last 30 days.
Does Tamara Checkout work with WordPress 7.1?
Tamara Checkout is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Tamara Checkout need?
Tamara Checkout requires PHP 7.3.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Tamara Checkout last updated?
The latest version, 1.9.9.23, was released on September 8, 2026 (3 weeks ago).
Who makes Tamara Checkout?
Tamara Checkout is developed and maintained by Tamara Solution.
What are the best alternatives to Tamara Checkout?
The most popular alternatives to Tamara Checkout are Tabby Checkout (4K+ installs), MultiSafepay plugin for Woo… (3K+ installs) and Addi (2K+ installs).
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