Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce PRO vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce PRO v3.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce PRO ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Removes WooCommerce reports, marketing menus and promotions; Clears dashboard widgets and welcome panels; PRO adds options for Stripe, Contact Form 7 and Yoast SEO | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Paid licence needed for the PRO options; The licence is checked through Freemius | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | WooCommerce admin reports and features off, WooCommerce marketing menu removed, PRO-only cleanup functions ($), Remove Yoast SEO dashboard widget (PRO) ($), Stripe payment request tweak on product pages (PRO) ($) | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | WooCommerce Stripe Gateway ($) | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7 ($), Yoast SEO ($) | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius.com | api-m.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.ai, d.joinhoney.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 6 |