Advanced Product Information for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Advanced Product Information for WooCommerce v1.1.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 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 | 200+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Product Information for WooCommerce · Advanced Product Information for WooCommerce Premium ($) | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Many product info blocks: stock, countdown, coupon, reviews, rank; Icons and badges placed with shortcodes; No external service needed beyond WooCommerce | 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 | Shows Try Premium prompts in the admin; Depends on WooCommerce; Premium modules are not separated in the code reviewed | 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 | Countdown on product pages, Stock information block, Coupon information block, Review summary block, Shipping information block, Product rank in category, Social proof block, Badges shortcode, Icons shortcode | 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 | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | — | ShipStation |
| Other | WordPress.org plugin API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.wordpress.org | 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 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |