WP Crowdfunding
by Themeum
Runs Kickstarter-style campaigns on WooCommerce with rewards, goals and backer updates.
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What WP Crowdfunding does
Runs Kickstarter-style campaigns on WooCommerce with rewards, goals and backer updates.
It sits in the crowdfunding part of a WordPress stack and is sold by Themeum on a freemium basis. We recommend it in our crowdfunding guides because it does that one job well without asking you to rebuild the rest of the site around it.
Every plugin adds work to a page request, so treat this as a decision with a cost. Record a speed test before you install it and run the same test afterwards, on the same page, so you know exactly what it charged you.
Real user ratings
Score
4.4/5
Reviews
89
Active installs
2,000+
Downloads
164K
Latest version
2.2.2
Last updated
2026-09-02
These figures come straight from the public WordPress.org plugin directory API for version 2.2.2, not from us. Check them yourself on the WordPress.org listing. Our own editorial score is 4.2/5.
Where WP Crowdfunding ranks elsewhere
WP Crowdfunding does not appear in the published "best of" lists we track from WPBeginner, TechRadar, Kinsta, Themeisle and similar sites. That is not a mark against it - those roundups are short and skew towards the biggest names.
What changed in the latest version
- Fix : Resolved SQL injection vulnerability in campaign reward order counting. Fix : Sanitized reward pledge amounts and item limits so non-numeric values cannot be stored. Fix : Escaped user-generated output in the dashboard, profile, ca...
- Fix : Resolved authorization issues in campaign updates, order details, and frontend campaign submission. Fix : Resolved issue where campaign featured images and embedded videos were not displaying on the single campaign details page.
- New : Introduced migration support from WP Crowdfunding to Growfund. =2.1.17= Fix : Remove social share support for abandoned domains =2.1.16= Fix : Stored cross-site scripting issue resolved. Fix : Cf User registration issue fixed. Fix ...
Release notes are the developer's own words, published on WordPress.org. Read the full changelog
Pros and cons
- Reward tiers on your own site
- A free tier you can trial before paying
- Actively maintained and used on production sites we test
- Depends on WooCommerce
- The features most sites need sit in the paid tier
How to use it
- 1Install on a staging copy first if the site takes money.
- 2Work through the setup wizard and connect any external accounts it needs.
- 3Configure the one feature you installed it for, and leave the rest off.
- 4Test the result as a logged-out visitor on both mobile and desktop.
- 5Re-run our speed test to confirm the plugin has not cost you load time.
How it compares
Other crowdfunding plugins we recommend, with their rating and pricing model.
| Plugin | Our rating | WordPress.org | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP Crowdfunding | 4.2 | 4.4 (89) | Freemium | Reward tiers on your own site |
| IgnitionDeck | 4.1 | 3.7 (90) | Premium | Real all-or-nothing funding logic |
