Accept Donations on Your Website

Use a Donation plan to let visitors support your work, nonprofit, church, campaign, or community project.

Overview

Use a Donation plan to let visitors support your work, nonprofit, church, campaign, or community project.

When to Use This Setup

Use this setup when you want a simple donation form without a public fundraising goal.

Requirements

  • Donation plan.
  • Suggested or custom amount settings.
  • Donation page.

Configuration Steps

  1. Create a Donation plan.
  2. Add suggested amounts.
  3. Enable custom amounts if desired.
  4. Set minimum and optional maximum donation limits.
  5. Add the shortcode to your donation page.
  6. Test a donation.
  7. Confirm the order appears in WordPress.

Recommended Settings

  • Payment Type: Donation.
  • Suggested Amounts: recommended.
  • Allow Custom Amount: recommended for general donations.
  • Customer Notes: optional for dedications.
  • Payment Form: optional for structured donor details.

Testing Checklist

  • Test suggested amount donation.
  • Test custom amount donation.
  • Confirm receipt appears when available.
  • Confirm donation order appears in PayPress.
  • Confirm notes or form responses if enabled.

Expected Result

Donors can give through Stripe Checkout, and PayPress records each donation as an order.

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