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How would you like to have a donation form like the one below on your website? Pretty neat, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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In this post, I’ll show you not only how to create a form just like that, but also how to set up the backend – how to collect donations and have them deposited to an account of your choosing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We will do this with two free-to-sign-up<\/em> tools: Stripe<\/a> (the brain of the operation) and WP Full Pay<\/a> (the plugin that handles the WordPress integration). And, of course, your website needs to be running on WordPress, but I guess you have that part handled already.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Why use Stripe for donations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The great thing about Stripe is that it handles the heavy lifting when it comes to processing all the payments and also allowing money to come from all different directions and using all different forms of payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For starters, Stripe handles credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and even bank transfers in some cases. That means your donors don’t have to jump through hoops or sign up for extra accounts just to send you money. Fewer steps mean more completed donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security is another big reason to choose Stripe. It’s built to handle online payments safely, with fraud protection and encryption baked in. You don’t have to store sensitive payment details on your site, which lowers your risk and keeps things compliant with local laws and industry standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From your point of view, Stripe first processes the donations and then deposits them into your bank account on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, Stripe is flexible. Whether you want to set up one-time donations, recurring contributions, or even custom donation amounts, it’s all possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all that being said, there is one thing to be aware of, and that thing are Stripe fees. In short, Stripe charges around 2.9% + $0.30 per each transaction\/donation handled. This is basically your cost of getting access to Stripe itself and all its features for free.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Step 1: Sign up with Stripe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Stripe setup is surprisingly easy compared to some of the other advanced solutions of this type on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s basically this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Go to the Stripe website \u2013 Head over to Stripe.com<\/a>, enter your email address in the main box and click Start now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Create your account \u2013 Enter your email again, name, and a secure password. Depending on your location, Stripe might ask for more details. Stripe is a global company, so they are required to adhere to the local laws and regulations of each country they’re in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Set up your organization profile \u2013 Stripe will ask for various details like your organization name, type, website, plus some additional details depending on the country where your organization is based.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Complete your profile and verify \u2013 Again, there might be additional steps required for you to go through in the Stripe dashboard depending on your organization type and country. The setup guide will take you through those.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Once your account is ready, you’ll get access to your Stripe dashboard. I encourage you to look around, see all the different settings and features available there – just to get more familiar with how things work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Of course, you will also need to provide details like your bank accounts, tax situation and so on – if you haven’t done so already during setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The WP Full Pay plugin is being maintained by the same team that’s behind Themeisle.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Step 2: Install WP Full Pay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    WP Full Pay<\/a> is the plugin that we’re going to use to integrate Stripe with your WordPress website. The plugin is free to install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To get it running on your site, log in to your WordPress dashboard, go into Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong> and enter “WP Full Pay” into the box. You’ll see the plugin on the list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Click on Install Now<\/strong> and then Activate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When you do that, you’ll be taken to the onboarding wizard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Click on the Connect with Stripe<\/strong> button to get the integration started. There might be some additional authentication steps for you there depending on how far you got into your Stripe account creation and verification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If your Stripe account has been fully set, you will be able to pick it from the list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Click on the Connect<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When the connection is made, you’ll be taken back to the WP Full Pay interface:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Here you have an option to subscribe for payment tips via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And with that, the core of the integration is done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 3: Create your first donations form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    At this point, your Stripe account has been connected with your WordPress site and you can now start creating all sorts of payments forms with WP Full Pay – including donations forms.<\/em><\/strong> So let’s do that now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To begin, go to Full Pay \u2192 Payment Forms<\/strong>. Click on Add form<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    From there, set a name for your form – the name itself is not important as it will not show anywhere on your site – it’s just information for you. Also, and this is important, pick Donation<\/strong> as the type of form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Next, pick if you want your form to be a Checkout<\/strong> form or Inline<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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