{"id":26503,"date":"2019-08-13T09:39:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T09:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=26503"},"modified":"2025-12-05T05:03:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T03:03:05","slug":"accept-payments-on-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/accept-payments-on-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Accept Payments on WordPress Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Want to accept payments on WordPress? If so, you’re going to need two tools:<\/p>

  1. A payment processor like Stripe or PayPal to handle the payments for you.<\/li>
  2. A plugin to help you integrate those payment processors into your WordPress site.<\/li><\/ol>

    In this post, we’ll help you get up and running with both. First, we’ll dig into some of the best payment gateways for WordPress that you can use to accept payments. Then, we’ll show you how to accept payments on WordPress via your preferred payment gateway, using a few different approaches (no code required<\/em>).<\/p>

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    To get started, you’ll want to choose the payment processor that you’ll use to accept payments on WordPress, as this will affect how you go about the next step in the process.<\/p>

    Your payment processor\/gateway is what allows you to actually process payments. For example, if someone wants to pay with their credit card, they’ll pay through the payment gateway. Then, the payment gateway will transfer the money to you…after taking a small cut.<\/p>

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    When someone submits their payment information, your payment gateway will take that information and further pass it along to the bank that issued the card and the card network (VISA, Mastercard, etc.) to check the validity (e.g. whether or not someone actually has the money or the credit necessary to make the purchase<\/em>). If everything looks good, the issuing bank confirms to the card network, who further confirms to the payment processor, and the money is debited from that person’s account…where it eventually makes its way to you.<\/p>

    So while it seems simple on the surface, there’s actually a lot going on behind the scenes to make sure that all that money is moving as it should be!<\/p>

    For some payment gateways, shoppers will need to manually enter their card details, while other payment gateways \u2014 like PayPal \u2014 let people log in to their existing account rather than entering their card information directly.<\/p>

    Typically, the “standard” fee for domestic payments in the USA is something like 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction, while international payments can be higher. Unfortunately, there’s no way to accept credit card payments without paying this fee – it’s the cost of doing business.<\/p>

    Additionally, some payment gateways will let shoppers use other methods of payment. For example, PayPal lets people pay with their existing PayPal balance or via their bank account, while other payment gateways enable contactless methods, like Apple Pay.<\/p>

    There are a bunch of reputable payment gateways out there, but two of the biggest names are:<\/p>

    1. PayPal<\/li>
    2. Stripe<\/li><\/ol>

      When in doubt, I would recommend choosing one of these two, though I will list some other options as well.<\/p>

      1. Stripe<\/a><\/h3>

      Stripe is a popular payment gateway that offers a simple way to accept payments via a variety of methods. In addition to standard credit and debit cards, you can also use other methods like:<\/p>