Blink For WooCommerce vs BTC Checkout

Blink For WooCommerce is a plugin that allows WooCommerce merchants to accept Bitcoin payments through the Lightning Network using Blink. Key features of Blink For WooCommerce include: Instant Payments: Leveraging the Lightning Network, Blink ensures that Bitcoin payments are processed instantly, providing a smooth checkout experience for customers. Low Transaction Fees: Enjoy significantly lower transaction fees compared to traditional payment methods, helping you save on processing costs. Stablesats Integration: Offers the ability to receive payments in Bitcoin while maintaining a stable value pegged to the US Dollar, reducing volatility risks. Easy Integration: Simple setup and configuration within WooCommerce, allowing you to start accepting Bitcoin payments quickly and easily. Custodial or Non-custodial: Connect a custodial Blink account with an API key, or a non-custodial (self-custodial) account using just your Blink lightning address. Non-custodial payments are shown as a Lightning QR code on your store and require no API key. For more information please visit Plugin Repository. Important Notice This plugin relies on third-party APIs to function correctly. Specifically, it interacts with the following endpoints: Blink API: Used for processing payments through the Blink wallet. Service URL: https://api.blink.sv/graphql Terms of Use: Blink Terms of Use Privacy Policy: Blink Privacy Policy Galoy API (Staging Environment): Used during development and testing phases. Service URL: https://api.staging.galoy.io/graphql Terms of Use: Galoy Terms of Use Privacy Policy: Galoy Privacy Policy The domain of your Lightning address (non-custodial mode only): When you configure a lightning address such as [email protected], your shop makes requests to example.com to fetch payment details, request invoices, and check whether a payment has settled. This is not necessarily Blink: it is whichever provider runs the address you enter. Order totals and an order reference are sent as part of requesting an invoice. Please review that provider’s own terms and privacy policy. Please review these links to ensure that you are compliant with all legal requirements related to data transmission and usage. Additional Information For more details and support, visit Blink.

BTC Checkout is a lightweight, self-hosted Bitcoin payment gateway for WooCommerce. Payments go directly to your wallet — no middlemen, no third-party fees, and no KYC required. Your keys, your coins. Why BTC Checkout? Self-Hosted & Secure — Payments go directly to your wallet address. No third-party service holds your funds. Lightweight & Fast — Minimal footprint. Zero impact on Core Web Vitals or page load speed. Real-Time Verification — Automatic blockchain verification via public APIs. Orders are confirmed without manual checking. No KYC Required — Accept Bitcoin payments without identity verification or account registration. WooCommerce Native — Built on the WooCommerce Payment Gateway API. Works with both classic and block checkout. HPOS compatible. Supported Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC) Key Features Direct Wallet Payments — Customers pay directly to your Bitcoin wallet address. Automatic Order Verification — Blockchain-based payment verification updates order status automatically. Admin Payment Dashboard — View pending, confirmed, and expired Bitcoin orders from a dedicated WooCommerce admin screen. Manual Payment Check — Re-check pending Bitcoin payments from the order screen or dashboard with one click. Custom Payment Messaging — Customize the customer-facing payment heading and instructions without touching code. Bitcoin Discount Incentives — Offer percentage or fixed-amount discounts to customers who pay with Bitcoin. Displays a “Save X%” badge at checkout. Multi-Wallet Support — Configure multiple wallet addresses per currency with automatic round-robin load balancing. QR Code Checkout — Auto-generated QR codes for easy mobile payments. Real-Time Exchange Rates — Converts order totals to BTC using live market rates from CoinGecko. Configurable Confirmations — Set the number of blockchain confirmations required before marking an order as complete. Enterprise Security — Input sanitization, nonce verification, CSRF protection, and rate limiting built in. Multilingual Ready — Translation-ready with full i18n support. How It Works Install the Plugin — Upload via WordPress dashboard or install from the plugin directory. Activate with one click. Add Your Wallet — Enter your Bitcoin wallet address in WooCommerce → Settings → Payments → BTC Checkout. Accept Payments — Customers pay with Bitcoin at checkout, send payment to your wallet, and the order is verified automatically. Documentation Full documentation is available at BTCCheckout.ai/docs. Support Open a support topic on the WordPress.org plugin support forum, or email [email protected]. External Services This plugin connects to the following external services for payment verification and exchange rate data. No personal customer data is transmitted to any of these services — only public blockchain addresses and transaction lookups are performed. CoinGecko API Used to retrieve real-time Bitcoin exchange rates for converting WooCommerce order totals into the equivalent BTC amount. Service URL: https://www.coingecko.com API endpoint: https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price Data sent: Currency identifier and fiat currency code (e.g., bitcoin, usd) Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://trust.coingecko.com/resources API Documentation: https://docs.coingecko.com Blockchain.info API Used to verify Bitcoin (BTC) payments by checking recent transactions for the configured wallet address. Service URL: https://www.blockchain.com API endpoint: https://blockchain.info/rawaddr/{address} Data sent: Bitcoin wallet address (public, already on the blockchain) Terms of Service: https://www.blockchain.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.blockchain.com/legal/privacy Upgrade Notices 2.0.1 Major update: Free version focused on Bitcoin. License key system removed. Clean BTC-only codebase. Recommended update for all users. 1.9.2 Performance and compliance update. Fixes text domain, optimizes Heartbeat Protection intervals, adds cron overlap protection. 1.9.0 Replaces phpqrcode with BaconQrCode for WordPress.org compliance. Recommended update. 1.8.0 Critical security update: Adds Frontend Heartbeat Protection to prevent wallet address swap attacks. Strongly recommended.