Payment Gateway of PayPal for WooCommerce vs Payment Gateway with MPGS for WooCommerce

Integrate PayPal payments easily in WooCommerce stores with Express & Smart Checkout, credit/debit cards, Pay Later, and local payment options. Introduction Integrate PayPal with WooCommerce to accept payments through the secure PayPal payment gateway. You can add PayPal Express Checkout or PayPal Smart Checkout payment gateway to your WooCommerce store with the ThemeHigh WooCommerce PayPal payment gateway plugin. With this WooCommerce PayPal plugin, your customers can use their credit cards, debit cards, PayPal Credit, Pay Later offers (Pay in 4), or PayPal money to make an order from the cart page itself. With the WooCommerce PayPal smart button, you can also allow your customers to make payments using the preferred payment methods in their country/region auto-detected by PayPal. With PayPal Express Checkout or PayPal Smart Checkout enabled you can ensure a smoother experience for your users as they never have to leave your website for making payments. PayPal for WooCommerce makes the payment process quick, easy, and convenient. Major Features of the PayPal Express Checkout Payment Gateway Plugin for WooCommerce 🔸 Reduce clicks by enabling WooCommerce PayPal Express Checkout in your store 🔸 Enable PayPal Smart Checkout – The payment plugin auto-detects the customer’s country/device and shows available payment methods (including local payment methods) at checkout [New] 🔸 Supports PayPal’s Alternative Payment Method that helps customers to pay with their bank accounts, wallets, and other local payment methods such as: Bancontact BLIK eps iDEAL MyBank Pay upon Invoice Przelewy24 🔸 Smart checkout button customization – customize label, color, shape, layout, size, etc. [New] 🔸 Option to enable PayPal Standard payment gateway 🔸 Accept PayPal Money 🔸 Accept PayPal Credit (buy now and pay later) 🔸 Accept credit cards and debit cards through PayPal 🔸 Completes orders from cart and checkout page. The premium version supports making PayPal payments from the product page and mini-cart! 🔸 Customize the PayPal payment options visible to customers with various settings and configurations. 🔸 Add invoice prefix to identify store order 🔸 Faster checkout by skipping the order review page 🔸 Tested OK with WooCommerce 10.0.2 Importance of PayPal Checkout for your WooCommerce Store PayPal is one of the faster and more secure options for online payments. It has millions of active users globally making it one of the leading payment platforms. By integrating the PayPal payment gateway with your WooCommerce store (using the PayPal checkout plugin), you will be able to increase conversions and reduce cart abandonment at a drastic rate. Payment Gateway of PayPal for WooCommerce is one of the best WooCommerce PayPal plugins that facilitates integration with PayPal. The WooCommerce payment plugin is an easy-to-use tool that offers everything from faster checkout to recurring payment support (available in premium). To learn about the installation and setup of this free WooCommerce PayPal plugin, visit the plugin documentation page. To set up PayPal Smart Button, refer to this set-up video Pro version WooCommerce PayPal Plugin Premium Version Features ✅ Add PayPal Express checkout option on the product page ✅ Add PayPal Smart checkout option on individual product page [New] ✅ Accepts payment using multiple Alternative Payment Methods (APM) based on country or device [New] ✅ Set up mini-cart for faster checkout ✅ Capture authorized payment later with PayPal ✅ Enable partial and full refunds of the order amount directly from the order admin page ✅ PayPal WooCommerce customization options like button style, position, etc. ✅ Option to enable In-Context checkout, keep customers inside your store during checkout ✅ Supports WooCommerce Subscriptions and Subscriptions for WooCommerce by ThemeHigh ✅ Shortcode support for the Paypal Express button ✅ PayPal checkout payment gateway allows users to pay with their credit card without leaving the site (Guest checkout) ✅ Option to set up a specific PayPal locale ✅ Option to set up express checkout cancel page URL ✅ Timely compatibility updates and bug fixes ✅ Premium support! For the complete list of features and details regarding WooCommerce PayPal, please visit ThemeHigh PayPal Express Checkout Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Related Plugins from ThemeHigh Stripe Payment Plugin for WooCommerce – Accept payments via Stripe in your WooCommerce store. Enable Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, or Stripe Checkout.

Accept credit and debit card payments on your WooCommerce store using MasterCard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS) Hosted Checkout. All card data is handled by MPGS servers directly. No sensitive payment information touches your server, keeping you PCI compliant. Features Test Mode – Switch between test and live credentials safely Debug Logging – Built-in WooCommerce logger for troubleshooting Transaction Details – Saves transaction ID, receipt, card type, and last 4 digits with each order HPOS Compatible – Works with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage Multiple API Versions – Supports MPGS API versions 49, 52, 55, 62, 63, and 66 3DS Authentication – Supports both 3DS1 and 3DS2 Translation Ready – French translation included Checkout Modes Payment Page – Customer is redirected to the MPGS payment page (all API versions) Lightbox – Payment form opens as a popup on your site (API v49-62 only) Pro Version Everything above stays free, forever. MPGS Pro adds payment operations tooling on top: Transaction Log Viewer – Every gateway event in your dashboard (WooCommerce > MPGS Logs). No FTP, no raw log files. Card Surcharge – Pass processing fees to the customer. Fixed or percentage, with per-country rates. Authorize & Capture – Hold funds at checkout, capture the full or a partial amount from the order screen when you ship. Branded Checkout – Your logo, website, and contact details on the MPGS payment page. Payment Alerts – Instant email or webhook notifications for successful, failed, and refunded payments. Upgrade from the plugin’s Upgrade link on the Plugins page. Learn more on the plugin page. Credits Maintained by Salman Patnee. Originally created by Ali Basheer (v1.0.0-1.5.1). External Services This plugin connects to MasterCard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS) to process payments. Provider: MasterCard International Incorporated – mastercard.com Terms of Use: mastercard.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: mastercard.com/privacy When and what data is sent The plugin calls MPGS servers twice per transaction: At checkout – Creates a payment session with order amount, currency, description, customer name/email, and return URL. After payment – Verifies the transaction result using the order ID. Merchant credentials are sent server-side only and never exposed to the browser. Card numbers, CVV, and expiry dates are never sent through this plugin – customers enter these directly on MPGS-hosted pages. Gateway domains https://ap-gateway.mastercard.com/ – Asia Pacific https://eu-gateway.mastercard.com/ – Europe https://na-gateway.mastercard.com/ – North America https://mtf.gateway.mastercard.com/ – Test/Sandbox Your bank will tell you which domain to use. Privacy This plugin does not track users, store card data, use tracking cookies, or share data with anyone other than MPGS for payment processing.