Formipay – Donations & Instant Payment Forms (Paystack, Flutterwave & More) vs WPExperts Square For GiveWP

Formipay is a lightweight and powerful donation and payment plugin designed for non-profits, charities, and businesses. It currently supports Paystack and Flutterwave payment gateways, offering secure transaction processing with Server-Side Verification to prevent fraud. Key Features: SaaS-Grade Dashboard: Distraction-free, full-width admin interface with premium card-based layouts. Multiple Gateways: Switch between Paystack and Flutterwave easily with dynamic settings visibility. Payment/Donation Forms: Create multiple payment/donation forms with fixed, flexible, or dropdown amounts. Custom Fields: Collect extra information (e.g., Phone number, Address) from donors or payee. Support for Required fields. Field Types: Support for Text, Textarea, Dropdown, Checkbox, Date, Time, and Date/Time fields. Transaction History: View detailed logs with a clickable, perfectly aligned details modal and advanced search. Transaction Checker: Frontend lookup tool using [formipay_checker] shortcode. Form Styling: Customize form width and add custom CSS per form. Secure: Uses server-side verification to ensure payments are authentic. Shortcode Support: Embed forms anywhere using [formipay id="123"]. Upcoming Features: Integration other payment gateways WP-Cron Background Sync Setup Formipay includes an automatic background sync that runs every 10 minutes to retrieve any missed transactions directly from Paystack/Flutterwave APIs. By default, WordPress triggers scheduled tasks (WP-Cron) when users visit your website. For highly reliable, timely background syncing, it is recommended to set up a real system cron job: Open your wp-config.php file and add the following line to disable default visitor-triggered cron: define( ‘DISABLE_WP_CRON’, true ); Set up a real cron job on your hosting server (via cPanel or SSH command line) to trigger every 10 minutes: wget -q -O – https://yourdomain.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron >/dev/null 2>&1 Disclaimer & External Services This plugin relies on external payment services to process transactions. By using this plugin, you agree to the terms and privacy policies of these providers: Paystack: Used for processing secure payments in Africa. Privacy Policy Flutterwave: Used for processing secure payments globally and in Africa. Privacy Policy Donation If you find FormiPay helpful and would like to support its continued development, you can buy the developer a coffee here: http://jacksonjonah.com.ng/buymecoffee

GiveWP Square plugin for WordPress allows users to donate from their give-donation form using Square payment gateway. Now, you can accept credit card donations directly on your website without letting your visitors leave your site. The online process is quick and easy – simply add the Square payment option to your form created through GiveWP. With GiveWP Square plugin for WordPress, you have the choice to create a legacy (simple) donation form or a custom donation form with features like multi-level donation (drop-down selectable menu), a list of fixed donation amounts, or a custom amount field. GiveWP for Square has integrated Sandbox support with the latest version of SQUARE V2 API so you can test transactions in the Square Dashboard before going live. Features Create GiveWP donation forms that are integrated with the Square payment gateway. Add different Square payment settings per each donation form. (each donation form will have their own Square payment settings) If no settings are added, general/global Square settings will automatically be applied. Display the donation form in a modal box- form appears in a pop-up window. Display the donation form in a multi-step box – form details are divided into steps. Display donation levels on the form using radio buttons or dropdown menus. Add Square Credit Card pricing field per selected donation form. Multi-level donation feature (custom dropdown menu) Set the minimum and maximum donations amount limits in all donation forms. Integrated Sandbox support with the latest version of SQUARE V2 API. Custom amount field for donation Set a fixed amount for donation One-click Square authorization Fully documented and supported Secure and PCI compliant GiveWP Square Premium GiveWP Square Premium has enhanced new features that will give you the power to add recurring donation settings to your GiveWP Donations forms. Create your own recurring subscription model and allow donors to calibrate recurring billing intervals/periods of subscription exactly as they want. Set default donation amount options for donors who do not want to subscribe to a recurring donation schedule. Premium Features Add a recurring donation module – Users will be able to pay their donation amount on a recurring basis. Donors can enable/disable their recurring donation subscriptions at any time. Donors can choose the period of their subscription in the service freely or, select from a predefined schedule. Create your recurring module’s billing interval by setting a period (day/week/month/year), and length of time (ongoing/2~24 months). Set a default donation amount, in case of disabling recurring and recurring by donor’s choice. Enable/Disable recurring module for each level Documentation Click here to view the detailed technical documentation. The documentation includes a step-by-step configuration guide and troubleshooting. Requirements GiveWP – Donation Plugin Square Account. WordPress 4.4+ PHP version 5.5 or greater (PHP 5.6 or greater is recommended) GiveWP Recurring (for recurring donations only) An SSL Certificate. Square API is currently only available for the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, and the UK.