Notch Pay vs Donations via PayPal

Notch Pay enables you to accept payments via Notch Pay (Mobile Money, cards, and more) across all major WordPress monetization use cases. Works automatically after activation with only API keys required. Why Notch Pay? Start receiving payments instantly—go from sign-up to your first real transaction in as little as 15 minutes Simple, transparent pricing—no hidden charges or fees Setup fees Modern, seamless payment experience with Notch Pay Understand your customers better through a simple and elegant dashboard Access to attentive, empathetic customer support 24/7 Clearly documented APIs to build your custom payment experiences Full Compatibility WooCommerce – Native gateway, refunds, webhooks, Blocks Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) – Native gateway GiveWP – One-time and recurring donations Charitable – Donations and fundraising LifterLMS – Native payment gateway LearnDash – Course payments Tutor LMS – Course payments MemberPress – Memberships Gravity Forms – Form payments WPForms – Use [notch_pay] shortcode Bookly – Use [notch_pay] shortcode for bookings The Events Calendar – Use shortcode for tickets WP Crowdfunding – Via WooCommerce WP Simple Pay – Use [notch_pay] shortcode Amelia – Use [notch_pay] shortcode for bookings Features Native Gateways – WooCommerce, EDD, GiveWP, Charitable, LifterLMS, MemberPress, Gravity Forms Universal Shortcodes – Direct payments, donations, content unlock for any platform Automatic Setup – Pages and endpoints created on activation Secure – HMAC webhook verification, nonces, sanitization Shortcodes [notch_pay amount="5000" currency="XAF" description="Product"] – Direct payment [notch_pay type="donation"] – Donation form with custom amount [notch_pay product_id="123"] – WooCommerce product sale [notch_pay access="content" content_id="45"] – Content unlock payment [notch_pay_content content_id="45" amount="1000"] – Content locker (pay to view) Requirements WordPress 6.0+ PHP 7.4+ Notch Pay account at business.notchpay.co External services This plugin connects to the Notch Pay API to create payments, verify payments, process refunds, and receive webhook updates. The service is required for the plugin to function as a payment gateway. Service provider: Notch Pay Service API endpoint: https://api.notchpay.co Data sent to the service can include: – Transaction data (amount, currency, reference, description, order/donation identifiers, metadata) – Customer data (email, and name when available) – Callback/return URLs used to complete the payment flow Data is sent only when needed to process payment actions, for example: – When a customer starts a payment – When the plugin verifies payment status – When a merchant triggers a refund – When webhook security/signature validation is performed during payment updates Terms of service: https://notchpay.co/policies/terms Privacy policy: https://notchpay.co/policies/privacy

Adds a PayPal donation shortcode and sidebar Widget to WordPress. The options menu lets you setup you PayPal ID and a few other optional settings. You can choose which donation button you want to use or if you want to use your own button. You can also set an optional default purpose and reference which can be overridden on each inserted instance with the shortcode options or in the Widget settings. There is also options available for currency, localization of the button, custom payment page style and the return page. Widget In the Appearance -> Widgets you’ll find the PayPal Donations widget. After adding it to your sidebar you can enter a title for the Widget, some descriptive text that will appear above the button and specify an optional purpose and reference for the donation button to override the default settings. Shortcode Insert the button in your pages or posts with this shortcode [paypal-donation] Which is the simplest option, and uses all default and optional settings. If you want to make a specific button for a specific purpose you can add additional options. Example: [paypal-donation purpose="Spline Importer" reference="3D Plugins"] This donation plugin generates valid XHTML Transitional and Strict code. Translations The following language translations are already available in the plugin: Albanian (sq_AL) Danish (da_DK) Dutch (nl_NL) French (fr_FR) German (de_DE) Hebrew (he_IL) Italian (it_IT) Lithuanian (lt_LT) Malay – Bahasa Melayu (ms_MY) Norwegian bokmål Romanian (ro_RO) Russian (ru_RU) Spanish (es_ES) Swedish (sv_SE) Turkish (tr_TR) Related Links Documentation Support Forum