CharityGlow vs Paychangu Payment Gateway for GiveWP

🚀 Create high-converting donation forms in minutes and start collecting donations today. CharityGlow is a modern WordPress donation plugin designed to help nonprofits, NGOs, mosques, and fundraising organizations increase donations — not just collect them. 👉 Simple setup. Powerful features. No coding required. 🔥 See It In Action (Live Demo) 👉 https://demo.charityglow.com/ 👉 https://charityglow.com/ 🎁 Free setup for the first 100 organizations We’ll help you install, configure, and launch your donation system. 🎯 Why Choose CharityGlow? Most donation plugins are: – ❌ Complicated – ❌ Expensive (addons required) – ❌ Hard to customize CharityGlow is different: ✅ All-in-one solution ✅ Beginner-friendly setup ✅ Built for higher conversion rates ✅ Works worldwide + Bangladesh 💰 What You Can Do With CharityGlow ✔ Accept donations via Stripe, PayPal, SSLCommerz ✔ Accept bKash, Nagad, Rocket (Bangladesh) ✔ Create unlimited fundraising campaigns ✔ Accept one-time or recurring donations ✔ Track donors with built-in CRM ✔ Show progress bars, donor walls, and stats 👉 Everything you need in ONE plugin. ⚡ Built to Increase Donations CharityGlow is not just a form plugin. It helps you: ✔ Build donor trust ✔ Improve conversion rate ✔ Encourage recurring giving ✔ Create professional fundraising pages 💳 Payment Gateways Stripe – Credit/Debit Cards (Worldwide) PayPal – PayPal SSLCommerz 🇧🇩 – bKash, Nagad, Rocket, Upay, Bank Cards Bank Transfer – Offline/manual donations 🇧🇩 Perfect for Bangladesh CharityGlow is the first free WordPress donation plugin with built-in SSLCommerz. Accept: ✔ bKash ✔ Nagad ✔ Rocket ✔ Upay ✔ All Bangladeshi bank cards 👉 No extra plugins needed. 🧩 Powerful Features 🎨 5 Beautiful Donation Form Templates 🔁 Recurring Donations (monthly/yearly) 🌍 Multi-Currency (25+ currencies) 📊 Real-time Reports & Analytics 👥 Donor CRM (profiles, history, lifetime value) 📧 Email Receipts & Notifications 📈 Campaign Goals & Progress Tracking 🔒 Secure & GDPR compliant 📱 Fully mobile responsive 🆓 Free vs Pro Free version includes everything you need to start collecting donations: Donation Forms (5 Templates): ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Stripe Payment Gateway: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro PayPal Payment Gateway: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro SSLCommerz (bKash, Nagad, Rocket): ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Bank / Offline Transfer: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Recurring Donations: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Unlimited Campaigns: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Campaign Goals & Progress Bar: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Donor CRM (profiles & history): ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Email Receipts & Notifications: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Donor Wall & Recent Donations: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro 25+ Currencies: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Anonymous Donations: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro GDPR Compliance Tools: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Mobile Responsive Forms: ✅ Free, ✅ Pro Advanced Form Builder: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro Multi-step Donation Forms: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro Conditional Form Fields: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro 10 Premium Form Templates: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro PDF Receipt Generator: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro Custom Receipt Branding: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro Sequential Receipt Numbers: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro Campaign-Level Reports: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro Analytics Dashboard: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro Elementor Widgets: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro Failed Payment Email: ❌ Free, ✅ Pro 🚀 Upgrade to Pro: https://charityglow.com/ 🎥 Live Demo 👉 Frontend Demo: https://demo.charityglow.com/ ❤️ Who Is This For? Nonprofits & NGOs Mosques (Bangladesh) Churches & religious organizations Schools & universities Fundraising campaigns Community & social organizations ⭐ Early Users Feedback “Simple, powerful, and perfect for our donation campaigns.” (👉 Add real testimonials soon) 🔧 Installation Upload plugin to /wp-content/plugins/ Activate via WordPress admin Go to CharityGlow → Settings Configure payment gateways Create your first campaign Add [charityglow_form] to any page ⚡ Quick Start Install & activate plugin Add Stripe or PayPal keys Create campaign Add form shortcode Start collecting donations 🔧 Shortcodes [charityglow_form] — Main donation form [charityglow_form campaign_id="123"] — Form linked to a specific campaign [charityglow_form amounts="10,25,50,100,250"] — Custom preset amounts [charityglow_campaigns] — Display all campaigns grid [charityglow_progress_bar campaign_id="123"] — Campaign progress bar [charityglow_donor_wall] — Public donor wall [charityglow_recent_donations] — Recent donations list [charityglow_stats] — Donation statistics 🔒 Security & Compliance PCI compliant (via Stripe/PayPal/SSLCommerz) GDPR ready (data export/delete) Secure API & encrypted transactions External Services This plugin connects to third-party services for payment processing. These connections are essential to process donations securely. No data is sent until a donor actively initiates a payment. Stripe This plugin uses Stripe to process credit and debit card payments. Stripe is a payment processing platform that securely handles card transactions. What it’s used for: Processing credit/debit card donations, managing recurring subscriptions, and handling refunds. What data is sent: * Payment amount and currency * Card details (sent directly to Stripe via Stripe.js, never touches your server) * Donor name and email address * Billing address (if collected) * Donation metadata (campaign ID, form ID, donation ID) When data is sent: When a donor submits a donation form using the Stripe payment method. Service Provider: Stripe, Inc. * Website: https://stripe.com * Terms of Service: https://stripe.com/legal/ssa * Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy This plugin includes the Stripe PHP library to communicate with Stripe’s API (https://api.stripe.com). PayPal This plugin uses PayPal to process donations via PayPal accounts and PayPal guest checkout. What it’s used for: Processing donations through PayPal, allowing donors to pay using their PayPal balance, linked bank accounts, or cards via PayPal. What data is sent: * Payment amount and currency * Donation/order description * Return URLs (success and cancel pages on your site) * Donor name and email (processed by PayPal) * Invoice/donation ID for tracking When data is sent: When a donor selects PayPal as their payment method and clicks to proceed. The donor is redirected to PayPal’s website (https://paypal.com) to complete the payment. Service Provider: PayPal, Inc. * Website: https://www.paypal.com * Terms of Service: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full * Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full This plugin connects to PayPal’s API endpoints (https://api-m.paypal.com for live, https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com for testing). SSLCommerz This plugin uses SSLCommerz to process donations via Bangladeshi payment methods including bKash, Nagad, Rocket, Upay, and Bangladeshi bank cards. What it’s used for: Processing donations from Bangladesh using local payment methods (mobile wallets, internet banking, and bank cards). What data is sent: * Payment amount and currency (BDT only) * Donor name, email, and phone number * Donation/transaction ID for tracking * Return URLs (success, fail, and cancel pages on your site) * Store ID and transaction reference When data is sent: When a donor selects SSLCommerz as their payment method and clicks to donate. The donor is redirected to SSLCommerz’s secure hosted payment page (https://securepay.sslcommerz.com) to complete the payment. Service Provider: SSLCOMMERZ Limited * Website: https://sslcommerz.com * Terms of Service: https://sslcommerz.com/terms-condition/ * Privacy Policy: https://sslcommerz.com/privacy-policy/ This plugin connects to SSLCommerz API endpoints: * Sandbox: https://sandbox.sslcommerz.com * Live: https://securepay.sslcommerz.com Note: SSLCommerz is only available for BDT (Bangladeshi Taka) transactions. It is intended for use by organizations based in Bangladesh. Additional Info Brand & WordPress.org Assets Bundled under assets/images/ in the plugin package. When publishing to WordPress.org SVN, copy into the repository assets/ folder (sibling of trunk/): assets/images/wordpress-org/icon-256x256.png → assets/icon-256x256.png assets/images/wordpress-org/banner-772x250.jpg → assets/banner-772x250.jpg assets/images/wordpress-org/banner-1544x500.jpg → assets/banner-1544x500.jpg (optional retina) Marketing / social: assets/images/facebook/, twitter/, linkedin/, favicon/. On first activation, if the site has no Site Icon (Appearance → Site Identity), CharityGlow imports its favicon once via wp_site_icon / site_icon. Existing site icons are never replaced. Support [email protected] Documentation https://charityglow.com/docs Credits Stripe PHP Library – stripe.com SSLCommerz – sslcommerz.com Chart.js – For beautiful charts in admin dashboard WordPress Community – For the amazing platform

Accept Credit card, Debit card, Airtel Money and TNM Mpamba. Receive money from anyone with Our Borderless Payment Collection Platform. Payout straight to your bank account or mobile money. Signup for an account here PayChangu API (External Service) This plugin uses PayChangu API to process GiveWP payments via PayChangu Payment Gateway. https://api.paychangu.com/payment -> Send payment request with payment data to PayChangu https://api.paychangu.com/verify-payment -> Get payment results from PayChangu Please refer to PayChangu Terms and Conditions here, and Paychangu Privacy Policy here. Setting Up the Paychangu Add-On Setup Log into your WordPress admin Dashboard. On the left side navigation menu, hover over “Donations” and click on “Settings”. From this page, click the “Payment Gateways” tab and choose “Paychangu” link. You will be presented with the Paychangu Settings Screen. Paychangu Account Information “Prefix”: Enter a prefix for your invoice numbers. If you use your Paychangu account for multiple stores ensure this prefix is unique as Paychangu will not allow orders with the same invoice number. “Public Key”: Enter the Public Key from your Paychangu Account. This field is required. “Secret Key”: Enter the Secret Key from your Paychangu Account. This field is required.