WPSmartPay – Payment Forms, Invoices, Donations & Subscriptions

Yes. The core plugin is completely free and includes the Gutenberg form builder, invoice management, tax control, anti-spam protection, dashboard reports, email templates, and the PayPal Standard gateway — no credit card required to install.

Most payment plugins are either a full store (WooCommerce and its cart, products, and shipping) or a single-purpose donation button. WPSmartPay is neither — it’s a standalone form-and-gateway tool built for anyone who needs to get paid without running a store: invoicing built into the same admin screen as your forms, three anti-spam options out of the box, and a free tier that includes invoicing and donation forms, which most competing free plugins don’t.

No. WPSmartPay is a fully standalone payment plugin. There is no cart, no store setup, and no WooCommerce required. Install, connect a gateway, and start getting paid in minutes.

Free: PayPal Standard and Manual/Free gateway. Pro adds Stripe, Authorize.net, Paddle, Razorpay, Mollie, bKash, toyyibPay, and Paytm. See the full gateway list

Yes — Stripe is available in WPSmartPay Pro. It supports cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, and 135+ currencies across 47+ countries. Learn more

Yes. WPSmartPay includes a built-in invoice management system. Create invoices, send them to customers by email, and track their status from Draft through Sent, Paid, and Overdue — all from the WordPress admin.

Yes, with WPSmartPay Pro. Set up recurring billing on any payment form with weekly, monthly, or yearly billing cycles. Membership plans with role-based access are also included.

Yes. WPSmartPay is a full-featured WordPress donation plugin. You can launch standalone fundraising campaigns with monetary goals, display real-time campaign progress bars, create custom donation forms using native Gutenberg blocks, and accept one-time gifts with PayPal or recurring donations with Stripe and Paddle (Pro) .

Go to SmartPay → Forms and click + New Form . You can start with a blank form or pick the pre-configured Charity Donation template, which includes preset giving tiers ($25, $50, $100, $250), custom amount inputs, donor contact fields, and dedicated donation form blocks : the Give Anonymously checkbox, Donor Comment box, Tribute dedication fields, and a Step Break block for multi-step checkout. With WPSmartPay Pro, you can also enable custom recurring donation billing (Pro) so donors pick their own giving frequency. Customize labels, amounts, and layouts in the block settings, then publish and embed the form anywhere with the SmartPay Form block or shortcode.

The Donor Wall (Pro) displays public contributions on campaign pages or any custom landing page via the Campaign Donors block and shortcode. You can showcase donor names, donation amounts, dates, Gravatar or initials avatars, comments, tributes, and company names, sorted by recent donations or top donors. Donors have complete control over their privacy: checking the “Give anonymously” box at checkout or enabling “Hide my name on public donor walls” in their dashboard keeps their name off all public listings while still recording the gift securely in your admin records. Site administrators can also hold comments for moderation and hide specific entries directly from the campaign Donors tab.

Yes. In the free plugin, you can assign target goals to any campaign (by total revenue or donation count) and display a live visual progress bar that updates in real time as gifts arrive. To accept recurring donations (Pro) , WPSmartPay Pro connects with Stripe and Paddle to support fixed recurring subscriptions (daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly) as well as custom amount recurring billing (Pro) , allowing donors to choose both their own gift amount and their preferred billing frequency directly on the donation form. Donors can also manage and cancel their active recurring gifts from their account dashboard (Pro) .

WPSmartPay automatically categorizes transactions without requiring a separate donation plugin. As detailed in the Donations & Campaigns Overview , any payment made through a form assigned to a campaign or marked with “Treat as donation form” is logged as a donation rather than a standard product purchase. You can view all contributions under SmartPay → Transactions → Donations and manage donor profiles under SmartPay → Contacts → Donors . Supporters also get a dedicated Giving tab in their customer portal to review past contributions and download receipts (with printable PDF receipts in Pro).

Yes. PayPal Standard is built into the free plugin. Connect your PayPal account under SmartPay → Settings → Payment Gateways and start accepting payments immediately — no Pro license required.

Yes. Create percentage or fixed-amount coupon codes, set expiry dates, and apply them at checkout. Basic coupon management is included in the free plugin. Pro adds bulk generation, per-customer limits, and CSV export.

The free plugin includes PayPal, manual payment, payment forms, invoices, coupons, customer management, and dashboard reports. Pro adds premium gateways (Stripe, Authorize.net, Mollie, Paddle, etc.), subscription billing, advanced tabbed reports, CRM/marketing integrations, LMS integrations (LearnDash, Tutor LMS, LifterLMS), bulk coupons, and outgoing webhooks. Compare plans

Yes — the form builder is built entirely on Gutenberg blocks and integrates natively with the WordPress editor. Embed forms anywhere using the SmartPay block or the [smartpay_form] shortcode.

Yes. Payment card data is never stored on your server — all sensitive data is handled directly by the payment gateway (Stripe, PayPal, etc.). Turnstile and hCaptcha are privacy-first anti-spam options; reCAPTCHA v3 is also supported.

Yes, with WPSmartPay Pro. The plugin ships a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes 15 abilities to any MCP-compatible AI agent. Agents can create payment forms from a natural-language prompt, query payments and customers, create and send invoices, bulk-generate coupon codes, and manage subscriptions — all without writing custom code. Learn more

PHP 8.1 or higher. WordPress 6.0 or higher.

Go to Plugins → Add New in your WordPress dashboard, search for “WPSmartPay”, click Install Now, then Activate. A guided setup wizard walks you through currency selection, page creation, and connecting your first payment gateway — the entire process takes just a few minutes.

No. You only need an account with a supported payment gateway such as Stripe, PayPal, or Mollie. Funds go directly into your gateway account — there is no separate merchant account required.

No. WPSmartPay is built to be lightweight. It only loads its scripts and styles on pages where a payment form is actually present, so your other pages remain fast and unaffected.

Yes. The form builder lets you add text fields, dropdowns, checkboxes, phone numbers, addresses, and other input fields. This is useful for collecting company names, dietary preferences, agreement to terms, or any extra information you need from customers.

Yes. Open any payment from the Payments screen and click Refund. For gateways like Stripe and Paddle, the refund is processed automatically through the gateway and the money returns to the customer’s original payment method.

Yes. Export your payment records from the Payments page as a CSV file that you can open in Excel or Google Sheets for accounting, tax reporting, or team sharing.

Yes. WPSmartPay provides a customer self-service portal where subscribers can view payment history, update their payment method, pause, or cancel their subscriptions — without needing access to your WordPress admin.

Yes, with WPSmartPay Pro. Add a trial period to any subscription form — for example, a 7-day free trial before the first charge. Trial settings are configured directly in the form builder.

Yes, with WPSmartPay Pro. Break a large payment into smaller installments — for example, 6 monthly payments of $100 instead of $600 upfront. This makes expensive products and courses more affordable and can increase conversions.

Yes. Create as many donation forms as you need, each with its own goal amount and progress tracker. Every campaign tracks independently so you can run different fundraisers simultaneously on your site.

No. WPSmartPay charges zero transaction fees on top of what your gateway charges. The only fees you pay are the standard processing fees from your payment gateway (for example, Stripe charges 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction in the US). All funds go directly to your own account.

Yes. Enable as many gateways as