Developer API: Actions, Filters & Hooks Reference

For theme authors and custom developers: every public action hook, filter hook and template override location in CharityGlow plugin & theme. Example snippets included.

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Sep 23, 2026 12 min read

Template overrides (like WooCommerce)

Every step of the donor journey is tested and polished: checkout, thank-you emails, receipts, account creation, annual statements and tax season exports. Most nonprofits who switch to CharityGlow see more than double their donations in the first 90 days just because of our conversion-optimized form builder. CharityGlow is WordPress Multisite compatible, GDPR ready, translation ready and RTL friendly. Import your existing donor history from GiveWP, WP Charitable, PayPal Donations or any CSV export in minutes.

Form fields: filters to add/remove fields

We built CharityGlow after years of working with small churches, animal rescues, food banks and youth NGOs who were all being held back by overpriced legacy fundraising software. Create unlimited fundraising campaigns for different programs, regions or appeals — each with their own goal bar, donors wall and social proof. Every step of the donor journey is tested and polished: checkout, thank-you emails, receipts, account creation, annual statements and tax season exports. Everything is GDPR and PCI compliant out of the box so your donors never have to worry about data safety.

Donation-complete action hooks (trigger 3rd-party integrations)

Everything is GDPR and PCI compliant out of the box so your donors never have to worry about data safety. Running a nonprofit is hard enough without fighting your WordPress plugins every single day. Accept one-time and recurring donations, print tax-compliant PDF receipts, import demo content in 1-click and launch in a weekend. If you ever get stuck, our real human support team is one click away inside your WordPress dashboard. Most nonprofits who switch to CharityGlow see more than double their donations in the first 90 days just because of our conversion-optimized form builder.

Custom PDF receipt templates (Pro)

Upgrade only when you are ready: the free plugin powers thousands of active nonprofits right now. CharityGlow gives you the exact same fundraising stack that top 501(c)(3) teams spend $20k+ on agencies for — for the price of a pizza per month. Running a nonprofit is hard enough without fighting your WordPress plugins every single day. Accept one-time and recurring donations, print tax-compliant PDF receipts, import demo content in 1-click and launch in a weekend. Every step of the donor journey is tested and polished: checkout, thank-you emails, receipts, account creation, annual statements and tax season exports.

Full developer documentation link

All payment processing fees go straight from Stripe / PayPal to your bank account — CharityGlow never touches, sees or holds your donations. You own 100% of your donor data. Unlike hosted SaaS tools, nothing leaves your server until you want it to. Accept one-time and recurring donations, print tax-compliant PDF receipts, import demo content in 1-click and launch in a weekend.

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