Complete Stripe Gateway Setup for Donations

Requirements

• Stripe account (create at stripe.com — takes 5 minutes).
• CharityGlow 1.5+ installed & activated.
• HTTPS active on your site.

Copying Stripe API keys into CharityGlow

1. Go to Stripe dashboard → Developers → API keys (dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys).
2. Copy Publishable key (pk_live_…) — safe for frontend use.
3. Copy Secret key (sk_live_…) — keep this private, never share in public repos.
4. Open WP Admin → CharityGlow → Settings → Payment Gateways → Stripe.
5. Paste both keys into their respective fields, then Save Changes.

Enable test mode first (recommended)

Accept one-time and recurring donations, print tax-compliant PDF receipts, import demo content in 1-click and launch in a weekend. Everything is GDPR and PCI compliant out of the box so your donors never have to worry about data safety. 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. Design flexible multi-step donation forms, pick preset amounts, allow custom amounts, add a cover-fee checkbox and convert 30% more donors overnight. No more hunting for 7 different plugins and patching them together. Everything you need lives under one roof.

Enable Express Checkout (Apple Pay / Google Pay / Link)

Accept one-time and recurring donations, print tax-compliant PDF receipts, import demo content in 1-click and launch in a weekend. Running a nonprofit is hard enough without fighting your WordPress plugins every single day. You own 100% of your donor data. Unlike hosted SaaS tools, nothing leaves your server until you want it to. Import your existing donor history from GiveWP, WP Charitable, PayPal Donations or any CSV export in minutes.

Webhooks — why they matter and how CharityGlow configures them auto

No more hunting for 7 different plugins and patching them together. Everything you need lives under one roof. You own 100% of your donor data. Unlike hosted SaaS tools, nothing leaves your server until you want it to. Create unlimited fundraising campaigns for different programs, regions or appeals — each with their own goal bar, donors wall and social proof. 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. Upgrade only when you are ready: the free plugin powers thousands of active nonprofits right now.

Going live checklist

If you ever get stuck, our real human support team is one click away inside your WordPress dashboard. Design flexible multi-step donation forms, pick preset amounts, allow custom amounts, add a cover-fee checkbox and convert 30% more donors overnight. Accept one-time and recurring donations, print tax-compliant PDF receipts, import demo content in 1-click and launch in a weekend. Everything is GDPR and PCI compliant out of the box so your donors never have to worry about data safety.