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Download CharityGlow — free.

The core WordPress donation plugin. Beautiful donation forms, Stripe & PayPal Express, basic reports, unlimited campaigns, and zero per-donation fees — forever.

Download from WordPress.org

Official WP plugin repo. 1-click install from Plugins → Add New inside your WordPress dashboard. Native auto-updates, security review by WP.org team, and full plugin directory SEO visibility — the fastest and safest route.

5★ rated · Native auto-updates Installs in ~20 seconds

Requirements

WordPress 6.0+ · PHP 7.4+ · MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB · Pretty permalinks enabled.

Need a signed direct ZIP for restricted / firewall / staging / offline environments? Contact our team → and we'll send a verified signed copy within 4 business hours.

Plugin version 1.2.1 · Released Aug 2026

Install in under 2 minutes

3 steps from download to your first campaign live.

No developer needed. Our friendly onboarding wizard walks you through Stripe connect, PayPal connect, your first campaign, and receipt branding — with helpful screenshot hints at every step.

1

Install & activate

Plugins → Add New → search "CharityGlow" (or upload the ZIP). Click Install Now, then Activate.

WordPress 6.0+ PHP 7.4+ ~20 seconds

2

Run 3-step wizard

The setup wizard auto-launches. Connect Stripe (1-click OAuth), connect PayPal, choose currency, set receipt color.

Stripe OAuth PayPal Express No API keys copy-paste

3

Publish campaign

Start from one of 8 campaign starters, paste your story, choose donation tiers → Publish. Shortcode works in any theme or page builder.

8 templates Gutenberg + Elementor 1 min. to launch

90% of customers upgrade

Love the free plugin? Meet CharityGlow Pro.

Advanced Form Builder

Multi-step Donation Forms

Conditional Form Fields

10 Premium Form Templates

PDF Receipt Generator

Custom Receipt Branding

Sequential Receipt Numbers

Campaign-Level Reports

Analytics Dashboard

Elementor Widgets

Failed Payment Emails

Google Pay

Apple Pay

Free vs Pro side-by-side

Everything in free(yes, everything — no bait-and-switch)

Unlimited campaigns, forms & donations

Stripe Checkout · PayPal Express · Card

Basic campaign + donation-date reports

Single / one-time donations only

Plain email receipt (custom text allowed)

WordPress.org forum support