Choosing the best Paystack WordPress plugin for your business

Chris Madufor
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Introduction

WordPress is one of the most popular CMS in the world today because of its versatility and ease of use, no matter the type of site you are building.

We have made payment plugins available for the most common WordPress platforms out there and as the day goes by, we are always looking to build more.

In this article, we will discuss how to choose the best plugin to use based on your business requirements.

Simple Payment forms

The simple payment form plugins come in handy when you want to collect information from your customers and easily accept payments on your site. The use cases for these plugins are flexible ranging from donations to registration for courses or events. This plugin will be great for you if you want your customers to pay for only one thing. The following are examples of the plugins in this category:

What you get

Both plugins listed above offer you the following features out of the box. They include;

  • One-Time Payments
  • Subscriptions
  • Refunds
  • Single split payments

The major difference, however, is that Gravity Forms is not free, and prices start at $59. Gravity Forms allows for full customization of your payment forms and the ability to use add-ons the form builder provides.

The Paystack Payment Form on the other hand is free to use and very easy to set up. However, it doesn’t allow for a lot of custom styling of the the form.

Memberships & Subscriptions

This set of plugins helps you collect payments for memberships, clubs, subscription products, newsletters, and more. If you have a site that offers value to customers in levels or stages with varying amounts to be paid, then this category of plugins is perfect for you!

We have several plugins in this category which include;

  • Paid Membership Pro: An all-inclusive platform for building membership sites and other member-focused businesses.
  • MemberPress: A site plugin and online course management system that helps you create digital products such as e-books and charge your users for access.

What you get

  • One-Time Payments
  • Recurring Payments
  • Refunds
  • Cancel Recurring Payments
  • Change Credit Card for Recurring Subscription
  • Pause Recurring Payments
  • Resume Recurring Payments
  • Credit Card Expiring Reminders Supported

E-commerce Platforms

This set of plugins is useful when you have an e-commerce store selling products to your customers. You can use any of these plugins to accept payments from your customers. The good thing about this is that your customers can pay for different products all at once.

  • WooCommerce: The world’s most popular, open-source eCommerce platform built for WordPress.
  • Easy Digital Downloads: The easiest way to sell digital products online.

What you get

Both plugins listed above offer you the following features out of the box. They include;

  • One-Time Payments
  • Subscriptions
  • Refunds
  • Single split payments

The great thing about this set of plugins is that they allow you to buy more than one item at a time using a cart. They also provide you with various functionalities like inventory management systems that enable you to sell your products seamlessly.

Donations

The donations plugin allows you to accept free-will donations from anyone around the world. An example of this category is the Give WordPress plugin. It is very easy to set up and enables you to customize the forms as you wish. This plugin displays real-time updates about the funds that have been received for a particular campaign on your site so that all your visitors can see them. It also helps to keep track of the transactions and the donors for your records.

You can also use the Paystack Payment Forms plugin for donations. This plugin allows the user to decide the amount they wish to donate however, it does not show donations in real-time like the Give WordPress plugin mentioned earlier.

What you get

Both plugins listed above offer you the following features out of the box;

  • One-Time Payments
  • Recurring Payments (Only available with Paystack Payment Forms)
  • Split Payments (Only available with Paystack Payment Forms)

Event Ticketing

This set of plugins enables your customers to book tickets to your shows or events on your site and make payments for them. A good use case is if you have a concert and you will like your customers to pick the dates they will attend and make a payment for it. The plugins in this category include;

Finding the plugins you need

  1. The first way is to check out the Paystack Integrations page. This is where you'll find officially supported Paystack plugins.
  2. Search on your search engine: This is quite simple. Open any search engine such as Google and enter the name of the plugin you are using on your site and add Paystack to it, for example, if you have a WooCommerce site search for Paystack WooCommerce, you are very likely to find an already developed Paystack plugin that you can use.

Conclusion

This post is a guide to help you choose the best plugin for your use case. I do hope this was helpful. If you encounter any issues while integrating the plugins, you can reach out to us at techsupport@paystack.com and we will be more than happy to assist you with this.

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