Stripe for WooCommerce

Currently, Google and Apple Pay only appears as a separate “Express Checkout” button at the top of the checkout page — above the billing form. There is no option to display it within the payment methods section at the bottom of the checkout, alongside Credit/Debit Card and above the Place Order button.

Requested change:
Please add a configuration option that allows Google and Apple Pay to appear inside the standard payment methods list — as a selectable payment option alongside Credit/Debit Card .

Why this matters:
– The current layout forces two separate payment interactions (express at top, card at bottom), which can confuse customers
– Competing plugins (e.g. Payment Plugins for Stripe, FunnelKit) already support this layout, but require a Google Merchant ID registration that the official plugin does not
– Shopify’s implementation already places Google Pay inside the final payment methods list as a fallback option
– Merchants who use custom or multi-step checkout flows cannot rely on the express button position
– CSS and JavaScript cannot be used to move the button since it is rendered inside a Stripe-controlled iframe with a shadow-root

The official plugin currently handles Google Pay through Stripe’s Payment Request API without requiring a Google Merchant ID — this same approach should be extendable to render GPay as an inline payment method option within the payment box, just as the card form is rendered today.

This is a highly requested UX improvement that would bring the official plugin in line with what third-party alternatives already offer, without adding any new external dependencies for merchants.