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• Additional payment methods

  Merchants who use the Stripe extension can accept credit cards, debit cards, and express payment methods. However, you can also offer additional payment options, in the form of local payment methods, to certain customers. This guide will cover: Which additional payment methods can I offer? The Stripe extension supports the following additional payment methods: Enabling […]

• Administrator experience with the Stripe extension

  After the Stripe extension is set up and configured, customers will be able to use it to complete purchases on your site. If you’d like to learn how to handle certain important aspects of managing your orders with the Stripe extension — like issuing refunds and what details are added to your orders — then […]

• Authorize and Capture Guide

  Card transactions occur very quickly, which is what makes them so convenient for day-to-day purchases. In fact, they happen so fast that many people don’t realize that there are actually two events taking place: an authorization and a capture. By default, the Stripe extension will perform the authorization and capture at the same time. However, […]

• Can customers save their payment methods?

  Yes! Allowing your customers to securely save their payment methods to their account provides them with an easy way to make future purchases without having to re-enter all of their payment details. If the Enable payments via saved cards setting is enabled, there are two ways for customers to save their payment methods: Saving payment […]

• Can I use Stripe Billing for recurring payments?

  No, the Stripe extension does not use the Stripe Billing product offered by Stripe. Instead, it’s designed to handle subscriptions and renewal payments by saving and using secure tokens. This allows extensions like WooCommerce Subscriptions to provide flexible recurring payment features on WooCommerce sites. For this reason, you will not see subscriptions paid for via the Stripe […]

• Connecting to a Stripe account

  The Stripe extension lets you connect your Stripe.com account to WooCommerce so that you can process payments securely. This document covers how to make that connection. Creating a Stripe account If you haven’t already created a Stripe account, you will be given the opportunity to create one during the connection process. If you do already […]

• Customer experience with the Stripe extension

  After the Stripe extension is installed and configured, customers will be able to use it to complete purchases on your site. If you’d like to make a test payment or better understand the customer experience when interacting with the Stripe extension, this section of our documentation is the perfect place to learn more! Testing The […]

• Customizing the Stripe extension

  While we strive to make the Stripe extension easy to use, we also want to ensure you can modify the extension to meet the unique needs of your store and customers. If you’re looking to customize the Stripe extension, we’ve compiled common developer-level requests on this page. Common customization topics We have individual pages that […]

• Does the Stripe extension modify my order statuses?

  With WooCommerce, every order has its current state marked by an order status. These statuses can be changed manually, but the Stripe extension will also automatically apply certain statuses to an order based on the payment status. Keep in mind that automatic order status updates from the Stripe extension will only work if your webhooks are […]

• Does the Stripe extension support 3D Secure?

  Yes, the Stripe extension supports 3D Secure (also known as “3DS” or “SCA”) on both the checkout page and the “Pay for order” page. If you wish to test the 3D Secure checkout flow on your store, you can use one of the 3D Secure test cards with the Stripe extension in test mode.