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Educational resources for WooPayments – the only payment method designed exclusively for WooCommerce, by WooCommerce. Start here: WooPayments Documentation


Documents

  • WooPayments: Tax Documents for VAT/GST/CT

    If your business is based in a country where you may need tax invoices, you can receive a monthly invoice showing our fees and the relevant tax (VAT/GST/CT) on those fees. We will require you to supply your business name, address, and tax ID number (if registered) the first time you access these invoices. Invoices […]

  • WooPayments Safe Mode

    WooPayments Safe Mode helps prevent disruptions to your store in cases where two or more sites are connected to the same WooPayments account. You’ll know your site is in Safe Mode when you see the following warning: When does Safe Mode happen? Safe Mode is activated when your site’s address changes for one of the […]

  • WooPayments vs. Stripe Plugin Comparison

    Because WooPayments is built in partnership with Stripe, it can sometimes be difficult to determine whether to use WooPayments or the Stripe plugin itself. In order to help you choose between the two, we’ve highlighted some important differences here. It’s also possible to use both gateways at the same time, although this does cause a […]

  • WooPayments: “Know Your Customer”

    Because the payments sector is heavily regulated, we must gather certain information from you before you’ll be able to use WooPayments. Why we ask for personal information As you continue the process of signing up for WooPayments, we’ll ask for information about your business, including the business owner’s date of birth and tax ID number. […]

  • WooPayments: Account Management

    Spanish version of this page | Aquí puedes encontrar la versión en español de esta página. WooPayments is built in partnership with Stripe, our payments processor. This means that, during the signup process for WooPayments, a special kind of Stripe account will be created for you, called a Stripe Express account. The documentation below explains how […]

  • WooPayments: Compatibility

    Spanish version of this page | Aquí puedes encontrar la versión en español de esta página. WordPress and WooCommerce are both very extensible. Similarly, WooPayments should work well with most stores and most other plugins. The documents below provide greater detail on some specific compatibility scenarios. Country availability WooPayments is available to merchants in this […]

  • WooPayments: Currencies

    Spanish version of this page |  Aquí puedes encontrar la versión en español de esta página With WooPayments, you can take orders in over 100 different currencies, as well as present your products in the preferred currency of your customers. Please see the following documents for more info on how WooPayments works with currencies. Introduction […]

  • WooPayments: Customization and Translation

    Spanish version of this page |  Aquí puedes encontrar la versión en español de esta página Although WooPayments is intended to be a payment gateway that does not require you to fiddle with settings, there are some customizations you can make to various features. Customization Most settings are covered in the Startup Guide or the […]

  • WooPayments: Payouts

    Spanish version of this page |  Aquí puedes encontrar la versión en español de esta página One of the largest concerns of any for-profit business is getting paid. The documents in this section explain how often your balance is paid out and how to manage your payouts. The basics Most basic information about payouts is […]

  • WooPayments: Fees and Debits

    WooPayments uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model. In other words, there are no setup fees, monthly fees, or other hidden charges. Instead, our fees are deducted directly from each payment made via WooPayments. The exact fees we charge differ based on various factors, such as: Note that fees are not refunded when you issue refunds to […]