Add Payment Buttons

Using WordPress.com Payments features, you can accept credit and debit card payments for goods, services, subscriptions, memberships, donations, and more. This guide will show you how to insert payment buttons to create recurring revenue or one-time payments on your website.

The Payments feature includes multiple variations for different types of payments. This guide will focus on standard payment buttons. You can also visit our dedicated guides for:

• Donations Form: Accept donations, contributions, and tips.
• Paid Content: Create exclusive content for paying subscribers.
• Paid Newsletters: Earn revenue from subscription-based newsletter emails.

To add the Payments block, click the + Block Inserter icon and search for “payments.” Then, click the icon to add the block to the post or page.

You can then choose from a Donations Form, Payment Button (this guide), or Paid Content:

The Payments feature uses Stripe to process credit and debit card payments from your website’s visitors. This ensures safe and secure payments through encryption.

If this is your first time using any WordPress.com payment features, we’ll prompt you to connect your WordPress.com account to Stripe. Click the Connect button, and you’ll be directed to Stripe to continue:

With Stripe, you can create an account or sign in to an existing one. Any money you earn using WordPress.com Payments will go into your Stripe account. WordPress.com never has any access to the money you earn. From your Stripe account, you can move your earnings to the personal bank account of your choice.

For recurring payments, subscribers are automatically billed at the end of their renewal period. The funds are transferred to your Stripe account. The buyer can cancel the subscription at any time. Payment information does not transfer to other Stripe payment tools, such as those set up with WooCommerce.

Supported Countries and Currencies (click to reveal)

To start accepting payments using a Stripe account, you must be a citizen or own a company in one of the countries where Stripe is available for business. We officially support the countries listed below.

Your customers can pay using a credit card issued anywhere in the world.

Countries

• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hong Kong
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malaysia
• Malta
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• United States

Currencies

• USD
• AUD
• BRL
• CAD
• CHF
• DKK
• EUR
• GBP
• HKD
• INR
• JPY
• MXN
• NOK
• NZD
• PLN
• SEK
• SGD

After adding the Payment Buttons block, your next step is to create a payment plan. This plan can be for one-time, monthly, or yearly recurring payments. For each plan, you can manage the price, subscribers, and emails as described in this guide.

To create your first plan, open the Payment Button block settings in the right sidebar.

To select a payment plan you have already created, click the “Select a payment plan” option that appears in the toolbar above or below the block:

From left to right, the Payment Buttons block toolbar options are:

• Select the parent Payment Buttons block (for managing multiple buttons in one block.)
• Drag the block.
• Move the block.
• Wide or full width (if supported by the theme.)
• Select a payment plan.
• More options.

Where it says Add text… on the button itself, type the text you want the payment button to display (for example: “Buy Now” or “Purchase”.)

In the block settings on the right, you can control the width of the payment buttons using the width settings. Choose from preset options (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) or set a custom width in percentage, pixels, or em units.

When you click on an individual button, you can also access settings to control the color and text appearance.

You can view your earnings, customers, and payment plans by visiting Tools → Monetize → Collect payments (or Jetpack → Monetize → Collect payments if using WP-Admin). Visit our Payments Management guide to learn more.

If you wish to deliver a digital download product to your customers, you can do so with the Payment Buttons block.

When submitting a payment, the payee will receive a confirmation email. In this email, you can include additional information and a downloadable link to your digital products.

If someone knows the direct link to the digital file, they can access the file without payment. While this is a low-risk scenario, it’s something to be aware of. For enhanced security and to ensure your digital products are only accessible after payment, consider using WooCommerce.

To sell a digital download product using the Payment Buttons block, take the following steps:

1. Visit your site’s dashboard.
2. Click on Tools → Monetize (or Jetpack → Monetize if using WP-Admin).
3. Click the “Payment Settings” tab.
4. Click the “Add a new payment plan” button, where you can fill out the following:
   • Describe the plan: Give your digital product a name that customers will see when they try to purchase the product.
   • Paid newsletter tier: leave this option turned off.
   • Renewal frequency: Set this to a one-time sale.
   • Amount: set the currency and amount for the cost of the product.
   • Welcome message: include a link to the digital product file. You can upload files like PDFs to your site’s Media. Copy the file’s URL to share a link with your customers.
   • Advanced options: optionally configure the following advanced options:
     • Add customers to the newsletter mailing list
     • Enable customers to pick their own amount (“Pay what you want”)
     • Enable customers to make the same purchase multiple times
5. Click the Save button to save your digital product.
6. Insert a payment button on your site, setting the button to use your new payment plan.

You can add multiple payment buttons to a page. This allows you to offer a range of price points and different products or services.

If you are selling a physical product, you will need a way to collect your customers’ shipping details. You can do this using the Form block. We suggest this process:

1. Publish the page that has the Payment Buttons block on it.
2. Create a new page and add a Form block. Customize your form to collect the required information from your customers (name, address, phone, and any other non-payment-related details.)
3. Change the form’s submit button text to something like “Next” or “Proceed to Payment”.
4. In the Form block settings, set it to redirect to another webpage on Submission. Redirect to the page where you added your payment buttons.

In other words, your customers will follow this process:

• Fill in the form with their details.
• Click the button on the form to submit their information and be redirected to the page with the payment button.
• Submit their payment.

Payment buttons are a simple way to charge for products. To add full e-commerce functionality to your site, install the WooCommerce plugin. It includes features like a shopping cart, checkout, tax, shipping, and more.

Fees for payments are based on the WordPress.com or Jetpack plan you have and are calculated as a percentage of your revenue:

In addition to the fees listed above, Stripe collects 2.9% + US$0.30 for each payment made to your Stripe account. Not in the USA? Check Stripe’s fees in your currency.

This system allows you to offer Payments with minimal upfront investment. As you collect more supporters, it may make sense to move to a higher plan to retain more revenue.

Note that if your WordPress.com or Jetpack plan expires, the fee associated with your plan will increase to 10%. The Stripe fee will be unaffected.