Digital Lychee

<p>Stripe Payment Link button with custom donation email notifications.</p>
<h3>Main features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Top-level WordPress admin menu: Stripe Donations</li>
<li>Shortcode-only button: [stripe_donation_button]</li>
<li>Supports custom CSS classes for styling the button</li>
<li>Uses Stripe Payment Links, so donors can enter their own amount on Stripe</li>
<li>Supports Gift Aid/custom field detection from Stripe Checkout custom fields</li>
<li>HTML email template editor using the WordPress rich text editor</li>
<li>Placeholder support in subject/body</li>
<li>Verifies Stripe webhook signatures manually; no Composer or Stripe PHP SDK required</li>
<li>Handles duplicate webhook events to avoid duplicate emails</li>
<li>Fontawesome icon files bundled into the plugin, which therefore has no external dependencies</li>
</ul>
<h3>Setup</h3>
<ol>
<li>Upload and activate the plugin ZIP in WordPress.</li>
<li>Go to Stripe Donations in the WordPress admin menu.</li>
<li>Add your Stripe Payment Link URL.</li>
<li>In Stripe, create the Payment Link using “Customers choose what to pay”.</li>
<li>Add a custom field for Gift Aid. Recommended key: gift_aid.</li>
<li>Copy the webhook URL from the plugin settings.</li>
<li>In Stripe Dashboard > Developers > Webhooks, add the webhook endpoint.</li>
<li>Select the event: checkout.session.completed.</li>
<li>Copy the Stripe webhook signing secret, starting whsec_, into the plugin settings.</li>
<li>Add [stripe_donation_button] to the website page.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Shortcodes</h3>
<p>[stripe_donation_button]</p>
<p>With overrides:<br />
[stripe_donation_button text=”Donate now” class=”button my-donation-button”]</p>
<p>Backwards compatibility:<br />
[custom_stripe_donation_form] also outputs the button, not a form.</p>
<h3>Email placeholders</h3>
<p>{amount}<br />
{currency}<br />
{donor_name}<br />
{donor_email}<br />
{gift_aid}<br />
{checkout_session_id}<br />
{payment_intent_id}<br />
{payment_link}<br />
{custom_fields_table}<br />
{custom_fields_text}</p>
<h3>Notes</h3>
<p>This plugin does not create Stripe Checkout Sessions itself. It is intentionally designed for Stripe Payment Links so the donor can enter the amount and choose Gift Aid on the Stripe-hosted page.</p>


Digital Lychee Donation Notifications for Stripe

Stripe Payment Link button with custom donation email notifications.

DigitalME

<p>Send Your Prayers allows users to submit prayer requests with optional one-time donations via Stripe or PayPal.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to third-party payment services to process donations. The following external services are used:</p>
<h3>Stripe Payment Processing</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>What it is</strong>: Stripe is a payment processing service used to securely handle credit/debit card transactions.</li>
<li><strong>What data is sent</strong>: When a user submits a prayer with a donation, the plugin sends:
<ul>
<li>Payment amount and currency</li>
<li>Credit/debit card details (processed directly by Stripe’s secure payment elements)</li>
<li>User’s email address (for payment confirmation)</li>
<li>Prayer request text (as metadata for the transaction)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>When data is sent</strong>: Data is sent only when a user submits the prayer form with payment information.</li>
<li><strong>Service provider</strong>: Stripe, Inc.</li>
<li><strong>Terms of Service</strong>: https://stripe.com/legal</li>
<li><strong>Privacy Policy</strong>: https://stripe.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h3>PayPal Payment Processing</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>What it is</strong>: PayPal is a payment processing service used to handle PayPal payments.</li>
<li><strong>What data is sent</strong>: When a user chooses PayPal as payment method, the plugin sends:
<ul>
<li>Payment amount and currency</li>
<li>User’s email address (for payment confirmation)</li>
<li>Prayer request text (as transaction description)</li>
<li>Order information to redirect to PayPal for payment authorization</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>When data is sent</strong>: Data is sent only when a user submits the prayer form and selects PayPal as the payment method.</li>
<li><strong>Service provider</strong>: PayPal, Inc.</li>
<li><strong>Terms of Service</strong>: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/ua</li>
<li><strong>Privacy Policy</strong>: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full</li>
</ul>
<h3>Data Handling Notes:</h3>
<ul>
<li>All payment information is processed directly by the respective payment services (Stripe or PayPal).</li>
<li>This plugin does not store credit/debit card numbers or PayPal login credentials.</li>
<li>Email addresses and prayer requests are stored in your WordPress database for administrative purposes.</li>
<li>Payment services may store transaction data according to their own policies and legal requirements.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<h4>Payment Gateways</h4>
<p>You need to configure at least one payment gateway:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Stripe</strong>: Get API keys from dashboard.stripe.com</li>
<li><strong>PayPal</strong>: Get Client ID and Secret from developer.paypal.com</li>
</ul>
<h4>Page Mapping</h4>
<p>Map your form page and thank you page in the settings for proper redirects.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>[send_your_prayers]</code> – Display the prayer submission form</li>
<li><code>[syprayer_thank_you]</code> – Display thank you page after submission</li>
</ul>
<h4>Template Override</h4>
<p>You can override the form template by copying <code>prayer-form.php</code> to your theme folder.</p>
<h3>Security Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>All database queries use prepared statements</li>
<li>Input sanitization on all user data</li>
<li>Nonce verification on all form submissions</li>
<li>Secure payment processing with Stripe and PayPal</li>
<li>CSRF protection</li>
</ul>
<h3>Performance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Object caching for database queries</li>
<li>Efficient database schema with proper indexes</li>
<li>Minimal plugin footprint</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin collects:<br />
* Email addresses (for prayer submissions)<br />
* Prayer request text<br />
* Payment information (processed by payment gateways)</p>
<p>All data is stored securely and can be exported/deleted via WordPress tools.</p>
<p><strong>Important</strong>: This plugin uses third-party payment services (Stripe and PayPal) to process donations. Please review their privacy policies and terms of service:<br />
– Stripe: https://stripe.com/privacy<br />
– PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full</p>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>Tested with WordPress 6.9</li>
<li>Compatible with PHP 7.4+</li>
<li>Works with any theme</li>
<li>No jQuery conflicts</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, please use the WordPress.org support forums or visit https://www.digitalme.cc</p>


Send Your Prayers

A prayer submission system with one-time payments.

Digital Lychee Donation Notifications for Stripe vs Send Your Prayers