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<p>Donatico is a clean, lightweight WordPress plugin focused on one thing and doing it well: accepting donations via Stripe. No bloat, no page-builder dependency, no account on someone else’s platform – just beautiful donation forms on your own site, funds in your own Stripe account.</p>
<p>Perfect for non-profits, charities, churches, content creators, podcasters, and any organisation that wants a simple, professional donation system without the weight of an all-in-one fundraising suite.</p>
<h4>Free Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Stripe Checkout Integration</strong> – Secure, Stripe-hosted payment page; card details never touch your server</li>
<li><strong>3 Form Layouts</strong> – Inline, Stacked, and Card designs</li>
<li><strong>5 Shortcodes</strong> – Forms, total raised, donation count, recent donors, progress bar</li>
<li><strong>Beautiful Email Notifications</strong> – Admin alerts and donor thank-you emails with merge tags</li>
<li><strong>Donation Dashboard</strong> – Total raised, donation count, average amount, monthly stats</li>
<li><strong>Donation Management</strong> – Full list with status filters, search, and bulk delete</li>
<li><strong>Form Designer</strong> – Live preview of form layouts and amounts</li>
<li><strong>Multi-Currency</strong> – USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, INR, BDT</li>
<li><strong>Goal Tracking</strong> – Animated progress bar with configurable goal amount</li>
<li><strong>Custom Amounts</strong> – Preset amount buttons plus free-text custom amount input</li>
<li><strong>Anonymous Donations</strong> – Optional anonymity checkbox for donors</li>
<li><strong>Webhook Handling</strong> – Automatic status updates (completed, failed, refunded)</li>
<li><strong>Mobile Responsive</strong> – Looks great on all screen sizes</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong> – No jQuery dependency on the frontend</li>
<li><strong>GDPR Friendly</strong> – Minimal data collection; no third-party tracking</li>
</ul>
<h4>Donatico Pro – Turn one-time gifts into recurring support</h4>
<p>The free plugin handles one-time donations beautifully. <strong>Donatico Pro</strong> adds the features that turn casual giving into dependable, recurring income:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Recurring Donations</strong> – Let supporters give monthly or yearly through Stripe. Predictable income that renews automatically – the backbone of sustainable fundraising.</li>
<li><strong>Campaigns with Goals</strong> – Run fundraising drives with goal tracking and live progress.</li>
<li><strong>Donation Tiers</strong> – Offer named giving levels with perks to guide donors toward meaningful gifts.</li>
<li><strong>Donor Management</strong> – See lifetime giving, history, and last gift for every supporter, right inside WordPress.</li>
<li><strong>Tribute Gifts & Donor Wall</strong> – Accept donations in memory or honor of someone, and showcase supporters publicly.</li>
<li><strong>Subscriber Self-Service Portal</strong> – Donors manage their own recurring gifts through a secure, email-verified portal.</li>
</ul>
<p>Learn more and compare plans at <a href="https://donatico.forgeo.dev" rel="nofollow ugc">donatico.forgeo.dev</a>.</p>
<h4>Quick Setup</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Go to <strong>Donatico -> Settings -> Stripe</strong></li>
<li>Enter your Stripe API keys (test or live)</li>
<li>Add the <code>[donatico_form]</code> shortcode to any page or post</li>
<li>Start accepting donations!</li>
</ol>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<p><strong>Donation form:</strong><br />
    [donatico_form]<br />
    [donatico_form layout=”card” amounts=”10,25,100″ title=”Support Us” button_text=”Donate Now”]</p>
<p>Parameters: <code>layout</code> (inline|stacked|card), <code>amounts</code> (comma-separated), <code>title</code>, <code>description</code>, <code>button_text</code>, <code>show_message</code> (yes|no), <code>allow_anonymous</code> (yes|no), <code>goal</code> (amount).</p>
<p><strong>Widgets:</strong><br />
    [donatico_total_raised] – Displays total amount raised<br />
    [donatico_donation_count] – Displays number of completed donations<br />
    [donatico_recent_donors limit=”5″] – Lists recent donors<br />
    [donatico_progress_bar goal=”5000″] – Animated goal progress bar</p>
<h4>Email Notifications</h4>
<p>Donatico sends two types of emails:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Admin notification</strong> – Sent to the configured admin email on every completed donation</li>
<li><strong>Donor thank-you</strong> – Sent to the donor with a receipt and your customised message</li>
</ul>
<p>Both support merge tags: <code>{donor_name}</code>, <code>{amount}</code>, <code>{date}</code>, <code>{site_name}</code>, and more. Customise everything in <strong>Settings -> Notifications</strong>.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to <strong>Stripe</strong> to process payments.</p>
<p><strong>What it does:</strong><br />
Processes credit card donations via Stripe Checkout – a secure, Stripe-hosted payment page.</p>
<p><strong>When it connects:</strong><br />
Only when a donor submits the donation form, or when Stripe sends a webhook event to confirm payment status.</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent to Stripe:</strong><br />
Donor name, email address, donation amount, currency, and an optional message. Payment card details are entered directly on Stripe’s servers and never pass through your website.</p>
<p><strong>Stripe links:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Service: <a href="https://stripe.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://stripe.com</a></li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://stripe.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://stripe.com/terms</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://stripe.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://stripe.com/privacy</a></li>
</ul>


Donatico – Stripe Donations & Recurring Giving

Accept Stripe donations on WordPress - clean, lightweight donation forms with goal tracking, donor management, and recurring giving in Pro.

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<p>The only 100% free donation plugin for nonprofits. No platform fees, no transaction<br />
fees, no credit card fees — every dollar your donors give goes directly to your cause.</p>
<p>Trusted by over 100,000 nonprofits across the US and Canada, Zeffy has helped<br />
organizations raise more than $2 billion. Churches, food banks, animal rescues,<br />
schools, and community foundations use Zeffy to collect donations on their WordPress<br />
sites without losing a cent to platform charges.</p>
<p>Most donation plugins charge a percentage of every gift, a monthly subscription, or<br />
both. Zeffy charges nothing. Zeffy is funded entirely by optional tips that donors<br />
can choose to leave — your nonprofit keeps 100% regardless. Zeffy is also a<br />
certified B Corp, and has been supporting nonprofits for over 7 years.</p>
<h3>📚 Zero Fees for Your Nonprofit</h3>
<ul>
<li>No platform fee</li>
<li>No transaction fee</li>
<li>No credit card processing fee</li>
<li>No monthly or annual subscription</li>
<li>Donors can leave an optional tip to support Zeffy — your organization keeps 100% either way</li>
</ul>
<h3>📋 Donation Forms and Donate Buttons</h3>
<ul>
<li>Embed a full donation form directly on any WordPress page or post</li>
<li>Add a donate button that opens your form in a popup — no coding required</li>
<li>Customize forms with your organization’s colors and custom donor fields</li>
<li>Run multiple donation forms for different campaigns or programs</li>
<li>Works on any device — desktop, tablet, and mobile</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔄 Recurring Monthly Donations</h3>
<p>Donors can choose one-time or recurring giving on every form. Monthly recurring<br />
donations are easy for donors to set up at checkout. All recurring giving is managed<br />
in your Zeffy dashboard — no extra configuration needed inside WordPress.</p>
<h3>🧾 Automatic Tax Receipts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Tax-compliant receipts sent automatically after each donation (for eligible organizations)</li>
<li>Year-end summaries generated without manual work</li>
<li>Donors receive their receipt instantly — no follow-up needed from your team</li>
<li>Stay compliant without adding work to your plate</li>
</ul>
<h3>💳 Accepted Payment Methods</h3>
<p>Accept donations with the payment methods your supporters already use — no extra<br />
accounts or configuration needed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and more)</li>
<li>PayPal</li>
<li>Apple Pay and Google Pay</li>
<li>Bank transfers (ACH)</li>
</ul>
<h3>👥 Donor Management</h3>
<p>Every donation, donor, and interaction stored in one Zeffy dashboard — free, with no<br />
paywall on any feature:</p>
<ul>
<li>Track giving history across all your campaigns</li>
<li>Segment donors and send targeted email campaigns directly from Zeffy</li>
<li>Automate receipts and year-end summaries</li>
</ul>
<h3>❤️ Built for Every Type of Nonprofit</h3>
<p>Zeffy works for organizations of every size and cause:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Churches and faith-based organizations:</strong> tithes, offerings, and ministry donations online</li>
<li><strong>Animal shelters and rescues:</strong> fund medical care, rescue operations, and adoption drives</li>
<li><strong>Food banks and hunger relief organizations:</strong> raise funds to feed your community</li>
<li><strong>Schools and PTAs:</strong> collect donations for programs, trips, and classroom supplies</li>
<li><strong>Community foundations and charitable funds:</strong> accept restricted and unrestricted gifts</li>
<li><strong>Arts and culture organizations:</strong> fund performances, exhibits, and creative programs</li>
</ul>
<h3>⚡ Set Up in Under 5 Minutes</h3>
<p>Install and activate the plugin, connect your Zeffy account, and add a shortcode<br />
wherever you want your form or button. No coding. No developer needed.</p>
<p><strong>Note for WordPress.com users:</strong> Installing plugins requires a WordPress.com Business<br />
plan or higher, or a self-hosted WordPress site (WordPress.org). The free WordPress.com<br />
plan does not support third-party plugins.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to Zeffy.com to display donation forms and process donations.<br />
This service is required for the plugin to function.</p>
<p>What data is sent and when:<br />
* Campaign information is loaded when the donation form displays<br />
* Donation data (amount, donor information, payment details) is transmitted when a donor gives<br />
* All data is sent securely over HTTPS to Zeffy’s servers</p>
<p>Third-party service details:<br />
* Service: Zeffy — https://www.zeffy.com<br />
* Purpose: Processing donations and displaying donation forms<br />
* Terms of Service: https://support.zeffy.com/terms-of-use-for-users<br />
* Privacy Policy: https://support.zeffy.com/data-privacy-policy</p>
<h3>Step 1: Create your Zeffy account</h3>
<ol>
<li>Visit https://www.zeffy.com/ and click “Sign Up Free”</li>
<li>Register your nonprofit organization (takes about 2 minutes)</li>
<li>Link your bank account to receive donations</li>
</ol>
<h3>Step 2: Create your donation form</h3>
<ol>
<li>Log into your Zeffy dashboard</li>
<li>Create a new donation campaign</li>
<li>Customize your form with branding, donation amounts, and donor fields</li>
<li>Save and copy your campaign URL</li>
</ol>
<h3>Step 3: Install and activate the plugin</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to your WordPress dashboard</li>
<li>Click Plugins > Add New</li>
<li>Search for “Zeffy”</li>
<li>Click Install Now, then Activate</li>
</ol>
<h3>Step 4: Configure the plugin</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to Settings > Zeffy in your WordPress dashboard</li>
<li>Paste your Zeffy campaign URL into the Campaign URL field</li>
<li>Click Save Changes</li>
</ol>
<h3>Step 5: Add your form or button</h3>
<p>Use one of two shortcodes anywhere on your site:</p>
<p><strong>[zeffy-donate]</strong> — embeds the full donation form inline</p>
<ul>
<li>width and height (defaults: 700×1000). Example: [zeffy-donate width=800 height=1200]</li>
<li>fullwidth (true/false, default: false). Example: [zeffy-donate fullwidth=true]</li>
<li>align (left/center/right, default: center). Example: [zeffy-donate align=left]</li>
<li>url (overrides default campaign). Example: [zeffy-donate url=”https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/your-id”]</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>[zeffy-donate-button]</strong> — displays a button that opens the form in a popup</p>
<ul>
<li>text (default: “Donate Now”). Example: [zeffy-donate-button text=”Support Us”]</li>
<li>bg-color (default: #007bff). Example: [zeffy-donate-button bg-color=”#28a745″]</li>
<li>text-color (default: #ffffff). Example: [zeffy-donate-button text-color=”#000000″]</li>
<li>url (overrides default campaign). Example: [zeffy-donate-button url=”https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/your-id”]</li>
</ul>
<p>Both shortcodes use the campaign URL from Settings > Zeffy by default.</p>
<h3>Step 6: Publish and test</h3>
<p>Publish your page and make a test donation to confirm everything is working.</p>
<p>Need help? Visit https://support.zeffy.com/ or email contact@zeffy.com</p>


Zeffy Donate Button

100% free donation plugin for nonprofits. Add a donate button or embed a donation form on any WordPress page — zero fees, no coding required.

Donatico – Stripe Donations & Recurring Giving vs Zeffy Donate Button