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Wundraiser is a donation management plugin built for WordPress. It provides a complete fundraising solution through a native Gutenberg block that handles campaign creation, payment processing, donor communication, and webhook event tracking — all from within the WordPress admin.
The donation form follows Apple design principles with rounded corners, clean typography, smooth animations, and responsive layouts that adapt from desktop to mobile without breaking. Donors select a preset amount or enter a custom value, choose between one-time and recurring frequencies, fill in their details, and complete payment through PayPal — all without leaving the page.
Each Gutenberg block instance creates and manages its own campaign. Campaign name, target amount, currency, donation presets, and design colours are configured directly in the block sidebar. A live progress bar tracks total raised against the target with real-time donor count.
What Wundraiser handles out of the box:
<ul>
<li>PayPal payment processing (sandbox and live modes)</li>
<li>One-time donations with automatic order creation and capture</li>
<li>Campaign creation and management through Gutenberg blocks</li>
<li>Real-time progress bar with fundraising goal tracking</li>
<li>Donor and admin email notifications on every successful donation</li>
<li>Webhook event logging with status tracking and event filtering</li>
<li>CSV export of webhook events for reporting</li>
<li>Test data import and cleanup tools for development</li>
<li>Processing fee coverage option for donors</li>
<li>Multi-currency support (USD, EUR, GBP, INR)</li>
</ul>
Admin dashboard features:
<ul>
<li>Donations list with search, sort, and status filtering</li>
<li>Dashboard widget showing total raised, donation count, and donor count</li>
<li>Payments page for PayPal credential management and webhook configuration</li>
<li>Settings page for email customisation and plugin preferences</li>
<li>Tools page for test data operations and diagnostics</li>
<li>Webhook events page with filtering, bulk actions, and purge controls</li>
</ul>
Built for developers:
Wundraiser uses PSR-4 autoloading, namespaced classes, repository pattern for all database operations, a service provider container, and structured error handling with a custom exception hierarchy. The codebase passes WordPress Plugin Check with zero errors.
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin connects to PayPal to process donations and manage webhooks.
<h4>PayPal REST API</h4>
The plugin sends requests to the PayPal REST API to create and capture payment orders, manage subscription plans, register and delete webhooks, and verify webhook event signatures. Data sent includes the donation amount, currency, donor email, return URLs, and webhook endpoint URL. Requests are made when a donor submits a donation on the frontend, when the admin configures PayPal credentials or webhooks on the Payments page, and when PayPal sends webhook event notifications. The API endpoint is https://api-m.paypal.com for live mode and https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com for sandbox mode.
<h4>PayPal JavaScript SDK</h4>
The plugin loads the PayPal JavaScript SDK on frontend pages that contain a donation form block. The SDK renders the PayPal payment buttons and handles the client-side payment flow. The SDK is loaded from https://www.paypal.com/sdk/js with the site’s PayPal Client ID passed as a URL parameter.
PayPal terms of use: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/useragreement-full 
PayPal privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full

Wundraiser

Accept donations with PayPal, campaign tracking, and a beautiful Gutenberg block.

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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.
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.
<h4>Free Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Stripe Checkout Integration – Secure, Stripe-hosted payment page; card details never touch your server</li>
<li>3 Form Layouts – Inline, Stacked, and Card designs</li>
<li>5 Shortcodes – Forms, total raised, donation count, recent donors, progress bar</li>
<li>Beautiful Email Notifications – Admin alerts and donor thank-you emails with merge tags</li>
<li>Donation Dashboard – Total raised, donation count, average amount, monthly stats</li>
<li>Donation Management – Full list with status filters, search, and bulk delete</li>
<li>Form Designer – Live preview of form layouts and amounts</li>
<li>Multi-Currency – USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, INR, BDT</li>
<li>Goal Tracking – Animated progress bar with configurable goal amount</li>
<li>Custom Amounts – Preset amount buttons plus free-text custom amount input</li>
<li>Anonymous Donations – Optional anonymity checkbox for donors</li>
<li>Webhook Handling – Automatic status updates (completed, failed, refunded)</li>
<li>Mobile Responsive – Looks great on all screen sizes</li>
<li>Lightweight – No jQuery dependency on the frontend</li>
<li>GDPR Friendly – Minimal data collection; no third-party tracking</li>
</ul>
<h4>Donatico Pro – Turn one-time gifts into recurring support</h4>
The free plugin handles one-time donations beautifully. Donatico Pro adds the features that turn casual giving into dependable, recurring income:
<ul>
<li>Recurring Donations – Let supporters give monthly or yearly through Stripe. Predictable income that renews automatically – the backbone of sustainable fundraising.</li>
<li>Campaigns with Goals – Run fundraising drives with goal tracking and live progress.</li>
<li>Donation Tiers – Offer named giving levels with perks to guide donors toward meaningful gifts.</li>
<li>Donor Management – See lifetime giving, history, and last gift for every supporter, right inside WordPress.</li>
<li>Tribute Gifts & Donor Wall – Accept donations in memory or honor of someone, and showcase supporters publicly.</li>
<li>Subscriber Self-Service Portal – Donors manage their own recurring gifts through a secure, email-verified portal.</li>
</ul>
Learn more and compare plans at <a href="https://donatico.forgeo.dev" rel="nofollow ugc">donatico.forgeo.dev</a>.
<h4>Quick Setup</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Go to Donatico -> Settings -> Stripe</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>
Donation form: 
 [donatico_form] 
 [donatico_form layout=”card” amounts=”10,25,100″ title=”Support Us” button_text=”Donate Now”]
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).
Widgets: 
 [donatico_total_raised] – Displays total amount raised 
 [donatico_donation_count] – Displays number of completed donations 
 [donatico_recent_donors limit=”5″] – Lists recent donors 
 [donatico_progress_bar goal=”5000″] – Animated goal progress bar
<h4>Email Notifications</h4>
Donatico sends two types of emails:
<ul>
<li>Admin notification – Sent to the configured admin email on every completed donation</li>
<li>Donor thank-you – Sent to the donor with a receipt and your customised message</li>
</ul>
Both support merge tags: <code>{donor_name}</code>, <code>{amount}</code>, <code>{date}</code>, <code>{site_name}</code>, and more. Customise everything in Settings -> Notifications.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to Stripe to process payments.
What it does: 
Processes credit card donations via Stripe Checkout – a secure, Stripe-hosted payment page.
When it connects: 
Only when a donor submits the donation form, or when Stripe sends a webhook event to confirm payment status.
What data is sent to Stripe: 
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.
Stripe links:
<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.

Wundraiser vs Donatico – Stripe Donations & Recurring Giving