Payd provides you with payment infrastructure to receive payments and aggregate your income in one wallet. The Payd Woocommerce Plugin gives you the flexibility of integrating payments into your WordPress store, allowing you to make sales and receive the payments directly into your Payd wallet. Here is a quick guide on setting up the Payd plugin on WordPress;
Requirements
To be able to set up the plugin on WordPress, you need the following;
- A Payd wallet – create one HERE
- A WordPress site, version 5.6 and above (latest version recommended)
- The WooCommerce plugin installed and activated – Installation Guide
- A test product setup on WooCommerce – Product Setup Guide
1. Installing the Plugin
Download the plugin from the download button below. Go to your WordPress admin dashboard and select ‘Plugins’ on the left-hand side menu. On the plugins page, select ‘Add New Plugin’ then select ‘Upload Plugin’.
Select ‘Choose Files’ and select the plugin zip file from your downloads and click ‘Install Now’. Once the plugin is installed, click ‘Activate’ to activate the plugin.
2. Setting up Classic WooCommerce Checkout
Payd’s current plugin works exclusively with WooCommerce classic checkout. All new installation of WordPress come with blocks checkout – we are in the process of updating our plugin to work with blocks checkout.
To switch to classic checkout, select ‘Pages’ on the WordPress sidebar and go to ‘Add New Page’. Create a blank page named ‘Payd Checkout’ and publish. Open the page with your preferred page editor and add the ‘Classic Checkout’ widget or block under the WooCommerce blocks section – remember to save changes.
Once done, visit WooCommerce (on the WordPress sidebar) > Settings > Advanced and replace the checkout page with the new page you created. Click on save changes at the very bottom.
3. Generating API Keys on your Payd Dashboard
Log into your Payd wallet and select ‘API Keys’ on the dropdown at the top right of the screen.
Click on the ‘Create Keys’ button and enter a short descriptive name for your API Keys. The name should not include spaces and special characters.
Click on ‘Generate’ to generate your API Key Username and Password. Copy and save these in a secure location, as they will only be displayed once and cannot be accessed again. Do not share the keys with anyone.
4. Setting up Plugin Credentials
On the left-hand menu, select ‘Settings’ under ‘WooCommerce’. At the top of the settings menu, select ‘Payments’, then select ‘Finish Setup’ next to the Payd Payment Gateway.
Check the ‘Enable Payd Mobile Payments’ checkbox and customize the display name, description, and instructions as you would like them to be presented on your checkout page.
5. Adding API Keys to the Plugin
Paste the API Key Username and the API Key Password in the payment plugin setup area back on WooCommerce settings. Type in your Payd username and click ‘Save Changes’ at the very bottom. The return URL is auto-filled for you in the background.
You are all set! Attempt purchasing your test product. You should find Payd as a payment option on checkout. You will be redirected to a payments page after order confirmation that contains all payment methods you are approved for. All payments will be settled into your Payd Wallet.
For further setup support, reach out to us at [email protected].