💳 Stripe Integration Guide

Why Use Stripe?

Stripe is the leading payment processor for online businesses, offering:

• Easy recurring subscriptions
• Modern checkout experience
• Supports 135+ currencies
• Apple Pay & Google Pay built-in
• Excellent developer tools
• Automatic tax calculation
• Strong fraud protection

Prerequisites

• Stripe account (create at stripe.com)
• SSL certificate installed (HTTPS)
• Business information ready for verification
• Bank account for payouts

Setting Up Stripe

1 Create Stripe Account

1. Visit stripe.com/register
2. Enter business email
3. Create password
4. Verify email address

2 Complete Business Profile

Stripe requires:

• Business name and type
• Tax ID or SSN
• Business address
• Bank account details
• Identity verification (for live payments)

3 Get API Keys

1. Log into Stripe Dashboard
2. Go to Developers → API Keys
3. Copy Publishable key
4. Copy Secret key

Connecting Stripe to WP Pricing Tables

4 Enter API Keys

1. WordPress dashboard → Premium Pricing Tables → Settings
2. Click Payment Gateways tab
3. Enable Stripe
4. Paste Publishable Key
5. Paste Secret Key
6. Save settings

5 Configure Payment Settings

• Test Mode: Enable for testing (use test keys)
• Currency: Select (USD, EUR, GBP, etc.)
• Payment Methods: Enable Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay
• Receipt Emails: Automatic Stripe receipts

Creating Subscription Plans in Stripe

6 Create Products

1. Stripe Dashboard → Products
2. Click Add Product
3. Name: 'Basic Plan', 'Pro Plan', etc.
4. Description: What's included

7 Set Pricing

• One-time: For lifetime access
• Recurring: For subscriptions
• Billing period: Monthly, Yearly, Custom
• Price: Amount in dollars/euros

8 Copy Price IDs

After creating each price, copy the Price ID (starts with 'price_'):

Basic Monthly: price_1234567890abcdef
Pro Monthly: price_abcdef1234567890
Enterprise Monthly: price_xyz9876543210

Linking Prices to Pricing Table

9 Add Price IDs to Table

1. Edit your pricing table
2. For each column, find Stripe Price ID field
3. Paste the corresponding Price ID
4. Enable Stripe Checkout

10 Test the Integration

1. Enable Stripe test mode
2. Use test card: 4242 4242 4242 4242
3. Any future expiry date, any CVC
4. Complete a test purchase
5. Verify in Stripe Dashboard → Payments

Advanced Stripe Features

Free Trials

Offer free trials before charging:

1. In Stripe, edit your price
2. Add trial period (7 days, 14 days, 30 days)
3. Customers charged automatically after trial

Coupons & Discounts

1. Stripe Dashboard → Coupons
2. Create coupon (percent off or fixed amount)
3. Customers enter code at checkout

Metered Billing

For usage-based pricing:

• Create metered price in Stripe
• Report usage via Stripe API
• Charge based on actual usage

Webhooks Setup

Webhooks notify your site of payment events:

1. Stripe Dashboard → Developers → Webhooks
2. Add endpoint: yoursite.com/wp-json/ppt/v1/stripe-webhook
3. Select events: payment_intent.succeeded, customer.subscription.updated, etc.
4. Copy webhook signing secret
5. Add to WP Pricing Tables settings

Going Live

Pre-Launch Checklist

• ✅ Business verification completed
• ✅ Bank account connected
• ✅ Live API keys entered
• ✅ Test mode disabled
• ✅ SSL certificate active (HTTPS)
• ✅ Test purchases completed successfully
• ✅ Email receipts working
• ✅ Webhooks configured

Activate Live Payments

1. Complete Stripe account activation
2. Switch to live API keys
3. Disable test mode
4. Make a real purchase to verify

Common Issues

Payment Declined

• Customer's card declined by bank
• Insufficient funds
• Fraud protection triggered
• Wrong card details entered

Subscription Not Created

• Wrong Price ID in settings
• Webhook not configured
• Customer already subscribed

Can't Enable Live Mode

• Business verification incomplete
• Bank account not added
• Using test API keys instead of live