Donatico

Description

Donatico is a clean, lightweight WordPress plugin focused specifically on accepting donations via Stripe. Perfect for non-profits, content creators, churches, podcasters, and any organisation that needs a simple, beautiful donation system.

✨ Features

  • Stripe Checkout Integration — Secure, Stripe-hosted payment page
  • 3 Form Layouts — Inline, Stacked, and Card designs
  • 5 Shortcodes — Forms, total raised, donation count, recent donors, progress bar
  • Beautiful Email Notifications — Admin alerts and donor thank-you emails with merge tags
  • Donation Dashboard — Total raised, donation count, average amount, monthly stats
  • Donation Management — Full list with status filters, search, and bulk delete
  • Form Designer — Live preview of form layouts and amounts
  • Multi-Currency — USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, INR, BDT
  • Goal Tracking — Animated progress bar with configurable goal amount
  • Custom Amounts — Preset amount buttons plus free-text custom amount input
  • Anonymous Donations — Optional anonymity checkbox for donors
  • Webhook Handling — Automatic status updates (completed, failed, refunded)
  • Mobile Responsive — Looks great on all screen sizes
  • Lightweight — No jQuery dependency on the frontend
  • GDPR Friendly — Minimal data collection; no third-party tracking

🚀 Quick Setup

  1. Install and activate the plugin
  2. Go to Donatico Settings Stripe
  3. Enter your Stripe API keys (test or live)
  4. Add the [donatico_form] shortcode to any page or post
  5. Start accepting donations!

📊 Shortcodes

Donation form:
[donatico_form]
[donatico_form layout=”card” amounts=”10,25,100″ title=”Support Us” button_text=”Donate Now”]

Parameters: layout (inline|stacked|card), amounts (comma-separated), title, description, button_text, show_message (yes|no), allow_anonymous (yes|no), goal (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

📧 Email Notifications

Donatico sends two types of emails:

  • Admin notification — Sent to the configured admin email on every completed donation
  • Donor thank-you — Sent to the donor with a receipt and your customised message

Both support merge tags: {donor_name}, {amount}, {date}, {site_name}, and more. Customise everything in Settings Notifications.

External Services

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:

Screenshots

  • Admin Dashboard with donation statistics and goal progress bar
  • Donation form — Stacked layout
  • Donation form — Card layout (two-column)
  • Donations list with status filters and search

Installation

From WordPress Dashboard

  1. Go to Plugins Add New
  2. Search for “Donatico”
  3. Click Install Now then Activate
  4. Configure under Donatico Settings

Manual Installation

  1. Download the plugin zip file
  2. Upload and extract to /wp-content/plugins/donatico/
  3. Activate through the Plugins screen
  4. Configure under Donatico Settings

After Activation

  1. Go to Donatico Settings Stripe
  2. Enter your Stripe Test Secret Key and Test Publishable Key
  3. Click Test Connection to verify
  4. Create a page and add [donatico_form]
  5. When ready for live donations, switch to Live mode and enter your live keys

FAQ

Do I need a Stripe account?

Yes. Sign up for free at stripe.com to get your API keys. You can accept donations in test mode without entering payment details.

Are there any fees?

Donatico itself is free. Stripe charges standard processing fees (typically 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction in the US; see stripe.com/pricing for your country).

Can I accept recurring/monthly donations?

Recurring donations are planned for a future Pro version. The current free version supports one-time donations only.

Can I use multiple donation forms on one page?

Yes. Each [donatico_form] shortcode renders an independent form with its own ID. Multiple forms on the same page work without conflict.

How do I test donations without real money?

Use Stripe test mode (enabled by default) and test card 4242 4242 4242 4242 with any future expiry date and any CVC. No real charges are made.

Is it GDPR compliant?

Yes. The plugin only collects data entered by the donor (name, email, optional message). Payment card details are entered directly on Stripe’s hosted page and never touch your server. See our Privacy Policy for Stripe’s data handling.

Does it work with WooCommerce?

Yes. Donatico is a standalone plugin and does not require WooCommerce. It works alongside WooCommerce without conflict.

Can I customise the thank-you email?

Yes. Go to Donatico Settings Notifications to customise the subject line, heading, body copy (with merge tags), and footer. You can also send test emails from the same page.

What currencies are supported?

USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, INR, BDT. More currencies can be requested via the support forum.

Where is donation data stored?

All donation records are stored in your WordPress database in a custom wp_donatico_donations table. No data is sent to external servers other than Stripe for payment processing.

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Contributors & Developers

“Donatico” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Stripe Checkout integration with webhook handling
  • 3 form layouts: Inline, Stacked, Card
  • 5 shortcodes for forms and fundraising widgets
  • Admin dashboard with donation statistics
  • Donation list with status filters, search, and bulk delete
  • Form Designer with live preview
  • HTML email notifications for admin and donors with merge tag support
  • Customisable email templates via Settings
  • Multi-currency support: USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, INR, BDT
  • Anonymous donation option
  • Goal tracking with animated progress bar
  • Webhook handling: completed, expired, failed, refunded
  • Modern OOP architecture with PSR-4 autoloading via Composer