Title: Georg Kloster – Orthodox Donations
Author: Vladimir Atapin
Published: <strong>October 16, 2026</strong>
Last modified: October 16, 2026

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# Georg Kloster – Orthodox Donations

 By [Vladimir Atapin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/atapin/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/georg-kloster-orthodox-donations.1.0.5.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/georg-kloster-orthodox-donations/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/georg-kloster-orthodox-donations/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/georg-kloster-orthodox-donations/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/georg-kloster-orthodox-donations/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/georg-kloster-orthodox-donations/)

## Description

Accept donations and Orthodox prayer requests on parish, church, cathedral or monastery
websites using your own Stripe or PayPal account.

 * One-time donations, with or without prayer requests.
 * Targeted campaigns, goals, deadlines and public financial totals.
 * Separately entered expenses and confirmed partial/full refund accounting.
 * Monthly or yearly support with explicit consent and cancellation.
 * Private donation history for signed-in users; public reports do not show donor
   identities.
 * Configurable services and forms with six responsive layouts.
 * WordPress administration tables, reports, CSV export and request archiving.
 * Local A4 landscape prayer-slip PDFs, including comments and archived requests.
 * English sources; Russian, German, Ukrainian and Polish translations.
 * WordPress gettext; WPML/Polylang for edited content.

Manual ZIP: four translations. WordPress.org: standard language packs; English until
translations are published.

Requirements: WordPress 7.1+, PHP 8.4+, mbstring/GD for local PDFs, HTTPS callbacks
and working WP-Cron.

#### External services: Stripe

Stripe is contacted only for the configured payment features. The plugin uses https://
api.stripe.com for Checkout sessions, subscriptions/cancellation, invoice payment
identification and refund reconciliation. Requests contain API credentials, donor
email, EUR amounts, service titles, internal/public payment identifiers, billing
interval and return URLs as applicable. Prayer names and comments are not sent when
creating payments.

Stripe collects card/billing details on its hosted checkout. Signed webhooks return
payment status and available payer information. The site owner supplies their API
key and endpoint signing secret; the plugin author receives no payments or credentials.

 * Terms: https://stripe.com/legal/ssa
 * Privacy: https://stripe.com/privacy
 * API documentation: https://docs.stripe.com/api/checkout/sessions

#### External services: PayPal

The plugin uses https://api-m.paypal.com (Live) or https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.
com (Sandbox) for REST OAuth authentication, Orders v2 creation/capture, webhook
signature verification, products/plans/subscriptions and cancellation. Capture references
can be verified using the payments API.

Requests contain application credentials, EUR amounts, service titles, payment/subscription
identifiers, billing interval and return URLs as applicable. Signature verification
sends the received webhook event and transmission headers back to PayPal. Prayer
names and comments are not sent when creating payments. PayPal collects payer information
on its hosted checkout and returns payment results and available payer details.

 * Terms: https://www.paypal.com/legalhub/paypal/useragreement-full
 * Privacy: https://www.paypal.com/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full
 * API documentation: https://developer.paypal.com/api/get-started/
 * Webhooks: https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/webhooks/rest/

#### Personal data and email

The site stores prayer names/comments, donor email/name, WordPress account ownership,
service selections, amounts, payment identifiers/statuses, available billing/contact
details, timestamps, subscriptions, refunds and action history in its own database.
Card numbers and security codes are not stored. Campaign reports publish aggregates
only.

Emails use wp_mail and can include names, comments and payer details. Empty recipient
settings disable staff notifications, without an admin-email fallback. Failed notifications
retry via WP-Cron. Acceptance does not guarantee Inbox delivery; a crash after acceptance
can cause a retry.

The plugin author receives no requests, keys, telemetry or payments. Site owners
must restrict access, define retention and document processing in their privacy 
policy. Deactivation and uninstall do not automatically delete records or settings.

#### Source code and licenses

Readable sources and GPL-compatible licenses are included in third-party-notices.
txt. Code/prayer slips are GPL-2.0-or-later. No build or runtime code download is
required.

Source: https://github.com/VAtapin/kloster-prayer/tree/main/georg-kloster-orthodox-
donations

## Screenshots

[⌊Russian donation form: EUR amount and Stripe/PayPal choice.⌉⌊Russian donation 
form: EUR amount and Stripe/PayPal choice.⌉[

Russian donation form: EUR amount and Stripe/PayPal choice.

[⌊Prayer names, selected services and calculated donation.⌉⌊Prayer names, selected
services and calculated donation.⌉[

Prayer names, selected services and calculated donation.

[⌊Campaign income, expenses, balance and donation form.⌉⌊Campaign income, expenses,
balance and donation form.⌉[

Campaign income, expenses, balance and donation form.

[⌊Monthly/yearly support with explicit consent.⌉⌊Monthly/yearly support with explicit
consent.⌉[

Monthly/yearly support with explicit consent.

[⌊WordPress campaign editor and expense records.⌉⌊WordPress campaign editor and 
expense records.⌉[

WordPress campaign editor and expense records.

[⌊WordPress support table and cancellation controls.⌉⌊WordPress support table and
cancellation controls.⌉[

WordPress support table and cancellation controls.

## Installation

 1. Back up the site and database before updating.
 2. Upload the ZIP using Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin and activate Georg Kloster–
    Orthodox Donations.
 3. Open Donations > Settings. Enable and configure only the payment providers you 
    intend to use.
 4. Follow the translated Stripe/PayPal setup guides in settings. Register each exact
    HTTPS webhook URL shown there and save its signing secret or Webhook ID.
 5. Create pages using the shortcodes below. Donations > Help > Shortcodes explains
    all parameters and provides copy buttons.
 6. Test provider test/Sandbox payments, recurring billing, cancellation and refunds
    before enabling Live. Exclude personalized history/support pages from external 
    full-page caches.

#### Payment setup

Stripe API keys: https://dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys Stripe webhook endpoints: 
https://dashboard.stripe.com/webhooks Use snapshot events for your account, with
matching test/live credentials. Thin events are not supported.

PayPal REST apps: https://developer.paypal.com/dashboard/applications/ Use a matching
Client ID, Secret, Webhook ID and Sandbox/Live environment. For testing, use a Sandbox
Business seller and a separate Personal buyer. PayPal Webhooks Simulator events 
are not a substitute for a real Sandbox checkout.

One-time events: Stripe: checkout.session.completed, charge.refunded. PayPal: PAYMENT.
CAPTURE.COMPLETED, PAYMENT.CAPTURE.REFUNDED.

Additional recurring events: Stripe: invoice.payment_succeeded, invoice.payment_failed,
customer.subscription.created, customer.subscription.updated, customer.subscription.
deleted. PayPal: PAYMENT.SALE.COMPLETED, PAYMENT.SALE.REFUNDED, BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.
CREATED, BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.ACTIVATED, BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.CANCELLED, BILLING.
SUBSCRIPTION.EXPIRED, BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.SUSPENDED, BILLING.SUBSCRIPTION.PAYMENT.
FAILED.

Only verified payment events count as income; approval and return URLs do not. Cancellation
stops future billing after the provider acknowledges it and does not refund previous
payments. Closing a campaign prevents new payments/agreements but does not cancel
existing agreements.

WP-Cron prepares new PayPal plans in the background; retry shortly if requested.
Empty secret fields retain saved values; replace them when changing account/environment.

#### Shortcodes

 * [gkod_form] – active general prayer form; optional id or slug selects another
   form.
 * [gkod_prayer_form slug=”gebetsanliegen”] – alternate name for gkod_form.
 * [gkod_service slug=”altar-candle”] – form for one active service.
 * [gkod_donation] – one-time donation without prayer names/services.
 * [gkod_payment_result] – result block; standard forms already include it.
 * [gkod_campaigns] – public campaign list; id=”1″ selects one campaign.
 * [gkod_campaign_report id=”1″] – public financial totals for a campaign.
 * [gkod_donation_history] – the signed-in account’s donations and support cancellation
   controls.
 * [gkod_support] – signed-in monthly/yearly support with explicit consent.

Donation/support forms accept campaign_id=”1″ to allocate payments to an open, unexpired
campaign. Amounts are EUR 0.50-999,999.99 with up to two decimal places. Confirmed
partial refunds reduce received totals; fully refunded, failed and pending payments
are excluded. Expenses are entered separately by staff with manage_options.

Layouts: standard, compact, wide, two_columns, cards, minimal. header=”no” hides
supported headings. Without lang, WordPress/the language plugin selects the language.
The admin guide lists parameters/defaults. Editors preserve other translations. 
Guest payments are not linked to accounts by email.

## FAQ

### Can I enable only one payment provider?

Yes. Disabled providers do not require credentials.

### Does setup diagnostics test a real payment?

No. It checks configuration availability. Test real provider test/Sandbox transactions
before enabling Live.

### Does deleting the plugin erase payment history?

No. Records and settings are retained. Site owners must manage retention and backups.

### What happens when the site’s domain changes?

Update provider webhook/return URLs after moving. An API-domain override must serve
the same WordPress site over HTTPS.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Georg Kloster – Orthodox Donations” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Vladimir Atapin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/atapin/)

“Georg Kloster – Orthodox Donations” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you
to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/georg-kloster-orthodox-donations/contributors)
for their contributions.

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### Interested in development?

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## Changelog

#### 1.0.5

 * Remove the translation loader call and escape translated admin output.

#### 1.0.4

 * Match text domain and package paths to the assigned WordPress.org slug.

#### 1.0.3

 * Prepare the independent plugin’s directory readme, metadata and reproducible 
   package checks.

#### 1.0.2

 * Rename the plugin and menu to Donations with WordPress translations.

#### 1.0.1

 * Isolate PHP classes, nine shortcodes, assets, settings and callbacks; verify 
   coexistence with the previous plugin.

#### 1.0.0

 * Introduce native WordPress administration and language-aware editors for the 
   new plugin series.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.5**
 *  Last updated **18 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 7.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.3**
 *  PHP version ** 8.4 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/georg-kloster-orthodox-donations/)
   and [Polish](https://pl.wordpress.org/plugins/georg-kloster-orthodox-donations/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/georg-kloster-orthodox-donations)
 * Tags
 * [donations](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/donations/)[orthodox](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/orthodox/)
   [paypal](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/paypal/)[prayer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/prayer/)
   [stripe](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/stripe/)
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## Contributors

 *   [ Vladimir Atapin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/atapin/)

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