Title: Testing WooCommerce Payments Last modified: September 2, 2021 --- # Testing WooCommerce Payments * Resolved [Convospanish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/convospanish/) * (@convospanish) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-woocommerce-payments/) * I would like to test Woocommerce checkout Paypal before I publish my products. * I found [this guide](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/payments/testing/), but I can’t find the option of Payments in my dashboard. * Why can´t I see the Payment option? Is there another way of doing it? * Thanks. * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ftesting-woocommerce-payments%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Support [abwaita a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abwaita/) * (@abwaita) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-woocommerce-payments/#post-14834321) * Hi [@convospanish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/convospanish/), * > Woocommerce checkout Paypal before I publish my products. * Just to mention, [WooCommerce Payments](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-payments/) is a different payment gateway from PayPal (it’s powered by Stripe). Thus, the` Payments`menu item on the WP-Admin dashboard will be present normally if you have the WooCommerce Payments plugin. * For a guide on testing PayPal, could you kindly share with us the name and author of the PayPal plugin that you’re using? * Thanks. * Thread Starter [Convospanish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/convospanish/) * (@convospanish) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-woocommerce-payments/#post-14837297) * Ok, I see. * I have [WooCommerce PayPal Payments](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-paypal-payments/), whose author is WooCommerce. * [MayKato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maykato/) * (@maykato) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-woocommerce-payments/#post-14838710) * Hi [@convospanish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/convospanish/) * Thank you for your reply and letting us know the plugin author. Could you go to **Plugins** and check if WooCommerce PayPal Payments is installed and activated? * Link to image: [https://snipboard.io/5OY21X.jpg](https://snipboard.io/5OY21X.jpg) * If not installed, please visit read the instructions provided by the plugin: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-paypal-payments/#installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-paypal-payments/#installation) * Thread Starter [Convospanish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/convospanish/) * (@convospanish) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-woocommerce-payments/#post-14839230) * I just checked. The plugin is installed and activated. * Plugin Support [abwaita a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abwaita/) * (@abwaita) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-woocommerce-payments/#post-14841428) * Thanks for getting back [@convospanish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/convospanish/). * Here’s how to do test transactions via the WooCommerce PayPal Payments extension– [https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-paypal-payments/#section-5](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-paypal-payments/#section-5) * Should you encounter any challenges or run into any issues with this extension, please feel free to get in touch with our support team on this forum – [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-paypal-payments/](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-paypal-payments/). * Thanks. * Thread Starter [Convospanish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/convospanish/) * (@convospanish) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-woocommerce-payments/#post-14848319) * First, thank you very much for your help. I have already set up everything. * I was testing the card payment and it seems the creation of a PayPal account is a requirement. How can I change that? * Also, is there a specific test card number I have to use? * [Sunday Ukafia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sukafia/) * (@sukafia) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-woocommerce-payments/#post-14848480) * Hi [@convospanish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/convospanish/), * Yes, a sandbox account is required. I recommend following our documentation on [testing in sandbox](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/woocommerce-paypal-payments/?_ga=2.3058295.634889796.1630844196-1452990285.1620997028#section-5). * If you need further assistance with this, I highly recommend creating a new thread on the [plugin’s forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-paypal-payments/). * For clarification, you’re currently in the core WooCommerce plugin forum which is dedicated to questions/issues related to the core WooCommerce plugin. Since you need help with the PayPal payments plugin, the right place to get help will be the PayPal Payments plugin [forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-paypal-payments/). * Posting your question in the right forum will ensure you can get adequate help as the people knowledgeable about the product will be able to guide you. Additionally, your thread can be useful to other users with the same question. * You can locate the products forum by click on **view support forum** on the plugin/ theme page: [https://d.pr/45AmBe](https://d.pr/45AmBe) * I hope this helps! * [MayKato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maykato/) * (@maykato) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-woocommerce-payments/#post-14875651) * Hi [@convospanish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/convospanish/) * We’ve not heard back from you in a while, so I’m marking this thread as resolved. If you have other questions related to core WooCommerce, please feel free to open a new topic. * Thread Starter [Convospanish](https://wordpress.org/support/users/convospanish/) * (@convospanish) * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-woocommerce-payments/#post-14880075) * The Woocommerce PayPal Payments plugin’s developers are helping me with this. * Thanks for your help! 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