WooCommerce
Install and set up the WooCommerce WordPress plugin with emerchantpay.
Accept payments with the emerchantpay WooCommerce shopping cart.
Follow these instructions to install the emerchantpay Gateway Module for WooCommerce on your server. You’ll then be able to to process payments through the emerchantpay Genesis payment gateway.
Supported payment methods:
- Cards
- Alternative Payment Methods
- Online Banking (oBeP)
- Wallets
- Vouchers
- Cash Payments
Supported versions:
- WordPress v4.x or higher
- WooCommerce v3.x or higher
Prerequisites
To proceed with this solution, you must have an emerchantpay merchant account. Apply for a merchant account by filling out and submitting this contact form.
You will be assigned an emerchantpay Account Manager, who will provide you with credentials and assist you with any of emerchantpay’s payment solutions.- GenesisPHP is required to connect to the Genesis payment gateway, and will be automatically installed as part of the recommended installation
- Optional: For the Subscriptions feature, use WooCommerce Subscription Extension v2.x or higher
Installation
- Log in to your WordPress Administration area.
- Go to Plugins > Add New.
- In the search bar in the upper right, type in
emerchantpay
and find the emerchantpay Gateway Module for WooCommerce plugin. - Install the plugin using the Install Now button.
- Activate the newly installed emerchantpay Gateway Module for WooCommerce plugin.
- Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Payments.
- Select emerchantpay Checkout or emerchantpay Direct as your payment method.
- Check Enable and enter your credentials.
- Select Save changes.
Configuration
Enable WooCommerce Secure Checkout
- Log in to your WordPress Administration area.
- Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced.
- In the Page Setup section, check Force secure checkout.
You’re now ready to test your WooCommerce integration in the emerchantpay staging environment.
Test your integration
Before you can accept live payments, you must test your integration in the emerchantpay staging environment.
- In your storefront, add an item to your cart.
- In your cart, select Proceed to Checkout.
- Fill in test values for the required billing fields.
- Select either the emerchantpay Direct or emerchantpay Checkout payment method.
- Enter in the following card payment credentials:
- Select Place Order, and you will be redirected to the order confirmation page.
- Log in to your WordPress Administration area.
- Go to WooCommerce > Orders. You should see your test order in the list of transactions.
You are now ready to move to the production environment where you can accept live payments from your customers.
Accept live payments
After you have successfully tested the WooCommerce plugin in the staging environment, you are ready to configure your merchant account for the production environment and accept live transactions.
To move to the production environment:
- Contact emerchantpay support to activate your merchant account in the emerchantpay production environment.
- emerchantpay support will provide you with production credentials.
- In the WordPress Administration area, go to WooCommerce > Settings.
- Select Manage next to emerchantpay Direct or emerchantpay Checkout.
- Enter your production credentials and disable Test Mode.
- Select Save changes.
You are now ready to accept live payments from your customers.