Would you like to accept Bitcoin payments on WordPress? Bitcoin makes it easy to accept online payments from anywhere on earth. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to easily accept Bitcoin payments on WordPress.
Why accept Bitcoin payments on WordPress?
WordPress allows you to build an eCommerce store in minutes using WooCommerce or other e-commerce plugins for WordPress. These platforms allow you to accept payments online using PayPal, Stripe, 2Checkout, and many other popular payment gateways.
In fact, you can accept payments with Stripe or PayPal without even using a plugin for cart.
However, not all payment gateways are available everywhere. Some of your customers may not have PayPal available in their region, others may not want to use their credit cards.
Bitcoin offers an alternative payment method that can be used by anyone from anywhere in the world. Once you accept Bitcoin payments, you can transfer them to your bank account or keep them in your wallet. Bitcoin's rates rise steadily and will continue to do so as more and more people start to use it.
With that said, let's take a look at how to get started with Bitcoin and how to integrate it into your WordPress site.
Get started with Bitcoin
First you will need a Bitcoin wallet. It is software that you will use to send or receive Bitcoin and store your Bitcoin securely.
There are many types of wallets available. You can install a wallet on your computer or even on your phone.
To learn more about wallets and to choose the right wallet for your needs, visit the page Bitcoin wallets.
Then you will need to create an account BitPay. BitPay is an online service that offers Bitcoin exchange, conversion, and transfer to your Bitcoin bank account or wallet.
When registering, you will be asked to select the services. You must select "Business Account" to sell products or services on your website and transfer payments to your bank account.
After that you can fill in the name of your Organisation and enter your personal information to create your account.
Once you've signed up, you'll reach the Start Dashboard. You will see three steps required to verify your account.
First you need to verify your email address. Then you need to enter your business information to verify your business account. Finally, you need to enter your banking information or your Bitcoin wallet address.
After following these steps, you will be ready to accept payments on your website.
BitPay offers several ways to accept payments on your WordPress site. We're going to show you two different methods, and you can choose the one that's best for your business.
Accept Bitcoin payments on WooCommerce with BitPay
If you already use WooCommerce, this method is recommended for you.
The first thing to do is to install and activate the plugin BitPay for WooCommerce. For more details, see our step-by-step guide to way to install a WordPress plugin.
After activating the plugin, you need to access the Settings » WooCommerce and click on the “Order” tab. Then click on the BitPay link to configure its settings.
You must click on the link below the API field to generate your API key. This will take you to the BitPay website where you need to click on the “Add New Token” button. After that, you need to give a label to this token and click on the “Add new Token” button to continue.
BitPay will now show you a pairing code that you need to copy and paste into your BitPay settings page on WooCommerce. Then click on the Search button to continue.
Your WooCommerce website will now connect to BitPay to verify the pairing code. If successful, it will automatically retrieve and store your API key.
Remember to click the Save Settings button to save your changes.
Your customers will now see a payment option using Bitcoin on your store's checkout page.
Accept Bitcoin payments on WordPress with BitPay
This method is recommended for users who do not use a plugin eCommerce on their WordPress site.
BitPay allows you to create payment buttons for the items you want to sell. Visit the page Payment tools under your BitPay dashboard, then click Payment Buttons.
This will bring you to the button generator page. You must enter your business name, your order description and the payment amount.
You can also enter a redirect URL. This is especially useful if you are selling digital goods such as software, eBooks, or music. The redirect page can be the page where your users can download the file.
Click the Generate button to continue.
BitPay will now show you the button code and different button sizes. Select the button size you want to use and copy the code.
Now you can head over to your WordPress site and edit the post or page where you want to add the button. On the article edit screen, you need to switch to the text editor.
Then paste the code you copied from the BitPay website into the text editor and save or publish your changes.
You can now visit the article or page to see your order button in action.
That's it for this tutorial, I hope it will allow you to add bitcoin payment buttons on WordPress.
