Creating a donation form for my nonprofit website seemed straightforward at first. I thought I could just add a PayPal button and call it a day. But I quickly learned that wasn’t enough when donors started asking for tax receipts, and my team needed better ways to track contributions.
That’s when I went about looking for WordPress plugins and found Charitable and WPForms. This transformed how we handle online donations. Now, instead of cobbling together different payment tools and manually sending receipts, everything happens automatically through a professional-looking donation form.
In this tutorial, I’m sharing 2 methods I’ve used on my own websites. I’ll show you how to set up Charitable and WPForms on your WordPress site to create secure donation forms.
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a professional donation system that makes it easy for supporters to contribute to your cause while keeping your administrative work to a minimum.
When donors visit your site, they’ll be able to make one-time or recurring donations, choose their preferred payment method, and automatically receive tax receipts. Plus, you’ll have a clear overview of all donations and donor information in your WordPress dashboard.