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Donation Platform for WooCommerce
Free, open-source plugin that turns WooCommerce into a donation platform with goals, donor wall, fee recovery and 100+ gateways, with no platform fee.
Free installs7K+WordPress.org, active
Rating4.9/599 reviews
Price fromFreeFree
Last updated13 Oct 2026Version 1.5.0
Overview
Donation Platform for WooCommerce (WordPress.org slug wc-donation-platform) is a free, open-source plugin by Jonas Höbenreich that turns WooCommerce into a donation and fundraising system. Each fundraising project is a WooCommerce product marked as a donation project. The plugin replaces the usual add-to-cart flow with a donation form that you place with a shortcode or block, on the product page or anywhere else, with an optional popup mode.
How it works
You pick from several form styles, set suggested amounts plus an “other” field, minimum and maximum limits, and a fundraising goal with an end date. Shortcodes add a progress bar, an order counter and a donor leaderboard (donor wall) with an anonymous option. Donors can tick a box to cover processing fees, configured as a fixed plus percentage cost per payment method, and version 1.5 adds round-up upsells at checkout. Because payment runs through WooCommerce checkout, the 100+ WooCommerce gateways work, including Stripe, PayPal, SEPA direct debit, bank transfer and express wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Free, with helper plugins for some features
There is no paid version and no platform fee; a Pro edition is only on a waitlist. Some features rely on other plugins. Recurring donations need the free Subscriptions for WooCommerce or the paid WooCommerce Subscriptions. PDF tax receipts and thank-you certificates need the free WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips. Gift Aid is a checkbox you add with a checkout field editor. Donor records, reports, exports, webhooks and CRM connections come from WooCommerce and its ecosystem.
Strengths and limitations
- Completely free, with no cut of donations and a very wide gateway choice.
- Extensive documentation with well over 100 guides.
- Donor wall, progress bars and fee recovery built in.
- Only one donation form per page, and the docs list the WooCommerce checkout block and new product editor as known issues.
- No tribute gifts or peer-to-peer fundraising, and running a shop alongside donations needs compatibility mode.
It suits charities, clubs and creators who already use or are happy to run WooCommerce and want donation forms without licence costs. If you don’t want WooCommerce, or need peer-to-peer and tribute giving, a dedicated donation plugin is a better match.
Best for: Charities and creators on WooCommerce who want free donation forms, goals and a donor wall without licence or platform fees.
A capable, genuinely free donation layer for WooCommerce with fee recovery, goals and a donor wall, backed by unusually thorough documentation. You give up native recurring giving, receipts and tribute options, which come via other plugins or not at all.
Pros
- Entirely free with no platform fee on donations
- Works with 100+ WooCommerce payment gateways, including Apple Pay and Google Pay
- Fee recovery, progress bars and donor leaderboard built in
- Each project gets its own page and form, plus popup mode
- Large documentation library and open-source code on GitHub
Cons
- Requires WooCommerce and changes how it behaves
- Recurring donations and PDF receipts need extra plugins
- Only one donation form per page
- No tribute gifts, peer-to-peer or native Gift Aid
- Docs list issues with the WooCommerce checkout block and new product editor
Key features
What Donation Platform for WooCommerce highlights on its WordPress.org page and its own website, split by version.
Free version WordPress.org
- Unlimited donation forms
- Several form styles plus popup mode
- Suggested and custom donation amounts
- Fee recovery checkbox for donors
- Fundraising goals with progress bars
- Donor leaderboard (donor wall)
- 100+ WooCommerce payment gateways
- Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal express
- Recurring donations via Subscriptions plugins
- PDF receipts and thank-you certificates
- Donor account page
- No platform fees
Feature checklist
13 of 19 features we track in Donations & Fundraising, feature score 70/100
Donation forms 3/5
Donation forms Key
Customisable donation forms you can embed anywhere.
Unlimited forms in several styles, embeddable by shortcode or block, with a popup mode.
Included
Recurring donations Key
Monthly or yearly giving.
Needs free Subscriptions for WooCommerce (WP Swings) or paid WooCommerce Subscriptions.
Third-party
Preset & custom amounts
Suggested amounts plus a custom amount field.
Suggested amounts plus an 'other' field, with min/max limits and a preselected default.
Included
Fee recovery Key
Donors can cover the processing fee.
Checkbox lets donors cover a fixed plus percentage fee set per payment method.
Included
Tribute & dedication gifts
Donate in honour or memory of someone.
No honour or memorial donation option documented.
Not included
Payments 5/5
Stripe
Card payments through Stripe.
Via the WooCommerce Stripe gateway; any Woo gateway can be used.
Included
PayPal
Donations through PayPal.
Via WooCommerce PayPal gateways, including PayPal express buttons.
Included
Apple Pay, Google Pay & bank payments
Wallets, ACH or direct debit.
Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA direct debit and bank transfer through WooCommerce gateways.
Included
Offline donations
Record cheque, cash or bank transfer gifts.
Record offline gifts as manual WooCommerce orders; bank transfer method also available.
Included
No platform fee Key
No extra percentage taken by the plugin on donations.
Free with no platform fee; only payment processor fees apply.
Included
Campaigns 3/4
Goals & progress bars Key
Campaign goals with live progress.
Goal and end date per project, with a progress bar shortcode.
Included
Campaign pages
Dedicated pages for each fundraising campaign.
Each donation project is a WooCommerce product with its own page and form.
Included
Peer-to-peer fundraising Key
Supporters create their own fundraising pages.
No supporter-created fundraising pages.
Not included
Donor wall
Public list of supporters.
Leaderboard (donor wall) shortcode with anonymous donor option.
Included
Donors & compliance 2/5
Donor management Key
Donor records, history and notes.
Donations are WooCommerce orders and customers, with analytics and exports; no dedicated donor CRM.
Partial
Donor dashboard
Donors manage their giving and receipts.
Donors use the WooCommerce account page for donations and subscriptions.
Included
Tax receipts & annual statements Key
Automatic receipts and yearly statements.
PDF receipt template needs free WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips; no yearly statements.
Third-party
UK Gift Aid
Collects Gift Aid declarations for UK charities.
Not native; docs show adding a Gift Aid checkbox with a checkout field editor plugin.
Third-party
CRM & email integrations
Mailchimp, Salesforce, Zapier and similar.
Salesforce, HubSpot, Mailchimp etc. via WooCommerce integrations, webhooks and REST API.
Third-party
Pricing
Free
$0On WordPress.org
Free
Freeper yearUnlimited
All features free; no platform fee. A Pro version is only on a waitlist. Recurring giving may need paid WooCommerce Subscriptions.
Prices are list prices from the vendor's site, checked 14 Oct 2026. Many vendors discount the first year.
How many sites use Donation Platform for WooCommerce?
Free installs from WordPress.org, the vendor's own claim, and our estimate of paid installs.
Free version (WordPress.org)
7K+
Active installations reported by WordPress.org.
Vendor claim
—
The vendor does not publish a total.
Estimated Pro / paid installs
n/a
There is no paid version.
Stats & health
Weekly downloads
956 downloads last week, 94.5K all time
Rating breakdown
| Version | 1.5.0 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | 13 Oct 2026 (20 days ago) |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4 |
| Requires | WordPress 5.8+, PHP 7.1+ |
| Support threads (2 months) | 2 of 2 resolved |
| On WordPress.org since | 9 Oct 2021 |
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FAQ
Is Donation Platform for WooCommerce free?
Yes. Donation Platform for WooCommerce has a free version on WordPress.org.
How many sites use Donation Platform for WooCommerce?
WordPress.org reports 7K+ active installations of the free version.
Does Donation Platform for WooCommerce have donation forms?
Yes: included. Unlimited forms in several styles, embeddable by shortcode or block, with a popup mode.
Does Donation Platform for WooCommerce have recurring donations?
No: third-party. Needs free Subscriptions for WooCommerce (WP Swings) or paid WooCommerce Subscriptions.
Does Donation Platform for WooCommerce have fee recovery?
Yes: included. Checkbox lets donors cover a fixed plus percentage fee set per payment method.
Does Donation Platform for WooCommerce have no platform fee?
Yes: included. Free with no platform fee; only payment processor fees apply.
Does Donation Platform for WooCommerce have goals & progress bars?
Yes: included. Goal and end date per project, with a progress bar shortcode.
Does Donation Platform for WooCommerce have peer-to-peer fundraising?
No: not included. No supporter-created fundraising pages.
Does Donation Platform for WooCommerce have donor management?
Yes: partial. Donations are WooCommerce orders and customers, with analytics and exports; no dedicated donor CRM.
Does Donation Platform for WooCommerce have tax receipts & annual statements?
No: third-party. PDF receipt template needs free WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips; no yearly statements.
Is Donation Platform for WooCommerce really free?
Yes. The pricing page lists $0 with no platform fee; you only pay your payment processor. A Pro version is being considered but has no price or release date.
How do I take recurring donations?
Install the free Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin by WP Swings or the paid WooCommerce Subscriptions, then make the donation product a subscription.
Can it send tax receipts?
Yes, with the free WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips plugin, which uses a donation receipt template supplied by this plugin. Yearly statements are not covered.
Can I sell products and accept donations on the same site?
Yes, by enabling compatibility mode, which keeps normal WooCommerce shop behaviour alongside donation projects.
Does it support UK Gift Aid?
Not natively. The docs show adding a Gift Aid declaration checkbox with a checkout field editor such as Flexible Checkout Fields.
Last updated 13 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit.