How To Accept Stripe Payments (In 10 Minutes or Less!)

Want to accept Stripe payments on your WordPress website? We have good news for you - it's quick and easy, but you can do it for free! Here's how to set it up.

Approximate read time: 5 minutes

Are you scratching your head over online payments? We get it. We've been there too!

Should you use WooCommerce, Stripe, Shopify, Thinkific, PayPal, or something else entirely? Which costs the least? Which saves the most time? Which scales easiest when my business starts to grow? Yikes, we're getting stressed just writing this!

But believe it or not, there's a way to add one of the world's most popular payment gateways to your website in only a few clicks. And for no upfront cost!

If that sounds too good to be true, stay tuned. Today, we're showing you how to start accepting Stripe payments in 10 minutes or less!

Have a stopwatch handy? On your marks, get set, let's go!

1. Install and activate Formidable Forms Lite
2. Connect Formidable Forms to Stripe
3. Create a Stripe payment form
4. Set up your form to accept Stripe payments
5. Publish your payment form

Step 1: Install and activate Formidable Forms Lite

We'll use the Formidable Forms free form plugin for this tutorial to connect WordPress to Stripe.

If you don't have it, click the green button below 👇 or open your WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins → Add New. Search for "Formidable," then click to Install and Activate the plugin.

Easy, right? And you're already good to move on to the next step!

Step 2: Connect Formidable Forms to Stripe

Now that you have the plugin, head to Formidable → Global settings → Stripe.

Tick the box if you want to start in test mode — it's never a bad idea! 😉 — and then hit the blue Connect to Stripe button.

☝️ If you choose test mode, just note that you'll need to return to this page later to turn it off and connect to Stripe Live.

Next, log in to an existing Stripe merchant account or create a new one.

The setup wizard then walks you through the steps to connect to Stripe's online payment platform.

Choose which Stripe payment methods to accept

Once logged in to your Stripe account, go to Settings → Payment Methods on the Stripe dashboard. 

Here, you can see a list of the payment options Stripe supports in your region.

To start accepting credit card payments/debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express), digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App, etc.), and bank transfers (ACH, SEPA, and iDEAL payments), simply click the button next to the payment method to turn it on.

🤔 In case you were wondering, you can also accept PayPal payments through Stripe. You don't need a separate PayPal account and won't have to pay PayPal's hefty processing fees, either!

Be sure to turn on Stripe Link to offer one-click checkout and accept recurring payments by Stripe.

Now, let's head back to your WordPress dashboard and make a form to process payments.

Step 3: Create a Stripe payment form

Back in WordPress, go to Formidable → Forms and click the Add New button to create a new form.

Select the Create a blank form option to take payments using Stripe with our free plugin.

Or, try out our premium WordPress form maker to use our pre-built Stripe payment form template.

Next, name your form and click Create to open the drag and drop form builder.

Add fields to your form by dragging them from the left to the right.

You can insert any fields you choose: Name, Email, Address, Datepicker with an inline calendar... you name it! But since this form is for payments, don’t forget to add a 💳 Payment field!

When you finish building your custom Stripe form, click Update to save.

You're doing great! 🙌 Keep it up, we're nearly done!

Step 4: Set up your form to accept Stripe payments

On the menu above the form builder, select the Settings → Actions & Notifications. Then, click the Collect a Payment option.

Scroll down to adjust payment settings such as payment amount, currency, and frequency.

💡 Quick tip: While you're on the Actions & Notifications page, we recommend quickly adding a form action to display a custom confirmation message or thank you page when users complete the payment. It's the little things that count when it comes to customer satisfaction! 😊

Finally, hit the Update button to save your form.

Awesome, your Stripe form's now ready to go! 🎉 All that's left is to publish it on your website.

Step 5: Publish your payment form

Open the WordPress page or post where you want to insert your payment form.

Click the + icon to add a block in the page editor, then search for and select Formidable Forms.

In the dropdown menu that appears, select your Stripe payment form and then Update or Publish the page. 

And voilà! 🪄 You can now accept Stripe payments on your WordPress site!

Here's an example of what your form might look like:

Start accepting Stripe payments on your site today

We know finding the best eCommerce tools for your site can be tough. But with Formidable Forms, integrating Stripe payments into your WordPress site is quick and code-free. And it doesn't have any upfront cost either!

So say goodbye to struggling with Stripe Elements to create a simple pay process or wondering why WooCommerce costs so much.

Install our WordPress form builder and quickly add Stripe Checkout to your WordPress site today!

Get the plugin below, and turn your website into a money-making machine in minutes!

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