Accept PayPal Payments Using Contact Form 7

How To Use & Features

You can configure the plugin from the WordPress admin dashboard by go to wp-admin > Contact > Add/Edit Contact Forms. Ensure that Contact Form 7 is activated before proceeding.

For wp-admin > Contact > Contact Forms > PayPal Addon

• Use the PayPal Payment Form- To enable PayPal Payment with this form.
• Enable Test API Mode- Check the Enable Test API Mode to enable Sandbox for test mode.
• Enable Debug Mode- Check the Enable Debug Mode to start transaction debugging.
• Sandbox PayPal Client Id (required)- This field is required when you have set PayPal mode to sandbox if your site is in test mode.
• Sandbox PayPal Client Secret (required)- This field is required when you have set PayPaI mode to sandbox if your site is in test mode. Enter the merchant’s Secret key of your PayPal account.
  • Get your API test credentials- The PayPaI Developer site also assigns each sandbox Business account a set of test API credentials. Log in to the PayPal Developer site and navigate to the Sandbox Accounts page or Dashboard > Sandbox > Accounts. View your test API credentials by clicking the expand icon next to the business account you want to use in your request. Then, navigate to the Profile > API credentials tab of the sandbox account.
• Live PayPal Client Id (required)- This field is required when you have set PayPaI mode to live if your site is in live mode.
• Live PayPal Client Secret (required)- This field is required when you have set PayPal mode to live if your site is in live mode.
  • Get your REST API credentials- You can view and manage the REST API sandbox and live credentials on the PayPal Developer site My Apps & Credentials page. Within the setting for each of your apps, use Live toggle in the top right corner of the app settings page to view the API credentials and default PayPal account for each of these environments. If you have not created an app, navigate to the My Apps & Credentials page.
• Amount Field Name (required)- You have to set a name attribute to any of your fields of Contact Form 7 like drop-down menu, textbox, hidden field, radio buttons, etc., from which you need to pass an amount value to the PayPal website.
  • For example, [hidden price "20"] This is a hidden field with the name “price”. You will need to set “price” in this Amount Field Name of PayPal tab. 
• Quantity Field Name (optional) - You have to set a name attribute to any of your fields of Contact Form 7 like drop-down menu, textbox, hidden field, radio buttons, etc. from which you need to pass the quantity of the item to the PayPal website.
  • For example, [r‘adio quantity "1" "2" "3"] This is a radio button field with the name “quantity”. You will need to set “quantity” in this 
  • Quantity Field Name of PayPaI tab. 

• Customer Email Field Name (Optional) - Add here the Name of customer email field created in Form.
• Description Field Name (optional)- You have to set a name attribute to the text field of Contact Form 7 from which you need to pass the description of the item to the PayPal website.
• Select Currency- You can select your currency here. The default is set as AUD (Australian Dollar).
• Success Return URL (optional)- You can enter the URL of the page to redirect for a Successful PayPal payment transaction.
• Cancel Return URL (optional)- You can enter the URL of the page to redirect if a transaction fails.

• Form Name Display the name of the Contact Form 7 form associated with each transaction.
• Transaction Success- Indicate whether each transaction was successful or not.
• Total Amount- Show the total amount for each transaction.
• Submitted Date- Record the date each form was submitted.

• Form id - Identifies the unique ID of the Contact Form 7 form used for the transaction. This is useful for linking transactions to specific forms and managing multiple forms.

• Payer Email Address- Email address of the payer initiating the transaction.
• Transaction ID- Unique identifier assigned to the transaction.
• Invoice ID- Reference number for the invoice associated with the payment.
• Request IP- IP address from which the payment request originated.
• Currency Code- Currency used for the transaction.
• CF7 Form Data- All data submitted through the Contact Form 7.
• Transaction API Data Response- Response data received from the transaction API.
• Transaction Status- Current status of the transaction (e.g., completed, pending, failed).

• Refund Payment - When you click the 'Refund Payment' button, the payment will be refunded."