Most Square payment plugins show the payment form on your own checkout page. That can break when a theme, plugin, or cache gets in the way.<\/p>\n\n
Payments Square Connect<\/strong> sends customers to Square Hosted Checkout<\/strong> \u2014 Square's own payment page. After they pay, they come back to your store or form automatically.<\/p>\n\n Why merchants like it:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Everything is under Payments Square Connect<\/strong> in the admin sidebar:<\/p>\n\n Every payment uses this screen first.<\/p>\n\n Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n WooCommerce is optional<\/strong>. Install it only if you sell through a WooCommerce store.<\/p>\n\n At checkout:<\/strong> the customer chooses your Square gateway, is sent to Square to pay, then returns to your Order received<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n\n Subscriptions (optional):<\/strong> create plans in Square, refresh Subscription Plans<\/strong> in this plugin, then pick a plan on each WooCommerce subscription product.<\/p>\n\n Contact Form 7 is optional<\/strong>. Use it for donations, fees, registrations, and similar forms.<\/p>\n\n One-time payment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Subscription signup<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Open Payments Square Connect \u2192 Subscription Plans<\/strong> to:<\/p>\n\n Good to know:<\/strong> some payment methods (such as Cash App Pay and Afterpay) are not available for subscription sign-up.<\/p>\n\n Customize Square checkout for payments created by this plugin.<\/p>\n\n Live mode only<\/strong> \u2014 switch to Live on the Connect screen first.<\/p>\n\n No. You can take payments through Contact Form 7 without WooCommerce.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. If you only sell through WooCommerce, you do not need Contact Form 7.<\/p><\/dd>\n Payments Square Connect<\/strong> in the WordPress admin sidebar.<\/p><\/dd>\n Sandbox<\/strong> is for testing \u2014 no real money. Live<\/strong> is for real payments. Start in Sandbox, then switch to Live when you are ready.<\/p><\/dd>\n Square sends them back automatically after payment. WooCommerce shoppers see the order confirmation page. Form visitors return to the same form with a success message.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Create plans in Square, then use Subscription Plans<\/strong> in this plugin to connect them to WooCommerce products or Contact Form 7 forms.<\/p><\/dd>\n Checkout Settings work in Live mode only<\/strong>. Connect in Live to change wallets, tipping, and branding.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n
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Where to find settings<\/h4>\n\n
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Connect Square<\/h4>\n\n
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WooCommerce<\/h4>\n\n
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Contact Form 7<\/h4>\n\n
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[square_pay amount:25.00]<\/code><\/li>\n[square_pay amount-field:your-amount]<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n\n
[square_subscribe variation:YOUR_PLAN_ID name:\"Silver Membership\" amount:15.00]<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\nSubscription Plans<\/h4>\n\n
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Checkout Settings (Beta)<\/h4>\n\n
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Requirements<\/h4>\n\n
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Do I need WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Do I need Contact Form 7?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Where are the settings?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What is Sandbox vs Live?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How does the customer get back to my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I sell subscriptions?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Why are Checkout Settings greyed out?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Is card data stored on my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n