[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":443},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help-\u002Fhelp\u002Ftake-payments":3,"help-related-\u002Fhelp\u002Ftake-payments":418},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":179,"description":409,"extension":410,"meta":411,"navigation":412,"order":413,"path":414,"seo":415,"stem":416,"__hash__":417},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Ftake-payments.md","Take payments with payment links",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":392},"minimark",[9,18,21,26,44,48,52,89,92,113,116,120,123,155,165,169,214,217,221,294,299,303,306,310,319,323,336,355,361,367,373,377,380],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"The ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"Buy & pay"," section shows up to nine items as cards, each with a name, price, description, optional photo and a button. The button opens a secure checkout page run by Stripe or Square. They take the payment and email the receipt. Card details never touch your site, and you don't need any code or API key.",[10,19,20],{},"It works well for gift cards, deposits, class fees and a few simple products.",[22,23,25],"h2",{"id":24},"what-you-need-first","What you need first",[27,28,29,41],"ul",{},[30,31,32,33,36,37,40],"li",{},"A ",[14,34,35],{},"Stripe"," or ",[14,38,39],{},"Square"," account that is set up to accept payments, with your bank account connected.",[30,42,43],{},"One payment link for each item you want to sell.",[22,45,47],{"id":46},"create-a-payment-link","Create a payment link",[49,50,35],"h3",{"id":51},"stripe",[53,54,55,62,73,76,79],"ol",{},[30,56,57,58,61],{},"Sign in to your Stripe Dashboard and open ",[14,59,60],{},"Payment Links",".",[30,63,64,65,68,69,72],{},"Click ",[14,66,67],{},"New"," (or ",[14,70,71],{},"Create payment link",").",[30,74,75],{},"Choose an existing product or add a new one with its name and price.",[30,77,78],{},"Optional: in the options, set what happens after payment. You can show Stripe's confirmation page or send customers back to a page on your site.",[30,80,64,81,84,85,61],{},[14,82,83],{},"Create link",", then copy it. It starts with ",[86,87,88],"code",{},"https:\u002F\u002Fbuy.stripe.com\u002F",[49,90,39],{"id":91},"square",[53,93,94,104,107],{},[30,95,96,97,100,101,61],{},"Sign in to your Square Dashboard and open ",[14,98,99],{},"Online",", then ",[14,102,103],{},"Online checkout",[30,105,106],{},"Create a new payment link. Choose a fixed item price, or let the customer enter an amount (handy for gift cards).",[30,108,109,110,61],{},"Save it and copy the link. It usually starts with ",[86,111,112],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fsquare.link\u002F",[10,114,115],{},"Make one link per item. Name them clearly so you can tell them apart later.",[49,117,119],{"id":118},"donations","Donations",[10,121,122],{},"For donations, use your fundraising service's donation page. Zeffy is free for nonprofits; Givebutter, Stripe and Square also work.",[53,124,125,131,145,152],{},[30,126,127,128,61],{},"Create a donation form or page in your service and copy its link. With Zeffy it looks like ",[86,129,130],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zeffy.com\u002Fen-US\u002Fdonation-form\u002F…",[30,132,133,134,100,137,140,141,144],{},"In the editor, click ",[14,135,136],{},"Pages",[14,138,139],{},"New page",", and pick the ",[14,142,143],{},"Donate"," template. It has giving amounts, questions about giving and a closing message.",[30,146,147,148,151],{},"Paste the same link into each amount's ",[14,149,150],{},"Payment link",", or a separate link per amount if your service supports that.",[30,153,154],{},"Replace \"Say what $25 makes possible\" and the other sample text with what each gift does, and answer the questions about tax deductions and other ways to give. The site check won't let the page go live until you do.",[10,156,157,158,36,161,164],{},"Paste the link to your own donation page, not the service's home page. The site check warns you if you paste ",[86,159,160],{},"zeffy.com",[86,162,163],{},"givebutter.com"," by itself.",[22,166,168],{"id":167},"add-the-section","Add the section",[27,170,171,195],{},[30,172,173,176,177,180,181,183,184,187,188,191,192,61],{},[14,174,175],{},"From Integrations:"," click ",[14,178,179],{},"Integrations"," in the sidebar. On the ",[14,182,16],{}," card, click ",[14,185,186],{},"Add to a page",". Choose the page under ",[14,189,190],{},"Which page?"," and click ",[14,193,194],{},"Add and edit",[30,196,197,200,201,203,204,207,208,211,212,61],{},[14,198,199],{},"From a page:"," open ",[14,202,136],{},", choose a page, and on the ",[14,205,206],{},"Content"," tab click ",[14,209,210],{},"Add a section",". Pick ",[14,213,16],{},[10,215,216],{},"The section is added near the bottom of the page. Use the up and down arrows to move it.",[22,218,220],{"id":219},"fill-in-the-fields","Fill in the fields",[53,222,223,233,244,257,267,288],{},[30,224,225,228,229,232],{},[14,226,227],{},"Heading"," and ",[14,230,231],{},"Intro",": for example, \"Gift certificates & deposits.\"",[30,234,235,236,239,240,243],{},"Under ",[14,237,238],{},"Items",", open the sample item, or click ",[14,241,242],{},"Add item"," for a new one.",[30,245,246,249,250,228,253,256],{},[14,247,248],{},"Name",", ",[14,251,252],{},"Price",[14,254,255],{},"Description",": what the customer is buying.",[30,258,259,262,263,266],{},[14,260,261],{},"Photo",": optional. Add ",[14,264,265],{},"Describe this photo"," if you use one.",[30,268,269,271,272,275,276,279,280,283,284,287],{},[14,270,150],{},": type the ",[14,273,274],{},"Button text"," (like \"Buy a gift card\"). Under ",[14,277,278],{},"Goes to",", choose ",[14,281,282],{},"Another website…",". A box appears with ",[86,285,286],{},"https:\u002F\u002F"," already in it. Select everything in the box and paste your payment link over it.",[30,289,290,293],{},[14,291,292],{},"Fine print",": a short note under the cards, like \"Secure checkout. You'll get a receipt by email.\"",[10,295,12,296,298],{},[14,297,252],{}," you type here is only a label. The amount charged is the one set in Stripe or Square, so keep the two the same. If you change a price, update it in both places.",[22,300,302],{"id":301},"check-it-in-the-preview","Check it in the preview",[10,304,305],{},"The preview shows your cards and buttons as visitors will see them. Buttons don't open checkout inside the preview. Test them on your live site after you publish.",[22,307,309],{"id":308},"publish","Publish",[10,311,64,312,314,315,318],{},[14,313,309],{}," at the top right. Your changes go live in about a minute. Click ",[14,316,317],{},"View live site"," and press each button to check it opens the right checkout page. You don't need to finish paying.",[22,320,322],{"id":321},"troubleshooting","Troubleshooting",[10,324,325,328,329,331,332,335],{},[14,326,327],{},"The button opens a broken page."," The link may have ",[86,330,286],{}," twice, like ",[86,333,334],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fhttps:\u002F\u002Fbuy.stripe.com\u002F…",". Clear the box and paste the link again.",[10,337,338,341,342,344,345,347,348,351,352,354],{},[14,339,340],{},"The button doesn't go anywhere."," The ",[14,343,150],{}," is empty, or ",[14,346,278],{}," is still set to ",[14,349,350],{},"Choose…",". Choose ",[14,353,282],{}," and paste your link.",[10,356,357,360],{},[14,358,359],{},"Checkout shows the wrong item or price."," You pasted the link for a different item. Copy the right one from Stripe or Square.",[10,362,363,366],{},[14,364,365],{},"Checkout says the link is no longer active."," The link was turned off or archived in Stripe or Square. Turn it back on there, or make a new link and paste it in.",[10,368,369,372],{},[14,370,371],{},"I pasted a link to my Stripe or Square Dashboard."," Those pages are only for you. Use the payment link customers see, and open it in a private browser window to check.",[22,374,376],{"id":375},"what-it-costs","What it costs",[10,378,379],{},"The Buy & pay section is included in your plan. Stripe and Square charge their normal fee on each sale, taken from the payment before it reaches your bank. Check their pricing pages for current rates. We add nothing on top.",[10,381,382,383,249,388,61],{},"Related: ",[384,385,387],"a",{"href":386},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fadd-a-page","Add a page",[384,389,391],{"href":390},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fedit-text-and-photos","Edit text and photos",{"title":393,"searchDepth":394,"depth":394,"links":395},"",2,[396,397,403,404,405,406,407,408],{"id":24,"depth":394,"text":25},{"id":46,"depth":394,"text":47,"children":398},[399,401,402],{"id":51,"depth":400,"text":35},3,{"id":91,"depth":400,"text":39},{"id":118,"depth":400,"text":119},{"id":167,"depth":394,"text":168},{"id":219,"depth":394,"text":220},{"id":301,"depth":394,"text":302},{"id":308,"depth":394,"text":309},{"id":321,"depth":394,"text":322},{"id":375,"depth":394,"text":376},"Sell gift cards, take deposits or offer simple products using Stripe or Square payment links.","md",{},true,120,"\u002Fhelp\u002Ftake-payments",{"title":5,"description":409},"help\u002Ftake-payments","qiBXPGN5gcwgLOcyj9WTA0O8zajb0FWf4sOr30rn8Ps",[419,422,425,428,431,434,437,440],{"path":420,"title":421},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fadd-a-video","Add a video",{"path":423,"title":424},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fadd-audio","Add a podcast or audio",{"path":426,"title":427},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-booking","Connect a booking calendar",{"path":429,"title":430},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fonline-store","Sell products with the online store",{"path":432,"title":433},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-stripe","Turn on the online store and connect Stripe",{"path":435,"title":436},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fstore-orders","Store orders",{"path":438,"title":439},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fonline-ordering","Add online ordering buttons",{"path":441,"title":442},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fnewsletter-signup","Add a newsletter signup",1792990989004]