Creator donations
Accept Donations on WordPress for Streamers and YouTubers
Streamers and YouTubers often rely on third-party tipping tools that take a cut and keep the audience inside someone else’s dashboard. Running donations from your own WordPress site gives you the donor list, the brand, and the long-term relationship.
Why a donation page on your own site is different
External tipping platforms are convenient, but they keep most of the data and limit how you can communicate with your community. A donation page on WordPress is fully under your control: your URL, your design, your follow-up emails.
For creators who already run a website or a blog, adding a donation page is usually a short setup, not a migration project.
Design the support page around the audience
Most viewers do not need a long explanation. They need a clear sentence about what the support is for (a new mic, a longer episode, a community project), a few suggested amounts, and a short thank-you message.
Keep the page mobile-friendly: many tips happen from a phone right after a stream or a video.
Choose payment methods that feel familiar
PayPal is widely recognized and works well for one-time tips. With Mollie inside FundCollector Pro, you can offer card payments and a structured payment gateway. Mix payment methods only if you can keep the form simple.
Avoid asking for too much information. A donation is not an order form.
Offer recurring support without locking people in
Some viewers prefer to support monthly. FundCollector Pro adds recurring donations with a subscriptions dashboard, so you can see active supporters and handle requests with confidence. Be transparent about how to stop a recurring donation at any time.
Clarity is the main driver of recurring giving for creators. Vague language scares people away.
Keep donor data inside your WordPress admin
One of the biggest advantages of running donations on your own site is the donor list. With FundCollector, every contribution is a record in WordPress, including which campaign or video drove the donation if you use a dedicated page.
You can later thank repeat supporters, send updates, or invite them to a community area.
Pricing that scales with the channel, not with each tip
FundCollector Pro is available at 59 USD per year. There is no percentage taken from each donation by the plugin itself, so 100 percent of the tip (after the payment provider fees) reaches you.
That matters for small creators where every donation counts.