WordPress PayPal Donation Plugin

PayPal, with no platform fees from the plugin

The free version of FundCollector includes PayPal donations and never adds a transaction fee on top of what PayPal already charges. The standard PayPal processing fee goes to PayPal, not to us. Whatever your organization receives net of PayPal's fee, you keep.

This matters more than it sounds. A small charity collecting a few hundred dollars a month should not lose another percentage point to plugin or platform fees. With FundCollector, that line item is zero.

What is included in the free version

• PayPal donations through the official REST API, with sandbox and live modes.
• Credit and debit card payments via PayPal — donors do not need a PayPal account to give.
• Customizable donation forms with suggested amounts, custom amounts and donor fields.
• Native Gutenberg block plus a shortcode for older themes.
• Donor management inside WordPress: donation history, donor profiles, statuses.
• Automated email notifications to donors and administrators.
• Anti-spam: Google reCAPTCHA v3 and honeypot fields.
• Six languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German.

All of this is in the free plugin on WordPress.org. There is no PayPal-specific upsell.

What you need on the PayPal side

FundCollector requires a PayPal Business account, which is free to create. The plugin uses the REST API rather than the legacy Donate button, so you get proper webhook-driven status updates, sandbox testing and a more reliable payment record. You generate Client ID and Secret in the PayPal developer dashboard, paste them into FundCollector, and the plugin takes care of the rest.

Step-by-step instructions are in the getting started guide.

What you should know about limits

PayPal has its own acceptable use policy. For most established nonprofits and community organizations, PayPal is straightforward. For more sensitive categories — for instance certain types of medical or legal fundraising — review PayPal's policies before going live, and keep bank transfer as a fallback option. FundCollector supports both side by side, so a hesitation on one method does not block the donation.

If you also need credit card payments without PayPal

Some donors prefer to pay with a card without going through PayPal at all. FundCollector Pro adds Mollie as a dedicated card gateway with an embedded card form. You can read more on the Mollie page.

Try it

Download FundCollector Free from WordPress.org, configure PayPal in a few minutes and start receiving donations on your existing site. When you outgrow the free plan, Pro adds Mollie, recurring donations, reports, and backup & restore for $59/year.