GoCardless (available in the UK) is a simple direct debit based payment gateway.
Installing GoCardless
- Purchase and download the plugin zip file from WooThemes
- Login to your WordPress Admin. Click on Plugins | Add New from the left hand menu
- Click on the “Upload” option, then click “Browse” to select the zip file from your computer. Once selected, press “OK” and press the “Install Now” button.
- Activate the plugin.
Obtain Credentials from GoCardless
Create a GoCardless account and go to the ‘developer’ tab to obtain your credentials.
Configure the gateway
To configure the plugin, go to WooCommerce > Settings from the left hand menu, then the top tab “Payment Gateways”. You should see “GoCardless” as an option at the top of the screen. Click this to see the settings:
- Enable/Disable – Enable or disable the payment method.
- Title – Lets you set the title of the gateway shown on the checkout.
- Description – Lets you change the description shown on the checkout page when a user selects the gateway.
- App identifier– Obtained via your GoCardless account
- App Secret - Obtained via your GoCardless account
- Merchant access token – Obtained via your GoCardless account
- Merchant id – Obtained via your GoCardless account
- Test Mode – Enable if you are testing with a GoCardless sandbox account
Testing with the Sandbox
By default your GoCardless account will be a sandbox account. Log out of GoCardless and test a transaction using the following bank details:
- Test Account number: 55779911
- Sort code: 20-00-00
Troubleshooting ↑ Back to Top
Error: Redirect URL does not match the URL registered in the developer panel
A similar error: ‘Cancel URL does not match the URL registered in the developer panel’ may also appear. To fix enter “default” URLs in GoCardless settings that match the domain being used.
