Installation
Automatic
- Backup your site completely before proceeding.
- Downloaded your copy of the Stripe Payments add-on.
- Log in to your WordPress installation.
- Click on the Plugins menu item
- then “Add New” button on the top left next to the “Plugins” title
- Followed by the “Upload Plugin” button on the top left next to the “Add New” title.
- Select the Stripe Payments zip file and click the “Install Now” button.
- Once installed click the activate button.
Manual
- Backup your site completely before proceeding.
- Downloaded your copy of the Stripe Payments add-on.
- Extract the Stripe Payments zip file.
- Open your favourite FTP client (ours is Filezilla).
- Connect to your WordPress server.
- Copy the Stripe Payments folder to the wp-content/plugins folder in your WordPress directory. This installs the add-on to your WordPress site.
- Log in to your WordPress installation.
- Click on the “Installed Plugins” menu item.
- Click the Stripe Payments “Activate” link.
Setting Up the Stripe Payments Add-on
NB: To use the Stripe Payments Add-n, you will need to set up a Stripe account and have your API Credentials available.
- Click on the Booking X Settings menu item.
- Then the Payment tab, then select Stripe (Credit Card).
- Enable Stripe.
- If you are still testing your web site, set the Stripe Mode to Sandbox
- When you’re ready for live payments set Stripe Mode to Live.
- Enter you Publishable API and Secret API Key.
NB: if you are switching from Sandbox to Live, don’t forget to update your API keys.

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