Description
Many online store categories (research chemicals, peptides, supplements, and other high-risk niches) get instantly rejected or banned by automated payment processors such as PayPal, Stripe, Klarna, or Affirm. TrustLane Manual Gateways solves this by adding four independently configurable manual/offline payment methods to your store’s checkout, with no bannable API connection involved.
Key Features
- Four separate payment methods you can enable individually: Venmo (Manual), PayPal (Friends & Family), Cash App / Zelle, and Direct Invoicing / Phone.
- Per-method settings: custom title, description, account identifier (handle/email/phone), a bold warning notice, payment instructions, custom field label, and an optional icon.
- Mandatory reference field at checkout (e.g. “Sender Username / Transaction ID”) with server-side validation — orders can’t be placed without it.
- Automatic order holding: orders are placed on “On hold” status until you manually verify the payment, instead of jumping straight to Processing.
- Instant admin verification: the customer’s submitted reference and chosen method are shown directly on the order screen and in a dedicated Orders list column.
- Automatic customer communication: payment instructions are shown on the Thank You page and appended to the On-hold and Processing order emails.
- Polished checkout UI: card-style payment method selection with clean styling, scoped only to the checkout page.
- Built for compatibility: works with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) and the block-based cart/checkout, and is coded to avoid conflicts with themes, Elementor, or other plugins.
Who is this for?
Store owners in high-risk verticals who need a reliable, review-proof way to collect payments manually while still giving customers a smooth, guided checkout experience.
Installation
- Upload the plugin ZIP via Plugins Add New Upload Plugin, or extract it to
/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Make sure WooCommerce is installed and active.
- Go to WooCommerce Settings Payments and enable/configure the manual gateways you want to use (Venmo, PayPal Manual, Cash App/Zelle, Direct Invoice).
- Fill in each gateway’s title, description, account identifier, warning notice, and payment instructions, then save.
FAQ
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Does this plugin connect to any payment API?
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No. All four gateways are fully manual/offline. No card data, tokens, or API credentials are processed or stored by this plugin.
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Is it compatible with WooCommerce’s new order storage (HPOS)?
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Yes. Compatibility is declared explicitly and all order data is read/written using WooCommerce’s official CRUD methods.
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What happens after a customer places an order?
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The order is automatically set to “On hold,” stock is reduced, and the cart is emptied. The store owner then manually verifies the payment (e.g. checking their Venmo/PayPal/Zelle account) using the reference the customer submitted, and updates the order status accordingly.
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Can I use only some of the four gateways?
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Yes, each of the four gateways has its own independent Enable/Disable toggle.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release: four manual gateways, HPOS support, admin verification tools, and customer email/Thank You page instructions.