Payment Gateway for M-PESA Open API on WooCommerce

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The plugin enables the customer to have an option of paying merchants using M-PESA mobile money service from a WordPress site that has WooCommerce plugin installed.
The plugin adds an option on the checkout section for paying through M-PESA(A mobile payment platform) Open API which is now available on these counties:
Congo, Ghana, Lesotho, Tanzania

PLUGIN SETUP FOR M-PESA OPEN API SANDBOX

• Testing of the plugin is possible by creating an account in the M-Pesa Open API Developer Portal.
• After account creation, log in to the account, click on the menu at the top left corner of the portal.
• Click on Applications from the drop down menu.
• On the Applications window, click on New and fill the application details. Make sure you have chosen C2B Single Payment option.
• Once the application has been created, click on View option to check the application details.
• The plugin settings are found here on your website once logged in as WordPress Administrator(WooCommerce ➡ Settings ➡ Payments ➡ M-PESA Open API ➡ Manage)
• Copy the Sandbox API Key value which you will fill in this plugin settings.
• Open the C2B Single Payment documentation here and copy the publicKey value on the sample code which you will paste in the plugin settings.
• The Country and Currency to be configured on the plugin are in the API Markets table on the Documentation page.
• Use 000000 as the Service Code provided for testing on Sandbox
• The endpoints will be prefilled but if not available copy from the documentation page.
• After filling all these items on the plugin settings, click on Save and test purchasing of products on the website.

Note these items when testing in Sandbox:
1. You can add test numbers on the M-Pesa Open API Portal.
2. This number(000000000001) will give a successful response on Sandbox, but there will be no USSD Push received.

PLUGIN SETUP FOR M-PESA OPEN API PRODUCTION

• The plugin settings will need to be changed to use the production details
• Use the Go Live process on the M-Pesa Open API portal in order to get the production details
• Once the Go Live process is successful and you have all the details, replace them on the plugin settings, save and test.
• Remember to update the endpoints too, to the production endpoints provided on the M-Pesa Open API documentation section.

PLUGIN CUSTOMER JOURNEY

• When the customer clicks on the Pay button on the payment page, the plugin will initiate a payment authorization request to the customer.
• The customer will then accept or decline the payment from the personal mobile phone.
• The order status in the online shop is then changed depending on the customerÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s action(In the Pro Version).
• This free version of the plugin does not change order status and does not have the functionality of checking the transaction status of the payments but the Pro Version does.
• The main purpose of the free version is to test the functionality of how your website will work and itÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s compatibility with your website before deciding to use it in production.
• Please check the DEMO of the Pro Version of the plugin HERE
• The Pro Version is currently Free, please request for it by sending an email to info@demkitech.com

Plugin features:

• Compatible with WordPress themes.
• Easy to use.
• Lightweight.
• Supports all modern browsers.

How to use:

1. Make sure you have installed and activated WooCommerce plugin before installing and activating this plugin.
2. Upload the Payment Gateway for M-PESA Open API on WooCommerce plugin files to the wordpress plugins directory (/wp-content/plugins/), or install the plugin from th WordPress admin plugin screen.
3. Activate the plugin.
4. On the WordPress admin, navigate to (WooCommerce ➡ Settings ➡ Payments ➡ M-PESA Open API ➡ Manage) and fill in the fields provided in order for the plugin to work.

Demo Video

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Disclaimer

This plugin does not have any relation with WooCommerce or M-PESA. The plugin’s purpose is just to help in linking the WooCommerce plugin with the M-PESA payment method.
In the plugin description there is links to other websites which are not under the control of Payment Gateway for M-PESA Open API Plugin. We have no control over the nature,
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