GiveWP Payfast Payment Gateway Addon GPL Overview:
The PayFast gateway is one of the most popular in South Africa. As an off-site payment gateway for GiveWP, PayFast allows donors to give securely using a variety of payment methods including EFT and credit cards. PayFast has no setup fees and no monthly fees as well as built-in fraud detection. If you’re raising money and looking for a donation payment gateway for South Africa, this is the solution for you.
ACCEPT DONATIONS WITH PAYFAST
PayFast and GiveWP make online donations a breeze. With PayFast there are no setup fees or monthly subscriptions. Only a reasonable per-transaction fee is charged. EFT payments are also nice and they clear instantly without any two-day waiting period you find on some other gateways.
- Easy integration and detailed documentation
- Fraud Protection Built-In
- Credit Card Payments Supported
- EFT (electronic funds transfer) Supported
- Low Fees and Quality Support
- Supports Fee Recovery
PAYFAST GATEWAY EXPLAINED
- No monthly or setup fees
- Accept credit card payments: Visa & MasterCard
- Accept Instant EFT: bank payments that clear instantly
- PayFast requires South African rand as currency
About Give – PayFast Payment Gateway
Give – PayFast Payment Gateway is a premium WordPress plugin developed by GiveWP. Process online donations via the PayFast payment gateway. It is distributed under the GPL v2 or later licence, which means you can install it on an unlimited number of websites — including websites you build and manage for your clients.
Compatibility & Requirements
Give – PayFast Payment Gateway requires WordPress 5.0 or later, and has been tested up to WordPress 6.7, and requires PHP 7.4 or higher. We verify every file before it goes live on our store, so you can install with complete confidence. Text domain: give-payfast. This listing reflects version , updated within 24 hours of the upstream release.
Your Rights Under GPL
Every product in our library, including Give – PayFast Payment Gateway, is distributed under the GNU General Public License — the legal foundation of open-source WordPress. This means you are fully entitled to use it on personal websites, client projects, and staging environments without any additional cost or permission. The GPL was designed to keep software free; we built our store on top of that principle.
Our Promise to Every Customer
- Genuine, unmodified files – Give – PayFast Payment Gateway is distributed exactly as released by GiveWP, with no modifications.
- Use on unlimited websites – The GPL licence and our store policy both allow unlimited installations.
- Immediate access after purchase – No manual approval, no waiting — your link is sent the moment payment clears.
- Quality checked every release – Our team reviews each file for compatibility before it appears in the store.
- Secure and private checkout – Your data is protected by SSL encryption throughout the purchase process.
- No hidden costs – The price you see is the only price you pay. Ever.
Before You Download — Quick Answers
Will Give – PayFast Payment Gateway break my existing site?
Give – PayFast Payment Gateway has been tested up to WordPress 6.7 and PHP 7.4. We recommend always testing on a staging site before installing on live production.
I build sites for clients — is one purchase enough?
One purchase covers unlimited installations. The GPL v2 or later licence that Give – PayFast Payment Gateway is released under has no domain or site limits — neither does digitalgpl.
My host uses PHP 7.4 — any issues?
None at all. Give – PayFast Payment Gateway requires PHP 7.4 as a minimum version, so your hosting environment is perfectly compatible.
What if GiveWP releases an update next month?
Log into your digitalgpl account and re-download for free. We keep our files current within 24 hours of any upstream release.
Is it safe to buy a GPL plugin from a third-party store?
Yes. The GPL licence was created specifically to allow this. Any developer who releases software under GPL grants everyone the legal right to redistribute it. That is the foundation of the open-source WordPress community.
Official developer page: https://givewp.com/addons/payfast-gateway
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