Paymattic allows you to set up the currency for your payment gateways, for local or global use, and change the existing currency settings for an individual Paymattic Form. This article will guide you through setting up the currency settings for all payment gateways or changing the existing currency settings for a specific Paymattic Form. 

Currency Settings Globally for All Forms #

To learn how to set the Currency Settings for your payment gateways, follow the steps with the screenshots below – 

First, go to Settings from the Paymattic Navbar, click the General Settings tab from the left sidebar, and four major settings sections will appear. These are: 

• Currency Settings
• Currency Switcher Settings
• Payment Expiration Time
• Honeypot Security
• Other Settings

Remember, these Settings will function generally for all Paymattic Forms except the Currency Switcher as this feature works only in Donation Form. To learn how to create a Donation Form, read this Documentation.

Once you are done with the customization, press the Save Settings button and all your changes will be saved.

All the setting options mentioned above are briefly explained below:

Currency Settings #

This setting will help you to set up your currency type and how you want to display the currency on your payment collection forms for your payment gateways. 

• Currency: Here, you can set the currency type from the dropdown list according to your requirements, e.g., I choose the United States Dollar.

• Currency Sign Position: Here, you can set the currency sign position according to your requirements by clicking the checkbox, e.g., I choose the Right (100$) option.

• Currency Seperator: Here, you will get two types of currency separators from the dropdown list. Choose anyone according to your needs.

• Hide decimal points for rounded numbers: Check this box if you don’t want decimal points if the currency figure is rounded.

Remember, this Currency Settings will function generally for all Paymattic Forms.

Currency Switcher Settings #

Paymattic’s Currency Switcher is a premium feature that allows donors to choose from over 135 currencies right within the donation form. 

Remember, this Currency Settings will function only for all Paymattic’s Donation Forms.
To learn how to add the Currency Switcher feature in WordPress Forms through this Currency Switcher Settings, read this Documentation.

Payment Expiration Time (In Minutes or Days) #

This feature allows you to set a specific time limit for pending payments. You can configure this limit in either minutes or days. If a user initiates a payment but does not complete it within the specified timeframe, the transaction will automatically fail. This is useful for managing inventory and preventing orders from being held in a ‘pending’ state indefinitely.

To configure this feature:

1. Click the toggle to enable the Payment Expiration Time option.
2. Under Expiration Time Type, select whether you want to set the limit in Minutes or Days.
3. In the input box, enter the desired numerical value for the time limit. You can use the + and - buttons to adjust the number.

Important Note on Webhooks: For the payment failed status to be updated automatically in your dashboard when a payment expires, you must have webhooks properly configured for the payment gateway you are using (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). The webhook is necessary for the payment gateway to communicate the final transaction status back to your website.

Honeypot Security  #

Honeypot is a clever cybersecurity strategy that acts like a digital decoy, designed to lure cybercriminals into a trap and keep them away from legitimate targets. Enable this setting if you want Paymattic to verify honeypot security for all Paymattic Forms.

To learn about Honeypot Security in detail, read this Article.

Other Settings #

Here you will find three more settings. These are:

• Stripe Checkout Locale: This is used to determine the language displayed on the checkout page for your Stripe Users (i.e., setting the locale to Dutch will show the Stripe Checkout page in Dutch). We recommend selecting the Auto-detect locale to automatically detect the user’s language based on their locality.

• Submission Abandoned After: Here, you can set the duration for a form’s submission/entry to include in the abandoned list. For example, if a form entry has a “pending” payment status for 3 hours, it will be added to the abandoned list while still showing as pending. You can view the abandoned entries in the list.

• Disable IP Address Logging: If you disable this option, the IP addresses of your users will not be tracked by your site anymore.

Changing Currency Settings for Specific Forms #

To learn how you can change the currency settings for an individual form, follow the steps with screenshots below –

First, go to the All Forms from the Paymattic Navbar, choose the form you wish to work on, and click the Pencil/Editor icon.

If you do not have any existing forms, read the Create a Form from Scratch or Create a Form using Templates documentation.

Now, go to the Settings section, open the Currency tab, and you will get the settings options to change the currency settings for this form. These are:

• Currency & Locale Setting: Here, you will get two options; As Per Global Settings (to keep the general settings same for this form) and Custom Settings (to change the currencies). You must click the Custom Settings button to change the Currency settings.

• Currency: Here, you can set the currency type from the dropdown list according to your need only for this individual form.

• Stripe Checkout Locale: Here, you can select the language displayed on the checkout page for your Stripe Users only for this form.

Once you are done with the customization, press the Save Currency Settings button and all your changes will be saved for this form.

If you have any further questions, concerns, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact our @support team. Thank you.