The PayFast Payment Gateway for the GetPaid WordPress plugin is a premium extension designed specifically for the South African market. It allows you to accept local and international payments through a secure, hosted checkout.
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Payment Methods: Supports Credit/Debit cards (Visa/Mastercard), Instant EFT, Mobicred, Masterpass, and SnapScan.
Subscription Support: Fully compatible with recurring payments. It supports trials, payment plans, and automatic renewals (requires a Passphrase set in your PayFast dashboard).
Hosted Checkout: Redirects users to PayFast’s secure engine to complete payment, reducing your site’s PCI compliance burden.
Instant Transaction Notification (ITN): Automatically updates invoice statuses in WordPress once the payment is confirmed by PayFast.
Sandbox Mode: Includes a “Test Mode” to simulate transactions using PayFast’s sandbox environment before going live.
To link the gateway, you will need the following credentials from your PayFast Merchant Dashboard: | Field | Description | | :— | :— | | Merchant ID | Your unique numeric ID provided by PayFast. | | Merchant Key | A unique security key associated with your account. | | Passphrase | A user-defined string (mandatory for recurring billing/subscriptions). | | ITN URL | Provided in the GetPaid settings; must be copied into your PayFast account settings to sync payment status. |
