Integration

Adding Scalapay to WooCommerce

WooCommerce runs on your own WordPress install, which makes setup straightforward but puts hosting, caching and plugin conflicts in your hands rather than ours.

Plugin
Install route
Self-hosted
Your stack
Sandbox
Test first
Same day
Typical setup
Setup on WooCommerce4 steps
Install the pluginWordPress admin
Enter API credentialsSettings
Enable the gatewayPayments tab
Add product messagingShortcode or block
Hosting and caching
Your responsibility
TEST AFTER ANY CHANGE
Setup

Getting live on WooCommerce

The order below matters — messaging before testing, testing before live traffic.

1

Install the plugin

Add the Scalapay plugin through your WordPress admin and activate it.

2

Enter your credentials

Paste the API keys from your merchant dashboard into the plugin settings.

3

Enable the gateway

Turn Scalapay on in the WooCommerce payments tab so it appears at checkout.

4

Show the installment message

Add the message to product and cart templates using the provided block or shortcode.

Worth knowing

Six things specific to WooCommerce

The details that cause support tickets if you skip them.

Caching plugins

Aggressive page caching can serve a stale checkout. Exclude cart and checkout pages from caching, which is standard practice anyway.

Plugin conflicts

Checkout-modifying plugins are the most common cause of problems. Test after installing or updating any of them.

Keep it updated

Because you control the stack, plugin and WooCommerce updates are on your schedule. Test the checkout after each one.

Refunds

Refund through the WooCommerce order screen. We reconcile and adjust the customer plan. How refunds work →

Order limits

Orders run from $200 to $5,000, and you can set a tighter range in the plugin settings.

Block-based checkout

If you use the newer block checkout, confirm the gateway renders correctly there as well as on the classic template.

Before you switch on

Test the paths that are not the happy one

Every integration works when the customer does exactly the expected thing. Problems come from the other cases.

  • A customer who abandons at the approval step — they must land somewhere sensible with the basket intact.
  • A declined order — this is a normal outcome, not an error. Send them back to a checkout with other options available.
  • A partial refund — check the customer plan recalculates and your own reporting matches.
  • An order outside the range — validate against $200 to $5,000 before showing the option, so nobody is offered something that will fail.
Test before going live4 paths
Full orderHappy path
Abandoned approvalMust test
Declined orderMust test
Partial refundMust test

Testing only the successful order is the most common reason an integration causes problems in its first week.

Questions

WooCommerce integration FAQ

What developers and store owners ask before starting.

Is there a WooCommerce plugin for Scalapay?+
Yes. Install and activate it in your WordPress admin, enter your API credentials, then enable the gateway in the WooCommerce payments tab.
Do I need a developer?+
Usually not for a standard setup. A heavily customised checkout or a custom theme may need help placing the installment message.
Why is Scalapay not appearing at checkout?+
The most common causes are a page cache serving a stale checkout, a conflicting checkout plugin, or the order total falling outside the configured range.
Can I test before going live?+
Yes. Run the plugin in sandbox mode and place test orders, including a refund, before switching to live keys.
How do refunds work?+
Refund from the WooCommerce order screen as normal. We reconcile the transaction and adjust the customer plan.
Does it work with the block-based checkout?+
Yes, but confirm it renders correctly on whichever checkout template you use, as the two behave differently.
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