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Free Plugin by paystationNZ v1.3.1

Paystation Payment Gateway for woocommerce

Take credit card payments on your store via Paystation.

Paystation Payment Gateway for woocommerce

The facts

Active installs
100+
Price
Free
Last updated
9 Feb 2026
Added
Dec 2017
Requires WP
4.1
Tested up to
WP 6.9.0
Requires PHP
7.0
Downloads
9,444

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Paystation Payment Gateway for WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin that allows you to accept credit card payments through various card types, including VISA, Mastercard, and American Express. It features secure hosted payment pages and requires you to have an account with Paystation along with an HMAC key for setup.

The installation process involves enabling the Paystation payment module in the WooCommerce settings and entering your Paystation credentials. After testing payments in a sandbox mode, you can switch to live transactions by filling out a Go live form provided by Paystation.

Best for: This plugin suits WooCommerce store owners looking to integrate credit card payments.

What it does well

  • Accepts multiple card types including VISA and Mastercard
  • Secure hosted payment pages
  • Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
  • Active installation base of 100 users
  • Compatible with WooCommerce

Where it falls short

  • Requires a Paystation account and HMAC key
  • No published rating or reviews available
  • Limited information on support and updates

Verdict

Paystation Payment Gateway for WooCommerce provides a straightforward solution for accepting credit card payments, but requires specific setup and an account with Paystation.

From the developer

paystationNZ's own description of Paystation Payment Gateway for woocommerce, lightly tidied.

Accept credit card payments with Paystation

With our secure hosted payment pages you can take payments via multiple card types

  • VISA
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Diners Club
  • Q Card
  • POLi
  • MasterPass
  • UnionPay

Requirements:

  • An account with Paystation.
  • An HMAC key for your Paystation account, contact our support team via email if you do not already have this.

Installation

  1. From the WooCommerce menu on the admin menu, select the ‘Settings’ link.
  2. Select ‘Payments’ tab from the top menu bar.
  3. Scroll down to the Paystation payment method and click ‘Manage’ for using Paystation Payment Gateway’.
  4. Click ‘Enable Paystation Payment Module’ checkbox to turn on plugin.
  5. Enter Paystation Id as provided by Paystation.
  6. Enter Gateway Id as provided by Paystation.
  7. Enter HMAC key as provided by Paystation.
  8. Select the ‘Enable test mode’ box if required.
  9. Click ‘Save changes’ button.
  10. Email our support team via email if you have any issues with the details: Your Paystation ID, Gateway ID, confirming that you are using the Paystation WooCommerce plugin, the website link.

Testing Payments

  1. Ensure your Paystation settings have ‘Enable test mode’ selected.
  2. Make sure that you have at least one product added to your store.
  3. Set up a product with any amount to check successful or unsuccessful transaction testing respectively.
  4. Add product to cart and proceed to the checkout screen.
  5. Select Paystation credit card payments as payment method and continue.
  6. Fill the test card details of hosted payment form with one of our VISA or Mastercard test cards
  7. Upon successful transaction orders will be shown at your website backend store.

Taking Live Credit Payments

Once the site is working as expected you will need to fill in the Go live form so that Paystation can test and set your account into Production Mode.

Your account will be confirmed by Paystation when it’s live, and after that you need to go back to the Woocommerce checkout settings, and uncheck the ‘Enable test mode’ box in the Paystation method settings.

Congratulations – you’re now setup to take credit card Payments!

Read the full description on the official page →

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