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Georgia
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January 20, 2017 at 10:24 am
In setting up my payment options I notice that with the EE4 I was given LOTS of “payment gateways.” Do I HAVE to use one of these, and if so which is best? However, on the “Payment Method” page of the set up I see these choices that need to be updated and activated, along with bank info, paypal, etc..: authorize.net and mijireh. What are these? And do they replace the need for a different gateway??? I am so confused! I just need to be able to accept credit cards, checks, paypal, and Purchase Orders (and create invoices/receipts.) THANK you for any help you can offer.
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Josh
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January 20, 2017 at 10:34 am
Hi Georgia,
If you need to be able to accept credit cards and PayPal, you’ll need to activate at least one payment gateway. A good option for PayPal is PayPal Express (which will also allow for paying by credit card). A great option for Credit cards is Stripe, which is added by installing an add-on. Mijireh isn’t the greatest option, but allows for using merchant accounts from a variety of providers.
Here’s the guide for getting started with PayPal Express:
https://eventespresso.com/wiki/paypal-express-payment-gateway/
Here’s the guide for getting started with Stripe:
https://eventespresso.com/wiki/stripe-payment-gateway/
Another option you might consider is Braintree:
https://eventespresso.com/wiki/braintree-payment-gateway/
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Georgia
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January 20, 2017 at 10:50 am
Ok, so the options already shown on the “payment method” page of my EE4 set up (authorize.net and mijireh” for example) are not required for me to set up? That’s what I think you are saying. So, I should install the Stripe gateway, and I’m assuming instructions on how to do that are on that page somewhere, too…. Thanks!
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Josh
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January 20, 2017 at 11:09 am
They are not required, they’re the built-in options and it’s your choice which payment method you want to use.
There are instructions on how to get set up with the payment gateways in the links I put in above reply.
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