PayFast – Setup Donation System on Your WordPress Website in South Africa

Lifeline Donation Pro is the most affordable donation plugin to setup donation system on your WordPress website with PayFast payment gateway. You don’t need to manually integrate PayFast by using its API and wasting hours of coding in Php language. It needs Lifeline Donation Pro plugin together with its PayFast extension to easily integrate it on your website. PayFast is one of most liked payment gateway technically and financially because of its low per transaction fees and yearly charges. You can receive online donations from 18+ different payment option including the most popular ones like Paypal, Visa or MasterCard (Credit Card), Samsung Pay, Apple Pay etc.

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How to integrate PayFast on your donation WordPress website in South Africa?

• Firstly, after building the website in WordPress CMS and installation of a professional nonprofit theme like Lifeline or Deeds, you need to visit official website of PayFast and create a merchant account.


• Secondly, buy and install Lifeline Donation Pro plugin on your website.


• Thirdly, buy and install PayFast extension here and install after download the file install this extension in your website.


• Fourthly, connect your plugin and extension with PayFast website by putting Merchant ID, Merchant Key and Passphrase on the backend as guided by our team in the documentation.


• Fifthly, choose any of the three types of predeveloped forms given with Lifeline Donation Pro to display on the pages or posts of your website to start doing fundraising.

Which countries PayFast support to get online donations?

PayFast is the gateway for South Africa but you can get donation through the globe through 18+ payment options.

What payment options PayFast offers to collection funds?

PayFast allows to expand your donors base by accepting payments through Credit Cards like Visa, Master Card, American Express and Diners Club. It also allow donors to pay donations through wallets like Paypal, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay etc.

Does PayFast extension allow recurring donation payments?

PayFast has a specialized section for donation setups especially recurring payments. So our PayFast extension is also offering recurring donation payments for any nonprofit organization. You can easily setup the recurring donation time to daily, weekly, monthly or yearly from the backend.

Benefits of Using PayFast as an Addon for Online Donations

• Easy integration with Lifeline Donations Pro — no complicated setup needed.
• Trusted by South African nonprofits, churches, and charities for local fundraising.
• Accepts cards, Instant EFT, Masterpass, SnapScan, Zapper, Mobicred, and more.
• Supports secure recurring donations for ongoing fundraising campaigns.
• No setup or monthly gateway fee — only pay per successful transaction.
• Full PCI DSS compliance — donors’ payments stay safe and secure.
• Fast, automated payouts directly to your South African bank account.
• Boosts donor confidence with familiar, local payment options.
• Track donations, refunds, and payouts easily from your WordPress dashboard.

Supported Country

South Africa only — PayFast sirf South African merchants ko onboard karta hai aur ZAR (South African Rand) mein hi transactions ko process karta hai.

PayFast Supported Payment Options

• Credit & Debit Cards: Visa, Mastercard.
• Instant EFT: Secure bank transfers within South Africa.
• Masterpass: Mobile wallet payments by Mastercard.
• SnapScan: QR code–based mobile payments.
• Zapper: Another QR code mobile payment option.
• Mobicred: Pay-over-time credit option for donors.
• SCode: Optional cash payments at retail stores like Pick n Pay and Checkers.

Exclusive Advantages of Using Lifeline Donation Pro & Stripe

One-Time Donations

Our donation system allows donors to make one-time donations without future commitments.

Recurring Donations

In Lifeline Donation Pro, enable automatic weekly, monthly or yearly donations for continuous funding.

Payment Gateways

Our donation system  supports Stripe, PayPal, Square, and trusted UK payment methods to do fundraising.

Custom Amounts

Donors are allowed to enter donation values based on their giving ability & personal choice.

Preset Levels

This WP donation plugin offers fixed giving options to simplify and speed up donations.

Donation Forms

Personalize your charity by building custom forms to fit your brand theme and engage UK supporters.

Campaign Donations

Assign donations to specific UK-based campaigns and monitor them individually.

Progress Bars

Show live fundraising progress to create urgency and encourage more contributions by the donors.

Donor Dashboard

Supporters can view donation history, download receipts, and manage recurring plans.

Anonymous Giving

Allow donors to contribute privately without revealing their name or donation amount.

Tribute Giving

Enable giving in memory or honour of someone special to make gifts more meaningful.

Thank-You Page

Redirect donors to a custom thank-you message or video immediately after donation.

Do You Already Have a Website?

Running your own WordPress site? Great — just grab Lifeline Donation Pro with the PayFast Addon from us to start accepting secure donations instantly. Once you purchase it, you can also submit a request for installation by our experts. You can send your request to support@webinane.com.

You Can Order a Complete Nonprofit Website with the PayFast Addon As Well!

If you don’t have your own website yet and want a fresh website design with a donation system and PayFast addon, you can easily order it here. Our team will manage the domain, hosting, WordPress installation, theme setup, donation plugin, and its PayFast gateway addon. This will make your life easy because every step will be done by our team in a professional way.
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