General Settings

This tab provides the basic settings to configure your GiveWP plugin. It is used to establish default transaction- and account-related pages on your site, as well as currency and country settings.

Success Page

Select the page where donors are sent after a successful donation. This page must include the [give_receipt] shortcode. By default, GiveWP creates a page called Donation Confirmation with this shortcode already in place.

You also have the option of using a different page of your choosing, and selecting it using the dropdown. Be sure to publish it first so it shows up in the dropdown.

Learn more: GiveWP Shortcodes

Failed Donation Page:

Choose the page donors will see if their donation fails.

GiveWP automatically creates a page called Transaction Failed with a basic error message. This page doesn’t need a shortcode. This page will be used for all failed donations, so keep the messaging general and relevant to any form on your site.

Like the Success Page, you can use another page of your choosing. If you create a custom page, publish it first so it appears in the dropdown.

Donor Dashboard Page:

This is where donors can:

• View donation history
• Edit their profile
• Manage subscriptions

This page must include the [donor_dashboard] shortcode. If you’re upgrading from an older version of GiveWP, you’ll be prompted to create this page. New installs create it automatically.

When using the Donor Dashboard, legacy pages like Donation History, Edit Profile, and Subscriptions are disabled.

Learn more: GiveWP Shortcodes

Base Country

Select the country in which your site is operated from the dropdown.

Base State/Province:

The states/provinces of your selected country will be populated in this dropdown. This will be the default state/province for any forms that support billing addresses. It can be left blank if you prefer not to have a default state.

Settings for Option-Based Forms

This setting will also be visible when you have the Option-Based Form Editor setting enabled in the Advanced settings.

Override Legacy Donation Management Pages: Use the Donor Dashboard instead of the legacy donation management pages (Donation History, Edit Profile, Subscriptions, etc). This is enabled by default.

Currency

The global Currency settings allow you to configure which currency all your donations will be received and reported in; as well as the formatting of the currency values.

Learn more about the global Currency settings here.

Access Control

The Access Control section gives advanced options for how your donors interact with sensitive data on your website.

Learn more about Access Control settings here.

Sequential Ordering

The Sequential Ordering section has advanced options for donation IDs to be generated in a strict sequential order.

Learn more about Sequential Ordering settings here.

Beta Features

The Beta Features section shows new features you can try out before they are integrated into the standard features of the core GiveWP plugin. This allows for customer feedback to catch bugs early-on, and use-cases that can be altered or added before the final implementation.