WPForms is a WordPress contact form plugin, and the number this article carries for it is more than 4,000,000 professionals building forms and surveys with it — a figure quoted without a named source, so read it as the vendor’s own. What follows covers what WPForms does and one particular extension of it, the Authorize.Net add-on, which is what makes it possible to take credit card payments without holding a merchant account.
What WPForms builds
WPForms has a drag and drop interface that provides a seamless environment to create online payment forms without coding knowledge.
WordPress Forms is perfect for all kinds of people, including business owners and bloggers. If you want to create a custom form that will not break your website’s layout or design, then WPForms is just for you!
Thanks to its intuitive dashboard It’s easy for users to configure settings, add images or videos, customize the appearance of a form with fonts and colors, create unlimited layouts for different pages on their site, and more in just one place.
It has an active community forum where users can ask questions about the software and access tutorials whenever they need.
As of August 2021, WPForms offered four plans — Basic, Plus, Pro and Elite — each with a 14-day money-back guarantee. The screenshot below is the pricing page as captured at that date, and the amounts on it are not quoted here because they belong to that date.
The Basic Plan supports one site and offers access to essential tools to build your forms.
If you need more supported sites and features, then the Plus Plan will best suit your needs.
The Pro Plan offers a variety of add-ons and tools to build a perfect form.
Elite license is by far the most complete plan. It offers unlimited supported sites and full features such as the Authorize.Net add-on, that will help you build your online payment forms.
Why the Authorize.Net add-on exists
Despite the payment platform you decide to work with on your site, every business should be able to accept payments online. For that reason, WPForms has launched the Authorize.net add-on. Now accepting credit card payments without a merchant account is possible.
Authorize.Net add-on has come to make your business’ payment process easier. Now you can create payment forms in WordPress and accept credit cards on your website. Accepting credit card payments without a merchant account has never been easier!
What Authorize.Net is
Authorize.Net is a payment gateway. The scale this article claims for it — over 430,000 merchants and billions of transactions a year — is quoted without a named source and should be read as the vendor’s positioning rather than an audited figure.
Now you can create an Authorize.Net account for your website and accept card payments using WPForms.
With WPForms and Authorize.Net you’ll have access to intuitive awesome features and your sales on your website will flow smoothly.
- Setup connects an existing payment form to an Authorize.Net gateway account
- The connected form accepts card payments through the website
- A mobile version keeps the payment route available on smaller screens
- Customers can choose a one-time or recurring payment where the form offers both
- Conditional logic changes the form flow according to the answers already given
- Customisable fraud detection screens the payment before it reaches the destination account
Six features of the Authorize.Net add-on
- Easy to set up
- Accepts a large list of card payments online
- Mobile version available
- Customers can choose between one-time or recurring payments
- Convert better using Conditional Logic for your payment forms
- Customizable advanced fraud detection
How to add Authorize.Net to a form
If you have the Elite license you can try the Authorize.Net add-on. In just a few clicks, you can create a payment form and get the most out of it using Authorize.Net. This add-on enables your webpage to accept online orders or donations.
Add Authorize.Net add-on to your form in just some simple steps. All you have to do is head over and click on payments in one of our forms, then connect a payment gateway account through their dashboard by clicking Authorize.net. Once connected with an Authorized Payment Processor (APP), all payments will automatically go directly into that APPs wallet for deposit. No more hassle or worry about manually handling transactions yourself when they come in later from customers who want to pay online!
Our verdict
WPForms keeps making useful changes for its users day by day. Authorize.Net is here to help business owners improve their online payment methods.
Global Wizards keeps an eye on new trends and extensions to share with you. According to our experience, we recommend using the Authorize.Net add-on as it will bring your webpage more success.
Our review of the wpDataTables plugin covers another WordPress extension in the same position: useful, and priced by how many sites you run it on. Contact us for more information.
Frequently asked questions
What is WPForms?
WPForms is a WordPress contact form plugin with a drag-and-drop interface for building online payment forms without writing code. It suits business owners and bloggers who want a custom form that does not break the layout of the site it sits in, and it carries an active community forum with tutorials.
Can you take card payments on WordPress without a merchant account?
Yes. WPForms launched an Authorize.Net add-on for exactly that: you create a payment form in WordPress and accept credit cards on your own site without holding a merchant account of your own.
What is Authorize.Net?
Authorize.Net is a payment gateway that lets merchants accept online payments, handling a large volume of transactions on their behalf. Creating an Authorize.Net account for a website is what allows card payments to be taken through WPForms.
Which WPForms plan includes the Authorize.Net add-on?
Elite. As this article described the plans in August 2021, WPForms offered Basic, Plus, Pro and Elite: Basic supports one site and the essential form-building tools, Plus adds supported sites and features, Pro adds a range of add-ons, and Elite covers unlimited sites with the full feature set including the Authorize.Net add-on.
What features does the Authorize.Net add-on offer?
Six are named: it is easy to set up; it accepts a wide list of card payments online; it has a mobile version; customers can choose a one-time or a recurring payment; conditional logic can be applied to a payment form to improve conversion; and advanced fraud detection is customisable.
How do you add Authorize.Net to a WPForms form?
Open one of your forms, click Payments, and connect a payment gateway account through the dashboard by choosing Authorize.Net. Once the gateway is connected, payments made through the form go to that account rather than being handled by hand.
