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Locate: Manage > Ecommerce Setup
Prerequisites:
- Admin permissions to manage Payment Providers.
- The Ecommerce Setup feature is applicable to both those using items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our classic version of Checkfront, and those using products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our newest version of Checkfront.
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New to Checkfront - Products ✨ Products (Inventory > Products) is the successor feature to (Inventory > Items) and is available in our newest version of Checkfront. Not yet on our newest version and interested in upgrading? Please contact our Technical Support team for more information. Discover more product-related help articles here: Products (New). |
Overview
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The Ecommerce Setup page of your account is split into three main sections: Payment, Settings, and Taxes.
By default, Checkfront operates in Reservation Only mode. This means no payment is required for a Customer to complete a booking. This is the simplest setup as it requires no third-party payment processing. If you would like to take advantage of real-time payment processing, you must first enable a payment provider. Checkfront integrates with many popular payment providers including Stripe, Paypal, and Authorize.net.
You can enable a payment provider directly under the Payment tab (Manage > Ecommerce Setup) in your Checkfront dashboard.
Not all payment providers are available, depending on the country you are in. When you arrive at the Payment tab, we display all recommended payment providers based on your locale.
Let's take a closer look at the Payment tab.
Payment Tab
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The Payment tab displays All available payment providers organized into Active Providers, those Available to those in your locale, Other Providers, and a Sandbox account for testing!
The payment providers most recommended by Checkfront based on your locale, such as Stripe, Square, and PayPal Checkout are also displayed prominently at the top of the page.
Search Providers provides a quick and easy-to-find list for your preferred payment provider by keyword search.
- Active Providers
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The Active Providers category lists any activated payment providers. In most cases, you have a single primary payment provider.
Some combinations of payment providers support a secondary payment provider. They are identified by the plus (+) icon in the top-right corner of the payment provider tile.
- Available within your Country
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Those payment providers available in your region are listed under the category of Available to {your country}, for example - Available to United Kingdom.
- Other Providers
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The list of Other Providers lists all other payment providers integrated with Checkfront.
- Sandbox
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The Sandbox category lists the Test Payment Provider which you can use your Checkfront account setup before going live with your payment provider of choice.
Activate Payment Provider
Back to topTo activate a payment provider, click on its tile and fill out the required credentials with the Add-on setup modal.
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Find your further instructions for setting up your payment provider of choice here: Payment Providers. |
Once you've done this, move on to the next tab in the Ecommerce Setup screen to configure your Ecommerce Settings.