Set up with confidence.
These guides cover the safest path from download to a tested storefront. Menu names can vary slightly between plugin versions.
Install and activate
Get the gateway running on your WooCommerce store.
Upload the ZIP
In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, select the downloaded ZIP and click Install Now.
Activate and license
Activate the plugin, open its license screen, paste the key from your WP Honcho account and save.
Open the settings
Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Payments and open PayPal by WPH.
Connect your PayPal account
Tell the plugin where customers should send money.
Enable the gateway
Turn on the gateway and set the Checkout Title and Checkout Description customers see.
Add your username
Enter your PayPal.Me username without the @ (for example john-smith, not @john-smith). Add a PayPal Name so customers recognize who they are paying.
Choose order processing
Manual keeps new orders On Hold until you confirm payment. Automatic moves them straight to Processing.
Instructions and automation
Make payments easy to find and easy to confirm.
Customize the note
Edit the Payment Note Template. {order_id} and {site_name} are replaced for each order.
Where instructions appear
Keep Email Payment Instructions and Order Details Integration on so customers can find the details again. Enable the shortcode to use [paypal_payment_instructions] anywhere.
Optional webhook
Enable webhooks, generate a secret key and follow the in-plugin guide to forward PayPal payment emails through Zapier’s Email Parser or a Zoho Mail webhook. Matching payments update the order to the status you choose.
A five-minute confidence check
- Back up the site or test on staging first.
- Confirm WordPress, WooCommerce, and PHP meet the plugin requirements.
- Test the complete customer journey on desktop and mobile.
- Check transactional emails and the WooCommerce order record.
- Keep the license active for updates and compatibility fixes.
Tell us what you expected and what happened.
Include the plugin version, WordPress and WooCommerce versions, and steps to reproduce the issue.