Description
DonorCore is a professional donation plugin that transforms WooCommerce into a powerful fundraising platform. It allows organizations to manage donation campaigns, track donors, analyze fundraising performance, and automatically generate email and PDF receipts — all from a modern React-based admin dashboard.
DonorCore is ideal for organizations, community groups, and fundraisers that want a reliable, scalable, and fully WooCommerce-native donation solution without depending on third-party fundraising platforms.
Why DonorCore?
Unlike generic donation plugins, DonorCore is built specifically for professional fundraising workflows:
• Uses WooCommerce’s secure and flexible checkout system
• Modern React-powered admin dashboard (no legacy admin tables)
• Dedicated donor analytics instead of simple order lists
• Automatic email and PDF receipt generation
• Deep styling control without writing custom code
• Clean architecture following WordPress.org coding standards
Core Features
React Admin Dashboard
- Real-time donation analytics
- Interactive charts showing donation trends
- Quick stats: total raised, donor count, active campaigns, monthly revenue
- Top donors leaderboard
- Clean Material-UI based interface
Campaign Management
- Create unlimited donation campaigns
- Set fundraising goals and track progress visually
- Custom suggested donation amounts per campaign
- Campaign end dates with automatic donation form locking
- Live progress tracking
Donation Forms & Blocks
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2 Gutenberg Blocks:
- Donation Form Block – fully customizable donation form
- Progress Bar Block – real-time campaign progress display
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2 Shortcodes:
[donorcore_donation_form campaign_id="123"][donorcore_campaign_progress id="123"]
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Live preview in block editor
- Mobile-responsive layouts
- Custom suggested donation amounts
Complete Styling Control
- Central admin panel for all styling options
- Button styling: colors, hover states, padding, border radius
- Progress bar styling: colors, height, text, radius
- Font family, size, and weight controls
- Color pickers with alpha transparency
- Live CSS generation from admin settings
Donor Management
- Searchable donor database
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Individual donor profiles including:
- Lifetime donation total
- Total number of donations
- Contact details (email, phone)
- Full donation history
- Campaign-specific donations
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Material-UI drawer interface for detailed views
Automated Email Receipts
⚠️ SMTP configuration required for email functionality (install WP Mail SMTP plugin)
- Automatic email receipts on successful donations
- Fully customizable HTML email templates
- Dynamic placeholders available:
- Donor Info:
{donor_name},{donor_first_name},{donor_last_name},{donor_email},{donor_address} - Donation Info:
{amount},{currency},{date},{order_id},{receipt_number} - Campaign Info:
{campaign},{campaign_name} - Site Info:
{site_name},{site_url},{site_logo},{org_name},{org_address}
- Donor Info:
- HTML editor with syntax highlighting
- Custom email subject lines
- Background processing using Action Scheduler
PDF Receipt Generation
- Automatic PDF receipt generation for every donation
- Customizable HTML-based PDF templates
- Same placeholder system as email templates
- PDF receipts attached to donation emails
- Download links available for donors
Advanced Settings Panel
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General settings:
- Minimum donation amount
- Default suggested amounts
- Data management tools
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Email template settings:
- Subject customization
- HTML editor
- Placeholder reference
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PDF template settings:
- Layout customization
- Template editor
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Donation form styling:
- Button colors, fonts, spacing
- Responsive design controls
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Progress bar styling:
- Fill and background colors
- Text colors for amounts and percentage
- Height, radius, and typography controls
Security Features
- Fully WordPress.org compliant
- Nonce validation on all REST API endpoints
- Capability checks (
manage_options) - Prepared database queries
- Input sanitization and output escaping
- GDPR-compatible using WordPress privacy tools
Performance Optimizations
- Database indexing for faster queries
- Query caching using transients (30 minutes)
- Optimized React admin bundle
- Lazy loading of admin components
- Compatible with WooCommerce HPOS
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Blocks
This plugin provides 2 blocks.
- Donor Core Donation Form
- Donor Core Progress Bar
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to
/wp-content/plugins/donorcore/ - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- Ensure WooCommerce is installed and activated
- Navigate to DonorCore Settings to configure
Initial Setup
- Configure general settings (minimum donation, suggested amounts)
- Customize email and PDF receipt templates
- Style donation forms and progress bars
- Create your first campaign via Campaigns Add New
- Add donation forms using blocks or shortcodes
For detailed setup instructions, see: Complete Documentation
FAQ
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Does this require WooCommerce Subscriptions?
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No. DonorCore works with standard WooCommerce and does not require WooCommerce Subscriptions.
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Can I customize the donation form appearance?
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Yes. You can customize buttons, fonts, colors, spacing, progress bars, and more from the Settings panel — no coding required.
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How do I add a donation form to my site?
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You can add donation forms using:
1. Gutenberg blocks
2. Shortcodes
3. Campaign progress shortcodes -
Are PDF receipts generated automatically?
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Yes. PDF receipts are automatically generated and emailed when a donation payment is completed.
Note: Email delivery requires SMTP configuration. Install and configure WP Mail SMTP plugin for reliable email delivery.
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Can I customize email and PDF templates?
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Absolutely. Both templates are editable using HTML and dynamic placeholders from the Settings panel.
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Is DonorCore GDPR compliant?
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Yes. DonorCore integrates with WordPress privacy tools for data export and erasure.
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Are donations subject to taxes?
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No. Donation products are automatically tax-exempt. DonorCore sets all donations as non-taxable to comply with donation tax regulations.
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Do donations require shipping?
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No. Donations are virtual products and never require shipping. If a customer has both regular products and donations in their cart, shipping fees apply only to physical products.
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Can I sell regular products and accept donations in the same cart?
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Yes. DonorCore handles mixed carts seamlessly:
– Regular products: Taxable and require shipping (as configured)
– Donations: Tax-exempt and no shipping needed
– Both can be purchased together in a single checkout -
What happens with offline donation payments (Cash, Bank Transfer)?
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Offline payment methods work differently from online payments:
Online Payments (Stripe, PayPal, etc.):
– Donation is tracked immediately after payment
– Order status: “Completed” automatically
– Receipt sent immediatelyOffline Payments (Cash on Delivery, Bank Transfer):
– Order status: “Processing” (awaiting payment)
– Donation is NOT tracked until admin confirms payment
– Admin must manually mark order as “Completed” after receiving payment
– Receipt sent only after admin confirmationThis prevents donations from being counted before payment is actually received.
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Contributors & Developers
“DonorCore – Donations for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.3
- Initial release for WordPress.org repository.
- Campaign management with fundraising goal tracking and live progress display.
- Gutenberg blocks & shortcodes for donation forms and progress bars.
- Automated email and PDF receipt generation.
- Professional donor analytics and management dashboard.
- Comprehensive typography, color, and layout styling controls.
- Resolved campaign settings sidebar styling and horizontal layout in block editor.
- Cleaned up inline CSS font family escaping and added Google Fonts support.
