Video Tutorials: Add Payments Features to Your Site with Our Guides

A wide variety of payments features exist on WordPress.com allowing you to make money from your site. From simple payment blocks built into WordPress.com to more advanced ecommerce plugins – there’s something to fit every need.

Explore the below video tutorials created by the WordPress.com team to help you get up and running.

In this guide

1. Overview: Payment Features (Video)
2. Features: Adding Payments
   1. Feature: How to Use the Payment Button Block (Video)
   2. Feature: How to Use the Donations Form Block (Video)
   3. Feature: How to Use the Paid Content Block (Video)
3. Case-Specific Payments Tutorials
   1. Case: How to Create a Premium Membership Blog (Video)
   2. Case: How to Create a Premium Membership Website (Video)
   3. Case: How to Run a Crowdfunding Campaign on Your Site (Video)
4. Webinars: Exploring E-commerce on Your Website
   1. Webinar: Commerce with WooCommerce – A Tour Through Features (Video)
   2. Webinar: Commerce on WordPress.com – A Detailed Look (Video)

Overview: Payment Features (Video)

Before you dive in and add payments features, it might make sense to think about how you’d like to make money with your site. Here’s an overview of all payments features at WordPress.com, covering a number of ways you might consider to start making money on your site:

Features: Adding Payments

Plans: Personal, Premium, Business, Commerce

Learn to use each of the payment blocks so you can add payments on your site in a way that works for you.

Feature: How to Use the Payment Button Block (Video)

The Payment Button block is one of WordPress.com’s payment blocks that allows you to accept credit and debit card payments for one-time, monthly recurring, or annual payments on your website.

In addition to the below video, we have a text-based support document with step-by-step instructions on how add the Payment Button block to your site.

Feature: How to Use the Donations Form Block (Video)

The Donations Form block allows you to accept one-time and recurring donations via credit and debit card.

In addition to the below video, we have a text-based support document with step-by-step instructions on how add the Donations Form block to your site.

Feature: How to Use the Paid Content Block (Video)

The Paid Content block (formerly Premium Content block) allows you to create paid subscription options to share premium content like text, images, video, and any other content on your website. You might know this as “gated content.”

In addition to the below video, we have a text-based support document with step-by-step instructions on how add the Paid Content block to your site.

Case-Specific Payments Tutorials

Case: How to Create a Premium Membership Blog (Video)

Restrict the content of your blog to paying subscribers only. Be sure to also check out our Membership Sites 101 free course.

Case: How to Create a Premium Membership Website (Video)

Restrict elements of your website to paying subscribers only. Be sure to also check out our Membership Sites 101 free course.

Case: How to Run a Crowdfunding Campaign on Your Site (Video)

Run a fundraising campaign on your terms by using our payment blocks.

Webinars: Exploring E-commerce on Your Website

Plans: Business, Commerce

Long-form content that walks you through the details.

Webinar: Commerce with WooCommerce – A Tour Through Features (Video)

A general overview of WooCommerce and adding products and features to your website.

Webinar: Commerce on WordPress.com – A Detailed Look (Video)

A detailed look at various available ways to collect money on your WordPress.com website for donations, goods, and services.