VI Simple Stripe Gateway

A clean, no-nonsense Stripe Checkout gateway for WooCommerce

Most Stripe plugins try to do everything — subscriptions, saved cards, wallets, upsells, dashboards, marketing hooks, and custom UI layers.

VI Simple Stripe Gateway does one thing, and does it well:

➡️ Send customers to Stripe’s hosted Checkout for secure payment — then bring them back with the order completed.

No bloated UI.
No fragile checkout overrides.
No feature sprawl.

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🚀 What This Plugin Does

VI Simple Stripe Gateway adds a standalone Stripe Checkout payment method to WooCommerce.

Instead of handling sensitive payment data yourself, customers are redirected to Stripe’s PCI-compliant hosted checkout page — then returned to your site after payment.

It works with both classic WooCommerce checkout and block-based checkout.

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🎯 Perfect For

• Stores that want Stripe Checkout, not embedded forms

• Developers who prefer hosted payments over custom card fields

• Sites using WooCommerce Blocks checkout

• Minimalist or performance-focused stores

• Anyone tired of bloated payment plugins

If you just want Stripe to handle payments cleanly and securely, this is the gateway you install.

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💎 Feature Breakdown

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🔄 How It Works

1️⃣ Customer selects Credit / Debit Card (Stripe) at checkout
2️⃣ Customer is redirected to Stripe Checkout
3️⃣ Payment is completed securely on Stripe
4️⃣ Customer returns to your site
5️⃣ Webhook confirms payment and completes the order

Simple. Predictable. Reliable.

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🔐 Licensing & Updates

✔ The plugin works fully without a license
✔ No features are locked
✔ No usage limits

A license enables:

• 🔄 Automatic updates delivered in WordPress

• 🧑‍💻 Access to help resources

• ❤️ Support ongoing development and maintenance

This keeps the plugin accessible while funding long-term compatibility.

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⚙️ Technical Details

• Requires WordPress 5.5+

• Requires PHP 7.4+

• Compatible with WooCommerce classic & block checkout

• Uses Stripe webhooks for order confirmation

• No custom checkout rendering

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📦 Installation

1. Upload the plugin to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin
3. Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Payments → VI Simple Stripe
4. Enter your Stripe Secret Key and Webhook Secret
5. Enable the gateway

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🔔 Webhook Setup (Required)

1. 1. In Stripe Dashboard → Developers → Webhooks
   2. Add endpoint: https://yoursite.com/wp-json/vi-ssg/v1/stripe-webhook
   3. Select event: checkout.session.completed
   4. Copy the signing secret into the plugin settings

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❓ FAQ

Do I need a license to use this plugin?
No. All functionality works without a license.

Does this support Stripe test mode?
Yes. Use your test API keys (sk_test_…) for development.

Does this store card data on my site?
No. All payment handling occurs on Stripe’s hosted checkout.

Does this work with HPOS?
Yes. The plugin is fully HPOS compatible.

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🏁 Final Word

VI Simple Stripe Gateway is for store owners and developers who want Stripe Checkout — not a payment framework.

If you value simplicity, security, and predictable behavior, this gateway does exactly what it promises — and nothing it shouldn’t.