As a Merchant using Bitfinex Pay, not only can you configure various settings using the Bitfinex Merchant Dashboard, you can also use Wordpress.
Configuring Bitfinex Pay with Wordpress
1. Firstly, log in to your WordPress admin panel;
2. Go to Plugins and make sure you have WooCommerce plugin installed;
3. Then, install and activate the Bitfinex Pay plugin.
4. To get to the settings, click on WooCommerce Settings.
5. Click on Payments and then Manage.
6. Next, complete the several settings that you will need to fill in.
- Title: Adds a text which will be shown next to the Bitfinex Pay button on your check-out.
- Description: Adds a text which will be shown below the Bitfinex Pay button on your check-out.
- Instructions: Adds a text that will be included in the emails your customer receives when he starts an order and when the payment is confirmed. You can choose to leave this blank if you do not want to add any text.
- API URL: By default, it is https://api.bitfinex.com/.
- Redirect URL: By default, it is https://pay.bitfinex.com/gateway.
- API Key: Here, you should enter your Bitfinex API Key. Please view How to create and revoke a Bitfinex API Key for more information.
- API Secret: Here, you should enter your Bitfinex API key secret.
- Button theme: This lets you select the type of button image to display on the cart and Check-out pages. You can choose either light or dark variants.
- Enable/Disable one-click check-out button for products: This will show/hide the Bitfinex Pay button on your store.
- Debug: Sends the debug messages to the WooCommerce System Status log.
- Pay currencies: This lets you select the payment cryptocurrencies you want to accept. To add more than one currency, hold the ctrl/cmd button.
- Currency: This lets you select the base currency you want to use.
Note: Currently, only USD, EUR and GBP are available; more fiat currencies will be added in the future.
- Duration: Controls the expiration time for invoices in seconds. This sets the time your customers will have to complete the transaction. Time amounts must be between 300 seconds (5 minutes) and 86400 seconds (24 hours).
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at Bitfinex Support. We are happy to help!