=== SiliconPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway === Contributors: Silicon Savannah LTD Tags: Silicon pay, woocommerce, payment gateway, plugins, mobile money, uganda, mastercard, visa Requires at least: 4.7 Tested up to: 5.8 Stable tag: 1.0.0 Requires PHP: 5.6 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

SiliconPay for WooCommerce allows your store in Uganda to accept secure payments from multiple local and global payment channels.

== Description ==

SiliconPay makes it easy for businesses in Uganda to accept secure payments from multiple local and global payment channels. Integrate SiliconPay with your store today, and let your customers pay you with their choice of methods.

With SiliconPay for WooCommerce, you can accept payments via:

• Credit/Debit Cards — Visa, Mastercard
• Mobile money (Uganda)
• Many more coming soon

= Why SiliconPay? =

• Start receiving payments instantly—go from sign-up to your first real transaction in as little as 15 minutes
• Simple, transparent pricing—no hidden charges or fees
• Modern, seamless payment experience via the SiliconPay Checkout — Try the demo!
• Advanced fraud detection
• Understand your customers better through a simple and elegant dashboard
• Access to attentive, empathetic customer support 24/7
• Free updates as we launch new features and payment options
• Clearly documented APIs to build your custom payment experiences

Over 60,000 businesses of all sizes in Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa rely on SiliconPay's suite of products to receive payments and make payouts seamlessly. Sign up on SiliconPay.com/signup to get started.

= Note =

This plugin is meant to be used by merchants in Uganda, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.

= Plugin Features =

• Accept payment via Mastercard, Visa, USSD and Mobile Money.
• Seamless integration into the WooCommerce checkout page. Accept payment directly on your site = Suggestions / Feature Request =

== Installation ==

• Go to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Add New from the left-hand menu
• In the search box type SiliconPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway
• Click on Install now when you see SiliconPay WooCommerce Payment Gateway to install the plugin
• After installation, activate the plugin.

= SiliconPay Setup and Configuration =

• Go to WooCommerce > Settings and click on the Payments tab
• You'll see SiliconPay listed along with your other payment methods. Click Set Up
• On the next screen, configure the plugin. There is a selection of options on the screen. Read what each one does below.

1. Enable/Disable - Check this checkbox to Enable SiliconPay on your store's checkout
2. Title - This will represent SiliconPay on your list of Payment options during checkout. It guides users to know which option to select to pay with SiliconPay. Title is set to "Debit/Credit Cards" by default, but you can change it to suit your needs.
3. Description - This controls the message that appears under the payment fields on the checkout page. Use this space to give more details to customers about what SiliconPay is and what payment methods they can use with it.
4. Test Mode - Check this to enable test mode. When selected, the fields in step six will say "Test" instead of "Live." Test mode enables you to test payments before going live. The orders process with test payment methods, no money is involved so there is no risk. You can uncheck this when your store is ready to accept real payments.
5. Payment Option - Select how SiliconPay Checkout displays to your customers. A popup displays SiliconPay Checkout on the same page, while Redirect will redirect your customer to make payment.
6. API Keys - The next two text boxes are for your SiliconPay API keys, which you can get from your SiliconPay Dashboard. If you enabled Test Mode in step four, then you'll need to use your test API keys here. Otherwise, you can enter your live keys.
7. Additional Settings - While not necessary for the plugin to function, there are some extra configuration options you have here. You can do things like add custom metadata to your transactions (the data will show up on your SiliconPay dashboard) . The tooltips next to the options provide more information on what they do.
8. Click on Save Changes to update the settings.

If you do not find SiliconPay on the Payment method options, please go through the settings again and ensure that:

• You've checked the "Enable/Disable" checkbox
• You've entered your API Keys in the appropriate field
• You've clicked on Save Changes during setup

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What Do I Need To Use The Plugin =

• A SiliconPay merchant account—use an existing account or create an account here
• An active WooCommerce installation
• A valid SSL Certificate

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 - January 19, 2022 =

• First release

== Screenshots ==

1. SiliconPay displayed as a payment method on the WooCommerce payment methods page

2. SiliconPay WooCommerce payment gateway settings page

3. SiliconPay on WooCommerce Checkout