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Manatee for WooCommerce

Official WordPress.org plugin

Accept Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Monero in WooCommerce.

Add a crypto checkout that feels native to your store. BTC, BCH, and XMR appear under one WooCommerce payment method, orders stay in WooCommerce, and funds settle to wallet addresses you control.

Non-custodialTest-network modeSigned events

Supported payment assets

One WooCommerce crypto gateway for BTC, BCH and XMR.

Each asset uses its own payment route, network and exact atomic amount while sharing the same checkout and signed-event workflow.
BTC

Accept Bitcoin in WooCommerce

Create a unique on-chain payment address for each order, show the exact amount in sats, and track confirmations on Bitcoin Testnet4 or mainnet.

Explore Bitcoin payments
BCH

Accept Bitcoin Cash in WooCommerce

Give customers a CashAddr payment destination and exact BCH amount while Manatee monitors matching payments on Testnet4 or mainnet.

Explore Bitcoin Cash payments
XMR

Accept Monero in WooCommerce

Offer XMR after your view-only receive wallet is ready. Your store does not need to run monerod or wallet-rpc, and it never receives a view or spend key.

Explore Monero payments

One purchase, three views

See the gateway inside a real WooCommerce order flow.

The example purchase is a €50 handmade ceramic pour-over set shipped to Leipzig.
WooCommerce checkout for a ceramic pour-over set with crypto selected
01 / Checkout

Crypto appears beside the store’s other payment methods.

The customer reviews a familiar WooCommerce checkout and places the order without leaving the store.

WooCommerce order page showing crypto payment instructions for a ceramic pour-over set
02 / Payment

The order page shows exact payment instructions.

Amount, address, QR code, expiry, and verified status stay attached to the WooCommerce order.

WooCommerce order admin showing Manatee crypto payment metadata for a ceramic pour-over set
03 / Order admin

Store staff keep payment evidence where they expect it.

Payment ID, address, amount, network, quote data, and status remain visible in the order admin.

Merchant workflow

From plugin install to verified order state.

  1. 01

    Install and connect

    Install from WordPress.org, choose Test or Live mode, and save the matching API key and webhook secret.

  2. 02

    Receive the order

    The gateway creates an asset-specific payment and renders a local QR code, exact atomic amount, address, network, and expiry.

  3. 03

    Verify and update

    Signed events move the order through the statuses configured by the merchant.

Before installing

The operational details, without the sales detour.

Configure the WooCommerce gateway Testnet vs mainnet Payment status model Beta limits
What do I need before installing the WooCommerce gateway?

You need WordPress 6.5 or newer, PHP 8.1 or newer, WooCommerce and HTTPS. Create a Manatee account and configure at least one Test receive wallet in the dashboard, then connect the matching Test API key and webhook secret. Validate checkout on a staging store before switching to Live.

Does Manatee hold the customer’s crypto?

No. Customers pay addresses controlled by the merchant. Manatee monitors the payment state and does not custody funds.

Does the plugin need a seed phrase or private key?

No spend keys are stored in WordPress or Manatee. BTC/BCH use read-only wallet data or merchant addresses; XMR uses a private view key that can observe funds but cannot spend them. Manatee does not display the view key again after submission.

Can the checkout be tested before mainnet?

Yes. Test mode maps the shared Test credential to BTC/BCH Testnet4 and XMR Stagenet, so checkout, webhook, expiry, and order-status behavior can be validated without real funds.

What happens when a payment is detected?

The plugin verifies the signed event and applies the detected or confirmed WooCommerce status configured in the gateway settings.

Start in Test mode

Install the gateway, then run one complete test order.