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The Stripe plugin connects your Cartble store to Stripe’s global payment gateway. Once active, a secure card form appears at checkout allowing customers to pay with a credit or debit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. Stripe begins preparing the payment in the background as soon as a customer starts checkout, so the transaction completes quickly when they submit their details.

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Install and activate the Stripe plugin

1

Open the Plugins section

In your admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins. You will see a list of available plugins for your store.
2

Install Stripe Payments

Find Stripe Payments in the plugin list and click Install.
3

Open plugin settings

After installation, click Settings on the Stripe Payments plugin card to open the configuration panel.
4

Enable the plugin

Toggle the Active switch at the top of the settings panel to enable Stripe for your checkout.
5

Enter your Stripe API keys

Paste your credentials from the Stripe Dashboard into the corresponding fields:
6

Configure the environment

The settings panel includes an Environment Settings card. Test Mode is enabled by default. While Test Mode is on, transactions are not processed by real banks — use Stripe’s test card numbers to verify your integration.
Disable Test Mode and replace your test keys with live keys only when you are ready to accept real payments. Never expose your Secret Key publicly.
7

Save and test

Save your settings. Place a test order using a Stripe test card to confirm the payment form appears and the transaction completes.
8

Go live

Replace pk_test_… and sk_test_… with your live keys (pk_live_… and sk_live_…), then toggle Test Mode off. Your store is now accepting real payments.

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What customers see at checkout

When the Stripe plugin is active and enabled, customers see a card form at the payment step in checkout with the following fields:
  • Card Number — 16-digit card number
  • Expiry Date — MM/YY format
  • CVC — 3-digit security code
The form displays a “Securely processed by Stripe” badge and a notice that payment information is encrypted and never stored on your servers.
If the plugin is installed but its enabled setting is false, the payment form will not render at checkout. Make sure the Active toggle is on after saving your keys.