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WooCommerce: Test and go live

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Test payment methods

Test your payment methods by simulating various payment statuses.

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Note

  • Use Mollie test credentials to test credit/debit cards.
  • Apple Pay Direct works only in a production environment (in either test or live mode), and on Apple devices or Safari.
  • Test Apple Pay Direct and the Bancontact QR code by making actual payments, as they only work in live mode.

Switch to test mode

In test mode, Mollie simulates payments: no real money transfers occur.

  1. Log in to WooCommerce.
  2. Go to WooCommerce > Settings.
  3. Select the Mollie Settings tab.
  4. Select the Enable test mode checkbox.
  5. Save the changes.

Make a test payment

  1. Make a test purchase in your WooCommerce store.
  2. On the checkout page, select the payment method and submit the order.
  3. In the dialogue box that appears, select a payment status and click Continue.
    This takes you to a payment's status page. For example, if you selected Paid, the page confirms a successful payment.

Get status updates in local test environments

To get status updates in test environments, ensure the following:

Go live

Go live to switch from test payments to actual payments.

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Note

You can only accept actual payments after Mollie has approved your website profile.

What you need to do in advance

  1. Ensure that you've completed the Mollie signup process.
  2. Set up the plugin according to your preferences.
  3. Test your payment methods to ensure they work properly.

Switch to live mode

  1. Log in to WooCommerce.
  2. Go to WooCommerce > Settings.
  3. Select the Mollie Settings tab.
  4. Paste your live API key into the Live API key field.
  5. Deselect the Enable test mode checkbox.
  6. Save the changes.

Updated 5 months ago