BTC Checkout — Bitcoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce

Accept Bitcoin payments on your WooCommerce store. Self-hosted, no third-party fees, no KYC. Your keys, your coins.

70+ active installsFree on WordPress.org

View on WordPress.org Support forum

Will this break my store?

What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping BTC Checkout — Bitcoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce running.

WordPress compatibility

Tested to 6.9.5 — 1 branch behind 7.0

Tested against the WordPress branch in use today.

Last updated

4 months ago

Requires PHP

8.1

Your host must be running at least this version.

Requires WordPress

5.8

Requires other plugins

woocommerce

These must be installed and active first.

Contributors

1

A single maintainer. Worth knowing if the plugin is load-bearing for your store.

70+ active installsWordPress.org reports installs in bands, not exact counts.

Maintenance & trust

Scored on how BTC Checkout — Bitcoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce is looked after — not on how many stores run it.

Well maintained

Not enough public feedback to put a confident number on this one. Little public feedback — score rests mostly on release activity. What we can see is below.

Maintenance

35 / 35

Updated 128 days ago.

WordPress compatibility

14 / 20

Tested to WP 6.9.5, 1 branch(es) behind.

Support responsiveness

Not enough data

Only 0 support thread(s) — not enough to judge.

Merchant satisfaction

Not enough data

No ratings yet.

Listing transparency

10 / 10

Provides: screenshots, description, homepage

2 of 5 measures had too little evidence to score. They are left out of the total rather than counted as zero — otherwise a plugin would be marked down for being small rather than for being poorly kept.Measured 2026-08-01 from the WordPress.org plugin registry.

Ratings

No one has rated this plugin on WordPress.org yet. That is a statement about the ratings page, not about the plugin — plenty of well-kept plugins never collect them.

BTC Checkout is a lightweight, self-hosted Bitcoin payment gateway for WooCommerce. Payments go directly to your wallet — no middlemen, no third-party fees, and no KYC required. Your keys, your coins.

Why BTC Checkout?

Self-Hosted & Secure — Payments go directly to your wallet address. No third-party service holds your funds.
Lightweight & Fast — Minimal footprint. Zero impact on Core Web Vitals or page load speed.
Real-Time Verification — Automatic blockchain verification via public APIs. Orders are confirmed without manual checking.
No KYC Required — Accept Bitcoin payments without identity verification or account registration.
WooCommerce Native — Built on the WooCommerce Payment Gateway API. Works with both classic and block checkout. HPOS compatible.

Supported Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin (BTC)

Key Features

Direct Wallet Payments — Customers pay directly to your Bitcoin wallet address.
Automatic Order Verification — Blockchain-based payment verification updates order status automatically.
Admin Payment Dashboard — View pending, confirmed, and expired Bitcoin orders from a dedicated WooCommerce admin screen.
Manual Payment Check — Re-check pending Bitcoin payments from the order screen or dashboard with one click.
Custom Payment Messaging — Customize the customer-facing payment heading and instructions without touching code.
Bitcoin Discount Incentives — Offer percentage or fixed-amount discounts to customers who pay with Bitcoin. Displays a “Save X%” badge at checkout.
Multi-Wallet Support — Configure multiple wallet addresses per currency with automatic round-robin load balancing.
QR Code Checkout — Auto-generated QR codes for easy mobile payments.
Real-Time Exchange Rates — Converts order totals to BTC using live market rates from CoinGecko.
Configurable Confirmations — Set the number of blockchain confirmations required before marking an order as complete.
Enterprise Security — Input sanitization, nonce verification, CSRF protection, and rate limiting built in.
Multilingual Ready — Translation-ready with full i18n support.

How It Works

Install the Plugin — Upload via WordPress dashboard or install from the plugin directory. Activate with one click.
Add Your Wallet — Enter your Bitcoin wallet address in WooCommerce → Settings → Payments → BTC Checkout.
Accept Payments — Customers pay with Bitcoin at checkout, send payment to your wallet, and the order is verified automatically.

Documentation

Full documentation is available at BTCCheckout.ai/docs.

Support

Open a support topic on the WordPress.org plugin support forum, or email support@btccheckout.ai.

External Services

This plugin connects to the following external services for payment verification and exchange rate data. No personal customer data is transmitted to any of these services — only public blockchain addresses and transaction lookups are performed.

CoinGecko API

Used to retrieve real-time Bitcoin exchange rates for converting WooCommerce order totals into the equivalent BTC amount.

Service URL: https://www.coingecko.com
API endpoint: https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price
Data sent: Currency identifier and fiat currency code (e.g., bitcoin, usd)
Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://trust.coingecko.com/resources
API Documentation: https://docs.coingecko.com

Blockchain.info API

Used to verify Bitcoin (BTC) payments by checking recent transactions for the configured wallet address.

Service URL: https://www.blockchain.com
API endpoint: https://blockchain.info/rawaddr/{address}
Data sent: Bitcoin wallet address (public, already on the blockchain)
Terms of Service: https://www.blockchain.com/legal/terms
Privacy Policy: https://www.blockchain.com/legal/privacy

Upgrade Notices

2.0.1

Major update: Free version focused on Bitcoin. License key system removed. Clean BTC-only codebase. Recommended update for all users.

1.9.2

Performance and compliance update. Fixes text domain, optimizes Heartbeat Protection intervals, adds cron overlap protection.

1.9.0

Replaces phpqrcode with BaconQrCode for WordPress.org compliance. Recommended update.

1.8.0

Critical security update: Adds Frontend Heartbeat Protection to prevent wallet address swap attacks. Strongly recommended.

Is BTC Checkout free?

Yes! Bitcoin (BTC) payments are completely free. There are no transaction fees, no monthly costs, and no limits.

Do I need a third-party account?

No. BTC Checkout is fully self-hosted. Payments go directly to your wallet address. There is no account registration and no KYC verification required.

How are payments verified?

BTC Checkout uses public blockchain APIs to verify payments in real time. When a customer sends a payment, the plugin monitors the blockchain for the transaction and automatically updates the order status once the required number of confirmations is reached.

What happens if a customer underpays?

If a customer sends less than the required amount, the order remains in “Pending Payment” status. You can configure the plugin to allow a tolerance percentage for minor rounding differences.

Is it compatible with the WooCommerce block checkout?

Yes. BTC Checkout works with both the classic WooCommerce checkout and the newer block-based checkout editor.

Does it work with WooCommerce HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage)?

Yes. BTC Checkout is fully compatible with WooCommerce HPOS.

Can I offer discounts for Bitcoin payments?

Yes. You can configure a percentage or fixed-amount discount for customers who choose to pay with Bitcoin. A “Save X%” badge is displayed at checkout to incentivize Bitcoin payments.

Is the plugin secure?

Yes. BTC Checkout includes input sanitization, nonce verification, CSRF protection, and rate limiting. No sensitive data (private keys, card numbers) is ever stored or transmitted.

Where can I get support?

Open a support topic on the WordPress.org plugin support forum, or email support@btccheckout.ai.

Plugin details

Version2.4.0

Last updated2026-03-26 7:10am GMT

Added2026-03-21

Requires WordPress5.8

Tested up to6.9.5

Requires PHP8.1

Tags on WordPress.org

bitcoin

btc

payment gateway

self hosted

woocommerce

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BTC Checkout — Bitcoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce

Accept Bitcoin payments on your WooCommerce store. Self-hosted, no third-party fees, no KYC. Your keys, your coins.

70+ active installsFree on WordPress.org

View on WordPress.org Support forum

Will this break my store?

What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping BTC Checkout — Bitcoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce running.

WordPress compatibility

Tested to 6.9.5 — 1 branch behind 7.0

Tested against the WordPress branch in use today.

Last updated

4 months ago

Requires PHP

8.1

Your host must be running at least this version.

Requires WordPress

5.8

Requires other plugins

woocommerce

These must be installed and active first.

Contributors

1

A single maintainer. Worth knowing if the plugin is load-bearing for your store.

70+ active installsWordPress.org reports installs in bands, not exact counts.

Maintenance & trust

Scored on how BTC Checkout — Bitcoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce is looked after — not on how many stores run it.

Well maintained

Not enough public feedback to put a confident number on this one. Little public feedback — score rests mostly on release activity. What we can see is below.

Maintenance

35 / 35

Updated 128 days ago.

WordPress compatibility

14 / 20

Tested to WP 6.9.5, 1 branch(es) behind.

Support responsiveness

Not enough data

Only 0 support thread(s) — not enough to judge.

Merchant satisfaction

Not enough data

No ratings yet.

Listing transparency

10 / 10

Provides: screenshots, description, homepage

Ratings

No one has rated this plugin on WordPress.org yet. That is a statement about the ratings page, not about the plugin — plenty of well-kept plugins never collect them.