Whop for WooCommerce: what WhopForWoo is and who it's for
WhopForWoo brings Whop payments to WooCommerce: embedded checkout, server-verified orders, licences for 1, 5 or unlimited sites. What it does, who uses it.
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WhopForWoo is a Whop payment gateway for WooCommerce: it lets customers pay through Whop on your own checkout page, and confirms every payment with Whop before the order is marked paid. It’s an independent plugin, built on Whop’s public API and Whop Elements, sold with licences for 1, 5 or unlimited sites.
What “Whop for WooCommerce” means in practice
Your store stays a WooCommerce store. Products, cart, shipping zones, coupons, tax settings and order emails don’t change. WhopForWoo adds one payment method. When the customer chooses it, Whop’s payment form opens inside the payment box, takes the card or wallet, and sends the money to your Whop balance. The WooCommerce order is created first and updated when Whop confirms the payment.
Who uses it
| Store type | Why Whop |
|---|---|
| Digital products, courses, memberships | Whop’s home ground; Whop is the merchant of record and can handle sales tax |
| Physical-product stores | A second processor next to Stripe or PayPal, so one account review doesn’t stop sales |
| Dropshippers running several stores | One Dropshipper licence covers 5 sites |
| Agencies | One Pirate licence covers every client site |
| International sellers | Whop pays out in 200+ countries; 47 currencies are charged natively by the plugin |
Whop applies its own acceptance rules. Businesses on Whop’s prohibited list (adult, vape and nicotine, cannabis and CBD, unlicensed streaming, among others) can’t sell through Whop, with or without a plugin.
What’s in the plugin
- Whop Elements embedded on the classic checkout and order-pay page; hosted redirect for the Checkout Block or as a fallback
- Order created before payment; payment verified server-side (order, site, amount, currency)
- HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks with a five-minute replay window
- Apple Pay and Google Pay on the form
- 12 form languages, light or dark theme, button colour, background colour, corner radius
- No Whop plans to create: one checkout configuration per order
- 47 native currencies, others converted to USD at a live rate with a sanity check on the rate
- Status & Tools: system report, webhook history, cache test, optional logs
- HPOS compatible, sandbox mode
From zero to first payment
- Buy a licence; Whop issues the key at purchase.
- Install the plugin in WordPress and activate the key.
- Paste your Whop API key and Account ID in WooCommerce → Settings → Payments → Whop.
- Add the webhook URL shown there to Whop and subscribe to
payment.succeeded. - Place a sandbox order, check it turns paid, then go live.
Plan ten minutes, plus the time Whop needs to verify your identity before your first payout.
More detail on the embedded checkout and the payment gateway pages.
Licence terms in short
- Solo (1 site) $49/year or $129 one-time. Dropshipper (5 sites) $99/year or $249 one-time. Pirate (unlimited) $199/year or $499 one-time.
- One-time payment, updates included.
- 14-day refund.
- If the licence expires, checkout keeps taking payments. Updates and support stop.
Full table on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
What is WhopForWoo?
A WordPress plugin that adds Whop as a WooCommerce payment method. The Whop payment form is shown on your checkout page and each payment is verified with Whop before the order is marked paid.
Is WhopForWoo made by Whop?
No. WhopForWoo is an independent plugin built on Whop's public API and Whop Elements. Your Whop account, fees and payouts stay between you and Whop.
Can I use Whop for WooCommerce on several stores?
Yes. The Dropshipper licence covers 5 sites and the Pirate licence covers unlimited sites.
Do I keep my other payment methods?
Yes. WooCommerce runs several gateways at once. Whop appears as one more option at checkout.