An introduction to Helcim’s WooCommerce Plugin

Are you a business owner using WooCommerce to power your online store? Want to take advantage of Helcim’s honest Interchange Plus pricing and simplify your payment processing without breaking a sweat? The Helcim for WooCommerce plugin might be just what your digital storefront needs.

This article gives you a beginner-friendly overview of the Helcim for WooCommerce plugin: what it is, how it works, and how it keeps more money in your business's pocket.

What is the Helcim for WooCommerce plugin?

The Helcim for WooCommerce plugin is a dedicated tool that safely bridges your WordPress or WooCommerce online store with your Helcim account. Think of it as the digital courier that securely passes order information from your shop to our payment engine, allowing you to accept payments directly on your website.

By using Helcim as your primary payment processor, you can say goodbye to flat-rate provider markups and streamline the checkout experience for your customers.

How does the Helcim for WooCommerce plugin work?

The Helcim for WooCommerce plugin is powered by HelcimPay.js — a secure, hosted checkout that handles card data for you, reducing your PCI compliance scope.

When a customer goes to buy something from your store, HelcimPay.js steps in to handle the actual credit card data collection. Because the sensitive card information goes directly through Helcim's secure payment vaults rather than sitting on your website's servers, it vastly reduces your PCI compliance scope, saving you time, paperwork, and security headaches.

Key benefits of the WooCommerce plugin

• Interchange Plus pricing: Helcim offers Interchange Plus pricing, which can save you money on processing fees compared to other payment processors.

• Simplified payment processing: The plugin streamlines the payment process for both you and your customers, making it faster and easier to complete transactions.

• Reduced PCI compliance scope: By using HelcimPay.js, the plugin helps to reduce your PCI compliance responsibilities, saving you time and effort.

• Support for major card brands: You can accept all major credit card brands, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and UnionPay.

• Block-based checkout support: The plugin is compatible with WooCommerce's default block elements for checkout, offering up to a 27% increase in conversion rates due to faster load times and fewer form frictions.

• WordPress 7.5 Ready: Our plugin is fully optimized for the most modern WordPress architecture to ensure future core updates won't break your site or cause costly downtime.

• WooCommerce 6.6+ Core Stability: Rock-solid compatibility with standard database schemas and the foundational architecture of WooCommerce, this guarantees smooth operations even if you haven't upgraded to the absolute newest WooCommerce minor version yet.

Flexible installation options

Depending on how your website is managed, you can get the plugin up and running using one of three workflows:

1. WordPress Plugin Marketplace: Search for Helcim and install it directly right from your WordPress dashboard.

2. WooCommerce Marketplace: Connect and add it straight from your official WooCommerce extensions account.

3. Direct download: Download the manual .zip file and upload it to your server via FTP or your WordPress admin area.

Next steps

Ready to get started with the Helcim WooCommerce plugin?

• To learn how to install and configure the plugin, check out our article, Setting up the Helcim payments plugin for WooCommerce.

• If you're having trouble with your integration, our Troubleshooting your Helcim WooCommerce integration article can help.