Contact Form 7 – PayPal & Stripe Add-on
7,000+ active installs · Rated 4.2/5 · Updated October 7, 2026
An add-on that connects Contact Form 7 to PayPal and Stripe, so visitors are sent to pay after submitting a form. Each form can have its own payment settings, and a payment history is kept in the dashboard. It suits sites already using Contact Form 7 that want to take simple payments. The plugin is free and needs free PayPal or Stripe accounts, and a Pro version adds more features.
Pros
- Per-form PayPal and Stripe settings inside the Contact Form 7 editor
- Payments history stored as a post type
- PayPal sandbox mode, currency and language options
- Works with PayPal only, Stripe only or both
Cons
- Free version adds a 2% per-transaction fee
- Form email is sent before payment; payment-gated email is Pro
- Stripe Connect and PayPal onboarding run through the vendor's server
Topics: Form plugins , PayPal plugins
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