GeneratePress vs Backend Payments for WooCommerce
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| Feature | GeneratePress v3.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Backend Payments for WooCommerce v2.8.11 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 500,000+ | 800+ |
| Last updated | December 1, 2025 | August 20, 2026 |
| Editions | GeneratePress · GP Premium ($) | Backend Payments for WooCommerce · Backend Payments for WooCommerce Pro ($) |
| Pros | Lightweight theme focused on speed; Customizer options for layout, typography and colour; WooCommerce, bbPress and BuddyPress compatibility | Card payments from the Edit Order screen; Works with Stripe, Authorize.net and eWAY; Partial and multiple payments per order |
| Cons | Many advanced options require the paid GP Premium add-on; Customizer shows premium-only sections for some settings | Looking for new maintainers according to the readme; Needs a separate account with each payment gateway; Pro upgrade panel is present but its URL is empty in this code |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Customizer layout, typography and colour options, GeneratePress dashboard page, Widget areas, Premium options upsell in customizer | Payment box on the Edit Order screen, Process payments from the admin, Autofill the unpaid order balance, Stripe card payments, Authorize.net card payments, eWAY card payments, Pro edition detection and upgrade notice ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, Authorize.net, eWAY |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | bbPress, BuddyPress | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api.authorize.net, apitest.authorize.net, api.sandbox.ewaypayments.com, api.ewaypayments.com, api.stripe.com |