About this plugin
Astragate Payment Gateway for WooCommerce enables your store to accept payments via the Astragate payment platform.
This official integration connects your WooCommerce store with Astragate’s secure payment infrastructure, allowing customers to complete transactions smoothly while keeping sensitive payment data off your server.
Data Sent to Astragate
When a customer initiates a payment, the following order information is securely transmitted to Astragate to create the checkout session:
- Line items (product ID, name, quantity, and unit price)
- Order currency
- Unique correlator ID (transaction reference)
- Order description
- Order ID
- Customer name, email, and phone number (from billing details)
- Store URL
- Plugin version and source identifier ( WOOCOMMERCE )
No card or mobile money credentials are ever processed or stored by this plugin. All sensitive payment data is handled exclusively by Astragate.
Key Features
- Seamless redirect-based checkout experience
- Secure handling of payment callbacks and correlator IDs
- Test mode for safe development and staging
- Detailed order notes and transaction metadata
- Compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS)
- Clean, standards-compliant WordPress coding practices
Requirements
- An active Astragate merchant account
- Woocommerce extension
Getting Started
- Install and activate the plugin
- Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Payments
- Enable Astragate and enter your merchant credentials
- Configure Test Mode if needed
- Save changes and start accepting payments
For full documentation and API details, visit the Astragate merchant portal.
External services
This plugin connects to the Astragate payment service to process Card and Mobile Money payments through Astragate’s hosted checkout.
It sends order and customer information (line items, currency, order ID, customer name, email, phone, and store URL) when a customer initiates a payment. It also communicates with Astragate when processing refunds and receiving payment status callbacks.
This service is provided by Astragate:
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