---
title: "Install and connect Jovvie Checkout for WooCommerce"
description: "Install the Jovvie plugin for WooCommerce and connect it to your Jovvie and Stripe accounts."
url: https://docs.jovvie.com/checkout/woocommerce/install-and-connect/
section: "Jovvie Checkout > WooCommerce"
last_updated: 2026-10-26
---

# Install and connect Jovvie Checkout for WooCommerce

Section: Jovvie Checkout > WooCommerce

> Install the Jovvie plugin for WooCommerce and connect it to your Jovvie and Stripe accounts.

This page helps you install the Jovvie plugin for WooCommerce and connect it to your Jovvie account, so your store can take card payments in person on a card reader. The plugin is a ready-made way to use Jovvie Checkout with WooCommerce. It works with Stripe only. NMI is not supported.

## Before you start

- WooCommerce is installed and active on your WordPress site. The Jovvie plugin needs it.
- You are signed in to WordPress as an administrator.
- You can sign in to, or create, a Jovvie account, and you can link a Stripe account to it.
- Your browser allows pop-up windows from your WordPress site. The connection steps open a pop-up window.

## Install the plugin

The plugin is not in the WordPress.org plugin directory. You download it from Jovvie and upload it to your site.

1. Go to [the Jovvie Checkout for WooCommerce download page](https://jovvie.com/checkout/checkout-woo/) and download the plugin ZIP file.
2. In your WordPress admin, go to **Plugins** > **Add New Plugin**.
3. Click **Upload Plugin**.
4. Click **Choose File** and select the ZIP file you downloaded.
5. Click **Install Now**.
6. Click **Activate Plugin**.

In your WordPress Plugins list, the plugin appears as **Jovvie Payments Gateway for WooCommerce**.

## Open the Jovvie settings

1. In your WordPress admin, go to **WooCommerce** > **Settings** > **Payments**.
2. Find **Jovvie Payments** in the list of payment methods and open it.

The settings are split into three groups: **Account Management**, **Location & Terminals**, and **Payment Connect**. Start in **Account Management**. See [Settings reference](https://docs.jovvie.com/checkout/woocommerce/settings/) for every field.

## Connect with Jovvie Payments

1. In the **Account Management** group, find **Connection status**.

2. Click **Connect with Jovvie Payments**.

   A pop-up window opens.

3. In the pop-up, follow the prompts to sign in or create your Jovvie account and link your Stripe account.

4. Wait for the message starting with **Stripe account successfully connected!**

   The pop-up closes and the settings page reloads after a few seconds.

When the connection works, **Connection status** shows **Connected**. Connecting also turns on the **Enable/Disable** setting for Jovvie Payments. The **Public key** and **Secret key** fields are filled in for you.

If the pop-up shows a message starting with **Failed to validate Stripe keys.** or **Unable to connect.**, close it, click **Connect with Jovvie Payments** again, and try once more. If it fails again, contact [Jovvie support](https://jovvie.com/support/).

If the pop-up does not open, allow pop-ups for your site in your browser and click the button again.

## Choose what customers see

In **Account Management**, you can change the name and text shown at checkout. See [Settings reference](https://docs.jovvie.com/checkout/woocommerce/settings/).

- **Title**: The payment method name. The default is **Jovvie Payments**.
- **Description**: The text under the name. The default is **You will be redirected to payment immediately after placing your order.**

## Turn payments on or off

To stop offering Jovvie at checkout without disconnecting, clear the **Enable/Disable** checkbox and save your changes. Select it and save to turn Jovvie back on.

## Test mode

Unlike the GiveWP and Event Tickets plugins, the WooCommerce plugin has its own **Test mode** setting. It is a checkbox in **Account Management** labeled **Enable test mode**. While it is on, no real card is charged, and checkout shows the notice **Note! Test Mode is enabled.** Clear it before you take real payments. For more about test mode, see [Use test mode](https://docs.jovvie.com/payments/test-mode/).

## Before you take payments

1. Set up a location and register a reader. See [Set up a location and readers in WordPress](https://docs.jovvie.com/checkout/locations-and-readers/).
2. Contact [Jovvie support](https://jovvie.com/support/) to confirm that payment confirmations from Stripe (webhooks, which are automatic messages sent to your site) are set up for your site, in live mode and, if you use it, in test mode. WooCommerce orders only move to **Processing** after your site receives this confirmation.

## Next steps

- [Settings reference](https://docs.jovvie.com/checkout/woocommerce/settings/)
- [Take an in-person payment for an order](https://docs.jovvie.com/checkout/woocommerce/take-a-payment/)

## Need help?

If you cannot connect, contact [Jovvie support](https://jovvie.com/support/).