WooCommerce

Accept lower fees on your online payments in your WooCommerce store.

Overview

Features & How It Works

FAQ

About Direct integration

WooCommerce is the highly customizable, open-source e-commerce platform built on WordPress, enabling merchants to build and manage powerful online stores. The Helcim Commerce plugin connects your store to your Helcim account, allowing you to accept all major credit card payments directly on your website. The plugin uses Helcim.js to securely handle credit card data during checkout, which reduces your PCI compliance scope while giving you access to Helcim’s transparent Interchange Plus processing rates.

Rate comparison

Helcim's affordable rates

In-person Payments

1.93% + 8 ¢

Average

Online Payments

2.49% + 25 ¢

Average

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WooCommerce's processing fees

In-person Payments

2.7% + $0.30

Online Payments

2.9% + $0.30

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Features

Fast, secure checkout for your customers.

Customers can pay using Helcim’s secure hosted fields, creating a clean checkout experience that keeps your store fast and PCI-friendly.

Simple, transparent processing fees.

Reduce payment costs with Helcim’s interchange-plus pricing, a lower-cost and more transparent alternative to typical flat-rate ecommerce processors.

Store cards securely for returning customers.

Helcim tokenizes payment details so returning customers can check out faster with securely saved cards.

Easy setup with the Helcim WooCommerce plugin.

Install the plugin, enter your Helcim API credentials, and start accepting payments within minutes—no complicated development required.

How it works with Helcim

Helcim with WooCommerce integration keeps your checkout fast, secure, and cost-effective. Payments are processed through Helcim’s PCI-compliant payment fields and flow directly into your Helcim dashboard. Only transactions processed via the WooCommerce checkout sync into Helcim, and refunds issued in WooCommerce pass through Helcim. Multi-currency stores must match the currency in your Helcim account to avoid payment errors. Because the integration is payment-focused (not full accounting sync), order management happens in WooCommerce while payment records flow through Helcim for reporting and reconciliation.

Setup

Sign up with Helcim.

Install the Helcim WooCommerce plugin.

In WordPress, go to Plugins, then Add New, search for “Helcim Commerce for WooCommerce,” install and activate the plugin.

Connect your Helcim account and customize checkout.

In WooCommerce, navigate to Settings then Payments, enable Helcim and enter your Helcim API credentials (found in your Helcim dashboard under Integrations then Helcim.js configuration). After connecting, choose your accepted payment methods and run a test transaction before going live.

Frequently asked questions

Can Helcim reduce WooCommerce transaction fees?

Yes — processing WooCommerce checkout payments through Helcim uses transparent interchange-plus pricing, which is often lower than typical WooCommerce payments rates.

Does WooCommerce and Helcim integration requires API?

WooCommerce checkout payments, refunds, and tokenized customer payment details sync through Helcim’s payment system, while order management remains in WooCommerce.

How to access the WooCommerce and Helcim Integration?

Install the Helcim Commerce for WooCommerce plugin in WordPress, then connect your Helcim API credentials within your WooCommerce payment settings.

Is there a cost associated with WooCommerce and Helcim integration?

No — the plugin is free to use, and you only pay standard Helcim processing fees on your transactions.