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Charitable Lite Update: New Dashboard, Test Mode Alerts & Easy Access Features

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We’re excited to introduce a fresh new look and helpful features exclusively for Charitable Lite users! This update focuses on making your day-to-day fundraising management smoother, more informative, and easier to navigate — all without leaving your WordPress admin.

Fresh New Dashboard Design — All Your Key Data at a Glance

When you log in to your WordPress site and click Charitable in the left menu, you’ll be greeted by the brand-new Lite dashboard. It’s designed to give you a clear overview of your fundraising activity — right inside your site.

Here’s what’s new:

Reports and Analytics Overview: See total donations, average donation, total donors, refunds, and a clear graph showing donation trends over time.

New lite dashboard overview

Switchable Tabs: Easily flip between top campaigns, latest donations, top donors, and campaign comments to stay on top of your donor engagement.

Helpful Sidebar Resources: Find tools to enhance your campaigns, plus the latest Charitable updates.

Enhance your campaign

Quick Access Links: Get instant help with documentation, support, and information on upgrading to Charitable Pro when you’re ready.

Quick access

This dashboard is your new fundraising command center, built to help you take control and grow your campaigns with confidence.

New Test Mode Alert Keeps You in Control

Sometimes you need to test your payment gateways before going live — and that’s why we’ve added a prominently placed Test Mode Active alert.

Charitable test mode active alert

Turn on Test Mode for your gateways, and you’ll see a clear alert box in the top-right corner of your WordPress admin screen. This reminder disappears the moment you switch back to live mode, protecting you from accidental test donations going live.

Test Mode is a crucial feature when setting up or troubleshooting your donation flows, and now you’ll never forget if it’s on or off.

Easily Learn More About Charitable Without Leaving Your Dashboard

We know you want quick answers and easy access to everything Charitable without jumping between websites. So we added a new About Us section inside the Charitable menu in your WordPress admin.

About us

Here’s what’s inside:

  • Meet the team and learn about the story behind Charitable.
  • Browse all available addons right from your dashboard.
  • Access a Getting Started Checklist to help new users set up their first campaigns smoothly.

We added the Getting Started Checklist so that new users always have step-by-step guidance right where they need it. Instead of digging through documentation or searching online, the checklist lives inside your WordPress dashboard, making it easy to access anytime you’re setting up or running your first fundraising campaign.

Getting started

It’s designed to make setup smoother, faster, and less overwhelming—so you can launch your campaign with confidence knowing you haven’t missed an important step.

Everything you need to succeed is now easier to find in one place.

Ready to Experience the Update?

The latest Charitable Lite version is available now. Simply update your plugin in WordPress and get started!

We hope these updates make managing your campaigns easier and more enjoyable. Your feedback always shapes our development, so please keep sharing your thoughts with us!

Stay connected with Charitable for more tips, tutorials, and updates:

Your feedback keeps Charitable moving forward. Thank you for being part of the Charitable community—we’re excited to continue building better tools with you!

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David Bisset Project Manager
David is the project manager of Charitable since 2022. David works with several non-profits (one operated by his wife) along with managing and developing features, support, and marketing for Charitable. Has been with WordPress since 2006 and has been lead organizer of multiple conferences, events, and meetups.

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David Bisset Project Manager
David is the project manager of Charitable since 2022. David works with several non-profits (one operated by his wife) along with managing and developing features, support, and marketing for Charitable. Has been with WordPress since 2006 and has been lead organizer of multiple conferences, events, and meetups.
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author avatar
David Bisset Project Manager
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author avatar
David Bisset Project Manager
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David Bisset Project Manager
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author avatar
David Bisset Project Manager
David is the project manager of Charitable since 2022. David works with several non-profits (one operated by his wife) along with managing and developing features, support, and marketing for Charitable. Has been with WordPress since 2006 and has been lead organizer of multiple conferences, events, and meetups.