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  • Mini Donation Widget

    The Mini Donation Widget is a compact, embeddable donation form that lets visitors give to a specific campaign directly from any page or post. No full campaign page required. Add it to your homepage, a landing page, a sidebar, or a blog post and turn any content into a fundraising opportunity. Available in Charitable Pro…

  • How to Use Charitable Widgets in Elementor

    Charitable now includes native integration with the Elementor page builder, featuring four purpose-built widgets that allow you to create professional donation pages without any coding knowledge. These widgets seamlessly integrate with your existing Elementor designs and provide full control over your fundraising content. This guide will show you how to use the Charitable widgets inside…

  • Team Members Shortcode

    The [charitable_team_members] shortcode adds a grid showing a particular fundraising team’s members. Parameters team_id: Set the team’s ID. This can be left out or set to current to display the members for the campaign currently being viewed. title: Show a title before the list of team members. This is empty by default. columns: Choose how…

  • Fundraise Button Shortcode

    The [charitable_fundraise_button] shortcode adds a link or button that people can click to go to the fundraising form for a particular campaign. Parameters parent_campaign_id: Set the parent campaign’s ID. This can be left out or set to current to display the fundraise button for the campaign currently being viewed. display: Whether to display a button…

  • Submit Campaign Shortcode

    The [charitable_submit_campaign] shortcode allows you to display a campaign form on a page. Parameters Note: All of the parameters below were added in Ambassadors 2.0. If you are on a previous version, you can only use the shortcode in its default form, without any parameters. parent_id: Set a campaign parent. This means that all campaigns…

  • Stats Shortcode

    The [charitable_stat] shortcode allows you to display various Charitable statistics directly in a page. The statistics are dynamically calculated and displayed. Note: The [charitable_stat] shortcode is only available in Charitable 1.6+. Parameters display: The type of data to display. The choices are: total – The amount that has been raised. This is the default option.…

  • Donors Widget

    Display a list of donors. This can be used to show donors for a specific campaign or for all campaigns. To manage your widgets, log into your WordPress Dashboard and go to Appearance > Customize. Open up the Widgets panel (in certain themes, this panel may be named something else) and add the Donors widget. Available options: Title: The…

  • Donation Stats Widget

    Display a simple widget to show the number of campaigns, amount donated and number of donors. To manage your widgets, log into your WordPress Dashboard and go to Appearance > Customize. Open up the Widgets panel (in certain themes, this panel may be named something else) and add the Donation Stats widget. Available options: Title: The widget title to…

  • Campaign Categories/Tags Widget

    Display a list of your campaign categories or tags. To manage your widgets, log into your WordPress Dashboard and go to Appearance > Customize. Open up the Widgets panel (in certain themes, this panel may be named something else) and add the Campaign Categories/Tags widget. Available options: Title: The widget title to be displayed at the top of the…

  • Campaign Donation Widget

    Display a simple donation widget in your sidebar. Your donors choose their donation amount and are redirected to the campaign donation page to finalize their donation. To manage your widgets, log into your WordPress Dashboard and go to Appearance > Customize. Open up the Widgets panel (in certain themes, this panel may be named something else) and add the Campaign…

  • Campaigns Widget

    You can display a list of campaigns with the Campaigns widget. To manage your widgets, log into your WordPress Dashboard and go to Appearance > Customize. Open up the Widgets panel (in certain themes, this panel may be named something else) and add the Campaigns widget. Available options: Title: The title of your widget. This may be left…

  • Add Your Donation Form to a Page

    Do you want to embed a donation form in a page? When you create a donation campaign, Charitable makes it easy to add a simple donation form for that campaign anywhere on your site. This lets you show a simple donation form instead of a full-fledged fundraiser campaign. Step 1: Create a Fundraiser Campaign Head…

  • Donors Shortcode

    The [charitable_donors] shortcode allows you to display a list of donors to one or all of your campaigns on a page. It uses the same frontend template as the Donors widget, so its output is similar — it just provides you with flexibility to show the Donors in different spots. Parameters number Number of donors to…

  • Account Shortcodes

    Table of Contents Login form Logout link Registration form Profile form Donations table Login Form To set it up, add the following shortcode to a new page: [charitable_login] You can optionally set the message that will be displayed to users when they are already logged in with the logged_in_message parameter: [charitable_login logged_in_message=”You are already logged in!”] You…

  • Campaigns Shortcode

    The [campaigns] shortcode allows you to display a collection of campaigns within your posts or pages. Parameters Usage Default usage: Include expired campaigns: Show 30 campaigns: Order campaigns by the amount of money they have raised: Order campaigns by how soon they are ending (soonest to end is shown first): Only show campaigns within the…

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automation update

⚡ Visual Automation Builder: Drag and Drop With No Code!

Charitable Automation Connect 2.3.0 introduces the Visual Automation Builder, a full-screen canvas that lays each automation out as a flow of connected cards: a trigger, optional conditions, and a list of actions that run in order.

🧩 Many actions, one trigger: Tag a donor, send an email, add a note, and fire a webhook from a single event, dragged into any order.

✉️ Act inside Charitable: New Send Email, Tag Donor, and Add Donor Note actions run with no external service required.

🔤 Merge tags: Personalize emails and notes with live fields like {first_name}, {total}, and {campaign_name}.

🔁 Apply to existing donors: Run Tag Donor and Add Donor Note against the donors you already have.

🖥️ Canvas or Simple: Switch views anytime, and automations built before 2.3.0 keep working unchanged.

Read more here.

Integration updated

📬 Introducing Brevo for Charitable: Turn Donors into Subscribers Automatically

The moment a supporter makes a gift is when they are most engaged. With the new Brevo integration for Charitable, you can automatically turn those one-time donors into long-term subscribers without touching a single spreadsheet.

Simply collect donor consent right on your donation form and start your welcome series immediately.

What’s New:

🔄 Automated Subscriber Sync: New donors who opt in are added straight to your Brevo contact list as soon as their payment clears—no manual exports or CSV imports required.

🎯 Granular Consent & Opt-In Control: Customize your checkbox label, choose whether it defaults to checked or unchecked, or turn on Brevo double opt-in to keep your list clean and compliant.

📋 Per-Campaign List Mapping: Route supporters to your global email list or map specific campaigns to targeted Brevo lists to tailor your follow-up messaging.

⚡ 5-Minute Setup: Connect instantly by pasting your Brevo API key into the Newsletter settings, map your contact fields, and start building your email list on autopilot.

Ready to grow your mailing list? Brevo is available now starting on the Charitable Plus plan—connect your account today!

recurring donations updated

💳 Introducing Card Updates: Fix Expired Cards Without Losing Subscriptions!

newExpired or updated credit cards are one of the biggest silent leaks in recurring fundraising. With Card Updates in the Recurring Donations extension, donors can now refresh their payment details directly—keeping their subscription, schedule, and giving history completely intact.

No canceled plans, no lost history, and zero administrative headache for your team.

What’s New:

⚡ 30-Second Self-Service: Donors get a dedicated “Update Card” button in their dashboard that opens Stripe’s secure, PCI-compliant Customer Portal to update card details instantly.

🔒 Scoped & Safe Access: Scoped exclusively to card updates by default, donors can’t accidentally cancel or alter their plans from inside the portal, keeping your webhooks and data in sync.

🤝 Admin-Assisted Support: Helping a donor on the phone? Open their secure Stripe portal in one click from your admin screen or generate a single-use update link to email them.

📋 Automatic Audit Trail: Every payment method update is recorded automatically with a timestamp in both system-wide logs and the individual donor’s profile.

Ready to protect your recurring revenue? Get the Plus or Pro plan and update Recurring Donations to 2.3.0+ and enable “Update Payment Method” under your Settings today!

Integration page builder

Divi Fans Rejoice! Native Divi 5 Campaign Progress Bar Module!

With our new native Divi 5 module, you can anchor your microsites with real-time fundraising stats directly on the visual canvas. Here’s how it works, and why it’s worth turning on today.

Create campaign updates that are VISUAL AND LIVE. You can also:

📊 Campaign Progress Bar: Drop a live progress bar into any Divi 5 layout and show goal progress in real time.

🎨 Deep styling controls: Easily customize the bar and track color, height, and radius to match your brand perfectly.

👁️ Visual Builder ready: Configure and preview everything directly on the Divi canvas as a first-class module.

🔁 Identical rendering: The same exact engine powers this module, meaning consistent design without legacy shims.

✅ Faster launches: Never leave the Divi 5 interface to configure shortcodes or guess how your goal labels will look.

Learn more here.

Integration page builder

👉🏻 New in Charitable: Native Elementor Widgets for Seamless Campaign Building

With native Elementor widgets, you design donation campaigns right alongside the rest of your page without touching code. Here’s how it works, and why it’s worth turning on today.

Create fundraising pages that are VISUAL, NATIVE, AND SHORTCODE-FREE. You can also:

⚡ Mini Donation: Add a compact, high-converting donation widget with preset amounts and full color control.

⏳ Campaign Countdown: Build urgency for a deadline-driven appeal, complete with optional confetti when the goal is hit.

📣 Donation Feed: Prove momentum by showing visitors the social proof of real people giving right now.

🏆 Donor Leaderboard: Celebrate top supporters with gold, silver, and bronze styling to spark friendly giving.

🖼️ Campaign Showcase: Feature multiple campaigns in a landing page grid or carousel, with search, filters, and badges.

Learn more here.

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