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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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You can now send annual receipts in minutes with a few clicks to all your donors.

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Addon Donations Improvement

🎈Recurring Donations 2.0: Smarter Automation, Better Recovery, and More Control

We’ve completely rebuilt our Recurring Donations system to help you grow your reliable income stream while giving you (and your donors) more powerful tools than ever before.

What’s New:

🔒 Recurring-Only Campaigns: You can toggle “Recurring Only” mode in the campaign builder to hide the one-time option entirely, ensuring your supporters stay focused on long-term commitment.

📧 Automatic Payment Recovery: Our new Payment Failed Email fires automatically the moment a subscription fails.

🛠️ Self-Service Donor Control:The new Cancel Subscription Button appears directly in the donor dashboard, allowing supporters to pause or end their recurring gifts on their own terms—reducing your admin burden and payment disputes.

📊 Real-Time Revenue Insights: Track your growth, monitor active subscriptions, and see exactly how much predictable support is coming in each month at a glance.

Our new Recurring Donations addon gives you the professional-grade tools you need to grow your mission.

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🧡 Modal Donate Button: Turn Any Click into a Contribution

Instead of redirecting users to a new URL, the lightweight Modal Donation Button allows donors to complete their gift in a sleek, focused popup, keeping them engaged with your content while they support your cause.

What’s New:

  • ⚡ Zero-Friction Giving: Open your donation form in a responsive modal overlay. Donors stay on the same page, reducing drop-off.

  • 🖱️ Place it Anywhere: Use the dedicated WordPress block or a simple shortcode to drop a donate button into sidebars, footers, or even mid-sentence in your storytelling.

  • 🎨 Full Design Control: Match your brand perfectly with customizable background colors, hover effects, border radius, and font sizes—all without touching a single line of CSS.

Whether you need a simple “Donate Now” link or a high-converting popup button, the Modal Donate Button gives you the flexibility to raise more with less effort.

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💵 Mini Donation Widget: Show The Impact Of Every Dollar!

Not every donor who wants to give will navigate to your campaign page. Meet them exactly where they are by placing a fully functional giving experience directly on any page or post.

💬 Show the impact of every dollar: Attach custom messages to each preset amount so donors understand exactly what their gift provides.
🔄 Monthly and one-time giving: Supports a tabbed interface with independent amounts and impact statements for recurring giving programs.
🎨 Match your brand: Easily set accent colors and control size or alignment to fit the widget naturally into your layout without CSS.
⚡ Reduce donor friction: Open the donation form in a modal overlay to keep donors on the page and reduce drop-off.

Donations Live New

👉🏻 Showcase Real Momentum with the Donations Feed

Give your donors a reason to trust. Our new feed lets you display a living, breathing record of people showing up for your cause.

🤝 Build instant trust: Overcome donor hesitation by showing a proven track record of community support.
💬 Highlight donor stories: Display real donor comments and locations to show the human side of your fundraising.
🛠️ Drop it anywhere: Easily add the block to your homepage, campaign pages, or confirmation screens in seconds.
📈 Curate your feed: Group multiple donations from the same person or sort by highest amounts to encourage larger gifts.

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