Let Donors Give in Memory of Someone They Love

Some of the most meaningful gifts your nonprofit will ever receive are made in someone’s name. A donor gives in memory of a parent, in honor of a friend’s recovery, or on behalf of a couple celebrating a milestone. Charitable Tributes captures that intention on the donation form, then does something most donation plugins cannot: it remembers the person being honored. Every honoree becomes a real record in your dashboard, with running totals, the donors who gave, and the family you can keep in the loop. It all runs inside WordPress, alongside the forms and reports you already use, with no separate subscription and no per-donation fees.

Why Tribute Giving Deserves More Than a Checkbox

A tribute gift is personal, and it often brings a whole circle of people to your cause at once. When ten people give in memory of the same person, that is ten new relationships and one story worth honoring. Treating those gifts as anonymous, disconnected donations means losing the chance to thank the family, steward the donors, and see the full impact of a single life remembered. Charitable Tributes keeps all of it together, inside the WordPress dashboard you already use, with no separate subscription and no per-donation fees.

Key Features

• A tribute option on your donation forms, with “In Memory Of,” “In Honor Of,” “On Behalf Of,” and custom tribute types
• Honoree records stored as first-class objects, with totals, donor history, and family contacts
• A guided setup wizard that launches a dedicated tribute campaign in under 90 seconds
• Automatic notification e-cards that tell the family a gift was made in their loved one’s name
• Six dedicated blocks for building beautiful, shareable tribute and memorial pages
• Personal messages from donors, with privacy controls for anonymous and family-only giving
• Annual tribute giving that turns a one-time gift into a recurring gift on a date the donor chooses
• Tribute-aware receipts, including a tribute section on PDF receipts
• A Tribute Donations report and an Honoree Leaderboard to see your impact at a glance

A Tribute Option, Right on the Donation Form

Tribute giving starts where the donor already is. Add a tribute option to any campaign and donors can choose to dedicate their gift, pick a tribute type, name the person being honored, and leave a personal message, all without leaving the form. Nothing changes for donors who just want to give normally. The tribute fields only appear when a donor opts in.

• 🌹 Three tribute types built in: in memory of, in honor of, and on behalf of, plus your own custom types.
• 💌 A personal message the donor can write to the honoree or their family.
• 🔔 Notify a loved one by entering a recipient name and email at checkout.
• 🙈 Privacy on the donor’s terms: give anonymously, or keep details family-only.

Honorees Are Real Records, Not Just a Form Field

This is what sets Charitable Tributes apart. When a donor honors someone, Tributes creates a lasting honoree record in your dashboard. Each honoree has running totals, the list of donors who gave in their name, the messages left for them, and the family contacts you choose to keep. So when ten people give in memory of the same person, you see one honoree with the full picture, not ten disconnected donations.

Launch a Tribute Campaign in Under 90 Seconds

When a family asks for gifts “in lieu of flowers,” speed matters. The setup wizard walks you from a starting template to a live, shareable tribute page in well under two minutes. Pick a template, name the honoree, choose how donors can share and give, point the money at a campaign or fund, and you are done. You get a live preview, a share link, and an embed shortcode at the finish line.

• 🧭 Guided five-step wizard, no template editing required.
• 🗂️ Ready-made templates for memorials, birthdays, retirements, pet tributes, support funds, and more.
• 🔗 Instant share link and embed shortcode the moment you publish.
• 👀 Live preview so you see the page before it goes live.

Tell the Family a Gift Was Made

A tribute gift means more when the family knows about it. Tributes can automatically send a notification e-card to the recipient the donor names, sharing that a gift was made in their loved one’s honor, who it was from, and the personal message. You control the wording for each tribute type, so memorial gifts read with care and celebration gifts feel joyful.

Build Memorial Pages With Six Dedicated Blocks

Every tribute campaign comes with its own page, and six purpose-built blocks let you make it beautiful without touching code. Drop them onto the tribute page or any page on your site.

• 🪪 Honoree Card displays the photo, name, dates, and relationship to your cause.
• 🌡️ Tribute Goal Meter shows progress toward a goal, with donor count and totals.
• 🧱 Tribute Donor Wall lists who gave, with privacy-respecting names and tribute badges.
• 💬 Personal Message highlights a donor’s words in a styled container.
• 🕯️ Service Details shares service date, location, and giving instructions for memorials.
• ❤️ Tribute Donate Button drops a clean call to action anywhere on the page.

Receipts That Honor the Gift

Tribute details flow straight into the donor’s receipt. The donation receipt email includes a tribute section with the honoree’s name, the tribute type, and the personal message. If you use the PDF Receipts addon, the generated PDF includes a matching, formatted tribute section, so the donor’s record reflects exactly who their gift honored.

Turn a One-Time Tribute Into an Annual One

Some gifts are meant to repeat. After a one-time tribute donation, the donor can choose to make it an annual tribute on a date that matters, a birthday, an anniversary, or the day they want to remember. With the Recurring Donations addon active, that one click creates a recurring gift that keeps the tribute details intact, year after year, and the donor manages it from their own account.

• 🗓️ Donor-chosen date for the annual gift.
• 🔗 Tribute details preserved on every renewal, so the honoree keeps getting credit.
• 👤 Donor self-service, managed from their Charitable profile.

(Annual tributes use the Charitable Recurring Donations addon.)

See Your Tribute Impact at a Glance

A new Tributes menu in your dashboard keeps everything in one place. Browse every tribute campaign, drill into any honoree, and run reports built for tribute giving.

More information

Get started with the Charitable Tributes documentation.

Minimum requirements:

• PHP 7.4+
• Charitable Pro 1.8.16+