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General Settings

The General Settings section allows you to configure the plugin’s core behaviors. These settings control how donation products interact with the cart, checkout process, and other WooCommerce features.

Accessing General Settings

To access the General Settings:

  1. Go to the Donation menu in the WordPress dashboard.
  2. Click on Settings.
  3. Navigate to the General settings tab.
Donation General Settings

General Settings Options

Below are the available options under the General Settings tab:

 1. Skip Cart

  • Description: Redirects donors directly to the cart page after adding a donation product.
  • Effect: Bypasses the standard WooCommerce behavior where users remain on the product page after adding an item.

2. Enable Fast Checkout

  • Description: Redirects donors directly to the checkout page after adding a donation product to the cart.
  • Effect: Speeds up the donation process by skipping the cart page entirely.

3. Editable Cart Item Price

  • Description: Allows the price of donation products to be edited directly in the cart.
  • Effect: Donors can customize their donation amounts from the cart page.
  • Note: This applies only to products designated as donation products.

4. Disable Coupon Field

  • Description: This setting disables the coupon field on both the cart and checkout pages when the cart contains at least one donation product.
  • Effect: Prevents coupons from being applied to donation products.

5. Disable Order Note

  • Description: Disables the order notes field during checkout when the cart contains a donation product.
  • Effect: Simplifies the checkout process for donors.

6. Disable Tax

  • Description: Removes tax for donation products.
  • Effect:
    • If the product type is set as a donation product, the tax status and tax class will be hidden on the product edit page.
    • Ensures donation products are treated as tax-exempt items.

Summary

The General Settings tab provides options to streamline the donation process, improve donor experience, and ensure donation products behave differently from standard WooCommerce products.  Adjust these settings according to your donation campaign requirements to optimize performance.

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