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Customers can select this option to pay with cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Order Process<\/h3>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Customer selects Paymento as the payment method and completes the order.<\/li>\n<li>They are redirected to the Paymento payment page to complete the transaction.<\/li>\n<li>After payment, the customer is redirected back to your store.<\/li>\n<li>The order status is updated based on the payment status and your chosen confirmation type.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h3>External Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to the <strong>Paymento API<\/strong> to process cryptocurrency payments. Paymento is a non-custodial payment gateway that enables WooCommerce stores to accept payments in Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and other cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc <strong>Data Sent to Paymento API<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The plugin interacts with the Paymento API for the following purposes:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><p><strong>Payment Verification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>The plugin sends payment transaction details to <code>https:\/\/api.paymento.io\/v1\/payment\/verify<\/code> to confirm if a payment was successfully made.  <\/li>\n<li>This request is triggered when an order is placed or needs verification.  <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><p><strong>Fetching Merchant Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Calls <code>https:\/\/api.paymento.io\/v1\/ping\/merchant\/<\/code> to retrieve the store\u2019s registered name and confirm API connectivity.  <\/li>\n<li>This request is made when setting up the payment gateway in WooCommerce.  <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><p><strong>Setting Callback URLs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>The plugin sends data to <code>https:\/\/api.paymento.io\/v1\/payment\/settings\/<\/code> to configure callback URLs for payment notifications.  <\/li>\n<li>This happens when the payment gateway is set up for the first time.  <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><p><strong>Submitting Payment Requests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>When a customer selects crypto payment, the plugin sends a request to <code>https:\/\/api.paymento.io\/v1\/payment\/request<\/code> with order details.  <\/li>\n<li>This allows Paymento to generate a payment invoice for the user.  <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><p><strong>API Health Check<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>A request to <code>https:\/\/api.paymento.io\/v1\/ping\/<\/code> ensures the API is operational before processing payments.  <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>\ud83d\udd17 <strong>Third-Party Policies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>By using this plugin, your WooCommerce store communicates with <strong>Paymento API<\/strong>. You can review Paymento\u2019s terms and policies here:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Terms of Service<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/paymento.io\/terms\">https:\/\/paymento.io\/terms<\/a>  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy Policy<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/paymento.io\/privacy\">https:\/\/paymento.io\/privacy<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This ensures users are <strong>fully aware<\/strong> of the data being sent and why. \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n\n<h3>Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n\n<p>If you encounter any issues:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Enable Debug Log in the plugin settings.<\/li>\n<li>Check the WooCommerce status report (WooCommerce &gt; Status &gt; Logs) for detailed error messages.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure your API Key and Secret Key are correct.<\/li>\n<li>Verify that your server can receive incoming webhooks from Paymento.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h3>Support<\/h3>\n\n<p>For support, please open an issue on the GitHub repository or contact Paymento support for gateway-specific questions.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Contributing<\/h3>\n\n<p>Contributions to improve the plugin are welcome. Please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes.<\/p>\n\n<h3>License<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin is released under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/gpl-2.0.html\">GPLv2 or later<\/a> license.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Download the plugin zip file from the GitHub repository.<\/li>\n<li>Log in to your WordPress admin panel and navigate to Plugins &gt; Add New.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \"Upload Plugin\" button at the top of the page.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the downloaded zip file and click \"Install Now\".<\/li>\n<li>After installation, click \"Activate Plugin\".<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id='does%20this%20plugin%20require%20an%20external%20api%3F'><h3>Does this plugin require an external API?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, this plugin connects to Paymento's API to process crypto payments securely.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='what%20are%20the%20costs%20associated%20with%20using%20paymento%3F'><h3>What are the costs associated with using Paymento?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The Paymento plugin is completely free to install and use. 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