Adding a Donation Option to your Store
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- Begin within the Manage Store page.
- Next, select Products from the left navigation menu.
- Hover over the + icon at the bottom right of the page, and click Add.
- On the Product page, set the Name to Donation or Tip.
- Leave the Price as Empty for now. Continue to fill out the Excerpt and Description to be as desired.
- Next, change the Fulfillment Method to None.
- Return to the top of the Product page and select the Variants tab.
- Click the blue Add a variant button. If you have not saved your product yet, you will want to do so now.
- In the new panel that opens:
- Enter Amount for the variant name.
- Choose Other for the variant type.
- Enter $1, $5, and $10 as your variant choices (Don’t forget to hit Enter on your keyboard after each amount!). Optional: If your organization deals with larger amounts, add other denominations such as $25, $50, $75, $100, etc.
- Click Save at the bottom of the panel.
- You will now see your Variants listed below. Under the area for Additional Charge, enter the corresponding dollar amount to the variant option.
- Now you are ready to make your product live! Click the Publish button at the upper right corner of the screen to add this item to your store.
