Give Manual Donations is a specialized add-on that allows administrators to create donation payments within the WordPress dashboard without using an online credit card processor. Recording over 100,000 active users across the platform ecosystem, this plugin ensures offline gifts are tracked alongside digital transactions. It provides a dedicated interface for reconciling records between external payment gateways and your local website data.
WPExclusive members get access to Manual Donations as part of a full plugin and theme library — plans from $9.99/month. See the full GiveWP collection →
What Is Give Manual Donations?
Give Manual Donations is developed by GiveWP and is a donations plugin for WordPress. It belongs to the donations category on WPExclusive, alongside other tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraisers. This specific add-on solves the problem of disconnected financial records by allowing manual entry of cash, checks, or bank transfers.
The plugin is designed for nonprofit administrators who need to manage a unified donor database. By using Manual Donations, users can ensure that their reporting and donor history reflect the true total of funds raised, regardless of the original payment method.
Give Manual Donations Features
The feature set is built around an intuitive administrative interface that mimics the standard donation process without requiring live payment processing.
Manual Transaction Creation
Creating manual transactions involves filling out a simple dashboard form and clicking Submit. The plugin allows you to assign the donation to any current donor or create a new donor profile during the process. This ensures that your donation reports and donor records reflect offline gifts accurately and instantly.
Recurring Donation Support
Manual Donations fully supports recurring donation forms, allowing admins to set up the “parent” recurring donation. This is essential for maintaining consistent subscription records for donors who commit to long-term giving through offline channels. It integrates directly with the core recurring engine to maintain schedule consistency.
Reporting and Gateway Simulation
You can choose any payment gateway for the record, regardless of whether it is currently activated or live. Manual entries are reflected in your Reports, Transactions, and Logs just like public form submissions. You also have granular control over the donation date, allowing for backdating or future dating of records as needed.
Pricing
The retail price for a single site license is $79 per year, or it is included in the Plus and Pro bundles. WPExclusive members access it as part of their membership plan without individual license fees.
| Plan | Price | Sites | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Add-on | $79/year | 1 Site | Manual Donations only |
| Plus Plan | $349/year | 1 Site | All Premium Add-ons |
| WPExclusive Membership | From $9.99/month | Unlimited | Manual Donations + full library |
For developers managing multiple sites, a WPExclusive membership covers Manual Donations plus hundreds of other plugins and themes — usually less than one premium license.
Latest Version
The current version is 1.8.0. The plugin receives regular updates to maintain compatibility with the core GiveWP 4.0.0 framework or higher. WPExclusive updates plugin files promptly after each release.
How to Install
- Download the Manual Donations .zip from your WPExclusive member account
- In WordPress: Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
- Select the .zip and click Install Now → Activate
- Navigate to Donations → Add Donation in your dashboard to begin recording offline gifts.
- Configure email notification preferences to alert donors or admins of the manual entry.
Use Cases
Recording Cash and Check Contributions
Nonprofits often receive physical checks through the mail or cash during live events which need recording in the donation tracking system. Manual Donations allows staff to input these amounts immediately so financial tallies remain accurate.
Legacy Data Migration
When switching to WordPress for fundraising, organizations may need to input historical donor data to maintain continuity. The plugin facilitates manual recreation of past transactions to populate donor profiles with their complete giving history.
Agencies and Developers Managing Multiple Client Sites
Agencies can deploy this add-on for clients who maintain hybrid fundraising models (online and offline). Using WPExclusive allows developers to provide this pro-level functionality across many client sites at a fraction of the cost.
Pros and Cons
✅ Strengths
- Supports recurring donations for maintaining parent subscription records.
- Seamlessly integrates with core GiveWP reports and log files.
- Allows creation of new donors or assignment to existing ones from a single form.
⚠️ Limitations
- Does not actually process payments; it is for manual reconciliation only.
- Requires the core GiveWP plugin to be installed and active.
- Developer auto-updates require an active license key. WPExclusive publishes updates manually when new versions are released.
Is Give Manual Donations GPL Licensed?
Yes. Give Manual Donations is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the same license that governs WordPress itself. GPL gives any user the legal right to use, study, share, and redistribute the software. This is the legal framework that makes WPExclusive’s membership model possible.
WPExclusive distributes 100% original, unmodified files; the same release the developer publishes. No injected code, no alterations, no security risks.
Get Give Manual Donations on WPExclusive
WPExclusive membership starts at $9.99/month, $87/year, or $149 lifetime, giving you Give Manual Donations plus every plugin and theme in the library, on unlimited sites.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Give Manual Donations do?
Give Manual Donations is a fundraising utility that lets users manually input donation data into their dashboard. Manual Donations ensures offline gifts like cash or checks are counted in site-wide reports.
Is Give Manual Donations free?
Manual Donations is a premium add-on usually requiring a paid license or bundle. WPExclusive members can access it as part of their $9.99/monthly plan.
What is the latest version of Give Manual Donations?
The current version is 1.8.0. The plugin is actively maintained, and WPExclusive members always receive the most current release.
How much does Give Manual Donations cost?
Retail pricing starts at $79.00 annually. Via WPExclusive, it is included in plans from $9.99/month.
Is it legal to use Give Manual Donations via WPExclusive?
The plugin is GPL licensed, which explicitly permits redistribution. WPExclusive provides original, unmodified files, fully within GPL terms.
Does Manual Donations charge the donor’s credit card?
No, Manual Donations is designed purely for record reconciliation and does not communicate with external credit card processors to move funds.
