Braintree for WooCommerce - Accept Payments Easily

About Braintree for WooCommerce Payment Gateway

PayPal Braintree for WooCommerce allows customers to pay with major cards, Apple Pay, and PayPal directly on your site, without redirects. It is secure and PCI compliant, with features like 3D Secure verification and Strong Customer Authentication. It also supports recurring payments with WooCommerce Subscriptions and accepts payment upfront or as products ship with WooCommerce Pre-Orders.

Screenshots

Braintree for WooCommerce Payment Gateway screenshot

Frequently asked questions

What payment methods does Braintree for WooCommerce support?

Braintree for WooCommerce supports credit cards and PayPal payments.

Can customers save their credit card details or link a PayPal account?

Yes, customers can save their credit card details or link a PayPal account to their WooCommerce user account for fast and easy checkout.

What is Hosted Fields and how does it work?

Hosted Fields, similar to iFrames, are hosted on PayPal's servers but fit inside the checkout form elements on your site, providing a secure, seamless means for customers to share their payment information.

Does Braintree for WooCommerce support tokenization?

Yes, Braintree for WooCommerce supports tokenization, allowing customers to save their credit cards or connect their PayPal account for faster, easier subsequent checkouts.

What advanced features does Braintree for WooCommerce provide?

Braintree for WooCommerce provides several advanced features, including PCI Compliance SAQ-A standards, support for WooCommerce Subscriptions and WooCommerce Pre-Orders, secure credit card saving and PayPal account linking, easy refund and transaction management, routing payments in different currencies, support for Braintree's fraud tools, support for 3D Secure, and express checkout options like Buy Now buttons and PayPal Connect buttons.

Changelog

3.2.6 – 2025-02-18

Fix – Ensure payment methods display the correct buttons and statuses in the new WooCommerce Payments settings.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 9.7.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 9.5.
Dev – Bump WordPress minimum supported version to 6.6.
Dev – Refresh WPORG assets and readme copy.
Dev – Add the WordPress Plugin Check GitHub Action.

3.2.5 – 2025-01-20

Add – Request a cardholder challenge on all transactions.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 9.6.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 9.4.
Dev – Use the @woocommerce/e2e-utils-playwright NPM package for E2E tests.

3.2.4 – 2025-01-06

Fix – PHP 8.3 deprecation notices caused by the use of dynamic properties.
Dev – Update Braintree SDK from 6.7.0 to 6.21.0.
Dev – Update SkyVerge framework from 5.12.0 to 5.12.7.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 9.5.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 9.3.
Dev – Resolve some E2E errors.

3.2.3 – 2024-11-25

Dev – Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.7.

3.2.2 – 2024-10-28

Fix – Fatal error processing admin subscription renewals when using legacy order storage.
Fix – Apple Pay styling issues on Product and Cart pages.
Fix – PayPal button width on the Product page.
Tweak – Change “Buy with Apple Pay” text to “Subscribe with Apple Pay” for Subscription products.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 9.4.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 9.2.
Dev – Bump WordPress minimum supported version to 6.5.
Dev – Ensure that E2E tests pass in the latest WooCommerce version.

3.2.1 – 2024-09-23

Fix – Update documentation link that was incorrect.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 9.3.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 9.1.

3.2.0 – 2024-08-13

Add – Support for Apple Pay when purchasing Subscription products.
Fix – Credit card input boxes not visible.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 9.2.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 9.0.

3.1.7 – 2024-07-22

Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 9.1.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 8.9.
Dev – Bump WordPress minimum supported version to 6.4.
Dev – Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.6.
Dev – Update NPM packages and node version to v20 to modernize developer experience.
Dev – Fix QIT E2E tests and add support for a few new test types.
Dev – Exclude the Woo Comment Hook @since sniff.

3.1.6 – 2024-05-20

Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 8.9.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 8.7.

3.1.5 – 2024-03-25

Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 8.7.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 8.5
Dev – Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.5.
Dev – Update documentation around why billing agreements are being created for one-time purchases.
Fix – Ensure that the order status updates to ‘refunded’ only once after a successful refund.
Fix – Missing dependencies error on non-payment pages when advanced fraud tool is enabled.
Fix – Make the error notice UI consistent with Block Cart/Checkout UI.

3.1.4 – 2024-03-11

Tweak – Move PayPal buttons below “add to cart” button on product pages.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 8.6.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 8.4.
Dev – Bump WordPress minimum supported version to 6.3.
Fix – Saved payment methods no longer appear in the Block checkout when tokenization is disabled.

3.1.3 – 2024-02-05

Add – Cart and Checkout block support for PayPal Express Checkout.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 8.5.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 8.3.
Dev – Bump WordPress minimum supported version to 6.3.

3.1.2 – 2024-01-22

Fix – Ensure correct functionality of dynamic descriptor name validation.

3.1.1 – 2024-01-09

Dev – Declare compatibility with Product Editor.
Dev – Declare compatibility with WooCommerce Blocks.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 8.4.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 8.2.
Tweak – Bump PHP “tested up to” version 8.3.

3.1.0 – 2023-12-04

Dev – Update PHPCS and PHPCompatibility GitHub Actions.
Tweak – Admin settings colour to match admin theme colour scheme.

3.0.9 – 2023-11-20

Dev – Added critical flows end-to-end tests.
Dev – Bump Woocommerce “requires at least” 8.1.
Dev – Bump Woocommerce “tested up to” version 8.3.
Dev – Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.4.
Dev – Bump WordPress minimum supported version to 6.2.

3.0.8 – 2023-10-30

Fix – Ensure Braintree block checkout works with FSE themes.
Fix – Prevent PHP warnings if no Credit Card logos are displayed.

3.0.7 – 2023-10-23

Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 8.1.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 7.9.
Tweak – Bump skyverge/wc-plugin-framework from 5.10.15 to 5.11.8.
Tweak – Bump minimum PHP version from 7.3 to 7.4.

3.0.6 – 2023-09-18

Tweak – Payment method text for subscriptions via the PayPal button gateway.
Dev – Bump WordPress “tested up to” version to 6.3.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 7.9.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version to 7.7.

3.0.5 – 2023-08-29

Fix – Link to merchant account IDs documentation within the settings pages.

3.0.4 – 2023-07-25

Fix – Check whether wc_get_notices function exists before using it.
Dev – Add Playwright end-to-end tests.
Dev – Bump Braintree SDK from 3.73.1 to 3.94.0.

3.0.3 – 2023-07-05

Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 7.8.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version from 6.8 to 7.2.
Dev – Bump WordPress minimum supported version from 5.8 to 6.1.
Dev – Ensure translations are properly defined.
Dev – Remove deprecated class aliases for framework classes renamed in 2.4.0.
Dev – Resolve coding standards issues.
Fix – Admin can now save multiple merchant Account IDs.

3.0.2 – 2023-05-24

Add – Support for Cart and Checkout blocks.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce minimum supported version from 6.0 to 6.8.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 7.4.
Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 7.6.
Dev – Bump WordPress minimum supported version from 5.6 to 5.8.
Dev – Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.2.

3.0.1 – 2023-04-04

Dev – Build with Gulp instead of using skyverge/sake

3.0.0 – 2023-03-16

Dev – Bump WooCommerce “tested up to” version 7.3.0.
Dev – Resolve linting issues.

2.9.1 – 2022-12-19

Added – Warning about Braintree payment method at User delete confirmation screen.
Fix – Don’t delete the payment method at Braintree if website is staging environment.
Fix – Billing address details do not get autofilled on the checkout page when using express checkout.
Update – Node version from v12 to v16.
Update – Npm version to v8.

2.9.0 – 2022-11-01

Add – Support for High-performance Order Storage (“HPOS”).
Add – Declare compatibility with High-Performance Order Storage (“HPOS”).
Fix – Display more detailed error messages on checkout.

2.8.0 – 2022-10-12

Add – Support for 3DS2 / EMV 3DS cards.
Fix – Upgrade Braintree PHP SDK from v3.34.0 to v6.7.0.
Tweak – Bump minimum WP version from 4.4 to 5.6.
Tweak – Bump minimum PHP version from 5.4 to 7.3.
Tweak – Bump minimum WC version from 3.0.9 to 6.0.
Tweak – Bump WC tested up to version to 6.7.

2.7.0 – 2022-09-06

Add – PayPal Pay Later support to buyers from Italy and Spain.

2.6.5 – 2022-06-14

Tweak – Update development tools
Tweak – Bump “WordPress tested up to” version to 6.0

2.6.4 – 2022-04-04

Fix – Improve Subscriptions with WooCommerce Payments feature compatibility with Braintree (PayPal) Buttons
Tweak – Fraud tools setting description improvements

2.6.3 – 2022-03-16

Fix – is_ajax deprecation message
Fix – URL for dynamic descriptors documentation in settings page
Fix – Don’t show “- OR -” if Apple Pay enabled but not available in current browser

2.6.2 – 2021-11-16

Feature – Add support for disabling funding methods
Feature – Allow updating of expiration dates for credit cards in ‘My Account’
Tweak – Update ‘device data’ capture inner workings

See changelog for all versions.