If you want users to pay per listing (instead of using membership packages), configure the Paid Submission option in your website settings.

Paid Submission Rules:

• Decide from the beginning if you want to use Paid Submission or Membership Packages — switching later is not recommended.

• Changing the submission model after users have already registered and submitted listings can cause listing count or payment inconsistencies. The new settings only apply to new users and future submissions.

• Each listing must be paid for individually.

• Paid listings do not expire — they remain active unless manually removed by the user or the admin.

• Users can see submission pricing and payment options in their User Dashboard > My Properties.

• Paid listings will show the status “PAID” in the admin area under Properties > All Properties and on the Edit Property screen.

How to Enable Paid Submissions

• Go to Theme Options -> Add Listing Page & Payment Settings -> Submission Settings -> Enable Paid Submission -> Select “per listing”
• Add the Price Per Submission (for “per listing” mode) Use .00 format for decimals (ex: 5.50). Do not set price as 0! and use only numbers 
• Price to make the listing featured (for “per listing” mode)Use .00 format for decimals (ex: 1.50). Do not set price as 0! and use only numbers 

Currency for Payments Admin Receives

For WpRentals Included merchants, you can control whether to enable Sandbox or LIVE mode for payments:

• Sandbox – Used for testing the API.

• Live – Used for the LIVE API.

For WpRentals Included merchants, select the Payment Currency:

You can also set the Payment Currency for WpRentals included merchants:

Note: PayPal and Stripe support a limited number of countries and currencies.

• Check PayPal supported currencies:
  https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/currency_codes/

• Check Stripe supported currencies:
  https://support.stripe.com/questions/which-currencies-does-stripe-support

• See Stripe supported countries:
  https://stripe.com/global

Set Payment Options

WpRentals supports multiple payment methods for processing property submissions:

1. Direct Theme Payment Methods

These methods are built into the theme and allow users to pay for memberships or individual property submissions.

PayPal (Supports Recurring Payments)

• Users can pay via PayPal for one-time or recurring payments.
• Supports automatic subscription renewals.
• Users must cancel subscriptions from their PayPal account if they enable recurring but do not want automatic renewals anymore.
  🔗 PayPal Setup Guide

Stripe (Supports Recurring Payments)

• Allows users to pay using credit or debit cards.
• Supports automatic subscription renewals.
• Users can cancel Stripe subscriptions directly from their WpRentals user dashboard.
  🔗 Stripe Setup Guide

Wire Transfer (Manual Payment Processing)

• Users receive payment instructions and must manually send a bank transfer.
• The admin must manually approve the payment before activating the package.
  🔗 Wire Transfer Setup Guide

2. WooCommerce Payment Integration (Optional)

• Enable WooCommerce to use any WooCommerce-supported payment method (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, local bank payments, etc.).
• WooCommerce does NOT support recurring payments for membership packages.
• Payments processed via WooCommerce are handled entirely through the WooCommerce system.

🔗 How to Install WooCommerce & Use WooCommerce Payments

How Users Buy with Paid Submission

Users manage properties with Paid Submission from the User Dashboard -> My Properties List. 

They will pay the property only once.

They will pay for featured property only once.

For site Administrator, paid submissions will have status PAID in admin – Properties and in Edit Property view.

How Submission & Approval Works with Paid Submission

1. User Submits a Property

• The user fills out the property form and clicks “Submit Property”.

• The property is saved as a pending

2. User Pays for the Listing

• After submission, the user is taken to the payment step (PayPal, Stripe, Wire Transfer, or WooCommerce).

• Once payment is completed:

  • The property gets the “PAID” status in admin.

  • If automatic publishing is enabled in Theme Options, the listing is published right away.

  • If manual approval is required, the listing will stay in “pending” status until an admin approves it.

3. Admin Approval (if required)

• If manual approval is active:

  • Go to Admin > Properties > All Properties.

  • Find the listing with status Pending.

  • Click Edit, review it, and click Publish.

4. Listing Goes Live

• After approval (or automatically, if set), the listing appears on the website.

• It will never expire unless the admin or user removes it.