How to Install OpenCart Bitcoin Payment plugin

OpenCart is a completely free, open-source e-commerce solution for your online store. It offers a helpful community, lots of add-ons to install, and even a bit of coding to give you access to tweaking tiny details. There are no limits on how many products or categories you can add to your store. You can manage multiple stores with a single dashboard, and you can take advantage of a rewards system, built-in affiliate marketing, discounts, coupons, ratings, and reviews. All for free!

If you wish to take your store to a new level and start accepting crypto payments , you should check out our OpenCart payment gateway. Add cryptocurrencies to your OpenCart payment methods and stay one step ahead of the competition! Connecting our payment service for accepting crypto payments is easy, and it will benefit from users who want their transactions secure, private, and without any third-parties!

Follow the installation instructions below to install our OpenCart payment gateway as a payment extension in your store. The installation process is simple and requires no coding. Users who choose to checkout using Plisio will go through a simple transaction process before completing their payment.

Accept cryptocurrency payments on OpenCart

If you want to accept cryptocurrency payments in your online business, sign up for an account on Plisio. For production, use our sign up on our  website.

The installation of our OpenCart Bitcoin extension is relatively easy:

1. Make sure OpenCart FTP settings are configured.
2. Download and install the appropriate Plisio Bitcoin plugin for OpenCart.
3. Enable our extension in OpenCart settings.
4. Setup API credentials for testing purposes or going live with Bitcoin payments.

How to set up OpenCart extension: step-by-step guide

1. Check that the OpenCart FTP configuration is fine

To do this, open up the OpenCart FTP configuration in the Admin panel. This is done from the menu bar on the left: click on System > Settings, then click Edit and go over to the FTP tab.

If the details are missing in the FTP tab, enter FTP Host, Port, Username, Password, Root directory (FTP Root). Under Enable FTP, choose Yes. Do not forget to save your settings. Under Enable FTP, choose Yes. Do not forget to save your settings.

2. Download appropriate Plisio extension for OpenCart

Download the appropriate Plisio plugin for your OpenCart version either from the official OpenCart Marketplace or our GitHub Repository.

Please pay attention to which extension version you are downloading, since it differs for OpenCart 1.*, OpenCart 2.0-2.2, and OpenCart 2.3+ (and 3.0+).

3. Install the OpenCart Bitcoin plugin

Once you have downloaded our OpenCart Bitcoin plugin for versions 2.0-2.2 or 2.3+, go back to the Admin panel. Click on Extensions > Extension Installer. Click Upload, located, select opencart.ocmod.zip you just downloaded, and click Continue.

After the process is complete, you will see a message indicating that our Bitcoin plugin has been successfully installed under the Progress bar.

4. Enable Plisii payment extension in OpenCart settings

For OpenCart 2.0-2.2, in the Admin panel, go to Extensions > Payments, find Plisio, and click Install.

For OpenCart 2.3 and newer (including OpenCart 3.0+), in the Admin panel, go to Extensions, select Payments from the dropdown list, find Plisio and click the green “+” sign to install.

You will then see a confirmation message indicating that ‘you have successfully modified payments.’

5. Enter API credentials and configure your ‘Supported currencies’ settings

If you have not yet created your API credentials (Secret key), it is a good time to do this now in your Plisio account dashboard.

For OpenCart 2.0-2.2, in the Admin panel, go back to Extensions > Payments, find Plisio, but this time, click Edit. Enter your API credentials here.

For OpenCart >= 2.3, in the Admin panel, go back to Extensions, select Payments from the dropdown list, find Plisio and click Edit. Enter your API credentials here.

For all versions: set the Supported currencies (API settings on dashboard) parameter to the currency you wish to receive your payouts from Plisio.

Congratulations – you did it! Your OpenCart store now has Bitcoin as a payment option at checkout. See how it works and let us know at [email protected]. Whether you love or hate it – we want to hear it all!