Add Donation

Any donation added to the website will be displayed as a tile on the DONATE page. You can access this page by clicking the Donate button on the top right-hand corner to the website.

You can also set different donation frequencies (once off vs monthly donation) by adding variations to the donation. These will be displayed as buttons on the DONATE page underneath the donation tiles.

1. Create Donation Tile

In the Manage menu, select Commerce > Products.

The Products page is displayed.

Click the Add product button.

The Add product page is displayed.

Select Donation. The Add Donation page is displayed.

Complete the Add Donation fields. Refer to the table below for guidelines.

Field  Action
Title Enter the title of the donation, e.g. Thirty Dollar Donation.
This will be displayed in the donation tile.
Body Enter a description of what the donation will enable, e.g. ‘Contributes to a training uniform for a new volunteer’.
This will be displayed in the donation tile.
Text format This defaults to Basic HTML. Leave as default.
Allow the user to set the price Tick this checkbox if you want to allow the user to set the amount of the donation.
This will appear as a custom donation.
external_product_id Enter the external_product_id.
This information is available in Salesforce.
pricebook entry id Enter the pricebook entry id.
This information is available in Salesforce.

Leave the Published checkbox unticked.

Click the Save and add variations button.

The Variations page is displayed.

Click the Add variation button. The Add variation page is displayed.

Complete the fields in the table below.

Field Action
Title Enter the title of the donation variation. This should include the amount and frequency of donation, e.g. ‘Two Hundred Dollar Donation-Monthly’.
SKU Enter a unique product code using your organisation’s format, e.g. ‘DONATION-200-Monthly’.
Provide a price list Leave blank.
Price Enter the amount of the donation.
Subscription type
  • For a once off donation, select ‘None’.
  • For a monthly donation, select ‘Product variation’.
Payment Schedule
  • For a once off donation, select ‘Once off’.
  • For a monthly donation, select ‘Monthly’.
Always in stock? Leave blank.
Published As previous
Billing schedule
  • For a once off donation, select ‘None’.
  • For a monthly donation, select ‘Monthly’.

Repeat the steps above to add the second payment frequency.

Click the Save button.

When you are ready to publish the donation, return to the Edit tab. Scroll to the bottom and tick the Published checkbox then click Save.

2. Add Tile to Donate Page

Access the DONATE page. Refer to Search for Content Page.

Click the Edit button next to the donation.

In the CONTENT block click on the Products tab.

Tick the checkbox next to the donation you added.

Click the Save button. The new donation tile will be displayed on the DONATE page.