To clarify, the options do show in the front end accordion view, but not in the back-end as I might expect where I could control them when needed.
Hello Jason,
Apologies for the slow turnaround here. We discovered an issue where we were not being alerted to new topics here.
Thanks for reaching out! You’re correct that this works differently from the official Stripe plugin.
How StellarPay handles payment methods:
StellarPay uses Stripe’s Payment Element with automatic_payment_methods enabled, which means Stripe automatically determines which payment methods to display based on:
- Your Stripe Dashboard payment method settings
- The customer’s location/region
- The transaction type (one-time vs subscription) This is by design – StellarPay intentionally delegates payment method availability to Stripe’s intelligent routing rather than providing individual toggles in WordPress. To control which payment methods appear: Go to your Stripe Dashboard → Settings → Payment Methods (https://dashboard.stripe.com/settings/payment_methods) and enable/disable specific methods there. StellarPay will automatically respect those settings.
- What StellarPay does let you control in the WordPress backend:
- Payment Element theme (Stripe or Flat)
- Payment Element layout (Tabs, Stacked, Minimal)
- Custom appearance/colors
- Gateway title and statement descriptor
Let me know if I understood your question correctly. If I missed something, happy to clarify!
Not exactly.
I mean under StellarPay > Settings > Payment Methods
Methods that are enabled on Stripe do not populate here. Is that a missing function?
The official stripe plugin does offer this which speeds up troubleshooting and configurations by users with backend access that may not also have direct access to Stripe.