Woo + Payfast gateway plugin issue

Hi there

It seems you’re getting close. Could I ask if the order status in WooCommerce changed after you made your payment through PayFast, and if so, what the status of the order is now?

It is always a good idea to run your gateway in test mode until you are ready to put your shop live. That way, you do not have to use real credit card numbers of make real payments when testing. The instructions on how to do that are here: https://support.payfast.co.za/portal/en/kb/articles/how-do-i-test-woocommerce-in-sandbox-mode

Could you please also share a copy of your site’s System Status? You can find it via WooCommerce > Status. Select “Get system report” and then “Copy for support”.? Once you’ve done that, paste it here in your response.

Hi there
Thank you for your help, I am really grateful. I am totally new at this and I am making many mistakes along the way. When I read the forums, most of the time I do not know what people are talking about. But I have been googling each phrase or word to find out so that is a bit of progress. I appreciate your clear instructions here.

The status says “pending”. Is that odd when the money is already out of my bank account?

Thank you. I tried to use “test mode” for two days but kept getting error messages, such as the passphrase or ID was incorrect. (I copied these from Payfast instructions). I will try again using the above to see whether I can get it right.

Here is the system status report.
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Hi
I just tried test mode again and got this error message:

The supplied variables are not according to specification:

signature : Generated signature does not match submitted signature

Hi there,

Please contact us at WooCommerce.com > My Account > Tickets. You may need to create an account before you can access that page.

Please include a link to this forum thread, so that we can keep track of what’s already been done.

We will be able to help you further there.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by Thu P. a11n.

Hi

Thank you for your advice

I created an account and followed the advice above but have had no response.

Is this perhaps because I am using the free Woocommerce?

Should I purchase something from Woo? If so, what do you recommend, please?

I really would value some help.

Hi there,

I’ve searched through our tickets but do not see one which references a link to this forum.

If you submitted a ticket, we will reach out as soon as possible! If you haven’t yet, you can do so here. Please include the URL to this forum post so that we can easily find your ticket and keep track of what’s been done! (:

Hi
Thanks for responding. I am getting desperate.

It seems that I cannot request help on the links I am sent because I have a FREE Woo product.

I don’t know which product to buy though. I will buy something to get help if I can please be advised what to get.

Hi @characte,

I just responded to your forum thread on the main WooCommerce forum with alternate instructions on how to open a ticket with us so that you can get some assistance with this!

No need to buy anything, just follow the instructions here and we’ll keep an eye out for your ticket in our system ??