Project Settings
General Settings
Automatically insert Project Page (optional)
This should be checked in order for the IgnitionDeck project post template to be used to populate the projects on your site. The project template should, in the majority of cases, be displayed automatically; however, if it is not, check the box here to insert the template
Heads up!
If multiple copies of the project content are appearing inside the project page, deactivate the automatic project template insertion here to eliminate the duplicates.
Hide Failed Projects (optional)
Hide any projects that have failed to meet the project goal from being displayed the homepage project grid.
Good to know:
- Will only hide projects that have not met the project goal and are set to close on the end date
- Feature only availalbe with valid paid license
Set Default Checkout Page
A default purchase page must be created for the payment form to be dynamically generated based on the project and reward level being supported. This is normally designated during the initial wizard set up; however, if a new page is needed, it can be set here.
- Navigate to Pages » Add New.
- Create a page that will be your purchase page and publish it.
- Navigate to Settings.
Use the Set Default Checkout Page selector to assign your Purchase Page and click the “Save” button.
Heads up!
- If using a non- IgnitionDeck theme, create the page and add the shortcode
[idc_checkout]. Do not add any other content to this page and do not create/edit the page using a page builder such as Elementor, or similar. - If you are using an IgnitionDeck theme, the shortcode is unnecessary as the plugins will populate this automatically. Leave the page blank.
External Purchase Pages (optional)
It is possible to set each project to use an external payment page such as to a PayPal donation button or other payment / escrow account. When the supporter clicks on the Support Now button or any reward levels provided in the project, they will be directed to the off-site checkout page automatically.
This option is located in the right hand column of the project form on the admin side of the site (not available for front-end project creators with IgnitionDeck Enterprise).
- Set up a payment button and any associated options in the payment provider.
- Copy the provided URL of the custom checkout form.
- Set the Purchase URL to External URL and paste the copied URL into the field provided.
Good to know:
- Any transactions that occur on an external checkout using this method will not be reported back to the site nor tracked on the project.
- To report progress toward the project's goal, the site administrator will need to manually add the orders via Projects » Progress.
Optional Features
There are several Optional Features that can be enabled to further customize the behaviour of the crowdfunding site.
- Stylized password reset page
- Custom password recovery tool to keep users away from the WP admin and on the front-end of the website.
- Password Reset documentation
- reCAPTCHA
- Prevents spam by adding Google's reCAPTCHA V3 to login and registration forms.
- reCAPTCHA documentation
- Project FAQ & Updates *
- Answer common questions and provide real-time updates to projects
- FAQs & Updates documentation
- Project Stretch Goals *
- Add stretch goals to projects to drive excitement and engagement
- Stretch Goals documentation
- MixPanel Analytics *
- Custom event tracking and analytics
- MixPanel documentation
- Shareasale *
- Allows easy integration with Shareasale affiliate marketing system
- Shareasale documentation
- AffiliateWP *
- Enables referral tracking for IgnitionDeck Commerce products via AffiliateWP
- AffiliateWP documentation
Heads up!
- Optional features are only available with a paid license and may also require that ID Commerce is set as the commerce platform.
- Some features (*) requires an additional plugin installation before the feature can be actived. See specific documentation for each optional feature