---
title: Setup Donations
description: "![](https://acadiapos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/translate.svg)[Read this guide in Español](https://acadiapos.com/es/doc/configurar-donaciones/) This guide provides a straightforward process for enabling and setting up donation options and also setting up a donation as an example. 1. Go to the bottom of the sidebar and click \"Settings\" ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-10-21/84ab9247-0676-41bc-b35c-b95299a38853/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1) 2.…"
url: "https://acadiapos.com/doc/setup-donations/"
updated: "2025-11-13"
category: Payments
---

# Setup Donations

![](https://acadiapos.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/translate.svg)[Read this guide in Español](https://acadiapos.com/es/doc/configurar-donaciones/)

This guide provides a straightforward process for enabling and setting up donation options and also setting up a donation as an example.

1. Go to the bottom of the sidebar and click "Settings"

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-10-21/84ab9247-0676-41bc-b35c-b95299a38853/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1)

2. Click "General settings"

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3. Use CRL+F or CMD+F and type "Donation"

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4. Select "Enabled"

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5. Click "Save"

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6. Click "Items" on the sidebar

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7. Click "View Categories"

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8. Click "New Category"

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9. Type "Donation"

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10. Set "Status" to "Visible" and then Click "Save Changes"

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11. Click "Items"

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12. Click "New Item"

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13. Select "Product Type as "Simple"

Type "Donation" category.

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14. Select the "No tax" option.

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-10-21/b7099d62-9585-481b-b59e-c10490060ca7/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1)

15. Click "Custom Price" and select "Enabled"

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16. Click "Save"

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17. Highlight the "ID" number of the donation product you just created and "COPY"

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18. Click "Settings" on the bottom of the sidebar

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-10-21/ab67edff-5f90-45f8-9cbd-2227fe537fce/user_cropped_screenshot.webp?w=780&ssl=1)

19. Click "General settings"

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20. Step 1. Use CRL+F or CMD+F to open "FIND" in your browser

Step 2. Type "Donation" in the search box

Step 3. Paste the "Item ID" you copied in a previous step.

Step 4. Name the Donation, this will show on the "Frontend Screen" for the customer

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-10-21/9c007452-a892-4b66-871b-98ba23de9dec/ascreenshot.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1)

21. Click "Save"

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