Install Mercado Pago on WooCommerce
Install the Mercado Pago module in WooCommerce automatically, from your WordPress panel, or manually, by importing a .zip file into your directory via FTP.
Installation requirements
Review the installation requirements and follow the steps we indicate, it will only take a few minutes to install the module!
| Requirements | Details |
|---|---|
| WordPress | Required 4.9.10 or higher. Tested up to 5.6.x |
| WooCommerce | Required 3.x or higher. Tested up to 4.8.x |
| Environment | LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) |
| System | Linux x86, Windows x86-64 |
| Web Server | Apache 2.x, Nginx 1.7.x |
| PHP Version | PHP 5.6, 5.5 y 5.4 |
| Database | MySQL 5.6 or higher (Oracle or Percona), MariaDB 10.0 or higher |
| Extension Dependency | PDO_MySQL, simplexml, mcrypt, hash, GD, DOM, iconv, curl, SOAP (to Webservices API) |
| Additional Settings | safe_mode off * memory_limit bigger than 256MB (512MB recommended) |
| SSL | SSL Certificate |
Automatic installation
Automatically, from the ‘Plugins’ section of WordPress
Follow these steps for installation:
Go to Add new and search for “WooCommerce Mercado Pago” among the WordPress modules offer.
Click Install and then look for it in the "Installed Plugins" section.
Activate it to start configuring the module in your store.
Excellent! You will see the module installed in the Plugins section of your administration panel. Activate it to be able to adjust the necessary settings in your store.
Manual installation
Manually, follow these steps for installation:
- Download the .zip file directly from our Github or from the directory of modules of WordPress.
Unzip the downloaded folder and change the name to ‘woocommerce-mercadopago’.
Connect to your web server and copy the file ‘woocommerce-mercadopago’ into your WordPress directory, in the ‘Plugins’ folder.
Done! The Mercado Pago module will be installed in your online store.
Check that everything went well from your WordPress desktop. You will see the module among your Installed Plugins. Activate it to proceed to the integration of your account and the configuration steps.
When you activate the plugin, WordPress will take you to the WooCommerce Settings and, from there, to the Payments section, where you will have the types of checkout we offer for your online store: Checkout Pro and Custom Checkout.
Maintenance
We advise you to make a backup copy of your store before making any changes. Once the copy is ready, delete all the files related to the previous version of the module.
Then execute the steps of a new installation to update your page with the latest available version of the Mercado Pago module.