Express Checkout streamlines the buying process, boosting sales and order value while reinforcing trust and loyalty in user sites. By optimizing the checkout experience, this feature drives conversions for Stripe-powered businesses looking to capture impulse purchases.
A faster, smoother checkout keeps site owners engaged, helping them grow their businesses while staying with Hostinger. Supported payment methods include Link, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Amazon Pay.
How to find and enable the express checkout (Stripe)
To find and enable the express checkout feature, the following steps should be taken:
Connect a Stripe account to your Online Store account
Inside your Online Store, access the Payments tab, click on Stripe as the payment gateway, and enter the publishable key. The publishable key can be found in Stripe account, by following the steps here:
Below you can find an example of the needed key (screenshot taken from Stripe documentation):
How to enable and use Apple Pay
To enable and use Apple Pay, you will need to register the domain on your Stripe account, and you can follow the steps here to achieve this.
You can find the following relevant domain registration information below:
Express checkout display
Additional details regarding the express checkout are visible in the editor, inside the Header Settings and Product Section Settings, as below:
If you make changes inside the "text above buttons" field, it will change the express checkout text displayed in the product section: (can be seen as the grey text between the express checkout buttons and the Add to cart button)
Troubleshooting Express Checkout
If a yellow message is visible, that means that the Stripe account is not fully connected, or the publishable key is incorrect, or the express checkout is not enabled inside the editor:
Have in mind that the express checkout is only available for specific supported browsers - you can find all details here 💡
NOTE: There might be situations in which you are unable to see Express Checkout even if it's enabled on the online store. To see the Stripe Express Checkout buttons working, the user must be logged into their account in a supported browser and have a supported payment method set up — such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, or another digital wallet that Stripe supports.