Test and go live

Test mode lets you walk through a real checkout without money moving. In this app the mode applies to your whole store, so you test everything at once and then switch the whole store over.

Run a test payment

1. Open the app and go to General settings.
2. Click Test credentials to confirm your keys work. If this fails, nothing else will.
3. Set Mode to No, I am testing.
4. Place an order in your store and pay with the method you want to test.
5. Check the result in the transaction overview in Buckaroo Plaza, and check that the order in Ecwid updated to match.

Each method has its own test flow, and some need test credentials or a test app. See Test transactions for what to enter per method.

What to test

Test the failure paths as well as the happy one, because that is where problems surface after go-live.

• A successful payment, and that the order in Ecwid reflects it.
• A cancelled payment, and that the order is not treated as paid.
• A refund, using the Refunds section of the app.
• One slow method such as bank transfer, so you can see how a pending order behaves.
• Your bank statement descriptions for both a payment and a refund, which you can read back on the transaction in Plaza.

1. Confirm the payment methods you want are active on your Buckaroo account.
2. Enable those methods in the app, and disable anything you are not using.
3. Set Mode to Yes, I am ready to receive payments. This is the step that is easiest to forget, and without it your store takes no money.
4. Place one real order with a small amount, then refund it, to confirm the whole cycle works on live keys.