Set Up Clubistry Payments

Use Clubistry Payments during initial site setup when you want to accept online payments through Stripe-backed checkout flows.

What this setup enables

Connecting Stripe enables the online payment step used by:

membership renewals
paid form submissions
e-commerce orders

Where this fits in your setup process

Treat Stripe connection as a one-time setup task before site launch if your club will accept online payments.

Feature-specific payment rules and workflows are documented with the features that use them:

Dues and Renewals for renewal payment handling and manual dues entry
Forms for form-specific payment settings and submission flow
E-Commerce Overview for storefront checkout, order handling, and notifications

Where payment setup lives

Payment-related setup is tied to the admin settings used for e-commerce and Stripe connectivity.

Helpful detail:

the Club Management Portal settings area includes an E-Commerce settings page
some storefront-related guidance in the admin UI assumes Stripe must be connected before products will appear publicly

Connecting Stripe

To turn on online payments, your club needs a Stripe account and must complete the connection and onboarding steps shown in the current admin experience.

Because part of that workflow is handled by Stripe, exact screens and requested details can change over time.

Use the current prompts you see during setup for things like:

account connection
business verification
payout details
any required Stripe-side approvals

Verify setup conservatively

After connecting Stripe, use more than one signal before treating payments as fully ready.

A good verification approach is:

Confirm the Stripe account itself looks ready in Stripe.
Confirm each Clubistry feature you plan to use can start its payment step.
Run a small controlled test in each payment flow you plan to use.
Confirm the result appears in the expected Clubistry records.

Helpful detail:

do not rely on a single status label alone if you need high confidence that live payments are ready

Before site launch

If your club will accept online payments, finish these items before broad launch:

confirm which workflows will use online payments
finish Membership Types before testing renewal checkout
finish the Accept Payment settings inside each paid form before testing those forms
finish store activation, products, and notification emails before testing e-commerce checkout
review email settings so payment confirmations and notifications go to the right inboxes
test each enabled payment flow separately