Description
When a membership area needs to record donation declarations in the Gift Aid standard, the Gift Aid addon adds a declaration field to the Paid Memberships Pro checkout and ties that choice to the member’s registration. This extension helps association websites, charity campaigns, and nonprofit organizations collect consent in an organized way within the enrollment flow.
Key Features of Gift Aid
- Declaration field
Adds a Gift Aid option to the membership checkout form. - Registration to account
Binds the participant’s choice to the data of the account created. - Integrated flow
Works within the Paid Memberships Pro enrollment process. - Use in donations
Supports memberships used as contribution, campaign, or charity association. - Centralized administration
Maintains information linked to the existing member environment.
Benefits of Gift Aid
- More organized collection
Reduces parallel controls for registering Gift Aid declarations. - Less friction at checkout
Consent appears during the member’s enrollment itself. - More consistent base
The information stays associated with the participant’s history. - Better internal routine
Eases later verification of members who accepted the declaration.
Who is Gift Aid for?
- Those who use Paid Memberships Pro to structure recurring contributions or membership access.
- Nonprofit organizations that need to record Gift Aid declarations in member registration.
- Those who maintain charity campaigns with online enrollment and want to centralize data in WordPress.
How to Download Gift Aid
The Gift Aid is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install it in Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, select the package and activate it. Keep Paid Memberships Pro active to use the addon.
Gift Aid fits projects where the membership area also acts as a contribution, membership, or recurring campaign channel. By bringing the declaration into checkout, the add-on reduces manual steps and keeps the data linked to the member profile, preserving a clearer flow for those who manage participation and donation records.
Frequently asked questions
Is Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid GPL-licensed?
Yes. Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.
Can I use Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid on multiple sites?
Yes. You can install Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.
How much does Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid cost at Ultrapack?
Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).
Does Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid include updates?
Yes. The current version of Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid is 0.2.1, published at Ultrapack on Sep 30, 2026. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).
Is Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid scanned before publication?
Yes. Every version of Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.
What are the requirements for the plugin Paid Memberships Pro Gift Aid?
Requires WordPress 5.4 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 6.6.
What changed in this version
Version 0.2.1 2026-09-29
- SECURITY: Improved sanitization and escaping throughout the plugin to resolve Plugin Check security findings. #23 (@dparker1005)
- BUG FIX: Fixed an issue where a member's Gift Aid opt-in could be overwritten when an offsite gateway such as PayPal Standard completed the checkout. #24 (@dparker1005)
Version 0.2 2024-10-19
- ENHANCEMENT: Updated the frontend UI for compatibility with PMPro v3.1. #18 (@MaximilianoRicoTabo, @kimcoleman)
- ENHANCEMENT: Added compatibility for the Donations Add On for Paid Memberships Pro. #18 (@kimcoleman)
- ENHANCEMENT: Added filter `pmproga_show_gift_aid_at_checkout` to show or hide the gift aid checkbox. #18 (@kimcoleman)
- BUG FIX: Fixed compatibility with admin checkout email templates updated in PMPro v3.0. #19 (@MaximilianoRicoTabo)
- BUG FIX: Fixed bug where Gift Aid user meta was not set if unchecked. #17 (@MaximilianoRicoTabo)
- = .1.2 =
- BUG FIX: Fixed issue where gift aid data wasn't being saved into user meta after checkout with PayPal Standard.
- = .1.1 =
- BUG FIX: Fixed issue where gift aid data wasn't being saved into user meta after checkout with some gateways.
- BUG FIX: Fixed a warning.
- This is the initial version of the plugin.
Release notes published by the developer.
How to install
Automatic updates: this item is updated by the Ultrapack Auto Updater. With it installed, the new version shows up in your dashboard like any other WordPress update (how to set it up).
This item is an add-on for the Paid Memberships Pro plugin. Installed on its own it throws no error, but it does not work either.
- Install and activate the Paid Memberships Pro plugin before this one.
- Download the file
pmpro-gift-aid.zip. - In the WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Select the file
pmpro-gift-aid.zip, click Install Now and then Activate.
Requirements: Requires WordPress 5.4 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 6.6.
- Both stay active at the same time. Deactivating the Paid Memberships Pro plugin turns this add-on off with it.
- An add-on settings usually show up inside the main plugin screens, not in a menu of their own. If you find nothing new in the dashboard after activating, look there before opening a ticket.
Stuck on a step? Open a ticket telling us which one you stopped at.

UAU Ready