Mercadopago PIX WordPress Payment Plugin

About Mercado Pago

Mercado Pago is Latin America's leading payment platform, part of Mercado Libre, offering cards, Pix and wallet payments.

What Mercado Pago supports

Cards, PIX, boleto and account money across Latin America — one-time and subscriptions.

• Payment methods: Cards, Pix, Boleto, wallet, instalments
• Where it works: Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Latin America
• Billing: one-off and recurring subscription payments
• Price: free for every PremiumPress member

Setting up Mercado Pago in PremiumPress

Activate the free plugin, then open your theme’s payment settings and add your Mercado Pago credentials:

• Access token — Mercado Pago → Your integrations → Credentials. A TEST- token runs in test mode.
• Currency — 3-letter ISO used when the order has none (e.g. BRL, ARS, MXN, CLP, COP).

Use Mercado Pago test users (buyer + seller) to try payments end to end. The plugin requires PremiumPress 12.

Mercado Pago plugin FAQ

What do I need to set up Mercado Pago in WordPress?

You'll need a Mercado Pago account and its Access token and Currency, which you enter in your PremiumPress theme's payment settings. The plugin itself is free for members.

Does Mercado Pago support recurring subscriptions?

Yes — Mercado Pago supports recurring subscription billing through your PremiumPress theme, so you can charge members or customers on a schedule.

How does the Mercado Pago checkout work?

One-time payments (Checkout Pro / PIX) and subscriptions (preapproval) via the Mercado Pago API, with authoritative status checks and a webhook for renewals.