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How to Set Up a Book Selling Website with WordPress and Mpesa Integration

Fortune the Dev 🚀❤️ — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 13:17:48 +0000

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a fully-functioning book selling website using WordPress and Mpesa integration. We'll walk you through the step-by-step process of setting up the website, including how to choose the right hosting provider and plugins to get the most out of your online bookstore. Plus, we'll share some tips and best practices for promoting your website and attracting customers. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have everything you need to create a successful online bookstore.

By the end of this tutorial, you'll have everything you need to create a successful online bookstore. Without further ado, let's get started – watch the video below to learn more.

Before you can get started with setting up your book selling website, you'll need to purchase the necessary plugin from our website. You can find the plugin at the following link: https://fortunedev.hustlesasa.shop/product/20342.

This plugin is essential for adding Mpesa integration to your WordPress website, as well as a number of other features that will help you manage your online store. Once you've purchased the plugin, you'll receive a download link and instructions on how to install it on your WordPress website.

Once the plugin is installed, you'll be ready to start setting up your book selling website. Follow the steps in the tutorial to complete the setup process and start selling books online. Good luck!

How to integrate Mpesa into your website

Fortune the Dev 🚀❤️ — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:16:04 +0000

Introduction

Mpesa is a mobile money service that allows users to send and receive money, pay bills, and purchase goods and services through their mobile phones. It is particularly popular in Kenya, where it is used by millions of people for everyday transactions.

If you have a website that caters to Kenyan users, integrating Mpesa into your website can be a great way to offer your customers an convenient payment option. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps on how to do this.

Setting up a Mpesa account

To use Mpesa, you will need to have a registered Mpesa account. If you don't already have one, you can sign up by visiting a Safaricom retailer or by contacting Safaricom directly.

Once you have a registered Mpesa account, you will need to get a Lipa na Mpesa Paybill number and a till number from Safaricom. These are unique identifiers that will be used to identify your business when processing Mpesa transactions.

Integrating Mpesa into your website
To integrate Mpesa into your website, you will need to use the Mpesa API. The Mpesa API is a set of instructions that allow your website to communicate with the Mpesa servers and process transactions.

Here are the steps to follow to integrate Mpesa into your website:

Sign up for a Mpesa API account. You can do this by visiting
the Safaricom Developer Portal and creating a new account.
Sign up here https://developer.safaricom.co.ke/
Once you have a Mpesa API account, you will need to create a
new SANDBOX app. This will provide you with a consumer
key,consumer secret and a passkey that will be used to
authenticate your website when it communicates with the Mpesa
servers.
Next, you will need to download the Mpesa API library for your
programming language of choice. There are libraries available
for several popular programming languages, including PHP,
Python, and Java.
Once you have downloaded the Mpesa API library, you can start
integrating it into your website. The library comes with
detailed documentation on how to use it, so you should be able
to follow the instructions to set it up easily.
To process Mpesa transactions on your website, you will need to
use the "STK Push" feature of the Mpesa API. This allows you to
send a request to the Mpesa servers to initiate a transaction.
When the user confirms the transaction on their mobile phone,
the Mpesa servers will send a response back to your website
with the status of the transaction.
You can then use this information to update your website
accordingly. For example, if the transaction was successful,
you can mark the order as paid and send a confirmation email to
the user.

Conclusion

Integrating Mpesa into your website can be a great way to offer your Kenyan customers a convenient payment option. With the Mpesa API, it is easy to process transactions and update your website in real-time. Just be sure to follow the steps carefully and you should be able to get Mpesa up and running on your website in no time.

Whats The NEXT Step?

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React with Bootstrap 5 Tutorial 2022🔥

Fortune the Dev 🚀❤️ — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:29:58 +0000

The video tutorial is available on youtube right here 👉:Tutorial🖥️

Below is the written step by step guide:
Step 1: Create a React application using the following command:npx create-react-app foldername

Step 2: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the required modules using the following command:npm install react-bootstrap

Step 3: Add the below line in index.js file:bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css';

Yaay🎉💯 now all you need to do is import a component before using it in your app.js page.

Better explained in tutorial😎:YouTube Tutorial

What made you smile this week? 😋〽️⭕⭕

Fortune the Dev 🚀❤️ — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 20:59:52 +0000

This week my channel finally hit that 350 subs 😂😎.... It is baby steps but anyway still progress 👍... My focus will now shift to high quality content creation plus a dive into app development ♌. For those who think I plan on quitting. Think again😏.

Here's the beloved channel link 👇👇

https://youtu.be/lxypbHEqWK0

The great Dev Campaign 🎊💯🙏🙏

Fortune the Dev 🚀❤️ — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 05:58:40 +0000

This is a plea to every developer out there who loves code as much as I do, I have a youtube channel that I love with my heart and soul 🤗... Sadly my pc recently crashed and cannot be fixed😭💔... I can't let my dream die here not now not ever. Please if you can this is a fundraiser link to buy me a coffee☕ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/FortuneCodes or PayPal fortunelangat54@gmail.com any amount will be appreciated 🙏❤️❤️. We aren't all financially enabled so if you can't donate I'll appreciate if you would subscribe and get me to monetization and pliz share this post Kindly. This is my pride and joy💪🥲.https://youtube.com/c/FortuneDevAcademy Hope I'll be back soon producing coding videos soon. Any help is appreciated, signing out pleading, Langat Fortune.

The Dev Academy for Developers🎉🔥🔥

Fortune the Dev 🚀❤️ — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 22:15:02 +0000

My YouTube channel achieved 7,500 views on July 05, 2021! Track and celebrate your own success today for free with @vidIQ https://t.co/NIhWu2xQ53
This isnt an achievement for other devs with successful channels and 7 figure salaries but it is for me🎉
The channel is still small but there's definitely something for every type of developer no matter the level of experience or type of developer.
Anyway if you would like to check out the channel, here's the link, kindly Subscribe ❤️❤️ and comment on things I can improve on💪💪
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10 extension you should be using 🚀❤️

Fortune the Dev 🚀❤️ — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:44:37 +0000

The search for the best extensions by yours truly🔥🔥
https://youtu.be/tUjBNo59Auo