Why Choose Joom Donation?
✅ Trusted by thousands of Joomla sites worldwide since 2009
✅ 40+ supported payment gateways — more than any comparable extension
✅ Fully responsive design built on Bootstrap, works on every device
✅ Multilingual ready — translate every part of your donation experience
✅ Active development & dedicated support from the Ossolution Team

Key Features

✔ One-Time & Recurring Donations
Accept both one-time gifts and automated recurring donations (weekly, monthly, yearly). Donors choose their preferred frequency at checkout, giving your organisation a predictable revenue stream
✔ Unlimited Fundraising Campaigns
Create as many campaigns as you need — each with its own:
✅ Fundraising goal, start date, and end date
✅ Dedicated thermometer progress bar
✅ Campaign-specific pre-defined donation amounts
✅ Individual PayPal account or payment gateway
✅ Accepted donation types: one-time, recurring, or both

Campaigns are optional — if you only need a simple global donation form, you can use Joom Donation without enabling campaigns at all.

✔ Flexible, Fully Customisable Donation Form
✅ Show, hide, or reorder any field on the donation form
✅ Translate field labels and messages into any language
✅ Add custom fields (Text, Textarea, Radio, Dropdown, Checkbox list, Date/Time, and more) to collect extra donor information
✅ Let donors choose from pre-defined amounts or enter any custom amount
✅ Support anonymous donations
✅ Let donors choose their preferred currency
✅ Optional Joomla account registration integration during the donation process

✔ 45+ Payment Gateways
Joom Donation supports more payment options than any other Joomla donation extension:
✅ Included by default: PayPal, Authorize.net, Offline Payment
✅ Available as separate plugins: Stripe Checkout, Mollie, Square, 2Checkout, Authorize.net SIM, Google Pay, First Data, iDEAL, PayU Latam, and many more
✅ Full list: joomdonation.com/payment-plugins
✅ Powered by the Omnipay payment library for maximum flexibility
✅ Need a gateway not on the list? Contact us for a custom quote.

✔ Powerful Email Notification System
✅ Admin notifications sent instantly when a donation is received (configurable recipients, multiple addresses supported)
✅ Donor confirmation emails sent automatically after each successful donation
✅ All email templates are fully editable from the Joom Donation back-end
✅ Optional Donation Certificate (PDF) attached to confirmation emails (new in v7.3)

✔ Donation Certificates (New in v7.3)
Automatically generate and send personalised PDF certificates of appreciation to donors:
✅ Fully customisable HTML/CSS templates with logo, signature, and background image support
✅ Unique certificate codes with a public verification URL
✅ Donors can download their certificates from their donation history at any time

✔ Multilingual Support
Running a multilingual Joomla site? Joom Donation is fully compatible:
✅ Translate campaign titles, descriptions, and custom fields
✅ Translate donation form labels and messages
✅ Translate all email notifications
✅ Works seamlessly with Joomla's core multilingual framework

✔ Built-In Translation Tool
Manage all your language strings directly from the Joom Donation administration panel — no need to edit language files manually.

✔ Donor Management & Export
✅ View a complete list of donors and their donation history
✅ Search, filter, and sort donor records
✅ Export donors and donations to CSV for use in spreadsheets or external CRM tools
✅ Import donors from a CSV file

✔ Embed Donation Forms in Articles
Use the included Joomla content plugin to embed any donation form (or a specific campaign's form) directly inside a Joomla article — no shortcode or custom module position needed.

✔ Multiple Modules
✅ Donation Form Module — display a donation form in any module position
✅ Campaigns Module — showcase your active fundraising campaigns
✅ Thermometer Module — display a live fundraising progress bar
✅ Donors List Module — show latest donors, top donors, or random donors
✅ Slideshow and Slider modules

✔ Captcha & SSL
Protect your donation form from spam with different Joomla captcha plugins, and ensure all transactions are encrypted with SSL/HTTPS support.

✔ Responsive Layout
Built on Twitter Bootstrap and UI KIT, the donation form and all front-end pages look great on desktops, tablets, and mobile phones without any extra configuration.

✔ Third-Party Integrations
✅ Joomla Core Profile, Community Builder, EasySocial, Easy Profile, JomSocial
✅ AcyMailing for email marketing
✅ Community Builder and JomSocial profile plugins display a donor's donation history inside their social profile

✔ Access Control & GDPR
✅ Fine-grained ACL (Access Control List) settings powered by Joomla's native permissions system
✅ Built-in GDPR compliance tools to help you meet data privacy requirements

Who Is Joom Donation For?
Joom Donation is the perfect fundraising solution for:
1. Non-profits & charities Accept donations, manage campaigns, send receipts
2. Churches & religious groups Tithe, offering, and building-fund campaigns
3. Schools & universities Scholarship funds, sports teams, alumni giving
4. Political campaigns Compliant donation collection with reporting
5. Individual creators Crowdfunding personal projects or causes
6. Community organisations Local fundraising drives and events

Released notes

Joom Donation - Version 7.4 - Released on May 2026
- Added JD Campaigns Slideshow module.
- Added JD Slider module.
- Added campaign QR code to Multi-step Donation page.
- Added 4-column layout support for campaigns grid view.
- Added email failure logging.
- Improved Simple Donation layout and form usability.
- Improved Multi-step Donation layout and currency display.
- Improved Configuration page and added visual color picker.
- Improved Dashboard data display.
- Improved email handling and fixed duplicate email issue.
- Improved Backend Fields Management.
- Improved Donation Failure page.
- Fixed Donation Complete page donor information issue.
- Hidden verification label for invisible captcha methods.
- Hidden empty email tags when no data is available.

Joom Donation - Version 7.3 - Released on March 2026
- Donation Certificates introduced
- Recurring donation information displayed in the Donation Complete layout
- Recurring donation updates for payment gateways: Paystack vs iDeal

Joom Donation - Version 7.2 - Released on January 2026
- Added Conditional Custom Fields
- Show/hide fields based on selected options
- Improved donation form layout & field rendering
- Updated data handling/storage for custom fields
- General fixes and performance improvements

Joom Donation - Version 7.1 - Released on November 2025
- Child Campaign Support
- Enhanced Layouts
- Campaign Report and Data Export
- Improved Multiple Donation Layout
- Saved Payment Methods

Joom Donation - Version 7.0 - Released on September 2025
- Compatible with Joomla 6

Joom Donation - Version 6.1 - Released on August 2025
- Upgraded payment library for the component
- Resolved campaign sharing issues
- Fixed currency selection in the Simple Donation form
- Enhanced payment process with improvements to Stripe Checkout and Paypal Standard Checkout

Joom Donation - Version 6.0 - Released on June 2025
- Full Adoption of Latest Joomla Methods
- Experience the All - New Multi-Step Donation Form
- Discover the All - New Joom Donation Dashboard: Designed for Every User
- Effortless Database Backup & Import
- Enhanced Email Layouts & Effortless Migration in Joom Donation 6.0
- Backend Layouts Improved in Joom Donation 6.0
- Payment Descriptions for Gateways
- Donation Form Upgrades in Joom Donation 6.0!
- Enhanced Frontend Campaign Management for Owners
- Donation History Layout Improved

Joom Donation - Version 5.11.0 - Released on March 2025
- Add a new QR code feature for donation campaigns, making it easier to share campaigns
- Add a new feature to share donation campaigns with friends and family through a sharing form
- Enhance the donors list display with Ajax method for faster loading, no page refresh, and improved mobile responsiveness
- Improve Donation history layout
- Improve PDF Invoices feature
- Improve modules
- Improve Joom Donation Acymailing plugin
- Update Omnipay Payment library
- Fix issues in previous versions
More details: https://joomdonation.com/forum/joom-donation/80177-1st-march-2025-new-version-5-11-0.html

Joom Donation - Version 5.10.9 - Released on January 2025
- Improve Donation layout (Pre-defined amounts) and credit form
- Add option to make invoices are read only
- Update Stripe, Stripe Checkout payment gateways
- Update style of custom fields Checkbox and Radio boxes
- Fix previous issues

Joom Donation - Version 5.10.8 - Released on October 2024
- Improve Campaigns grid layout
- Improve Donation statistic layout
- Add option to cancel recurring donation from Backend side
- Fix issues in previous versions

Joom Donation - Version 5.10.7 - Released on August 2024
- Add access options for campaigns and custom fields
- Improve existing payment gateways

Joom Donation - Version 5.10.6 - Released on June 2024
- Update core of Joom Donation to make it to work with CLI and API applications
- Add Max/min donation amount for campaigns
- Add option Active Simple multilingual in case your site has a lot of languages installed

Joom Donation - Version 5.10.5 - Released on June 2024
- Add new payment library (Compatible with Joomla 5 and PHP 8)
- Improve SQL queries installation
- Add Donation Smart Search plugin
- Fix issues in previous versions

Joom Donation - Version 5.10.4 - Released on April 2024
- Add campaign categories
- Support Joomla media for campaign photos
- Support JD Captcha
- Add option to register Joomla user once donation is complete
- Improve modules: JD Campaigns, JD Donors
- Fix issues in previous versions

Joom Donation - Version 5.10.3 - Released on February 2024
- Allow to assign new custom field to more than one campaigns
- Add option to register Joomla user once the payment is completed
- Improve Mailchimp plugin
- Add Joom Donation system plugin
- Fix issues in previous versions

Joom Donation - Version 5.10.2 - Released on December 2023
- Support dark theme
- Fix issue with Google reCaptcha on Joomla 3
- Fix minor issues

Joom Donation - Version 5.10.1 - Released on October 2023
- Add campaign statistic dashboard at frontend side
- Improve User campaigns layout
- Add option to send Request payment in Donors management
- Add Gift Aid option
- Improve Joom Donation module
- Improve payment library
- Fix issues in previous versions

Joom Donation - Version 5.10.0 - Released on August 2023
- Fully compatible with Joomla 5

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.16 - Released on June 2023
- Improve Donation complete layout
- Improve Simple Donation layout - Recurring field
- Improve Custom extra field feature - Heading field
- Add option to Export Revenue PDF
- Fix minor issues

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.15 - Released on April 2023
- Fix recurring donation on Authorize.net and Mollie payment gateways
- Improve JD Billplz payment gateway
- Improve Donation module - mod_joomdonation
- Add Checkbox "Deposit paid" in Donor details
- Fix issue in donors list Backend
- Improve Donors PDF export function

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.14 - Released on February 2023
- Improve Sef router feature
- Improve Donors module
- Improve payment library of component
- Fix issue on Email logs
- Fix issue on Payment plugins uninstalling

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.13 - Released on January 2023
- Show Paid status in Donation history layout
- Add Dedicate information in CSV export
- Fix issues from previous versions

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.12 - Released on December 2022
- Improve Joom Donation module
- Fix CSS issue in Donation form
- Fix Sef issue in Donation component
- Fix Invoice number issue in PDF Invoice
- Apply Bootstrap 5 in first installation on Joomla4 environment

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.11 - Released on November 2022
- Add option to change highlight and progress bar to campaign
- Improve campaigns list layout
- Fix minor issues

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.10 - Released on October 2022
- Add Label Floating feature in Simple Donation Form on Joomla4 and Bootstrap5
- Fix issue in Configuration on Joomla4 and PHP8
- Fix issue on Donation module

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.9- Released on September 2022
- Add option to show/hide Campaign's goal
- Add function to "auto-populate" donor Name and Email when adding new donor at Backend side
- Fix Payment fee issue at Backend side
- Fix issue on StripeCheckout payment gateway with latest Stripe API Version

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.8- Released on August 2022
- Fix issue on Paypal Donation
- Fix issue in embed Donation form (Joomla article, SP Page Builder..etc)

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.7- Released on July 2022
- Provide solution to fix issue with Paypal donation type
- Improve Payfast payment gateway
- Add Paypal STC (Standard Checkout) payment gateway
- Fix issue in previous versions

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.6- Released on June 2022
- Add new solution to prevent spam through Donation form
- Add JD SquareCard payment gateway
- Improve JD iDeal payment gateway to support Sandbox and Live credentials
- Improve Joom Donation module layout
- Add option to show Total donated amount in Donation form
- Integrate with Input Mask to custom fields
- Add new parameters to custom fields to have more options in displaying them on donation form
- Add option to override payment gateway logo

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.5- Released on April 2022
- Improve filtering form in Donors list
- Add Campaign Owner notification email
- Add Reply email in Global Configuration and Campaigns
- Add Honoree information in CSV Export
- Improve Donation layout

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.4- Released on February 2022
- Retouch layout of Joom Donation in Joomla 4
- Add drag & drop order option with campaigns, fields
- Add some changes in database structure

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.3- Released on December 2021
- Fix issues of Joom Donation from previous versions

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.2- Released on October 2021
- Fix issues of Joom Donation on Joomla 4

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.1- Released on September 2021
- Fix issues of Joom Donation on Joomla 4

Joom Donation - Version 5.9.0- Released on August 2021
- Fully compatible with Joomla 4
- Fix "Add this" issue in Donation layouts
- Improve module JD Campaigns
- Improve My Donations layout
- Upgrade TCPDF library
- Add option to show/hide Amount field in specific Campaign

Joom Donation - Version 5.8.8 - Released on June 2021
- Add new Custom field type: PHP
- Improve Stripe and Stripe Checkout payment gateways
- Compatible with Joomla4 RC 10

Joom Donation - Version 5.8.7- Released on May 2021
- Integrate With Joomla! Privacy Consent
- Add option to exclude campaigns in Campaigns listing
- Add function to export donors to PDF
- Fix Stripe Checkout payment gateway issue

Joom Donation - Version 5.8.6- Released on April 2021
- Change Radio Buttons in Donation Form to Buttons Group
- Improve UI of module: mod_jdonation
- Add option to leave/ not leave space between currency symbol and amount
- Fix issue on saving Donation Dedicate fields at Backend side
- Fix issue on showing Pre-defined donation amounts on mobile screen

Joom Donation - Version 5.8.5- Released on March 2021
- Improve Pre-defined amounts in Donation form (Simple Donation layout)
- Honoree options can be configured/ selected
- Fix UIKit CSS library issue

Joom Donation - Version 5.8.4- Released on February 2020
- Compatible with Joomla 4 Beta 7
- Improve Simple Donation layout
- Fix issue on Statistic feature

Joom Donation - Version 5.8.3- Released on January 2020
- Add access level for payment plugins
- Add default selected option with pre-defined amounts
- Moving Payment fee field to Payment Information part on Donation form

Joom Donation - Version 5.8.2- Released on November 2020
- Improve Invoice feature
- Add new email type: Offline payment received
- Improve Re-send emails function
- Add Donation complete Url
- Support more tags in Donation receipt and email content

Joom Donation - Version 5.8.1- Released on October 2020
- Add Email logs feature
- Improve Custom Fields feature
- Add Invoice PDF Fonts selection
- Fix issue on Custom Field: File Upload
- Remove Google Plus sharing option

Joom Donation - Version 5.8.0- Released on August 2020
- Compatible with Joomla 4 Beta
- Improve JD Campaigns module
- Improve JD Thermometer module

Joom Donation - Version 5.7.3- Released on June 2020
- Add option to cancel recurring donation
- Disable showing Meta data in Donation form through JD Form module or JD Form content plugin

Joom Donation - Version 5.7.2- Released on May 2020
- Add option to send donation receipt to administrator
- Improve Acym plugin
- Fix Bootstrap 4 stylesheet issue
- Fix Custom Field "SQL" issue

Joom Donation - Version 5.7.1- Released on April 2020
- Fix Paypal payment plugin issue
- Fix Default Donation layout issue

Joom Donation - Version 5.7.0- Released on April 2020
- Add Statistic View at Backend side
- Add Payment fee (percentage and fixed amount) for existing payment plugins
- Add custom Recurring frequencies for campaigns
- Improve Donation form to show/hide Donation type, Tribute donation automatically
- Improve Joom Donation ACL Management to add "Manage Campaigns" permission
- Fix issue on Custom fields : State dropdown, Date types

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.17- Released on March 2020
- Update Payment library to solve the issue with Authorize.net and Mollie payment plugins
- Fix issue on passing reCaptcha with logged users

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.16- Released on March 2020
- Add Offline payment email template for campaigns
- Fix issue on Country dropdown select list in previous version

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.15- Released on February 2020
- Add option to show module JD Campaigns in grid layout
- Add option to make the Campaign is private (no public)
- Improve Simple Donation layout in showing custom fields based on specific campaigns

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.14- Released on January 2020
- Fix issue on running Joomla content plugin in Campaign description

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.13- Released on November 2019
- Add Meta Keyword, Meta Description and Browser Page title for campaign
- Improve Donation module (mod_jdonation)

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.12 - Released on November 2019
- Fix Currency issue before processing donation
- Processing Joomla Content plugins in Campaign description (in Donation layout)

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.11 - Released on October 2019
- Add option to convert/not convert currencies before processing donation
- Add Custom Donation url configure option which redirecting donor after making donation.

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.10 - Released on October 2019
- Add JD Offline credit card payment plugin

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.9 - Released on October 2019
- Fix Google reCaptcha Visible issue

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.8 - Released on October 2019
- Compatible with Joomla4 Alpha
- Remove Joomla deprecated functions
- Add option to remove unpaid donation records
- Improve some payment plugins: JD Stripe Checkout, JD Securepay
- Alter some DB columns

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.7 - Released on August 2019
- Add ACYM plugin

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.6 - Released on June 2019
- Add Campaign Search module
- Add option to allow only administrator to export donors at frontend side
- Add option to show/hide brackets in pre-defined donation amount explanation
- Fix issue on Custom field: State
- Fix issue on Grid layout of Campaigns list

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.5 - Released on May 2019
- Add option to show/hide campaign details in Campaign donation page
- Add option for multiple languages for PDF receipt
- Improve Sef router of component
- Add German language package
- Fix duplicate campaigns when adding new campaign from frontend

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.4 - Released on April 2019
- Add option to hide campaign details for each campaign
- Add option for multiple languages for PDF receipt content

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.3 - Released on March 2019
- Add Resend Email button in Donors list (Backend) to allow administrator to send donation confirmation emails to donors manually
- Add Donors export function at Donors list (Frontend side)
- Adjust Toolbar buttons in Joom Donation Configuration page
- Add function to Purge Joom Donation Sef urls
- Add function to share Joom Donation translation
- Fix issue Language constants overridden when installing new Joom Donation version

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.2 - Released on February 2019
- Add feature to add campaigns at frontend side
- Manage campaigns at fronted
- Manage receiving donation at frontend
- Add feature to migrate language constants to avoid language overridden when installing
- Fix some issues on core library

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.1 - Released on January 2019
- Fix layout issues on campaigns list
- Fix JD module issue
- Fix issue when Goal of campaigns are zero

Joom Donation - Version 5.6.0 - Released on January 2019
- Add Short description for campaigns
- Add Columns layout for Campaigns list
- Update Bootstrap CSS
- Add new Color configure options
- Add Og:description meta tag in Donation form
- Add option to stop receiving donation when campaign expired
- Endable donation with Goal actieved campaigns
- Add option to stop receiving donation when campaign is donated by X donors
- Remove brackets beside pre-defined amounts
- Add donor location in JD Donors module

Joom Donation - Version 5.5.0 - Released on December 2018
- Add feature to select payment methods for Campaigns
- Add option to override From Name, From Email for campaigns
- Fix issue on showing Custom field: Checkbox in Simple layout
- Improve JD Mollie payment plugin - add recurring option

Joom Donation - Version 5.4.10 - Released on October 2018
- Improve layouts of Campaigns and Donors modules
- Improve Campaigns list layout
- Add option to optimize Sef links of component

Joom Donation - Version 5.4.9 - Released on October 2018
- Add Dedicate donation feature
- Improve Currency Convert function
- Improve Configuration, Category, Donor modification layouts
- Improve Payment library

Joom Donation - Version 5.4.8 - Released on September 2018
- Add Mailchimp Newsletter subscription plugin
- Fix Donation Simple layout issue

Joom Donation - Version 5.4.7 - Released on August 2018
- Fix issue on Currency convert
- Fix issue on passing donation amount from Donation module to component

Joom Donation - Version 5.4.6 - Released on August 2018
- Support Stripe Card Element
- Fix Custom fields showing in Simple Donation layout
- Fix SQL error in ACYMailing plugin

Joom Donation - Version 5.4.5 - Released on August 2018
- Add campaign details in Donation form
- Adding Newsletter subscriber option in Donation form (Integrate with Acymailing)
- New option to show/hide payment fee in Donation details layout

Joom Donation - Version 5.4.4 - Released on July 2018
- Add new Donation form layout
- Add Payment fee into Donation receipt and Donation confirmation email

Joom Donation - Version 5.4.3 - Released on June 2018
- Add option to store/not store Donor IP addresses
- Add option to show Captcha with Public donors only
- Fix issue on Payment fee
- Fix issue with Multiple currencies
- Fix currency converter issue
- Fix Paypal payment method issue

Joom Donation - Version 5.4.2 - Released on April 2018
- Support GDPR
- Fix some minor issues

Joom Donation - Version 5.4 - Released on April 2018
- Compatible with Joomla 4
- Support Twitter Bootstrap Version 4
- Improve Stripe payment plugin
- Add Exclude Campaign IDs in Donors list
- Improve Mollie payment plugn
- Add responsive feature with table layouts
- Add new tag [DONATION_TYPE] in email templates

Joom Donation - Version 5.3 - Released on March 2018
- Fix Paypal IPN issue
- Fix JD Stripe recurring issue

Joom Donation - Version 5.2 - Released on December 2017
- Add Year and Paid status filter on Donors list
- Allow to Export Donors by filter options
- Fix issue on Campaigns list
- Update Paypal Pro payment plugin to TLS 1.2
- Improve iDeal Mollie payment plugin
- Improve Stripe payment plugin - Support recurring donation
- Remove Campaign Description meta tag in Donation form
- Add new language constant to show Donation title on Payment sites

Joom Donation - Version 5.1 - Released on September 2017
- Add Spam Detect plugin (Using Stopforumspam API)
- Add Filter Donors by Currencies
- Statistic Donation by Currencies
- Fix Login/ Registration issue on Donation form
- Fix Translation tool issue at Back-end side
- Improve Joom Donation installation success layout

Joom Donation - Version 5.0 - Released on August 2017
- Add feature to Integrate with EasySocial and Easy Profile
- Add feature to skip Login/ Registration on Donation form
- Add Joomla Menu Meta description in layouts: Campaigns and Donation form
- Improve Donation module - mod_jdonation
- Improve Payment library to work with Eway TLS 1.2
- Migrate language files when installing new version
- Fix issue to Update component from Back-end side

Joom Donation - Version 4.8 - Released on July 2017
- Show description of extra fields in Donation form
- Improve layout: Campaigns list - Add feature to filter Campaigns with Owner IDs
- Fix issue on pages navigation of Translation tool at Back-end of Joom Donation
- Fix Donors export issue

Joom Donation - Version 4.7 - Paypal verification and Paypal return issues fixed (April 2017)
This version fixed the issue with Paypal verification and Paypal return (from Paypal site to your owner site)

Joom Donation - Version 4.6 - Paypal Security Announcement - Released on 14th Mar2017
This version fixed a medium level security issue which happens with PayPal payment plugin. In older version, PayPal payment plugin has a bug which allow dis-honest users with certain level technical skill can pay for the subscription using different currency with the currency you set for your system, thus paying lower price for the subscription.

Joom Donation - Version 4.5 - Released on 14th Mar2017
- Add field Owner for campaign
- Fix Paypal notify url error
- Fix Translation tool issue at Back-end side

Joom Donation - Version 4.4 - Released on 17th Feb 2017
- Disable Donation function with Outdated campaigns
- Add Campaign photo
- Add Social Sharing in Donation form
- Add Custom CSS in Configuration
- Migrate old and new language files when installation
- Add Download ID to allow you to upgrade new version from Back-end of Joomla site
- Fix issue to show campaign header text in donation page
- Fix issue when exporting donor information to CSV
- Improve Omnipay library