When you first get started with Thinkific, there are some essential integrations we recommend setting up to get you up and running!
In this article:
Payment Integrations
We support direct integrations with PayPal and Stripe to accept payment for your courses. You can integrate with one or both options. You can access both payment integrations by navigating to the Payments tab, located on your Settings page:
Here are some things to consider when choosing your payment solution:
Pricing Options
- Stripe supports one-time payments, subscriptions and payment plans
- PayPal supports one-time payments only
Currency
- PayPal integration supports USD only
- Integrating with Stripe allows you to change your currency site-wide
- If you integrate with both PayPal and Stripe, changing your currency under Stripe will apply to both integrations
(Note that you must set your desired currency BEFORE accepting payment from students)
Supported Countries
Read more about the differences between Stripe and PayPal.
Connecting a Payment Integration
Accessing Your Apps
The Thinkific App Store offers a wide variety of apps and integrations. Apps are installed directly from the store, but once installed they will also appear on your Apps page, which you can find via the left-hand navigation in your Admin Panel:
Email Marketing Apps
Make sure to connect to your email marketing platform to add Thinkific students to your mailing list! The Thinkific App Store includes apps for these email marketing platforms:
Don't see your email marketing platform of choice? You might want to consider Using Zapier to create a custom solution!
Analytics Apps
Tracking your website traffic and other analytics can help you make informed decisions for your business. We recommend integrating with Google Analytics as you get started! Facebook Pixel is also popular. See our article on Advanced Apps and Integrations for more advanced analytics options.
More Possibilities
While our help articles cover some of the most popular integrations, we can't possibly list them all — and we're constantly adding more apps, to help improve the Thinkific experience. To see a full list of available apps, just check out our App Store!
More About Integrations
Advanced Apps and Integrations