i can not use stripe. and i could not find any other place if i can get the payments from my subscribers through bank transfer
where i can make sure that point?
Have a look and see if any of these services can help you:
There are certainly other services. All you should do is disable Stripe in Ghost and manually add links from the service you pick to relevant pages. Then payment and payout will be routed through that service.
You will find this problematic if you aren’t a developer of sorts as Stripe is neatly integrated into Ghost.
why would i need a developer to cash out my money?
end user can pay with stripe the ghost though Stripe is not operating in Israel and I wanted to know how I will get the money from ghost
thanks
Ghost has a deep integration with Stripe, meaning many of its subscription and payment features are tightly built around Stripe’s ecosystem. This includes multiple files, modules, and even APIs within Ghost dedicated to Stripe-specific functionalities. Because of this dependency, using an alternative payment provider isn’t a straightforward, out-of-the-box option.
For example:
- Stripe handles not just payments but also subscriptions, customer data, and reporting directly within Ghost.
- Replacing Stripe means manually integrating another payment provider to handle these tasks. Services like PayPal, Paddle, or Lemon Squeezy can help, but they require additional configuration, especially for managing recurring payments.
This isn’t trivial because Ghost wasn’t designed to be flexible in this way. That said, if you’re only using Ghost for basic one-time payments, you might be able to use manual methods (like embedding payment links), but these won’t offer the subscription management that Stripe provides.
If you’re set on using Ghost without Stripe, I’d recommend hiring a developer to guide you through the technical aspects or considering other platforms that natively support a wider range of payment options.
Hope this clarifies why I mentioned the need for a developer! Let me know if you’d like further clarification or assistance.
i understand and thanks for your detailed answer about stripe handling many things inside. my question is if ghost is not “holding” my clients’ payments and send me the money upon request through bank transfer (single transfer per month)? can this be done?
Ghost itself doesn’t “hold” payments or manage payouts directly. Instead, it relies entirely on Stripe to process transactions and manage the movement of funds.
In the case of Stripe:
- Stripe processes payments from your subscribers, holds the funds in your Stripe account, and then automatically transfers them to your bank based on your Stripe payout schedule (e.g., daily, weekly, or monthly).
- Ghost simply facilitates the connection between your site and Stripe but doesn’t act as a middleman for handling or transferring money.
If you’re asking whether Ghost can send payments to you via bank transfer independently of Stripe, the short answer is no. Ghost doesn’t have its own payment-processing or banking infrastructure. Any money-related functionality is entirely dependent on the external payment provider (in this case, Stripe).
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Check my first reply in this thread. You have to turn off Stripe-integration in Ghost settings. Then decide which provider you want to use. Next step is to create products and subscriptions in their interface, get the respective URL and then paste the URL in your Ghost pages/posts where you want visitors to come across them. Then everything about the payments will be managed just fine.
The next step is to sync payments with user roles in Ghost. This requires coding experience or the use of Zapier, Make or n8n for example. These three tools are automation tools that can oerform step instructions given a trigger. A trigger in this case could be that someone purchased something from a link you shared on a page.
thanks. though if i use lemonsqeezy etc. why do i need ghost for? i can send the weekly email to subscribers using brevo, am i wrong? what am i missing @EchonCique ?
You’re missing out on everything else that Ghost has to offer in that case. Stripe is one way to get paid. Replace that with other means and stick with the amazing features and the delightful user experience that Ghost offers. You can’t find that elsewhere. And especially not for the same price in money or time.
so what you are saying it to use lemonsqeezy for payments and Ghost will deal with subscriptions of the newsletter ( i don’t need the website)
If you don’t need a website and you can’t use Stripe, you might want to consider other options.
While it’s possible to use one of these other options to collect money and to set up automations (probably with a paid service) to get the subscriptions set up as complimentary paid subscriptions in Ghost, it’s going to be hard to make anything as smooth as the built in ghost offerings. I think you’re going to be happier on a platform with native support for your payment method.
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If your two objectives are to get paid from subscribers and cannot use Stripe then yes, there are definately better options for you with low friction. Meaning easy to use “out of the box” than doing the extra configuration to get it all working with Ghost at the core. Brevo, Mailerlite, Kit and other examples would suit your use case better.
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