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Test donations vs live gifts

How test records appear and how they differ from real Stripe charges.

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Written by Antonio Ryckman

Some donations are marked test. They are not a real Stripe charge.

  • Test gifts can appear when you are exploring the product or importing orders with isTest set

  • They are labeled in the Donations list

  • Donation List widgets only show completed, non-test donations

  • Insights and public progress typically follow completed live gifts

If your dashboard is showing sample or test data you do not want, check Settings for test-data controls (available on some accounts) and remove simulated test donations from there. Live Stripe payments always appear as normal completed (or failed/pending) donations after checkout.

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