{"id":114132347,"date":"2025-06-11T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/?p=114132347"},"modified":"2025-06-12T13:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:25:50","slug":"square-payments-in-thrive-apprentice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/square-payments-in-thrive-apprentice\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade Your Checkout: Announcing Square Payments in Thrive Apprentice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a hard truth most course creators avoid:<\/p>\n<p><strong>If your checkout process doesn\u2019t support the payment methods your students want to use, you\u2019re losing sales.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And the losses add up fast. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, adding more payment options can increase conversions by up to <strong>30%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019re excited to introduce a new feature inside Thrive Apprentice<a href=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/apprentice\/\" style=\"outline: none;\"><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf89 <strong>Square payment integration:&nbsp;<\/strong>so you can get paid faster, more reliably, and without the tech overwhelm.<\/p>\n<h2>What the Square Integration Really Means for You<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re selling courses online, your checkout flow matters \u2014 <em><strong>a lot.<\/strong><\/em> Every extra click, redirect, or hiccup in the payment process can cost you sales.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why this update is worth your attention.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/squareup.com\/us\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"outline: none;\">Square<\/a> now integrated directly into <a href=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/apprentice\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">Thrive Apprentice<\/a>, everything just got smoother, faster, and easier to manage. Both for you and your students.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc47 Let\u2019s break down what that unlocks for your business:<\/p>\n<h3>\u2705 Offer More Ways to Pay<\/h3>\n<p>Accept credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more; all through one secure, seamless checkout.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2705 Keep More of What You Earn<\/h3>\n<p>With Square\u2019s competitive rates, you hold on to more of your revenue and stop losing it to bloated transaction fees.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2705&nbsp; Get Paid Quickly<\/h3>\n<p>Square deposits can hit your account the next day <strong>or even the same day,<\/strong> depending on your setup.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2705 Maintain a Smooth Brand Experience<\/h3>\n<p>Your students stay on your site from start to finish. No redirects. No dropped conversions. Just a clean, modern checkout.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2705 Increase Trust and Conversion Rates<\/h3>\n<p>Mobile-friendly checkout. Built-in fraud protection. Familiar payment options. Everything your students expect.<\/p>\n<p>Together, these improvements make life easier&nbsp;<strong>AND&nbsp;<\/strong>they help you close more sales, build trust with your audience, and run your business with less friction. If you\u2019ve been looking for a more streamlined way to sell courses, this is the kind of upgrade that makes a real difference.<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s built right in. No need to wrestle with extra plugins to make this work.<\/p>\n<h2>Why This Update Is So Powerful<\/h2>\n<p>You launch your next course.<\/p>\n<p>One student uses Apple Pay. Another checks out with a Visa. Someone else taps Google Pay and finishes in seconds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udca5 Every transaction goes through smoothly. No friction. No confusion. No last-minute abandonment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You didn\u2019t need a developer. You didn\u2019t buy another plugin. You didn\u2019t waste hours in setup.<\/p>\n<p>You just activated Square and started collecting payments professionally, securely, <strong>and on your own terms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>This Is Perfect For:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83d\udd25 Course creators who want to focus on selling, not tech setup<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d Educators reaching students around the world<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcbc Small business owners already using Square in other areas<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\ude80 Entrepreneurs scaling their course revenue with fewer roadblocks<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udd10 Membership site owners who want to offer flexible recurring payments and give members a seamless signup experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Set It Up in Minutes \u2014 No Coding At All<\/h2>\n<p>Getting started with Square inside Thrive Apprentice is refreshingly simple \u2014 no technical setup, no complicated steps.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need a developer. You just need a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Head to <strong>Thrive Apprentice \u2192 Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"114129134\" width=\"807\" data-init-width=\"1696\" height=\"608\" data-init-height=\"1278\" title=\"apprentice-settings-page\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/cb:p0Z2.44bbf\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apprentice-settings-page-1.png\" data-width=\"807\" data-height=\"608\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1696 \/ 1278;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Thrive Apprentice\u2019s settings, click on <strong>Payments<\/strong> in the left column.<\/p>\n<p><span><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"114131727\" width=\"403\" data-init-width=\"722\" height=\"559\" data-init-height=\"1002\" title=\"thrive-apprentice-payments-settings\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/cb:p0Z2.44bbf\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thrive-apprentice-payments-settings.png\" data-width=\"403\" data-height=\"559\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 722 \/ 1002;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Under Payments, select Square.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"114131728\" width=\"393\" data-init-width=\"718\" height=\"550\" data-init-height=\"1004\" title=\"select-square-apprentice-settings\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/cb:p0Z2.44bbf\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/select-square-apprentice-settings.png\" data-width=\"393\" data-height=\"550\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 718 \/ 1004;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When you click Square, you\u2019ll see a page informing you about the connection status. On this page, click the <strong>Connect Square<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"114131729\" width=\"750\" data-init-width=\"2048\" height=\"427\" data-init-height=\"1166\" title=\"connect-square-apprentice\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/cb:p0Z2.44bbf\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/connect-square-apprentice.png\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"427\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2048 \/ 1166;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This will open your Square account, where you\u2019ll need to sign up (for a new account) or log into your existing account.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"114131730\" width=\"750\" data-init-width=\"1392\" height=\"486\" data-init-height=\"902\" title=\"square-login-form\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/cb:p0Z2.44bbf\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/square-login-form.png\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"486\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1392 \/ 902;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Once you\u2019ve signed in, you\u2019ll need to Allow a few permissions in order for the integration to work the way it should. After you\u2019ve set your preferences, your Thrive Apprentice &#8211; Square connection should be live!<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"114131733\" width=\"750\" data-init-width=\"2048\" height=\"400\" data-init-height=\"1092\" title=\"thrive-themes-square-connected\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/cb:p0Z2.44bbf\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thrive-themes-square-connected.png\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"400\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2048 \/ 1092;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"--tcb-text-highlight-color: #2ABB61 !important;\" data-text-highlight=\"rounded-line\" data-tcb-highlight-animation=\"viewport_once\" data-svg-config=\"{&quot;animationCount&quot;:1,&quot;animationDuration&quot;:1,&quot;animationDelay&quot;:1,&quot;strokeWidth&quot;:12}\">And this is just the start!<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s a lot more you can do from there \u2014 like testing transactions in a sandbox environment, creating course products inside Square, and customizing your payment settings.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px !important;\">Our documentation team has laid it all out for you, step by step<\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/docs\/connecting-thrive-apprentice-with-square\/\" style=\"outline: none;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/docs\/connecting-thrive-apprentice-with-square\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">Check out the full guide here \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Why It\u2019s Built Better in Thrive Apprentice<\/h2>\n<p>With many course platforms, there\u2019s always a catch. Want to use a different payment provider? That\u2019ll cost you. Need more flexibility? Only available on a higher-tier plan.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not how we do things.<\/p>\n<p>The Square integration is included at <strong>no extra cost<\/strong> with your Thrive Apprentice license. No upsells, no paywalls, no forced \u201call-in-one\u201d ecosystem to wrestle with.<\/p>\n<p>You stay in full control \u2014 of your checkout, your brand experience, and your earnings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                                                                                                                <span>Use the payment provider that works best for you<\/span>            <\/li>\n<li><span>Keep your checkout fully on-brand and on-site<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Stop giving up chunks of your revenue to unnecessary platform fees<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s everything you need to sell your course, your way \u2014 without compromise.<\/p>\n<h2>Ready to Capture More Sales?<\/h2>\n<p>Your course deserves a checkout process that works for you \u2014 not against you.<\/p>\n<p>Thrive Apprentice + Square means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>                                                                                                                <span>More payment options for your students<\/span>            <\/li>\n<li>                                                                                                                <span>Faster payouts for you<\/span>            <\/li>\n<li>                                                                                                                <span>A better, more professional buying experience across the board<\/span>            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Update Thrive Apprentice now to enable Square and level up your course business.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To your growth,<\/p>\n<p>Angie &amp; the Thrive Themes Team<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">P.S. Haven\u2019t joined Thrive Apprentice yet? Now\u2019s the time.<a href=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/apprentice\/\" style=\"outline: none;\"> Click here to get the most powerful course platform for WordPress.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And if you want to take things even further \u2013 from building conversion-focused landing pages to capturing leads and automating your funnel \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/suite\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">Thrive Suite gives you everything in one tightly integrated toolkit.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a hard truth most course creators avoid: If your checkout process doesn\u2019t support the payment methods your students want to use, you\u2019re losing sales. And the losses add up fast. &nbsp; Luckily, adding more payment options can increase conversions by up to 30%. That\u2019s why we\u2019re excited to introduce a new feature inside Thrive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":253020,"featured_media":114132348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25575],"tags":[25251,33978,25382,25250],"class_list":["post-114132347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-updates","tag-feature-update","tag-featured-post","tag-silo-product-update","tag-update","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114132347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/253020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114132347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114132347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114132348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114132347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114132347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114132347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}