Introduction

Welcome to the PaySentinel User Guide. Learn how to monitor and optimize your WooCommerce payment ecosystem.

What is PaySentinel?

PaySentinel is a powerful monitoring and diagnostics tool for WooCommerce. It provides real-time visibility into your payment gateway performance, allowing you to identify failures, analyze trends, and ensure your checkout process is always healthy.

First Step: Once the plugin is activated, it will immediately begin monitoring all payment attempts on your site. You don't need to configure anything to see data flowing into the dashboard.

Core Features

Gateway Health

Track success rates and response times for every gateway active on your store.

Failure Analysis

Detailed logs explain exactly why payments failed, from card declines to API timeouts.

Real-time Dashboard

A central hub to see your current processing status and recent critical alerts.

Diagnostic Tools

Built-in tools to clear caches, recalculate metrics, and simulate failures for testing.

Installation & Setup

1
Upload: Upload the plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2
Activate: Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3
Access: Find the "Payment Monitor" menu in your WordPress sidebar.