How to accept WooCommerce invoice payment

When it comes to wholesale B2B transactions customers will prefer a time gap between delivery of goods and payment.

PDF Invoice/Packing Slip for WooCommerce plugin allows accepting invoice payment by adding a ‘Pay Later‘ option at the checkout. On the other hand, the customer can use the ‘Pay Now‘ link on the invoice receipt to make the payment.

• First of all, install and activate the plugin, a new menu Invoice/Packing appears in the WordPress dashboard.
• From the WordPress dashboard, head on to Invoice/Packing > Invoice menu. The invoice settings window will open up.
• Open the Payment Link tab from the Settings window.

Enabling invoice payment in your WooCommerce store

Enable Show payment link on the invoice to add a payment link beside the payment method on the invoice.

Adds payment link on the invoice for selected order statuses. Defaulted to ‘Pending payment’ status, if no selection is made. That is, the plugin a adds ‘Pay now’ link to all the invoices with order status as the pending payment.

Enable to show a ‘Pay Later’ option at the checkout.

• The title specified here will appear as the payment option at the checkout. For example: Pay Later
• Description will appear just below the title on the checkout page. For example: Allow to pay via invoice.
• Input the instructions that will appear on the thank you page . For example: Thank you for your order. You’ll be invoiced soon.

On enabling the Pay Later option, a user can opt to checkout using the Pay Later option.

• On placing order with the Pay Later option, the order will be in pending status.
• The buyer on receiving the email with the invoice attachment can click on the Pay Now link on the invoice. Learn more on how to send invoice as email attachment.
• This will redirect buyers to the checkout page. He can make use of the available payment methods on your store to make his payment.
• Therefore:
  • Invoice is updated with the latest payment method used.
  • The order status changed from Pending to Completed.

An invoice with a Pay Now link will be as shown below:

The success of an online store has a lot to do with providing convenient payment options for customers. That way customers will not have to make the payment right away after purchase, especially after a bulk purchase. This gives a huge relief for customers. And, by keeping your customer satisfied you can make the profit you want for your store.