WooCommerce Deposits and Payment Plans – Lite

✅ Product Description

Make bigger carts feel smaller. WooCommerce Deposits and Payment Plans – Lite lets you collect a deposit now and the rest later—or split orders into simple payment schedules—without changing your catalog. Offer fixed or percentage deposits, set due dates, send pay-later links, and keep orders and emails tidy.

This edition is ops-friendly: use on unlimited sites, pay once, all features included, and updates synchronized with the original release—perfect for agencies and stores that want flexible payments without subscription overhead.

Where it fits

• High-ticket (furniture, jewelry, electronics)

• Made-to-order & preorders (custom prints, crafts, bespoke builds)

• Services & bookings (courses, events, rentals—when you charge part up front)

• B2B (PO workflows, staged payments)

Shopper Experience

• Choose Deposit or Pay in Full on the product/cart page (your choice which is default).

• Clear breakdown at checkout and on emails: deposit paid today, balance due, due date.

• Receive a secure pay-later link to complete the balance from My Account or email.

• If you enable plans, customers see a clean schedule (e.g., 30% today, 70% on a date).

Merchant Controls

• Deposit types: fixed amount or percentage of product/cart total.

• Per-product / per-category rules; global defaults; role-based overrides.

• Due dates: fixed date or “X days after order”.

• Payment plans (simple): 2–3 installments with dates/percentages.

• Cart logic: require deposit for certain items; block mixing if you prefer.

• Taxes & coupons: applied consistently to deposit vs. balance.

• Emails & reminders: confirmation, balance-due, overdue nudges with payment links.

• Admin actions: capture balance, mark paid, resend pay-later link, partial/ full refunds.

• Reporting: filter orders by deposit status; export CSV for accounting.

Works with native WooCommerce orders. If you use Subscriptions or booking plugins, you can keep those flows and apply deposits where it makes sense.

✅ Key Features

• Unlimited-site usage with all features included

• Updates synchronized with the official release

• Fixed/percent deposits with per-product, category, and role rules

• Simple payment plans (2–3 installments with dates/percents)

• Due-date management + automatic pay-later links

• Cart/checkout UI with “Pay in full” vs “Deposit” toggle

• Email templates & reminders (due/overdue)

• Refund-aware: deposit and balance handling with notes

• Reports & CSV export for finance

• Shortcodes/blocks to show balance info and “Pay balance” buttons

• Translation & RTL ready; plays well with caching/SEO plugins

What’s Included

• Plugin files ready to install

• Settings for rules, due dates, schedules, emails, and labels

• Blocks/shortcodes for deposit toggles and pay-later links

• Safe-update notes and a configuration checklist

Quick Start (10 Minutes)

1. Install & activate the plugin.

2. Set a global deposit (e.g., 30%) and due date (e.g., 14 days).

3. Enable the Deposit/Pay-in-Full toggle on product & cart.

4. Add per-product overrides where needed (fixed amount for high-ticket SKUs).

5. (Optional) Create a 2-step plan (e.g., 30% today, 70% on a date).

6. Customize emails/reminders and button labels.

7. Test: place order → pay deposit → use pay-later link to settle balance.

8. Review reports and export a sample CSV.

UX & Policy Tips

• Default to Deposit for high-ticket items; Pay in Full for low-risk SKUs.

• Show clear terms (refunds, forfeits, schedule) near the toggle.

• Use due-soon reminders at 7 days and 24 hours before the deadline.

• For preorders, pick a fixed due date (launch day) and set expectations in the PDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: Can customers choose between deposit and full payment?
Yes—enable the toggle on product/cart or force deposit for selected items.

Q2: How are taxes and coupons handled?
They’re calculated normally; the deposit reflects its share and the balance carries the rest.

Q3: Can I change the due date after order?
Admins can edit due dates and resend pay-later links.

Q4: Partial refunds?
Supported—refund deposit, balance, or both with notes for accounting.

Q5: Does it support subscriptions?
You can run deposits alongside Subscriptions; this plugin manages deposit/balance as order payments, not recurring billing.

Q6: Multilingual?
Translation-ready and RTL-aware; strings appear in standard translation tools.

Q7: How do updates work?
Updates are synchronized with the original release. Test on staging, then deploy.

Plain-English Usage Model

• Install on unlimited domains (staging/production).

• Pay once—no recurring unlocks.

• Feature-complete parity with the original listing.

• Updates in step with upstream improvements and fixes.

WooCommerce Deposits and Payment Plans – Lite helps you say “yes” to bigger orders: take a smaller commitment now, schedule the rest, and keep cashflow and customer trust intact—unlimited usage, all features, update sync.