Invoice Gateway for WooCommerce – Invoice Payment Gateway
by Josh Kohlbach · Payments
Also makes 8 other plugins · 140.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a WooCommerce invoice gateway to your store. An easy invoicing payment gateway solution for WooCommerce.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+66%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “woocommerce payment gateway” and “woocommerce quotes” for “invoice” and “gateway for woocommerce”. “woocommerce payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “invoice” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce quotes” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “gateway for woocommerce” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 68 average across 1,685 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 43.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,043 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Payments plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 145 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| invoice gateway your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| woocommerce invoice gateway your tag | #2 | #5 | up 1 |
| woocommerce invoice | #4 | #12 | up 2 |
| invoice | #4 | #11 | up 6 |
| gateway for woocommerce | #7 | #17 | up 1 |
| woocommerce invoices your tag | #8 | #21 | up 2 |
| wp invoice | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| gateway | #10 | #14 | up 5 |
| invoices online | #5 | #13 | up 1 |
| woocommerce quotes your tag | #17 | #23 | up 4 |
| custom invoice | #6 | #16 | up 1 |
| woocommerce invoicing | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| invoice for woocommerce | #6 | #14 | 0 |
| woocommerce payment gateway your tag | #20 | #21 | up 1 |
| woocommerce orders invoice | #7 | #19 | up 1 |
| payment gateway | #21 | #20 | down 4 |
| wholesale | #14 | #17 | up 2 |
| invoicing | #23 | #22 | down 3 |
| invoices | #17 | #19 | up 4 |
| online payment gateway | #18 | #18 | down 1 |
66 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 39 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “woocommerce payment gateway” and “woocommerce quotes” for “invoice” and “gateway for woocommerce”. “woocommerce payment gateway” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “invoice” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce quotes” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “gateway for woocommerce” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.1.6 · 10 Jun 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Nov 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ LenaBalina1.2y ago
Guys can you please update this plugin! it hasn’t been working for MONTHS now – WHY????? Come on guys
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kl222.9y ago
Easy and elegant.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nheels3.2y ago
Clients can cancel their own invoices…? This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by nheels.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chiradeep0075.8y ago
I installed the free version and was very easy to install. I had some issue with a name, and asked for their help on email and got very fast reply.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Doug6.8y ago
This works better with Google Analytics for recording sales to Terms Customers. Changing the order status to Processing is recorded immediately, as opposed to our old way of having Terms Customers be put on hold / check method.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ colorfuzion7.8y ago
Thank you so much for posting this! Just what we needed! You’re the best for sharing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jonathan Hinson9.4y ago
Exactly what we needed. Thank you. I also love that you’ve included the feature to add invoice numbers to Orders – That was a pleasant surprise.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.6 Feature: Send the New Order email to additional recipient(s) when invoice payment is selected. Feature: Add a Pay Now button to invoice emails. Feature: Set payment terms with a store admin overdue invoice notification. 1.1.6
- — Version 1.1.5 Bug Fix: Fatal Error: WooCommerce Payment Gateways Property Null in Invoice Gateway for Free Orders Bug Fix: PO Number On Orders Not Saved If You Use Legacy Checkout 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.4.3 Improvement: add Support for Custom Order Statuses in the Default Order Status Setting 1.1.4.3
- — Version 1.1.4.2 Bug Fix: unable to dismiss pointer notice 1.1.4.2
- — Version 1.1.4.1 Bug Fix: Fatal error due to missing files in last release 1.1.4.1
- — Version 1.1.4 Feature: Pointer to recommend upgrading to Wholesale Payments Improvement: Update upsell to include Wholesale Payments Bug Fix: When Cart is at $0 , it will hide other payment methods Bug Fix: Integration with PHP Versio 1.1.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a WooCommerce invoice gateway to your store. An easy invoicing payment gateway solution for WooCommerce."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "use it", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,814 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("woocommerce invoices", "woocommerce payment gateway", "woocommerce quotes" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-27 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 3K+ → 2K+ down after 423 days in tier
- 2024-10-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 249 days in tier
- 2024-02-20 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-19 4K+ → 3K+ down after 6 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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PayPlus Payment Gateway 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Wenprise Alipay Gateway For WooCommerce 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Payment Gateway – 2Checkout for WooCommerce 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
CCAvenue Gateway Integration for WooCommerce 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Order Invoices & Shipping for Woocommerce 40+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Invoice Manager for WooCommerce 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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