Invoice Payment Gateway for WooCommerce
by Stuart Duff - a11n · Payments
Also makes 3 other plugins · 5.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Invoice Payment Gateway for WooCommerce for B2B transactions where instant digital payment is not an option.
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈3K estimated
Momentum
+63%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “e commerce”, “payments” and “shop” for “invoice”, “gateway” and “digital payment”. “e commerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “invoice” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gateway” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shop” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “digital payment” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 68 average across 1,681 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 42.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,044 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 165 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★ 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
37%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 | #4 | #7 | up 1 |
| invoice gateway | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| invoice payments | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| gateway | #9 | #12 | down 1 |
| woocommerce invoice gateway | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| e invoice | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| gateway for woocommerce | #10 | #12 | up 1 |
| custom invoice | #4 | #4 | — |
| digital payment | #10 | #19 | 0 |
| transactions | #11 | #17 | up 3 |
| payment gateway | #16 | #16 | down 1 |
| transaction | #11 | #17 | — |
| b2b | #15 | #10 | down 1 |
| woocommerce invoice | #7 | #10 | up 1 |
| woocommerce orders invoice | #9 | #16 | up 1 |
| invoice for woocommerce | #9 | #12 | up 4 |
| where | #24 | #20 | down 7 |
| digital payments | #10 | #17 | 0 |
| invoices | #20 | #17 | down 1 |
| payment processing | #21 | #22 | down 2 |
| e commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| store your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
46 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “e commerce”, “payments” and “shop” for “invoice”, “gateway” and “digital payment”. “e commerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “invoice” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “payments” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gateway” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shop” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “digital payment” sits at #10 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.9K · 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
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
6mo ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 20 May 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 · 90% 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 16 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 14 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sven L. a11n2.6y ago
Does exactly what is on the box, with extra features such as being conditionally enabled for specific shipping methods.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ etechs5.0y ago
Does this addon work with WooCommerce 5.8.0 ?? cause WordPress says that it might not work. I have WooCommerce 4.7.2 installed right now, and I’m thinking that it might be due to that, that WordPress tells me that they are not sure if this will work or not. So will it work?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steve D.5.3y ago
Perfect plugin. Simple and does the job. No cruft. Combine this with a custom order status and a tiny bit of custom code, and my store is now automatically sending invoices when the customer chooses this gateway. (As the developer has noted, this plugin does NOT do anything with invoices.)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ingarb6.5y ago
Excellent plugin, works like a charm. Used it for several years now. Perfect for B2B sales when you want to send invoice after.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sabuj Kundu6.7y ago
I asked for a feature and developer added it quickly. Also, the plugin is useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ clodoaldoevangelista8.0y ago
That’s what I was looking for. Congratulations on the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MikaelG8.2y ago
Easy to setup and contains the basics for using invoice payment gateway. Doesn’t need to be more advanced then this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jorge Rodriguez8.4y ago
I have tried this plugin for a couple weeks. So far it works as it says in the description without any flaw. Thank you for developing this plugin. Cheers
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.3 Fix – Corrected inverted status check in email_instructions causing payment instructions to appear in processing emails instead of only on-hold emails. 2.0.3
- — Version 2.0.2 Fix – For deprecated PHP notices Added – Name chage from WooCommerce Invoice Gateway to Invoice Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Added – HPOS Compatibility. 2.0.1
- — Version 2.0.0 Added – Compatibility for the WooCommerce block checkout. 2.0.0
- — Version 1.0.6 Added – The functionality to restrict gateway access to specific users roles. Fix – Typo of “Choose and order status” to “Choose an order status”. 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 Added – The functionality to enable the order actions buttons using the remove_wc_invoice_gateway_order_actions_buttons filter. 1.0.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 0 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,053 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("e-commerce", "payments", "shop", "store" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-16 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 73 days in tier
- 2026-08-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-22 2K+ → 3K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 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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WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
TI WooCommerce Wishlist 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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