WooCommerce Customizable Convenience Fee Plugin

Description

Pass payment processing fees to your customers with total accuracy, flexibility, and control. Whether you run classic WooCommerce shortcode checkouts or modern Gutenberg Checkout Blocks, this lightweight, high-performance plugin automatically applies fixed or percentage-based convenience fees based on selected payment methods.

🌟 Key Features

• Universal Block & Shortcode Support: Built from the ground up to support both classic WooCommerce shortcode checkouts and modern Gutenberg Cart & Checkout Blocks.

• Instant Dynamic Calculation: Automatically calculates and updates fees instantly when a customer switches payment methods at checkout.

• Flexible Calculation Engine:

  • Percentage Fees: Charge a percentage of the order (e.g., 2.3%).

  • Fixed Amount Fees: Charge a flat dollar amount per transaction (e.g., $3.50).

• Tax Calculation Control:

  • After-Tax Calculation: Calculate fee percentages on the total order value including tax (fee itself is untaxed).

  • Before-Tax Calculation: Calculate fee percentages on the subtotal alone, with tax automatically applied to the fee line item.

• One-Click e-Transfer & BACS Exclusion: Built-in checkbox setting to instantly bypass fees for Interac e-Transfers, Direct Bank Transfers (BACS), and manual payment methods.

• Target Specific Payment Gateways: Restrict fees only to specific payment providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Helcim, Credit Card) while keeping zero-fee options open for customers.

• 1-Click Gateway Auto-Detection: Automatically detects all installed and active payment gateways in your store and gives you one-click buttons to add or remove them from your fee settings.

• Customizable Fee Labeling: Set a custom label for the line item in the checkout total breakdown (e.g., “Convenience Fee”, “Credit Card Processing Fee”).

• Full HPOS & WooCommerce 8.9+ Compatibility: High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) ready out of the box for fast database operations and modern WooCommerce installations.

📊 Technical Specifications

1. Highlight “Compliance & Transparency”

Point out that using custom fee labels helps store owners stay compliant with local payment processor surcharge rules (e.g., clearly labeling card surcharges vs. service fees).

2. FAQ / Troubleshooting Quick Guide

• Q: Does this work with multi-currency plugins?

  • A: Fixed fee amounts follow the base store currency set in WooCommerce settings, while percentage fees adjust dynamically based on cart values.

• Q: Will it slow down my site?

  • A: No, the plugin is lightweight, adds no unnecessary external API calls, and runs calculation hooks natively during WooCommerce standard cart/checkout totals calculation.

• Q: What happens if a customer changes their payment method at checkout?

  • A: The fee updates in real-time. Selecting an excluded payment method (like e-Transfer) immediately removes the fee line item without refreshing the page.