The partial payment add-on lets users pay partially for their products. The partial payment addon comes with settings that are specifically designed for shop owners who are allowing partial payments on certain products.
How to Use the Partial Payment Addon
Like any other addon of the WowStore plugin, the partial payment addon requires you to turn it on from the addons section of the WowStore plugin. You can check out the following section of the documentation to see how to turn on an addon of the WowStore plugin:
Here’s a quick video to get you up and running with the partial payment addon:
Partial Payment Addon Settings
In order to make a product available for pre-order, you will have to:
- Go to the product page.
- Go to the “product data” section and click on “partial payment”.
- You can enable/disable the product for partial payment. If you enable it, you can choose from the “Deposit Type” and the “Deposit Amount”.
Note: The Deposit Type has two options. You can choose between “fixed” and “percentage” for the deposit type.
- Finally, enter an amount you want the user to deposit. Finally, update the product page.
Here’s what you’ll see on the front end of the product page:
On the addon’s settings, you will find several options to choose from. For instance, you can select the text for different payment options.
Also, you can enable/disable these options from the WowStore Partial Order Settings. Once you go to the checkout page, you will be able to see the options for direct bank transfer, cheque payments, and cash on delivery.
On the details page, the user can find out how much amount is due. Here’s how the details page looks:
In the order details, the Due Amount status is Pending Payment. You will be able to set the status from the WowStore Partial Payment settings. Under the “Deposit Paid Status,” you can set the different statuses for different situations. You can control the status updates manually.
That’s the WowStore Partial Payment for you. Here are some other relevant resources: