There are two ways to create a receipt in WooCommerce. The first is to use the WooCommerce Receipts plugin.
This plugin will automatically generate a PDF receipt for each order placed on your WooCommerce store. The second way to create a receipt is to manually create a PDF receipt using the WordPress PDF Library.
If you want to automatically generate receipts for your WooCommerce orders, then you can use the WooCommerce Receipts plugin. This plugin will generate a PDF receipt for each order placed on your WooCommerce store.
To install the plugin, head over to the plugins page of your WordPress admin area and search for ‘WooCommerce Receipts’. Once you have found the plugin, click ‘Install Now’ and then activate the plugin.
Once the plugin is activated, you will need to configure some settings. First, you need to specify what type of receipts you want to generate.
You can choose to generate PDF receipts or HTML receipts. You can also choose whether to include customer details on the receipts.
Next, you need to specify where you want the receipts to be sent. You can choose to send them to the customer’s email address or your own email address. You can also specify whether you want to attach the PDF receipt to the order confirmation email.
Finally, you need to specify what format you want the PDF receipts to be in. You can choose from A4 or letter size.
You can also choose whether you want landscape or portrait orientation. once you have configured all the settings, click ‘Save Changes’.
That’s all there is to it! The WooCommerce Receipts plugin will now automatically generate PDF receipts for all of your orders. If you ever need to view or print a receipt, simply go to the ‘Orders’ page of your WordPress admin area and click on the ‘View Receipt’ link next to the relevant order.
Creating Manual Receipts
If you don’t want to use a plugin, then you can manually create PDF receipts using the WordPress PDF Library. To do this, first, download and install the WordPress PDF Library. Once installed, head over to the ‘Receipts’ page of your WordPress admin area and click on the ‘Add New Receipt’ button.
On the ‘Add New Receipt’ page, first, enter a title for your receipt. This title will be used as the file name for your PDF receipt. Next, enter a short description of what this receipt is for.
Now it’s time to start entering your receipt details. First, enter the date of purchase and then enter the customer details such as name, address, email address, and phone number.
Itemized Product List
You will now need to add an itemized list of products purchased bythe customer. For each product purchased, enter th eproduct name, SKU number, price paid, and quantity purchased.
Order Totals
Finally, you needto add up allof th eorder totals such as subtotal , shipping cost , tax amount , and total amount . Onceyou have entered allof th e required information , click on th e ‘ GeneratePDF ’ button t ocreate th ePDFreceipt .
You can nowview / download th ePDFreceipt by clicking on th e ‘ ViewReceipt ’ button . Youcan also sentth ePDFreceipt t oth ecustomer by clicking on th esendbutton .
That’s all there is too it! Creating either automatic or manual receipts in WooCommerce is simple and easy to follow with these clear instructions.
Including customer details is optional but recommended so that they have a record of their purchase from your store.
Itemized product lists are important so customers know what they purchased as well as how much they paid for each individual item.
Be sure calculate order totals correctly so that customers are not overcharged.
