Link Invoice Payment for WooCommerce vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

The Link Invoice Payment plugin is a powerful and free extension for WooCommerce, designed to simplify online billing — whether for one-time or subscription (recurring) invoices. With Link Invoice Payment plugin for WooCommerce, you can easily generate both one-time and recurring invoices and send them to your customers via email, WhatsApp, or social networks — complete with a secure payment link. One of its biggest advantages is the ability to offer multiple payment options to settle the invoice. Now enhanced with even more advanced features, Link Invoice Payment is the perfect tool for flexible and professional invoicing in your WooCommerce store. ✅ Key Features Recurring Invoices – Automate billing for subscriptions or regular payments Subscription-type Products – Easily manage recurring billing cycles PDF Invoices – Generate professional downloadable and printable invoice documents Payment Links – Instantly share payment URLs for quick customer access Multi-currency Invoices – Issue invoices in different currencies based on customer location Due Date Management – Set custom due dates for each invoice Multiple or Specific Payment Methods – Choose which payment gateways appear per invoice Multi-language Support – Display invoices in the language preferred by your customer Partial Order Payments in WooCommerce – Allow customers to pay part of an order upfront using multiple payment methods Payment Method Discount – Set a percentage or fixed discount value for each payment type Payment Method Fee – Set a percentage or fixed value to charge an additional amount for each payment type Quotes – Create custom quotes or allow your customers to request a proposal directly on your site, fully integrated with your store’s products. WooCommerce Donation Product Type – Allows you to create a special “Donation” product type for receiving open-value monetary donations, where the donor defines the amount they wish to contribute. Item Donation Marketplace for WooCommerce – This feature allows your users (donors) to list items they wish to donate (e.g., a sofa, clothes, food). Other users (beneficiaries) can then browse the site and request to receive these items. Dokan Integration – Enables donations products and invoice issuing by sellers directly from the Dokan dashboard. And much more! Dependencies Link Invoice Payment for WooCommerce plugin is dependent on WooCommerce plugin, please make sure WooCommerce is installed and properly configured before starting Invoice Payment for WooCommerce installation. External Libraries used * We use the PHP external library DOMPDF for generating PDF invoices. * We use PHP QR Code encoder for generating the redirect URL page. * We use JS Library Tailwind for additional CSS and HTML styling. User instructions Search the WordPress sidebar for ‘Invoice Payment for WooCommerce’; In the plugin options look for ‘Add invoice’; Fill in the customer data, currency, payment method and add the charges; If you want to send the invoice to the customer’s email, select the ‘Send invoice to customer’ option in the invoice actions; Click save; You have created your first invoice with the Invoice Payment for WooCommerce plugin. Usage Product Settings Within the product editing or creating page, enable the subscription option to configure recurring invoices. Specify the frequency of invoice generation according to your preferences. Invoices Settings In the WordPress sidebar, find and click on “Invoices”. Configure default settings such as PDF template, logo URL, footer, sender details, and text preceding the payment link. To manually add an invoice, visit the “Add Invoice” page, where both standard and recurring invoices can be created. Manual Invoice Creation Visit the “Add Invoice” page to manually create invoices. Choose between standard or recurring invoices, input necessary details, and save. Subscription and Invoice Lists To list subscriptions click on “Subscriptions” in the WordPress sidebar. To list invoices click on “Invoices” in the WordPress sidebar.

Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate. Really simple, Effective and Performant WordPress Security Really Simple Security is the most lightweight and easy-to-use security plugin for WordPress. It secures your WordPress website with SSL certificate generation, including proper 301 https redirection and SSL enforcement, scanning for possible vulnerabilities, Login Protection and implementing essential WordPress hardening features. We believe that security should have the absolute minimum effect on website performance, user experience and maintainability. Therefore, Really Simple Security is: Lightweight: Every security feature is developed with a modular approach and with performance in mind. Disabled features won’t load any redundant code. Easy-to-use: 1-minute configuration with short onboarding setup. Security Features Easy SSL Migration Migrates your website to HTTPS and enforces SSL in just one click. 301 redirect via PHP or .htaccess Secure cookies Let’s Encrypt: Install an SSL Certificate if your hosting provider supports manual installation. Server Health Check: Your server configuration is every bit as important for your website security. WordPress Hardening Tweak your configuration and keep WordPress fortified and safe by tackling potential weaknesses. Prevent code execution in the uploads folder Prevent login feedback and disable user enumeration Disable XML-RPC Disable directory browsing Username restrictions (block ‘admin’ and public names) and much more.. Vulnerability Detection Get notified when plugins, themes or WP core contain vulnerabilities and need appropriate action. Login Protection Allow or enforce Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for specific user roles. Users receive a two-factor code via Email. Improve Security with Really Simple Security Pro Protect your site with all essential security features by upgrading to Really Simple Security Pro. Advanced SSL enforcement Mixed Content Scan & Fixer. Detect files that are requested over HTTP and fix them to HTTPS, both Front- and Back-end. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security and configure your site for the HSTS Preload list. Firewall Really Simple Security Pro includes a performant and efficient WordPress firewall, to stop bots, crawlers and bad actors with IP and username blocks. 404 blocking – Blocks crawlers as they trigger unusual numbers of 404 errors. Region blocking – Only allow/block access to your site from specific regions. Automated and customisable Firewall rules. IP blocklist and allowlist. Security Headers Security headers protect your site visitors against the risk of clickjacking, cross-site-forgery attacks, stealing login credentials and malware. Independent of your Server Configuration, works on Apache, LiteSpeed, NGINX, etc. Protect your website visitors with X-XSS Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, a Referrer Policy and CORS headers. Automatically generate your WordPress-tailored Content Security Policy. Vulnerability Measures When a vulnerability is detected in a plugin, theme or WordPress core you will get notified accordingly. With Vulnerability Measures, you can configure simple but effective measures to make sure that a critical vulnerability won’t remain unattended. Force update: An update process will be tried multiple times until it can be assumed development of a theme or plugin is abandoned. You will be notified during these steps. Quarantine: When a plugin or theme can’t be updated to solve a vulnerability, Really Simple Security can quarantine the plugin. Advanced Site Hardening Choose a custom login URL Automated File Permissions check and fixer Rename and randomize your database prefix Change the debug.log file location to a non-public folder Disable application passwords Control admin creation Disable HTTP methods, reducing HTTP requests Login Protection Secure your website’s login process and user accounts with powerful security measures. Two-Step verification (Email login) 2FA (two factor authentication) with TOTP Passwordless login with passkey login Enforce strong passwords and frequent password change Limit Login Attempts With Limit Login Attempts you can configure a threshold to temporarily or permanently block IP addresses or (non-existing) usernames. You can also throw a CAPTCHA after a failed login (hCaptcha or Google reCaptcha) Access Control Restrict access to your site for specific regions. Add specific IP addresses or IP ranges to the Blocklist or Allowlist. Useful Links Documentation Security Definitions Translate Really Simple Security Issues & pull requests Feature requests Love Really Simple Security? If you want to support the continuing development of this plugin, please consider buying Really Simple Security Pro, which includes some excellent security features and premium support. About Really Simple Plugins Our mission is to make complex WordPress requirements really easy. Really Simple Security is developed by Really Simple Plugins. For generating SSL certificates, Really Simple Security uses the le acme2 PHP Let’s Encrypt client library, thanks to ‘fbett’ for providing it. Vulnerability Detection uses WP Vulnerability, an open-source initiative by Javier Casares. Want to join as a collaborator? We’re on GitHub as well!