PDF InvoiceX
WooCommerce PDF invoice plugin — auto-generate invoices, credit notes & packing slips. Email attachments, bulk download, VAT/GST support. Free.
Will this break my store?
What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping PDF InvoiceX running.
Tested to 7.0.2
Tested against the WordPress branch in use today.1 month ago
At least 2.6 releases a year since launch. WordPress.org only lists versions still available for download, so the real number may be higher.7.4
Your host must be running at least this version.6.0
1
A single maintainer. Worth knowing if the plugin is load-bearing for your store.Maintenance & trust
Scored on how PDF InvoiceX is looked after — not on how many stores run it.
Maintenance
35 / 35WordPress compatibility
20 / 20Support responsiveness
Not enough dataMerchant satisfaction
Not enough dataListing transparency
7 / 10Ratings
No one has rated this plugin on WordPress.org yet. That is a statement about the ratings page, not about the plugin — plenty of well-kept plugins never collect them.
PDF InvoiceX is a free WooCommerce PDF invoice plugin that automates your entire billing workflow. Generate, send, and manage PDF invoices, credit notes, and packing slips — all from within WooCommerce, with no monthly fees.
Whether you run a small shop or a high-volume store, PDF InvoiceX handles invoice numbering, VAT/GST compliance, bulk exports, and customer-facing downloads out of the box.
📄 PDF Invoices
- Auto-generate invoices when orders reach any configured status (e.g. Processing, Completed).
- Sequential invoice numbering with prefix, suffix, and optional yearly counter reset (e.g. 2025-000001).
- Download or view invoices from the WooCommerce admin, My Account page, and the Thank You / order-received page.
- Inline PDF preview — opens in a new tab without leaving the page.
- Regenerate any invoice on demand, bypassing the cache.
- Send Invoice to Customer directly from the order edit screen — no duplicate email sends.
📋 Credit Notes
- Auto-generated when an order is refunded (configurable in Advanced settings).
- Per-refund breakdown: items refunded, quantities, refund reasons, and totals.
- Available for download from the order edit screen.
📦 Packing Slips
- Pricing-free shipping document for warehouse use — shows product name, SKU, variant options, and quantity.
- Ship-from and ship-to address blocks included.
- Enable via Advanced settings; appears on order edit screen and customer My Account.
🎨 Invoice Templates
- 4 built-in templates: Default, Modern, Classic, Colorful.
- Live preview in the settings panel before applying.
- Override-safe: template variables are injected at render time — no class coupling, easy to extend with custom templates via the
pdfinvx_templatesfilter.
📧 Email Attachments
- Attach PDF invoices to any WooCommerce transactional email — fully configurable per email type.
- Dedicated Send Invoice to Customer button on the order edit screen.
⚡ Bulk Invoice Generation
- Select multiple orders → Generate PDF Invoices → download as a ZIP.
- Background processing via Action Scheduler — handles large order volumes without PHP timeouts.
- Synchronous fallback for sites without Action Scheduler.
🧾 VAT / GST & Compliance
- Display your store VAT or GST registration number on every invoice.
- Optional customer VAT / GST field at checkout, stored to order meta and printed on the invoice.
- Paper size selector: A4, Letter, or Legal.
- WooCommerce HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible.
- Fully translatable — includes a complete
.potfile with 100+ strings.
Why PDF InvoiceX?
Most WooCommerce invoice plugins charge $49–$99/year for features like credit notes, packing slips, VAT fields, or bulk exports. PDF InvoiceX provides all of these for free, with clean code that follows WordPress and WooCommerce coding standards.
- ✅ No subscription or licence fee
- ✅ HPOS compatible
- ✅ Works with WooCommerce Subscriptions
- ✅ Action Scheduler integration for large stores
- ✅ Plugin Check (PCP) compliant
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See the LICENSE file for details.
Check the following:
– The wp-content/uploads/pdf-invoicex/ directory must be writable by the web server.
– PHP memory limit should be at least 128 MB (mPDF recommendation).
– Enable WP_DEBUG and check wp-content/debug.log for a detailed error message.
Copy any built-in template from the plugin’s templates/ folder to your theme folder, then register it:
`php
add_filter( ‘pdfinvx_templates’, function( $templates ) {
$templates[‘my-template’] = array(
‘name’ => __( ‘My Template’, ‘pdf-invoicex’ ),
‘image’ => get_theme_file_uri( ‘pdf-invoicex/my-template.jpg’ ),
‘description’ => __( ‘Custom invoice template.’, ‘pdf-invoicex’ ),
);
return $templates;
} );
`
Then select it under WooCommerce > PDF InvoiceX > Template.
Yes. Go to WooCommerce > PDF InvoiceX > Emails and tick the emails you want the PDF attached to (e.g. Completed Order, Processing Order).
Yes. The plugin is fully compatible with WooCommerce HPOS (custom order tables).
Yes. Invoices are automatically generated for subscription renewal orders.
In WooCommerce > Orders, select the orders, choose Generate PDF Invoices from the Bulk Actions dropdown, and click Apply. A ZIP file will be downloaded (or queued in the background for large batches).
Go to WooCommerce > PDF InvoiceX > Advanced, scroll to Invoice Numbering, enter the value in Reset Counter To, and click Apply Reset.
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