Why do you need an invoice plugin for WooCommerce?
By default, WooCommerce only sends a simple email confirmation to your customers. This is NOT a valid VAT invoice. As an entrepreneur, however, you are obliged to keep correct records.
A good invoice plugin ensures:
• **Legal compliance:** All mandatory parts (CoC, VAT number, invoice number) are on the document.
• **Professional appearance:** A PDF in your corporate identity inspires confidence.
• **Time savings:** No more manually typing invoices in Word or Excel.
• **Fewer errors:** Automatic VAT calculation prevents expensive mistakes.
The limitations of standard PDF plugins
There are many free PDF plugins available, such as 'WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips'. These are fine for hobbyists, but quickly run into limits:
• **No UBL support:** Your accountant wants UBL files for automatic processing.
• **No multichannel support:** Do you also sell on bol.com? Then you still need a separate tool.
• **Complex VAT rules:** Standard plugins often struggle with OSS rules and foreign VAT rates.
• **Performance:** Heavy plugins make your WordPress site slow.
Winkel Factuur: More than a plugin
Winkel Factuur takes a different approach. We are not a heavy plugin that slows down your site, but an external platform that talks to WooCommerce via the API. This has major advantages:
1. **Speed:** Your webshop remains lightning fast because generating PDFs happens on our servers.
2. **Multichannel:** Connect not only WooCommerce, but also Shopify, bol.com, and Amazon to one dashboard.
3. **Always up-to-date:** No hassle with plugin updates breaking your site.
4. **Advanced VAT engine:** We automatically handle complex EU VAT rules.
Key features for WooCommerce users
- Automatic PDF invoice via email to the customer
- Support for iDEAL, Bancontact, and Credit Card payments
- Automatic credit notes for refunds
- Own corporate identity editor (logo, colors, fonts)
- UBL 2.1 export for Exact, Twinfield, and AFAS
- Support for multilingual invoices (WPML/Polylang compatible)
- Try free for 15 days without obligations
Installation in 2 minutes
Connecting Winkel Factuur to WooCommerce is child's play. You don't need any technical knowledge.
1. Create an account on WinkelFactuur.nl.
2. Go to 'Connections' and choose WooCommerce.
3. Enter your webshop URL and click 'Connect'.
4. Approve the connection in your WordPress dashboard.
Done! Your first invoices are now being created automatically.