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Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts

by Karolina Vyskocilova

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80 Quality Score
Active Installs
18/30

With 10,000 active installs and a 30/30 popularity score reflecting solid but niche adoption, this is a mid-tier utility rather than a mainstream extension.

Update Freshness
25/25

A perfect 25/25 maintenance score indicates the plugin is updated frequently, including a release on 2026-03-18, and has been kept current with WordPress 6.9.4 compatibility.

User Rating
14/15

A 94 out of 100 from 71 reviewers signals strong user satisfaction, earning near-full marks in this category.

Support Health
8/15

A 0/15 support health score is concerning because there are zero support threads and zero resolved issues, suggesting either no support channel is being used or users are not getting help when they ask.

WP Compatibility
15/15

The 15/15 compatibility score reflects clean operation with current WordPress and WooCommerce versions and a low minimum requirement of WordPress 4.6.

Scores higher than 75% of indexed plugins

About

Payment gateway fees & discounts for WooCommerce: COD surcharges, card fees, fixed or percentage — on every gateway, block checkout included.

Active Installs 10k+
Rating ★★★★½ 4.7/5
Last Updated 2026-09-23 9:56pm GMT
Requires WordPress 6.2+
Tested Up To 7.1.2
Requires PHP 8.0+
✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Pay for Payment for WooCommerce lets store owners attach a fixed or percentage-based fee to individual WooCommerce payment gateways at checkout. When a customer selects a gateway such as PayPal or cash on delivery, the configured surcharge is added to the order total automatically. It also supports per-gateway minimum order amounts and gateway-specific tax handling.

Who It's For

This plugin fits WooCommerce merchants who want to pass processing costs on to customers or incentivize cheaper payment methods, such as stores absorbing credit card fees on small tickets. It is particularly useful for COD-heavy retailers, B2B shops, and businesses operating in regions where surcharge recovery is common and legal.

Who Should Skip It

If your store uses a single payment gateway or already pays processing fees out of margin, this plugin adds configuration complexity without value. Stores in jurisdictions that ban payment surcharges, such as many EU countries for consumer cards, should also skip it to stay compliant.

The Bottom Line

Pay for Payment for WooCommerce does one narrow job and does it well, reflected in a 79.51 overall quality score driven by strong maintenance and ratings. The empty support history is the main red flag, so buyers should test fee logic thoroughly on a staging site before relying on it in production. For stores that need exactly this functionality, it remains a sensible choice; everyone else should stay with default WooCommerce checkout.

Tags

checkout fee cod fee Payment fee payment gateway surcharge