Getting started

Most shops can offer a tip at checkout in a few minutes. Install Tipping, enable it, set your presets.

Before you start

• WordPress 6.5 or newer
• WooCommerce 8.0 or newer (HPOS and Cart/Checkout Blocks supported)
• PHP 8.1 or newer

Install

1. Install WooCommerce and make sure it is active.
2. Install Tipping from the plugin directory (when live on WordPress.org) or upload the tipping folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
3. Activate the plugin.

First configuration

Open WooCommerce → Tipping:

• Enable tipping — master switch.
• Preset type — fixed currency amounts or a percentage of the cart.
• Preset values — the amounts shoppers can pick.
• Default selection — start on “No tip” to stay fully opt-in.
• Allow custom amount — let shoppers enter their own figure.
• Placement — cart page, checkout page, or both.
• Label and description — the text shoppers see.
• Taxable tips — off by default; enable only if your jurisdiction requires it.

Verify on the storefront

1. Open the cart or checkout (per your placement) — the tip control should appear.
2. Choose a preset — the order total should update live via checkout AJAX.
3. Choose a percentage preset and change the cart — the tip should recalculate against the new subtotal.
4. Place a test order — the tip should appear as a fee in the order totals and emails, and be saved as order meta.

How tips are stored

The tip is added to the order as a standard WooCommerce fee, so it appears in the order totals, emails and reports. The amount is also saved as order meta for auditing.

Free vs PRO

The free edition covers preset and custom tips/donations as a cart fee, live updates, cart/checkout placement, configurable copy and the optional taxable setting.

Tipping PRO (planned) adds tip goals with progress bars, recipient/cause splitting, post-purchase tipping and reporting — not basic tipping.

Need help?

• Tipping overview — features and editions
• GitHub issues
• Tipping on plogins.com