How to take a deposit on Wix Stores

Create a product called something like "50% deposit", let the customer buy that, then send the remaining amount as a Wix Invoice when the piece is ready.

What it costs you in money: nothing. In practice:

• The order is for a fake product, so inventory is not touched and your reports count a "deposit" instead of the thing you sold.
• Tax on the deposit product is set up by hand and can end up wrong for the real item.
• Every balance is a manual invoice you have to remember to send, then remember to chase.

Fine for two custom orders a month, not for ten.

The Wix forum's standard answer for years has been custom Velo code that changes the price of a line item at checkout. It can be made to work.

• You need someone who writes Velo.
• You own the maintenance when Wix changes its checkout.
• Collecting the balance later is a separate problem the code does not solve.

Budget: developer hours up front plus ongoing maintenance.

Worth it only with a developer on retainer.

An app can change what the checkout charges without a fake product, keep the list of open balances, and send the payment link for the rest. That is what Deposits & Partial Payments does. I built it, so read this card as the maker describing the product, not as a neutral review.

• The buyer orders the real product and pays the deposit inside the normal Wix checkout. It shows Pay Now and Pay Later.
• Percentage or fixed amount, per product or for the whole store. Also works for paid Bookings services.
• Every open balance, due date and payment state in one dashboard, with up to three reminders on days you choose.
• Free plan: 25 open balances at a time. Per-product deposits and automatic reminders need the paid plan. The price is on the listing.
• It stores amounts, due dates and payment state. Never card details.

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