Documented release: v1.0.2. This release aligns the distributed package and documentation version; no new feature or bug-fix claims are made.
Use Pluginivo Order Profit Calculator for WooCommerce to understand order contribution after product acquisition costs, payment processing fees and estimated shipping expenses. This is an operational profit estimate, not a replacement for financial accounting.
Requirements and calculation scope
WordPress 5.8+, PHP 7.4+ and WooCommerce 7.0+ are listed requirements. The plugin supports WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) through WooCommerce order APIs. Use supported software releases and test in staging before production.
Values are based on the store currency. Multi-currency orders show a warning rather than silently converting costs. Advertising spend, rent, wages and other overhead are not automatically included in per-order contribution.
Install and activate the plugin
- Sign in to Pluginivo My Account, download the purchased ZIP and copy the license key.
- In WordPress open Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the ZIP, install and activate.
- Open the Pluginivo license area provided by the plugin, paste the key and activate for the current website.
- Open the settings and a sample WooCommerce order; verify the profit panel is available before using production data.
Add product costs and variation costs
- Open Products → All Products and edit a simple product or variation.
- Enter the supplier cost per individual unit in the store currency, not the product sale price.
- Save the product; use separate cost prices for variations when they differ.
- For an order containing two units at a unit cost of $25, verify that the recorded cost of goods is $50.
- When changing supplier costs, review the cost-price history to understand when values changed.
Keep taxes consistent: compare tax-exclusive revenue and expenses if that is how your books are maintained. Do not add the same expense to both product cost and order-level shipping cost.
Configure payment processing fees
- Open the Order Profit Calculator settings screen and identify the payment methods in use.
- Enter the relevant processor fee percentage for each gateway; where the installed version offers fixed-fee fields, enter them in the store currency.
- Place a test order using a gateway with known fee rules and compare the estimate with the payment provider statement.
Gateway-specific settings matter because card, bank transfer and cash-on-delivery fees may differ. Actual processor charges may vary with refunds, cross-border payments and provider terms.
Configure estimated shipping costs
- Review shipping methods and configure the plugin’s cost estimates for methods where supported.
- Use per-order shipping-cost overrides for exceptions when the actual cost is known.
- Check whether your estimate reflects your cost to ship, rather than the shipping fee charged to the customer.
Do not assume that customer-paid shipping revenue equals your carrier expense. They can differ significantly on free-shipping offers.
Example: how order profit is calculated
Illustrative order: item revenue $120, cost of goods $55, payment fees $4, estimated shipping expense $9. Order contribution = $120 − $55 − $4 − $9 = $52. The margin on this example is about 43.3% of revenue, before overhead and marketing costs.
Always compare the plugin’s specific revenue and tax basis with the example before treating it as a financial reconciliation.
Review order snapshots and refunds
Open a WooCommerce order to inspect its stored product costs, gateway fees, shipping expenses, profit estimate and margin. Historical snapshots preserve the assumptions used when an order was created. Recalculate an individual order when an input was incorrect; do not assume that editing today’s product cost automatically rewrites every previous order.
Refund-aware calculations can reflect refunded quantities while preserving fees and shipping expenses already incurred. Compare order status, partial refunds and your provider statement before interpreting profit.
Use PRO reports and product margin analytics
- Open the plugin’s reporting dashboard and choose the intended period: 7, 30, 90 or 365 days.
- Review revenue, cost of goods, payment fees, shipping expenses and net profit together, not revenue alone.
- Compare product-level gross margins to identify items needing pricing or purchasing review.
- Remember that product gross margin excludes payment and shipping allocation, while order contribution includes configured order-level costs.
Export reports to CSV for your own financial review. Product cost imports can use SKU or product ID; test a small sample first and keep a backup of existing cost values.
Troubleshooting order profit mismatches
- Profit is unexpectedly high: check missing product/variation costs, gateway fees and shipping expense assumptions.
- An older order looks different: inspect its historical snapshot and any refund before recalculating.
- Multi-currency warning: reconcile the order in the actual payment currency; do not assume conversion occurred.
- CSV rows were not matched: verify SKU, variation IDs, product IDs and import format.
- Reports disagree: compare date range, order status, tax basis and metric definitions.
Frequently asked questions
Is order revenue the same as profit?
No. Revenue is sales value. The plugin estimates order contribution after the configured product, processing and shipping costs; other business expenses may remain.
Can I set separate costs for product variations?
Yes. Enter each variation cost individually when supplier costs differ.
Does the plugin support HPOS?
Yes, it uses WooCommerce order APIs for order handling.
Updates and support
Back up your site before updates. Annual plans include updates and technical support for their term; the installed plugin continues working when that entitlement expires. Check your Pluginivo account for downloads and license details.
For support, provide the plugin version, WordPress/PHP versions, steps to reproduce the issue and a redacted error message. Never publish license keys or customer data. Pluginivo Support.
Related resources
Next step: view the plugin and its live demo. Browse more practical articles in the Pluginivo blog.