If you run a service business, you know how the story goes. A client books the job, you block out the calendar, maybe turn down other work, and then the final invoice sits unpaid for weeks. A deposit collected at booking changes that story completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The good news: you don’t need WooCommerce or a full ecommerce setup to take that deposit. With a Stripe account and the free WP Full Pay<\/a> plugin, your WordPress site can collect a deposit when a client commits and the balance when the work is done. Freelancers, contractors, consultants, event venues: if you bill for services, this setup fits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n This guide walks through the whole workflow: connecting Stripe, building the deposit form, and three realistic ways to collect the balance later (including what the plugin won’t do for you). Quick disclosure: WP Full Pay is maintained by the same team behind Themeisle, so consider this an insider’s tour, quirks included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let’s get into it. 👇<\/p>\n\n\n \r\n