Path: WooCommerce → Bright Plugins → Deposit Settings → General Settings
Use case#
Offer a deposit option across your entire catalog to increase conversions on higher-ticket items, standardize your payment policy, and make checkout expectations clear for every product–without editing each product one by one.
What you can achieve#
- Turn on deposits store-wide with a single setting.
- Choose a percentage or fixed amount that applies consistently to all products.
- (Optional) Force deposit and hide the full-payment option for a deposit-only experience.
- Keep a clean experience by setting a default selection (e.g., “Pay deposit”).
- Fine-tune with Exclusions so specific products (and, if available in your plan, categories or on-sale items) remain full-payment only.
How to set it up#
- Open General Settings.
- Turn on global deposits for the whole store.
- Select Deposit Type (Percentage or Fixed) and set the amount.
- (Optional) Enable force deposit and hide the checkbox to remove the full-payment choice.
- Choose your default selection (deposit vs full) to guide customers.
- Save.
Refine with Exclusions
If some items shouldn’t accept deposits, open Deposit Settings → Exclusions:
- Free: exclude specific products.
- Pro: exclude product categories and/or on-sale items.
Example (realistic)#
A home-electronics store sets a 20% deposit globally so customers can reserve products immediately. They exclude low-cost accessories (via Categories, Pro) and anything on sale (Pro). The rest of the catalog shows the deposit path by default, improving cash flow and reducing cart abandonment.
Customer experience#
- Every product shows a clear deposit option (or deposit-only if you enforced it).
- At checkout, the customer pays the deposit; the order records the remaining balance.
- Your deposit emails keep the customer informed until the balance is paid.
Updated on April 16, 2026 · Need help? Open a support ticket