Gravity Perks PayPal One time Fee 2.0.beta1.1
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This is a small utility plugin for WordPress sites that handle recurring payments through PayPal Standard. It solves a specific billing problem: when a customer signs up for a subscription, the first invoice often needs to include an extra charge that doesn't recur. That might cover an upfront setup fee, a one-time activation charge, or an initial product cost that sits alongside the recurring amount. With the default PayPal Standard subscription flow, every payment in the cycle is the same amount, leaving no way to collect that extra money on the first transaction. This plugin changes that behavior by appending a one-time fee to the initial payment only. The result is a single, predictable charge at signup, with all following payments staying at the normal subscription price. The rest of the subscription cycle continues exactly as you configured it, so there are no surprises on future statements or for your accounting team.
Why is this useful? Many service-based businesses, membership sites, and equipment rental operations need to bill a setup or installation cost when a customer first subscribes. Without a tool like this, you would have to invoice the extra amount manually or create a separate product in your store and link it to the subscription. Both workflows are clumsy and leave room for errors like missed payments or double charges. This plugin integrates directly into the subscription flow, so the fee is calculated and collected through PayPal Standard at the exact moment the first payment is processed. There's no separate checkout step, no additional buttons, and no extra work for the customer. The payment looks like one normal transaction, with the fee built into the first installment. For the customer, this removes confusion about a higher first charge. For the business, it ensures the setup contribution arrives on the very first day.
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The plugin is part of the Gravity Perks family from Gravitywiz, a team known for building dependable WordPress utilities. That lineage matters because this product is intended to fit into an existing site without making itself known. You won't see a new menu item or a settings panel packed with controls. The tool lives quietly inside your PayPal Standard subscription configuration, letting you define the extra fee right where you already manage your payment setup. After you save the settings, the plugin works in the background. It appends the fee to the initial transaction and leaves every subsequent payment untouched. This kind of focused design is typical of the Gravitywiz approach, where each add-on does one specific job and does it without requiring constant attention. For site owners, this means a short learning curve and little upkeep. The plugin appears only where it is needed, so it stays out of the way while handling its one billing scenario.
This is not a standalone payment gateway or a full ecommerce platform. It is a targeted fix for a specific gap in PayPal Standard subscriptions, and it works with the forms and payment setup you already have on your WordPress site. The tool is meant for anyone running a recurring billing model that also needs an upfront charge. That could be a membership with an activation fee, a service contract with a setup cost, or a rental arrangement with a deposit. In each case, the extra amount is added to the first payment and then drops away from all future invoices. The scope of the plugin is narrow, but for people who face this exact billing condition, it removes a real headache. You do not need to modify your PayPal settings, write custom code, or create a second product to capture that initial amount. The subscription remains straightforward for the customer to understand and for you to maintain.
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
- Delivery
- Digital
- Availability
- In stock
- Version
- 1.5.2
- Category
- Wordpress Plugins
- Item type
- plugin
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