SemiAuto Invoicing

“semiauto-invoicing” operates as a Tax standards-aligned document generation suite and compliance assistant for WooCommerce stores. Designed for flexibility, speed, and reliability, it assists merchants with formatting continuous thermal receipts (44mm – 80mm), professional A4 PDF invoices, and logistics packing slips directly from WooCommerce orders.

Compliance Disclaimer

No plugin can provide complete legal, tax, or regulatory compliance. SemiAuto Invoicing operates as a software compliance assistant to help merchants format and generate store documents aligned with technical specifications. Store owners remain responsible for ensuring their accounting records satisfy applicable local, national, and international laws. This software does not provide legal or tax advice.

This plugin uses the Freemius SDK for license management and optional account services subject to the Freemius Terms and Privacy Policy. Data sharing occurs strictly upon administrative opt-in.

Key Features (Free Core):

• Continuous Thermal Receipts: Optimized for 44mm, 57mm, 58mm, 76mm, and 80mm POS printers with automated “cut-line” formatting.
• Professional A4 PDF Invoices: Clean 2-column header layouts with localized “Bill To”, store branding, BACS direct bank transfer details, and order breakdown.
• Packaging Slips: High-density logistics slips for picking and packing operations.
• Centralized Security Barrier: Strict authorization checks for document downloads and defense against directory traversal.
• Local Rendering Engine: High-speed, offline-first PDF generation without external API dependencies or remote tracking.
• Live Preview Studio: Real-time canvas rendering with responsive device viewport switcher.
• Seamless Email Delivery: Attach PDF invoices, packaging slips, or receipts directly to WooCommerce transactional customer emails.

Source Code & Build Process

• Public Source Repository: SemiAuto Invoicing – GitHub
• Build Process: All JavaScript and CSS source files in the assets/ directory are unminified, human-readable Vanilla JavaScript and CSS written directly for native browser execution. No compilation or transpilation build step is required.

Premium Global E-Invoicing (Paid):

• International E-Invoicing Standard Engine: UBL 2.1 and UN/CEFACT CII XML generation for 9 profiles aligned with their official rules (Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 with the 3.0.21 code lists and Norwegian EHF rules, PINT EU, Singapore PINT SG, Malaysia PINT MY, UAE PINT AE, Australia / New Zealand PINT A-NZ, Japan PINT JP, German XRechnung 3.0.2, and Factur-X / ZUGFeRD 2.5 with Chorus Pro).
• PDF/A-3 Hybrid Invoicing: Embeds validated Factur-X XML directly into PDF/A-3 compliant archives passing veraPDF conformance checks.
• Cross-Border Dynamic Routing: Automated 81-transition cross-border tax rate matrix with Saxon-C Schematron verification.
• Peppol Access Point Gateways: Automated outbound transmission and status sync via StoreCove API and A-Cube Peppol API, one gateway per document with an optional fallback.
• StoreCove Delivery Networks: Optional national networks next to Peppol, switched on per network: Italy SDI, Spain FACe and FACeB2B, Poland KSeF, India IRP (GST e-invoice) and e-mail delivery for business buyers without a Peppol ID.
• Adaptive Checkout: Country-specific buyer fields (classic and block checkout) shown only for the countries and networks that use them, with national format and check-digit validation.
• High-Precision Math Engine: 6-decimal tax reconciliation and dual-currency conversion accounting tables.
• Sequential Numbering & Roster: Custom sequence generator for invoices/credit notes and POS staff roster integration.

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External services

This plugin connects to the Freemius API, provided by Freemius, Inc., for license management and optional account services. Data is only sent after an administrator opts in on the Freemius opt-in screen or account page; skipping the opt-in sends no data. When opted in, the administrator’s name and email, site URL and language, WordPress and PHP versions, and plugin version are shared (plus the list of active plugins and themes only if separately permitted). Customer and order data is never sent. Terms: https://freemius.com/terms/ – Privacy Policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/

Third-Party Libraries & Copyright

This plugin bundles the following third-party software and open-source libraries:

• Dompdf (HTML to PDF rendering engine)
  License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  Source: https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf

• php-font-lib (TrueType font parsing and subsetting)
  License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  Source: https://github.com/dompdf/php-font-lib

• php-svg-lib (SVG image parser for PDF generation)
  License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  Source: https://github.com/dompdf/php-svg-lib

• Masterminds HTML5-PHP (Standards-compliant HTML5 parser)
  License: MIT
  Source: https://github.com/Masterminds/html5-php

• Sabberworm PHP CSS Parser (CSS stylesheet parser)
  License: MIT
  Source: https://github.com/MyIntervals/PHP-CSS-Parser

• Freemius WordPress SDK (Freemius integration and software licensing)
  License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  Source: https://github.com/Freemius/wordpress-sdk