Invovate Invoice Generator

Description

Invovate Invoice Generator connects your WordPress site to the Invovate invoice API so you can create professional PDF invoices in 11 languages (including right-to-left Arabic, Japanese, Hindi, and Cyrillic).

  • [invovate_invoice_form] shortcode — drop a simple “create invoice” form on any page. Visitors enter a business name, client, and line items and get a downloadable PDF link (valid 7 days).
  • invovate_generate( $invoice, $args ) helper — call from your theme or another plugin to generate invoices programmatically (e.g. on a WooCommerce order or form submission).
  • Free API key — required for the invoice form (it generates a shareable PDF link). Get a free key at invovate.com/auth and set it under Settings Invovate. The invovate_generate() helper can still compute JSON totals without one.

Languages: English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese, Russian, Hindi. 20+ currencies, per-line tax, 5 templates.

Configure the form (shortcode options)

[invovate_invoice_form] accepts these attributes:
  • fields — comma list of inputs/controls to show. Available: from, to, items, currency, language, template, notes, qr, link. Items always show. Default: from,to,items,currency,language,qr,link.
  • from, to — prefill (or, if not in fields, lock) the business and client name.
  • currency (default USD), language (default en), template (default classic).
  • taxtrue/false: show the per-item Tax % field. Default true.
  • qr — default state of the scan-to-view QR (true/false). When link is in fields, users get a checkbox; the QR is disabled while the link is off (it points at the link). Default true.
  • link — default state of the shareable link (true/false): true = a 7-day shareable link; false = a direct PDF download with no link or QR. Default true.
  • rows — number of starting line-item rows. Default 1 (an “Add item” button is always shown).
  • button — submit-button label.

Example shortcodes (copy & paste)

Basic form, all defaults:
[invovate_invoice_form]

Lock your business name; the client fills in the rest (EUR, German, navy template):
[invovate_invoice_form from=”My Company GmbH” fields=”to,items” currency=”EUR” language=”de” template=”navy”]

Freelancer invoice in USD with a scan-to-view QR:
[invovate_invoice_form from=”Jane Doe” currency=”USD” qr=”true”]

Direct PDF download instead of a 7-day shareable link:
[invovate_invoice_form link=”false” button=”Download invoice”]

Three starting rows, with the tax field and a notes box:
[invovate_invoice_form fields=”from,to,items,currency,language,notes” rows=”3″ tax=”true”]

Japanese invoice (JPY, consumption tax):
[invovate_invoice_form currency=”JPY” language=”ja” template=”modern”]

Minimal — client name and items only:
[invovate_invoice_form fields=”to,items” from=”Acme Studio”]

Not regulated e-invoicing. PDF/UBL output is for interoperability and archival only — it does not provide Peppol, Factur-X, ZUGFeRD, XRechnung, or NF-e compliance or government-network delivery.

External services

This plugin connects to the Invovate invoice API to generate invoices. It is a first-party integration with a service operated by the plugin author.

What is sent, and when: Only when you submit the [invovate_invoice_form] form (or call invovate_generate() in code), the invoice details you entered — business name, client name, line items (description, quantity, unit price, tax rate), currency, language, and optional notes — are sent over HTTPS to https://invovate.com/api/generate-invoice. If you set an API key under Settings Invovate, it is sent as an Authorization: Bearer header. Nothing is sent on page load or in the background.

What is returned: either a shareable PDF link (the invoice is stored for up to 7 days, then automatically deleted) or the generated PDF file.

  • Service & API docs: https://invovate.com/api
  • Terms of Service: https://invovate.com/terms
  • Privacy Policy: https://invovate.com/privacy

Screenshots

  • The [invovate_invoice_form] shortcode adds this invoice form to any page.
  • English PDF invoice with your logo, QR code, 7-day shareable link and payment details.
  • Japanese invoice (請求書) with consumption tax — 11 languages supported.
  • Arabic right-to-left (RTL) invoice.
  • German invoice (Rechnung) with VAT.
  • Hindi invoice (GST) in Devanagari script.
  • Russian invoice (НДС / VAT).
  • French invoice (TVA).
  • Dutch invoice (BTW).

Installation

  1. Upload the invovate-invoice-generator folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or install the ZIP via Plugins Add New Upload.
  2. Activate the plugin.
  3. Go to Settings Invovate and paste a free API key from https://invovate.com/auth (required for the invoice form).
  4. Add [invovate_invoice_form] to a page, or call invovate_generate() in your code.

FAQ

Do I need an API key?

Yes for the invoice form — it generates a shareable PDF link, which requires a free key (set it under Settings Invovate). The invovate_generate() helper can still compute JSON totals without a key.

Is my data private?

Invoice data is sent to the Invovate API over HTTPS. Shareable PDF links are stored for up to 7 days, then deleted. See https://invovate.com/privacy.

Is this regulated e-invoicing?

No. It generates invoice documents but is not a Peppol/Factur-X/XRechnung/NF-e transmission service.

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Contributors & Developers

“Invovate Invoice Generator” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

0.4.3

  • Enqueue the admin “Check key” script and the form CSS via wp_enqueue_* instead of inline / tags (per plugin guidelines).
  • readme: set Contributors to the correct WordPress.org username.

0.4.2

  • Turning off “Shareable 7-day link” now produces a clean direct-download PDF with no QR and no link (the scan-to-view QR points at the link, so it can’t exist without one). The QR checkbox is disabled while the link is off.

0.4.1

  • Fix: the “Generate PDF” button did nothing on some pages. The form script is now a properly enqueued file instead of inline markup — WordPress content filters were corrupting the inline JavaScript (encoding && to &&), which broke the whole script.

0.4.0

  • Form now shows QR + shareable-link toggle checkboxes (control them with fields="...,qr,link"; on by default).
  • Line items: a row with a price but no description is no longer silently dropped — it shows a clear error; truly-empty rows are skipped.
  • Negative quantity / unit price / tax are rejected with a clear message (matches the API).
  • Responsive form + settings: inputs and the shortcode example no longer overflow narrow screens.

0.3.0

  • Settings Invovate: added a “Test API key” button that runs a server-side authenticated call and reports whether the saved key reaches the API (with a hint for WordPress Playground, whose proxy strips the Authorization header).

0.2.0

  • Configurable shortcode: fields, from/to defaults, currency/language/template, tax, qr (toggle the scan-to-view QR), link (shareable link vs direct PDF download), rows, button.
  • “Add item” button for multiple line items; direct-download mode; notes field.

0.1.0

  • Initial release: settings page, [invovate_invoice_form] shortcode, and invovate_generate() helper.