Can I Print Invoices for WooCommerce Subscription Orders?

How It Works

Invoicing and packing-slip plugins for WooCommerce typically hook into the standard order object to generate their PDF output, reading line items, customer details, shipping address, and totals directly from the order. A renewal order carries all of the same data structure as a manually placed order, so these plugins produce correct output for renewals without any special configuration.

Things Worth Checking

• Sequential invoice numbering, if the store needs it for accounting/compliance reasons, should be confirmed to include renewal orders in the same sequence as regular orders, since some plugins offer a setting for exactly this.
• Automatic emailing of the invoice/packing slip on renewal, if wanted, needs to be confirmed as enabled specifically for the renewal order status transition, not just the statuses used by regular orders, if the plugin distinguishes between them at all.
• Shipping-related packing slips for a physical subscription product (a subscription box, for instance) should be checked against a real renewal to confirm shipping address and any recurring shipping notes appear correctly.
• Custom fields captured at the original checkout (gift messages, special instructions) may or may not carry forward to renewal orders depending on how they were originally stored — worth testing if these are relied on for fulfillment.

Setting It Up

1. Install a WooCommerce-compatible invoicing/packing-slip plugin if one isn't already in use, choosing one with active support for the WooCommerce version in use.
2. Generate a test document from a real or manually processed renewal order to confirm formatting, numbering, and any custom fields appear correctly.
3. Enable automatic emailing on renewal if wanted, checking the plugin's settings for which order statuses trigger it.

Need custom invoice formatting or numbering logic for subscription orders? See custom WooCommerce development.