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Free Plugin by glidedigital v0.1.3

Sync orders with Xero from WooCommerce

Automatically sync your WooCommerce orders with Xero along with payments, contacts & inventory.

Sync orders with Xero from WooCommerce

The facts

Rating
5★ from 5
Active installs
100+
Price
Free
Last updated
2 Feb 2026
Added
Apr 2024
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
WP 6.9.0
Requires PHP
7.0
Downloads
1,794

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Sync orders with Xero from WooCommerce – Xelation is a WordPress plugin that allows you to synchronise your WooCommerce orders with Xero in real-time. It automates the syncing of invoices, payments, and inventory between the two platforms, ensuring that your financial records are up-to-date and accurately reflect your sales activities.

This plugin is suitable for WooCommerce store owners who use Xero for accounting and want to streamline their invoicing process. It offers various mapping options for accounts, tax rates, and order statuses, making it adaptable to different business needs.

Best for: WooCommerce store owners who use Xero for accounting.

What it does well

  • Syncs WooCommerce invoices with Xero in real-time
  • Maps shipping costs and payments to corresponding accounts
  • Supports multiple stores, currencies, and tax jurisdictions
  • Automatically syncs inventory and customer details with Xero
  • Allows configuration of order statuses that trigger syncing

Where it falls short

  • Limited information on additional features
  • No user reviews or testimonials provided

Verdict

This plugin offers a practical solution for integrating WooCommerce with Xero, though more user feedback would be beneficial for potential users.

From the developer

glidedigital's own description of Sync orders with Xero from WooCommerce, lightly tidied.

Xelation seamlessly synchronizes your WooCommerce orders with Xero in real-time.

Automatically sync invoices with Xero with your preferred account mappings for sales, shipping, payments & transaction fees across multiple stores, currencies & tax jurisdictions.

Features

Core features:

  • sync WooCommerce invoices with Xero as either Draft, Submitted, Authorised or Paid
  • map shipping costs to corresponding revenue account
  • map payments to corresponding bank account
  • set payments to automatically reconcile with the bank statement
  • map Stripe/PayPal transaction fees to preferred cost accounts (rendered as a separate purchase bill)
  • map tax rate to corresponding Xero tax rate across all tax jurisdictions
  • configure order status that triggers sync with Xero e.g. pending, processing, completed or combination thereof

Further features:

  • automatically sync incoming order items with Xero products & services
  • sync WooCommerce inventory with Xero inventory
  • sync customers details to Xero contacts
  • generate WooCommerce order note alongside order with deep link back to invoice in Xero
  • in the case of ‘pay later’ invoices; apply payments to pre-existing invoice in Xero
  • sync past orders; just let us know how far back you would like to go
  • map preferred tracking category to line item
  • map preferred branding theme template to invoice
  • append custom prefix to invoice number
  • …and much more!

The Pitch!

  • Free 14 day trial!
  • Start synching invoices in less than a minute!
  • Simply connect to Xero and configure your mappings

…then watch your invoices sail into Xero!

Typical Business Scenario

A typical client scenario is where:

  • a WooCommerce order needs to be rendered as a sales invoice in Xero with its line items and shipping costs mapped to the corresponding revenue accounts and tax rate in Xero
  • the transaction fee needs to be rendered as a purchase bill in the costs account e.g. COGS
  • the captured payment needs to be mapped to the corresponding bank account in Xero
  • the payment needs to be reconciled with the bank statement feed

You can also:

  • determine when WooCommerce orders are pushed to Xero i.e. Processing, Completed or Pending status
  • determine the status of Xero invoices i.e. Draft, Submitted, Authorised or Paid
  • set your preferred invoice prefix e.g. Web004567
  • deep link between your WooCommerce Order Notes and the generated Xero invoice in either direction allowing you to quickly toggle between the two platforms
  • enable the stock control feature which will automatically synchronize your WooCommerce inventory with the quantity to hand set in Xero

Use of 3rd Parties

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