Hi everyone,

I’m the developer of the free version of SecureHold WP, an open-source WooCommerce plugin I’ve been working on for businesses that need refundable security deposits.

The basic idea is to keep the normal WooCommerce payment separate from the deposit. Instead of charging the security deposit and refunding it later, the plugin creates a separate Stripe authorization hold.

If everything is fine, the merchant releases the hold. If there’s an issue, the authorized amount can be captured instead.

I originally built it around rental use cases, but the same workflow can be useful for equipment, accommodation, vehicles and other WooCommerce stores where a temporary card authorization is needed.

The free version is available on WordPress.org:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/securehold-security-deposit-holds/

GitHub:

https://github.com/SecureHold/securehold-security-deposit-holds

I’d especially appreciate feedback from WooCommerce developers on the payment flow, edge cases and anything that feels unclear from a merchant’s point of view.