Charge customer for extra items added to order.

This is gateway dependent, not down to WooCommerce.

Read here https://community.developer.authorize.net/t5/Integration-and-Testing/prior-auth-and-capture-with-higher-amount-than-the-original/td-p/29698

You can’t capture more then you authorized. The credit card processors do not allow it. Make sure you authorize enough to cover what you may charge or else you’ll have to get another payment from your customer.

My current set up allows me to do this – so the credit card processors WILL ALLOW IT – as I have to do this a couple times a week – and have been for 10+ years – it’s a matter of having a plugin that will make it happen.

The problem with just sending them a new bill where they have to pay for the whole thing again + the additional items is – I would have to go into my merchant account and void the first transaction – which will tie up those funds for the customer – as the authorization or mark will not drop off their account for 3-4 days at the least. When you are talking about 5K and up orders – customers can’t have those funds stuck in pending status for that long – or don’t have enough room on their card to have two charges of that size pending.

Being able to just add smaller amounts to the existing order makes more sense.

Mike – regarding your comment – to make things clearer.

I need to be able to authorize a SECOND amount (extra items – fees) on top of the original authorization. So there would be two or more authorizations per order – depending on what the customer changes/wants after they placed the order – then when you use the dropdown to capture the funds – it will capture BOTH authorizations.

I don’t think having more than one authorization for an order is possible with the WooCommerce Authorize extension at the moment. There is no structure for it to know when to create a new authorization.

You are best off creating a new order for new charges.

Caleb – “There is no structure for it to know when to create a new authorization.”

Exactly – that is what I need though.
Creating a new order for small add-ons becomes cumbersome when it comes tome to capture the funds.

My current system which is custom – has a revenue adjustment area where you can put in an amount – add a description – enter their credit card info – and put another authorization on the card. When the order ships – it will capture both authorizations.

Exactly – that is what I need though.

You can add this to the WooCommerce ideas board for the Authorize Extension: https://ideas.woothemes.com/forums/133476-woocommerce

If you need this functionality built out asap though, you’ll need to hire a developer.