So perhaps you could give me an idea of the performance difference between “guest” and “customer” records.
If a customer object is being created for each guest user, that results in a minimum of one additional API request per order that’s processed. If you have a high volume site, that could add up to many additional requests. Stripe’s API is efficient, so that’s not a serious concern but it’s worth considering.
We don’t have a high volume site so it doesn’t sound like the performance difference between “guest” and “customer” records will be an issue for us.
We’re taking a look at adding a new option where the merchant can configure if they want to use “guests” or have the plugin create a customer ID during checkout.
That would be fantastic if you could add that capability as it would restore the workflow that we are already accustomed to. Thank you for considering the addition of that option.