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Guide

How to use Subscriptions Free

Set up and use the Subscriptions module of Bright Addons for WooCommerce.

Sell plans that renew every week, month or year. Each renewal creates an order and emails the customer a link to pay with any payment method your store offers.

Part of: Bright Addons for WooCommerce (free). Where: switch it on in WooCommerce > Bright Addons, settings in WooCommerce > Settings > Bright Addons > Subscriptions.

Set it up

  1. Switch on Subscriptions in WooCommerce > Bright Addons.

  2. Edit a product, tick Subscription in Product data > Bright Addons and set Renews every and Number of payments.

  3. Set Put on hold after (days unpaid), Customers can cancel and Shipping on renewals in the settings.

  4. Buy a test subscription and check My Account > Subscriptions.

Settings

Setting What it does
Put on hold after (days unpaid) See the field in the settings.
Customers can cancel Show a Cancel button in My Account > Subscriptions
Shipping on renewals Copy the first order's shipping cost to renewals (when the subscription was the only product in that order)

Product options

Product data > Bright Addons: Subscription, period, interval and number of payments.

Pro settings Pro

With Bright Addons for WooCommerce Pro, these settings are added under Pro options in the same section.

Setting What it does
Pause and resume Customers can pause a subscription and resume it later from My Account
Reminder (days before) Email customers this many days before a renewal. Empty = no reminder.
Bright Addons for WooCommerce Pro

More options for Subscriptions

Pro adds: Free trials and sign-up fees; Customers can pause and resume; Reminder email before each renewal.

Tips

  • Renewals are paid by the customer from the email link; cards are not charged automatically.

  • Pro adds free trials, sign-up fees, pause and resume and reminder emails.

Questions and answers

Are cards charged automatically?

No. Each renewal is an order the customer pays from a link, with any payment method.

Can I offer a free trial?

Free trials and sign-up fees are Pro options.

Can customers cancel?

Yes, when Customers can cancel is on.

Need more help?

Contact support with the page address and what you expected to happen.

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