{"id":776,"date":"2025-08-13T06:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/?post_type=ek_doc&#038;p=776"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:43:20","slug":"easycommerce-subscriptions","status":"publish","type":"helpwp_doc","link":"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/addons\/easycommerce-subscriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Subscriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The EasyCommerce Subscription Addon lets you sell both digital and physical products using recurring billing. It\u2019s ideal for software of sale access, downloadable packs, product refills, coaching sessions, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>\u26a0\ufe0f\u00a0<\/em>This is a premium addon. You\u2019ll need a valid license key to activate and use it after installation. Here\u2019s the guide to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/getting-started\/install-and-activate-easycommerce-pro-license\/\">purchase premium addons and activate the license.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the steps below to install, activate, and start using the Subscription Addon on your EasyCommerce-powered store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Install &amp; Activate the Addon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After verifying email and license key the Pro version of EasCommerce is ready.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to\u00a0<strong>EasyCommerce > Pro<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the\u00a0<strong>EasyCommerce Subscription <\/strong>Addon\u00a0, then click Enable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/subcription-addon-1024x397.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/subcription-addon-1024x397.png 1024w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/subcription-addon-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/subcription-addon-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/subcription-addon.png 1450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Or You can Enable it from\u00a0<strong>EasyCommerce > Addons<\/strong>\u00a0section and click \u201c<strong>Enabled<\/strong>\u201d under the <strong>EasyCommerce<\/strong> <strong>Subscription<\/strong> addon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscripton.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscripton.png 982w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscripton-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscripton-768x292.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t have a license key, click on the <strong>Get Your License Now<\/strong> button and complete the purchase. After completion, you\u2019ll be taken to your EasyCommerce customer dashboard. The license key will be accessible from there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need help? See our <a href=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/addons\/install-and-activate-addons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guide on activating paid EasyCommerce addons<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Enable Subscription for a Product<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to Store &gt; Products and open an existing product or create a new one. Under the Pricing section, enable the Subscription checkbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll now be able to configure the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-in-products.png\" alt=\"Subscriptions in products\" class=\"wp-image-778\" style=\"width:809px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-in-products.png 953w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-in-products-294x300.png 294w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-in-products-768x783.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Billing Interval<\/strong> \u2013 Choose how often the customer will be billed: daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Billing Cycle Limit<\/strong> \u2013 Define how many times the billing should occur (e.g., charge for 6 months, then stop).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, complete the rest of the process of adding a product and click <strong>Save Product<\/strong> to apply subscription settings to the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: View &amp; Manage Subscriptions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From the WordPress dashboard, go to <strong>Store &gt; Subscriptions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-list-1024x412.png\" alt=\"Subscriptions list\" class=\"wp-image-777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-list-1024x412.png 1024w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-list-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-list-768x309.png 768w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-list-1536x619.png 1536w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-list.png 1892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This section lists all active and past subscriptions with information like<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Customer ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase amount<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subscription Status (Active, On Hold, Cancelled, Expired)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next Payment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>End Date, etc.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: View Subscription Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-in-products-2-1024x681.png\" alt=\"Subscriptions in products-2\" class=\"wp-image-779\" style=\"width:826px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-in-products-2-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-in-products-2-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-in-products-2-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-in-products-2-1536x1021.png 1536w, https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Subscriptions-in-products-2.png 1742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To view more about a specific subscription, hover over any entry and click <strong>View<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside the detail page, you\u2019ll find:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full billing history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carted products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Payment status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send email<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From now on, the journey is almost similar to managing an ordinary order.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5: Test the Subscription Flow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before going live, test your subscription setup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purchase the product through your storefront using a test email (not used in your store previously).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm that the first payment is successful and the subscription is active.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to Store &gt; Subscriptions to verify the new entry appears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click into the subscription to check its billing status, next renewal date, and logs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"helpwp_product":[19],"helpwp_topic":[21],"class_list":["post-776","helpwp_doc","type-helpwp_doc","status-publish","hentry","helpwp_topic-addons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_doc\/776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_doc"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/helpwp_doc"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"helpwp_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_product?post=776"},{"taxonomy":"helpwp_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/easycommerce.dev\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpwp_topic?post=776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}