Manage Subscription Products
Everything you need to know about creating, configuring, and managing subscription products in your WooCommerce store.
Overview
Subscription products are the foundation of your recurring-revenue store. ArraySubs extends WooCommerce products with subscription billing fields, trial periods, signup fees, plan-switching paths, coupon support, and more. This section covers the complete product setup experience — from basic billing configuration to advanced Pro features like fixed-period memberships and product entitlements.
In This Section
- Create and Configure Subscription Products — Set up simple and variable subscription products with billing periods, trials, signup fees, and different renewal pricing.
- Plan Switching and Product Relationships — Configure upgrade, downgrade, and crossgrade paths, auto-downgrade fallback plans, and fixed-period memberships Pro.
- Product Experience and Display — How subscription pricing appears on the product page, cart, checkout, and order screens. Includes Redirect Product Page Pro, Feature Manager Pro, and Subscription Shipping Pro.
- Coupon Integration — Apply WooCommerce coupons to subscriptions with recurring discounts, cycle limits, and initial-checkout counting.
- Product Lifecycle and Test Links — What happens when a product is deleted, how cached product data works, and how to use test links for quick checkout testing.
Quick Reference
Page Navigation
- Current guide: Manage Subscription Products
- Where to open it: WordPress Admin -> Products -> Add/Edit Product
- Section overview: Open overview
- Previous guide: product-lifecycle
- Troubleshooting: Audits, Logs, and Troubleshooting
| Concept | Where to configure |
|---|---|
| Billing period, interval, length | Product editor → Subscription tab |
| Free trial | Product editor → Subscription tab → Free Trial |
| Signup fee | Product editor → Subscription tab → Sign-up Fee |
| Different renewal price | Product editor → Subscription tab → Different Renewal Price |
| Upgrade / downgrade / crossgrade paths | Product editor → Linked Products tab |
| Auto-downgrade target | Product editor → Linked Products tab |
| Fixed period end date Pro | Product editor → Subscription tab → Fixed Period Membership |
| Product page redirect Pro | Product editor → Redirect Product Page panel |
| Feature entitlements Pro | Product editor → Feature Manager tab |
| Subscription shipping Pro | Product editor → Subscription tab → Subscription Shipping |
| Coupon settings | WooCommerce → Coupons → coupon edit → ArraySubs Subscription Settings |
| Test links | Product editor → General tab → Helper Links |
Related Guides
- First-Time Setup — Create your first subscription product step by step.
- General Settings — Store-wide subscription behavior including trials, grace periods, and customer portal.