Buy Now or Subscribe and Save for WooCommerce Subscriptions

Let your customers choose between a one-time purchase or a discounted subscription plan — all from the same product page. Effortlessly convert your existing WooCommerce products into flexible subscriptions that drive repeat sales and long-term customer loyalty. Fast to set up, powerful for growth.

Installation

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Requirements

  • WooCommerce 5.0.0+
  • WooCommerce Subscriptions 3.1.0+

Upload and Activation

  1. Download the subscribe-and-save-for-woocommerce-subscriptions.zip file from your WooCommerce account.
  2. Go to: WordPress Admin > Plugins > Add New and Upload PluginChoose File with the file you downloaded.
  3. Install Now and Activate Plugin.

Setup and Configuration

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How to use

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After activating Buy Now or Subscribe and Save for WooCommerce Subscriptions, configure it from the following location:

WooCommerce > Settings > Subscriptions > Subscribe & Save

Site admin can configure subscribe plans at both the Product level and the Cart level.

Creating Subscribe Plans:

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Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Subscriptions > Subscribe & Save > Add new subscribe plan.

Subscribe Plans transform your existing products into powerful subscription offerings—boost recurring revenue and delight your customers with built-in discounts.

Predefined Plan Creation

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Choose this option if you want the site admin to create and manage predefined subscription plans that customers can select from during purchase.

Customer Defined Plan Creation

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Choose this option if you want to allow customers to create and customize their own subscription plans based on the options configured by the site admin.

Displaying Subscribe Plans on the Product Page:

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If you want your customers to choose a subscription plan directly on the product page, this option is right for you.

Selecting a Predefined Subscribe Plan

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Selecting a Customer Defined Subscribe Plan

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To Configure Subscribe Plans

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Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Subscriptions > Subscribe & Save > Allow Product Subscribe,

You have the “Create or Edit Product Level Rule” link below to create flexible rules that allow you to assign created subscribe plans to specific products or categories for your customers.

  • Choose “Yes, subscribe is optional” – Give customers the flexibility to buy products as a subscription or as a regular, one-time purchase.
  • Choose “Yes, subscribe is mandatory” – Make the product available only as a subscription, disabling one-time purchase options.
  • Choose “No” – Turn off this feature across the entire site.

When “Yes, subscribe is optional” is selected, set the default choice as either “One-time Purchase” or “Subscribe & Save” on the product page under the “Default Selection” setting.

Displaying Subscribe Plans on the Cart Page:

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If you want your customers to choose a subscription plan on the cart or checkout page based on the cart subtotal range, this option is right for you. It allows all items in the cart to be subscribed under a single subscription.

Selecting a Predefined Subscribe Plan

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Selecting a Customer Defined Subscribe Plan

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To Configure Subscribe Plans

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Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Subscriptions > Subscribe & Save > Allow Cart Subscribe,

You have the “Create or Edit Cart Level Rule” link below to create flexible rules that allow you to assign created subscribe plans based on the cart subtotal range defined for your customers.

  • Choose “Yes, subscribe is optional” – Let customers choose how they want to buy—subscribe to all items in the cart or make a one-time purchase.
  • Choose “Yes, subscribe is mandatory” – Require customers to subscribe to all items in the cart by disabling one-time purchase options.
  • Choose “No” – Turn off this feature across the entire site.

When “Yes, subscribe is optional” is selected, set the default choice as either “One-time Purchase” or “Subscribe & Save” on the cart page under the “Default Selection” setting.

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