02Our WooCommerce Subscriptions Process
From Buy Once or Subscribe for WooCommerce Subscriptions to a Live Renewal System
You see the plan options, renewal rules and portal design before we build.
05Projects We've Built
Ecommerce Projects We Have Built
A selection of Shopify and ecommerce builds shipped for clients, including recurring revenue and WooCommerce projects.
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We had a different kind of problem. People were visiting the store, adding products to their carts, and then disappearing before they finished the order. We had tried a few apps and made changes here and there, but nothing really seemed to solve the bigger issue. The team went through the shopping experience with us and pointed out things we hadn't really noticed ourselves. They cleaned up the cart and checkout flow, made the mobile experience much smoother, and helped us make the store feel easier to shop. I’m not going to pretend we fixed everything overnight, but it finally feels like the store is helping the sale instead of getting in the way of it.
Ethan Parker
Founder of Elite Academy
The mobile experience is probably my favourite part of the new site. We had spent a lot of time making sure the desktop version looked right, and the team kept pushing us to think about how everything would actually feel on a phone too. They were right. The navigation is clean, the interactions feel natural, and everything we’ve tested so far works exactly as it should. They also went through the links, forms, integrations, and other details more than once before launch, which I really appreciated. And even after going live, we could still reach out when something came up. The whole process felt friendly, organised, and surprisingly straightforward.
James Whitmore
Head of Marketing of Lumen Outdoor
We had a pretty specific idea of what we wanted our website to become, but I wasn’t sure how easily we could explain all of it to a development team. There were quite a few moving parts, and we were working toward a deadline, so I expected a few things to get lost along the way. That never really happened. They understood what we were trying to achieve, kept us updated throughout the process, and got everything ready within the agreed timeline. The final site feels much easier to navigate, works beautifully on mobile, and is noticeably smoother for our customers. It was a huge relief seeing the original idea actually turn into the website we had in mind.
Michael Bennett
Founder & CEO of Northbridge Consulting
07Work Culture
Why Store Owners Trust Us With Subscriptions
Renewal logic has many small rules, from shipping to retries, so we settle them before building. These are the habits we bring to WooCommerce subscriptions.
Toggle that converts
Shoppers choose one-time or recurring on the product page.
Free shipping rules
We set renewal shipping rules that fit your margins.
Skip and pause
Subscribers manage their plan without contacting you.
Failed payments retried
Smart retries recover cards that decline.
Migration handled
We move subscribers to or off WooCommerce safely.
Clear scope
A fixed starting price and honest timeline.
08Overview
How do I add a buy-once-or-subscribe option and free shipping to WooCommerce Subscriptions?
DeveloperLook builds and customizes WooCommerce Subscriptions: buy-once-or-subscribe toggles, free shipping restricted to renewal orders (WooCommerce doesn't support this natively), a self-service portal for skip, pause, and plan switching, and automatic retry for failed renewal payments. We also migrate subscribers to or off WooCommerce and sync subscriptions with inventory. Projects start from $1,499, most complete in 2 to 6 weeks.
- Service
- WooCommerce subscription build: buy-once-or-subscribe, shipping rules, portal, dunning
- Starting price
- From $1,499
- Typical timeline
- 2 to 6 weeks
- Platform
- WooCommerce, WordPress
- Built with
- WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin, WooCommerce REST API, or custom subscription logic
- Experience
- 10+ years and 250+ shipped projects
- Post-launch support
- Ongoing maintenance retainer or one-time handoff
- Communication
- Calls in US, UK, and AU business hours
Who it's for
Stores adding a subscribe option to existing products
You want customers to choose buy-once or subscribe-and-save on the same product page.
Stores wanting free shipping only on renewals
WooCommerce doesn't natively restrict free shipping to renewal orders, you need it configured through shipping rules or a companion plugin.
Stores wanting a branded subscriber portal
You want skip, pause, and plan-switching built or customized beyond the plugin's default account page.
Stores recovering failed renewal payments
You want automatic retry logic and reminder emails configured instead of relying on customers to notice a failed charge.
Stores migrating subscribers
You're moving subscribers onto WooCommerce from another platform, or off WooCommerce to a different stack.
Not a fit for
You're on Shopify, not WooCommerce. Our Ecommerce Subscription Platform Development page covers Shopify and other platforms.
You need Skio or Recharge specifically on Shopify. Our Skio Shopify Subscriptions Setup page covers that.
You need the billing engine itself (Stripe Billing, Braintree, Chargebee), not WooCommerce-specific logic. Our Subscription and Recurring Billing Integration page covers that.
09Pricing
Transparent Starting Prices for WooCommerce Subscriptions
These are starting points in USD. Your final price depends on how custom your subscription logic needs to be, and you get a fixed proposal after scoping.
11The Right Technology for Your Project
Technology Stack
We customize the WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin and build subscriptions for WooCommerce stores with custom code where the plugin falls short.
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How do I enable free shipping with WooCommerce Subscriptions?
WooCommerce doesn't natively restrict free shipping to renewal orders, we configure shipping zone rules or a conditional shipping plugin so free shipping applies only to renewals, not the initial order.
How do I add a buy-once-or-subscribe option to WooCommerce?
We configure the WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin's variable subscription product type so customers pick one-time purchase or subscribe-and-save from the same product page.
Plugin or custom WooCommerce subscription development?
The WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin covers most standard billing and portal needs, we build custom logic on top when you need shipping rules, pricing tiers, or portal features the plugin doesn't support natively.
How much does WooCommerce subscription customization cost?
Starts from $1,499, fixed scope after a project brief, scaling up for custom portal builds or migrations.
Can I add a customer portal with skip, swap, and pause?
Yes, we customize the plugin's account page or build a dedicated portal so subscribers can skip, pause, swap products, and update payment details themselves.
How do I recover failed renewal payments on WooCommerce?
We configure the plugin's automatic retry system with multiple attempts and reminder emails, rather than leaving the subscription on hold until the customer notices.
Can you migrate subscribers to WooCommerce or off it?
Yes, we coordinate subscriber migrations onto WooCommerce Subscriptions from another platform, or off WooCommerce to a different stack, carrying over billing schedules and payment methods where the gateway supports it.
How do WooCommerce subscriptions sync with inventory?
We connect subscription renewal events to your inventory system so upcoming charges reserve stock and low inventory doesn't silently break a renewal cycle.