How to Create a Subscription

Owned by Mike Romano
Last updated: Sept 23, 2024
2 min read

How to Create a Subscription Product

  1. Sign in to a PlayerFirst website.

  2. On the left navigation, click Sales > Shop.

  3. In the upper right corner, click .

  4. Subscription: Enable the Create Subscription Product check box.

  5. Associated Program: Select the associated program.
    Note: For subscription dollars to be correctly allocated, a program should be created that runs the same time frame as the full subscription plan.

  6. Category: Select the Player Training as the category.

  7. Click Continue.

  8. On the Create Products page, fill out any of the fields that apply to your subscription.

    • Enter Name: Add the name of your subscription product.

    • Enter Price: Put 0 for the price.

    • Enter Description (optional): This will show on the front-facing side of the subscription.

    • Start Showing/Stop Showing: Add a date and time range the subscription will be visible for purchase. If left blank, the product will show indefinitely.

  9. Click Continue.

  10. A popup will display alerting you a product was created and that the subscription product requires at least one plan to complete setup. Click Dismiss.

How to Create Subscription Plans for Your Product

  1. On the Subscription Plans page, click in the upper right-hand corner to add a new Subscription Plan.

  2. Enter the plan details for your subscription.

    • Plan Name: Enter the name of the subscription plan.
      EX: “Monthly Plan”, “Yearly Plan”, etc.

    • Plan Details: Enter a description for your subscription plan. This will show to users when they are selecting a subscription plan. Limited to 512 characters.

    • Available: Select this option if the plan is available for new subscriptions.

    • Per Profile: If enabled the subscription is athlete-specific. If disabled, the subscription could be considered a “family plan” / a plan that applies to the entire family account.

    • Term Cost: Enter the subscription cost per renewal.
      EX: Term Cost: $10, Renewal Type: Monthly
      Users will be charged $10/month while they are subscribed

    • Renewal Type: Select if the subscription plan will be None, Monthly, or Yearly.

      • If None is selected…

        • Term Start: Enter the date the subscription plan begins.

        • Term End: Enter the date the subscription plan ends.

      • If Monthly or Yearly is selected…

        • Renew Through: If left blank, the subscription will renew forever. If a date is entered, the subscription will stop renewing on the specified date.

    • Prorate Start: Enable to prorate the cost based on when the subscription was purchased in regard to its term end/renewal date.

  3. Click Save.

  4. Repeat steps 1 - 3 to create another subscription plan for the product.
    EX: Monthly and Yearly subscription options.

    • Use the Copy Plan icon on the Subscription Plans page to duplicate and edit an existing plan.