Add Subscriptions to Cart

[versluis]

Hi there,

I’m building a new site where I will be selling subscription based content only. I’d like my customers to add up several items and then instead of a one-off purchase make the cart create a subscription of the total of all items plus tax. So in a nutshell I’d like to “convert” the checkout “buy now” button into a recurring subscription button.

I understand that Buy Now and Subscriptions are two different APIs in Paypal, so I’m happy to give up the Buy Now functionality of the shopping cart.

Is that possible?

[Peter]

Hi, No as far as I’m aware you can’t make the subscription functionality into an “add to cart” type of functionality. You can possibly create a range of subscription products which are effectively a bundled variation of your other products.

Check the variation control documentation:

https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/how-to-use-variation-control-in-wordpress-estore-plugin-345

[versluis]

Thanks Peter,

I think it’ll get messy and confusion with variations. I want to sell hosting so it’ll be like add a domain, add webspace, add email accounts etc, then add tax, then bill this amount once a year.

Do you know which file the PayPal URL is generated in? I’m happy to have a look at the code and see what I can do.

[admin]

Check the following function in the “eStore_misc_functions.php” file:

print_eStore_subscribe_button_form

[versluis]

Thank you admin

This may be a bit beyond my capabilities. Is there a chance you could tweak eStore to become subscription only upon checkout? It’s a custom job and I’m very happy to pay you for your time. Let me know if this is something you’re interested in, together with a quote.

[admin]

PayPal has a different API for handling subscription (this is different than the one time purchase items) so I can’t make it where a subscription can be added to the shopping cart while keeping all the functionality of the subscription details (example: Trial amount with trial period then recurring period with recurring amount).

[versluis]

Yes I’m aware of that – I’m happy to trade in much of the general functionality. So rather than using the “one-off API” I’d like to use the “subscription API” for the cart when my customers check out. So everything gets rebilled upon checkout, either monthly or annually. If I need a one-off purchase I can still use a Buy Now button.

I know that integrating trial amount would be nice, but it’s a tough task so it’s not essential for me.

[admin]

Okay yeah then something should be doable… please contact us using the contact form so we can discuss the details and give you a quote.

[versluis]

Superb news! I’ve emailed you just now

[Author]

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