Woocommerce

WooCommerce subscriptions work by charging customers on a recurring schedule, like weekly, monthly, or yearly. You create a subscription product, set the billing period, price, and optional trial or sign-up fee. When a customer buys it, an order is created and a subscription record is saved in WooCommerce. The payment gateway then processes automatic renewals on each billing date. WooCommerce updates the subscription status (active, on-hold, cancelled) and generates renewal orders. Customers can manage renewals and cancel from their account page, based on your settings.

Yes. WooCommerce supports subscriptions, but it is not included in the free core plugin by default. You can add subscription features using the WooCommerce Subscriptions extension (paid) or another subscriptions plugin. With subscriptions, you can sell products or services with recurring payments like monthly or yearly billing. It also supports renewals, proration (in many setups), free trials, sign-up fees, and automatic renewal reminders, depending on the plugin and payment gateway you use.

To create a membership in WooCommerce, install a membership plugin (commonly WooCommerce Memberships) and activate it. Then go to WooCommerce → Memberships → Membership Plans and create a new plan. Set rules to restrict content, products, pages, or discounts for members only. Next, create a product that grants access (one-time or subscription) and link it to the plan. Publish the plan, test by purchasing the product, and confirm the member can access restricted pages and pricing. You can manage members from the Memberships menu anytime.

A WooCommerce membership can cost $0 to thousands, depending on what you mean. If you mean the plugin cost, WooCommerce Memberships is a paid extension, and the price depends on the license plan and renewal. If you mean the membership you sell to customers, you set the price yourself, like ₹499/month, $29/month, or $199/year. Your total cost may also include hosting, a theme, and payment gateway fees (Stripe/PayPal). For recurring billing, you may also need a subscriptions plugin.

WooCommerce memberships are a way to sell restricted access on your site. You can create membership plans that let customers view special pages, download files, read premium content, or get member-only pricing and products. Memberships can be sold as a one-time purchase or tied to a subscription for recurring payments. Many stores use memberships for online courses, private communities, wholesale pricing, VIP discounts, or service portals. In WooCommerce, this is usually done with a memberships plugin that controls who can access what based on their plan.

Install WooCommerce first if you sell products. Then install and activate the WooCommerce Square plugin. Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Payments and enable Square. Click Manage and connect your Square account. Select your Square location, confirm currency, and save settings. Enable test mode first, place a test order, then switch to live mode. If you do not use WooCommerce, create a Square Payment Link and add it as a button on your WordPress page.

The Square gateway for WordPress is a payment option that lets you accept card payments using your Square account. Most WordPress stores use it through WooCommerce with the WooCommerce Square plugin. Once connected, customers can pay at checkout using credit or debit cards. Depending on your settings, it can also help sync products, inventory, and orders between WooCommerce and Square. This is helpful if you sell online and also take in-person payments through Square POS. It keeps payments and order tracking organized in one system.

WooCommerce itself usually does not add an extra fee just for using Stripe. The main cost is Stripe’s transaction fees (which vary by country and payment method). Stripe’s standard pricing is pay-as-you-go, and the pricing page shows a “get started” rate of 2.9% + 30¢ for card payments (commonly used for U.S. pricing).

Yes. You can use Stripe with WooCommerce by installing the WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway plugin, then connecting your Stripe account and enabling Stripe in WooCommerce → Settings → Payments.

The WooCommerce Stripe plugin is typically free to install. Stripe charges per successful transaction, with no setup or monthly fees on standard pricing. Rates vary by country, but Stripe lists a “get started” rate of 2.9% + 30¢ (commonly shown for the U.S.).