Choose your paywall model
Decide hard (all premium gated) or metered (a few free, then gate) — both are rules-based, no code.
Monetize content with subscription paywalls
Gate premium articles and media by tier — hard or metered paywalls, scheduled exclusives, and conversion analytics, all in one plugin.
- Hard or metered paywall
- Scheduled exclusive drops
- Conversion & churn analytics
Publishers need a paywall that restricts premium content by tier while keeping free content open — without bolting on a separate paywall service that fights your subscription plugin. ArraySubs is the paywall and the subscriptions in one. Gate articles, posts, and URL patterns by plan, build a metered 'a few free, then subscribe' model using purchase-history conditions, drip exclusive pieces to loyal subscribers, and use retention offers to beat paywall fatigue. Analytics show which articles convert readers and which tiers churn, so you can tune pricing and packaging — a complete paywall stood up in minutes.
What you get
- Convert more free readers by showing the paywall at the right moment.
- Reduce fatigue with a metered model that builds trust first.
- Raise lifetime value by dripping exclusives to loyal subscribers.
- Optimize pricing using conversion and churn analytics.
- Avoid paywall-plugin conflicts — it's built into your subscription plugin.
- 4URL match patterns
- Hard/meteredPaywall models
- DripScheduled exclusives
- FreeCore, forever
Who it's for
Built for Content Publishers
If your business looks like one of these, ArraySubs fits.
News & magazine sites
Meter free articles, then gate premium coverage behind monthly or annual plans.
Newsletters & blogs
Run a paid tier with member-only posts and a full archive.
Research & data publishers
Gate reports, datasets, and downloads by subscription tier.
Niche & trade media
Offer premium analysis and early access to loyal, recurring subscribers.
How it works
How ArraySubs powers Content Publishers
The challenges this business model hits — and how ArraySubs solves each one.
You need a hard or a metered paywall.
Member Access Control combines URL and page restriction with purchase-history conditions to build either model — no code.
Free and premium subscribers see the same content.
Content rules gate articles by status or plan, so premium tiers unlock exclusive coverage.
You want to reward loyal subscribers with exclusives.
Content dripping schedules premium articles weekly or monthly to keep subscribers engaged.
Subscribers cancel from paywall fatigue.
The Retention Flow offers a discount or a free month to save them at the moment of cancellation.
You don't know what drives conversions or churn.
Analytics show which content converts and which tiers churn, so you can optimize.
Premium content spans many sections and URLs.
URL restriction supports exact, prefix, contains, and regex patterns, so you can gate whole sections, archives, or media paths in one rule.
Set up
Launch in 5 steps
From install to a live, billing subscription — no developer required.
Create reader tiers
Build Basic and Premium plans as variable subscriptions with monthly and annual options.
Gate premium content
Restrict articles, sections, and downloads by plan with access and URL rules.
Schedule exclusives
Drip premium pieces on a weekly or monthly cadence to reward subscribers.
Track & optimize
Use analytics to see what converts and what churns, then tune pricing.
Playbooks
Example setups you can build
Proven configurations to copy as a starting point.
Metered news paywall
Three free articles tracked by purchase history, then a Basic monthly plan unlocks the rest.
Premium newsletter tier
A paid tier with member-only posts, a full archive, and a 'free month' retention offer.
Research report library
Annual access gating downloadable reports by plan, with multi-login prevention.
Built with
Features that power this use case
The ArraySubs modules behind it — explore each in depth.
Free + Pro
Member Access Control
Restrict content, products, downloads, and URLs with a rules engine — 10 conditions, 12 operators, and AND/OR nesting.
Free + Pro
Subscriptions
Turn any product into a simple or variable subscription — flexible cycles, trials, sign-up fees, and plan switching with proration.
Free + Pro
Emails
Automated lifecycle emails — 13 customer and 3 admin emails free, plus 4 store-credit emails in Pro.
Free
Retention Flow Builder
Intercept cancellations with a guided flow — capture reasons and present discount, pause, downgrade, or support offers.
Free + Pro
Customer Portal
A self-service hub in My Account where subscribers view, change plans, skip, pause, cancel, and reactivate.
Free + Pro
Advanced Analytics
MRR, churn, ARPU and 40+ reports — a Reports Hub and retention analytics free, a performance dashboard in Pro.
FAQ
Content Publishers questions, answered
Yes. Combine a purchase-history condition with post restriction to build a metered paywall — after the free quota, the next article requires a subscription.
Create access rules per tier — Basic unlocks standard articles, Premium unlocks everything — so each tier sees the right subset.
Yes. Content dripping schedules article visibility by date or relative to purchase, so premium exclusives publish on your cadence.
You control what's gated. Keep teasers and metadata public and gate the full body, so search engines still index your pages while the premium content stays members-only.
Yes. Multi-login prevention (Pro) allows normal use but blocks concurrent sessions from a shared login, protecting subscription revenue.
Yes. Because it's built on WooCommerce, you can sell one-off purchases alongside subscriptions and gate content by either.
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