Fixed end-date membership
For seasons, cohorts, and academic years — end every membership on the same calendar date instead of a rolling cycle.
- Shared end date
- Enrollment window
- Pro
Some memberships should all end on the same date — an academic year, a season, a cohort. Fixed Period Membership (Pro) overrides the rolling subscription length so the plan ends on a specific calendar date (absolute) or a recurring annual cutoff (e.g. every Aug 31), with an optional enrollment window. This recipe builds an academic-year membership.
- All members share the same end date regardless of join date.
- Recurring annual rolls to next year if the cutoff already passed.
- An enrollment window can limit when the plan is purchasable.
- At period end the plan expires (or auto-renews for recurring).
The exact configuration
Enter these values and you have the setup live. Every field maps to a real ArraySubs setting.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Use fixed end dateProduct → Subscription tab (Pro) | On |
| End Date TypeSubscription tab | Recurring annual cutoff (or Absolute date) |
| Month / DaySubscription tab | August / 31 |
| Enrollment opens / closesSubscription tab | Aug 1 / Oct 31 (optional) |
| At period endSubscription tab | Expire (or Renew — recurring only) |
When to use this setup
Set it up in 3 steps
A step-by-step guide drawn from the ArraySubs user manual. Open the linked page for the full walkthrough and screenshots.
Enable a fixed end date
On the product’s Subscription tab (Pro), check ‘Use fixed end date’. This overrides the rolling Subscription Length.
Plan Switching & RelationshipsChoose the end-date type
Pick Recurring annual cutoff and set Month = August, Day = 31 (or an Absolute date for a one-off end date).
Plan Switching & RelationshipsSet the enrollment window
Optionally set Enrollment opens (Aug 1) and closes (Oct 31) to limit purchase timing. Set At period end to Expire.
Plan Switching & Relationships
This recipe is built from these ArraySubs user-manual guides:
Notes & edge cases
Modules behind this recipe
The ArraySubs modules this setup relies on.
Subscription Products
Create and manage simple or variable subscription products with trials, signup fees, plan logic, and lifecycle behavior.
Member Access
Control who can see, download, and purchase content using flexible rules tied to subscriptions and roles.
Customer Portal
Subscriber self-service inside WooCommerce My Account for viewing, cancelling, pausing, switching, and paying subscriptions.
Related setups to explore
Other configurations you can build with the same modules.
Annual prepaid plan
Bill once a year for a full year of access at a discount — the simplest way to boost cash flow and cut churn.
Prepaid run that auto-ends
Sell a fixed number of billing cycles that ends automatically — e.g. a 6-payment plan that stops after the 6th charge.
Compare features across tiers
Define per-variation entitlements so each tier’s features are clear, and customers see exactly what their plan grants.
Questions, answered
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