Upgrade paths between plan tiers
Give customers a one-click path to a higher tier — ArraySubs prorates the unused time and charges only the difference.
- Basic → Pro → Enterprise
- Difference prorated
- Free core
An upgrade path lets a subscriber move to a higher-priced plan mid-cycle without cancelling and re-buying. ArraySubs handles the money: it credits the unused time on the current plan and charges only the difference for the new one. You define which products a plan can upgrade to on the Linked Products tab; ArraySubs even verifies direction by normalized daily rate so an ‘upgrade’ is always actually pricier. This recipe wires Basic → Pro → Enterprise.
- Customers upgrade to a higher tier in one action.
- Unused time is credited; only the difference is charged.
- A plan_switch order records the full proration math.
- Direction is auto-verified by daily rate (±5% tolerance).
The exact configuration
Enter these values and you have the setup live. Every field maps to a real ArraySubs setting.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Upgrade toProduct → Linked Products | Target higher-priced product(s) |
| Plan switching · EnabledSettings → Plan Switching | On |
| Allow upgradesSettings → Plan Switching | On |
| Proration typeSettings → Plan Switching | Prorate immediately |
| Proration roundingSettings → Plan Switching | Round (default) |
When to use this setup
Set it up in 4 steps
A step-by-step guide drawn from the ArraySubs user manual. Open the linked page for the full walkthrough and screenshots.
Open the Linked Products tab
Edit the lower-tier subscription product and open Linked Products. The Subscription Plan Switching section appears for subscription products.
Plan Switching & RelationshipsSet the upgrade targets
In ‘Upgrade to,’ search and select the higher-priced products (e.g. on Basic, add Pro and Enterprise). Repeat per product to build the ladder.
Plan Switching & RelationshipsSet proration to immediate
In Settings → Plan Switching, keep Proration type = Prorate immediately so upgrades charge the difference now.
Plan Switching & RelationshipsConfirm direction detection
ArraySubs compares normalized daily rates — a target beyond +5% is treated as an upgrade regardless of which field it’s in.
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.
Billing and Renewals
How ArraySubs creates, schedules, communicates, and collects recurring payments from first invoice to final renewal.
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.
Downgrade with prorated credit
Let customers drop to a cheaper plan and bank the unused balance as store credit instead of losing them.
Crossgrade between similar plans
Let customers switch sideways between similarly-priced plans — e.g. swap a Coffee box for a Tea box — with no proration.
Bronze / Silver / Gold tiers
Offer three good-better-best tiers on one product, each with its own price and what’s-included list.
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