<h2>Schedule Subscriptions to Start Exactly When You Want</h2>
<p>The only extension that gives you complete control over subscription start dates.<br />
Schedule ahead, let customers choose, or set smart, automated rules that fit your business.</p>
<p><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/custom-start-date-for-woocommerce-subscriptions/?add-to-cart=7747886&redirect-to-checkout=1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start scheduling now</a>.</p>
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<h2 style="margin: 0 0 8px 0">Why this extension?</h2>
<p style="margin: 0 auto;max-width: 800px;color: #5b6b81;font-size: 16px">Bypass WooCommerce’s forced immediate start.</p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold">Your subscriptions need to start on precise dates</span><br />
Courses with fixed terms, seasonal services, monthly cycles, pre-orders. Your schedule matters.</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold">Customers want to buy now, start later</span><br />
Gift subscriptions, advance bookings, seasonal purchases. They’re ready to pay today but need service to begin when it makes sense.</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold">No manual work required</span><br />
Setting reminders to mannually create or unpause subscriptions later is unsustainable. You need automation, not admin work.</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold">Billing syncs with start dates automatically</span><br />
Payments, renewals, and expirations align with when subscriptions actually begin, seamlessly integrated into your schedule.</li>
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<h2>Why This Extension?</h2>
<p>WooCommerce Subscriptions doesn’t let you control when subscriptions actually start. Customers are locked into “immediate start” which doesn’t work for seasonal products, courses, gift subscriptions, or services that need preparation.</p>
<p><strong>Custom Start Date for WooCommerce Subscriptions</strong> solves this by letting you:</p>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li>Schedule start dates in advance</li>
<li>Let customers pick a start date that works for them</li>
<li>Keep payments, renewals, and subscription logic in sync automatically</li>
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<h2>Key Features</h2>
<p>Everything you need to manage subscription start dates with precision.</p>
<h3>Fixed or Flexible Start Dates</h3>
<p>Choose one or multiple predefined start dates. Let customers select from your list, or force a specific start date.</p>
<h3>Customer Date Picker</h3>
<p>Allow customers to pick any valid date from a calendar. Past dates and blackout days are automatically hidden.</p>
<h3>Delay Periods</h3>
<p>Add a delay or prep time: days, weeks, or months between checkout and subscription start.</p>
<h3>Payment Control</h3>
<p>Take the first payment immediately at checkout, or wait until the subscription actually starts.</p>
<h3>Smart Date Management</h3>
<p>Add cut-off windows and buffer periods. Limit how far into the future customers can schedule.</p>
<h3>Admin Flexibility</h3>
<p>Change start dates any time before the subscription begins; related dates update automatically.</p>
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<h2>Use Cases</h2>
<p>Perfect for businesses that need subscription flexibility.</p>
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<li><strong>Gift Subscriptions:</strong> Sell now, let recipients start later (holidays, birthdays, anniversaries).</li>
<li><strong>Courses & School Terms:</strong> Enroll anytime, but align start with term dates.</li>
<li><strong>Seasonal Services:</strong> Let customers buy early, with services starting in season.</li>
<li><strong>Pre-orders & Launches:</strong> Book subscriptions ahead of a release date.</li>
<li><strong>Subscription Boxes & Magazines:</strong> Sell boxes or issues all year, but start subscriptions with the next delivery cycle.</li>
<li><strong>Space & Material Rentals:</strong> Reserve resources ahead of time and align billing with the actual rental start date.</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Memberships:</strong> Let customers choose the date they’re ready to begin.</li>
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<h2>How It Works</h2>
<p>Simple setup, powerful results.</p>
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<li>Set a custom start date in the product settings (or allow customer choice)</li>
<li>At checkout, the subscription is created but marked as Scheduled</li>
<li>The customer cannot access subscription benefits until the start date</li>
<li>The subscription activates automatically on the chosen date</li>
<li>Future renewals and payments align with that start date</li>
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<h3>Give your customers flexibility and align subscriptions with your business needs</h3>
<p>Start scheduling subscription start dates with ease.</p>
<p><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/custom-start-date-for-woocommerce-subscriptions/?add-to-cart=7747886&redirect-to-checkout=1">Get the extension now</a>.</p>
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<h3>Screenshots</h3>
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Custom Start Date for WooCommerce Subscriptions

<p>The only extension that gives you and your customers full control over subscription start dates.</p>

<div class="woo-sc-box info">This extension requires the subscription functionality to be enabled on your store. Before purchasing this extension, first purchase and install <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-subscriptions/">WooCommerce Subscriptions</a>.</div>
<h2>Keep customers informed of upcoming changes to subscriptions</h2>
<p>The <strong>Email Reminders for WooCommerce Subscriptions</strong> extension expands the communication features of WooCommerce Subscriptions.</p>
<p>WooCommerce Subscriptions notifies customers when a subscription status changes. For instance, when a subscription trial ends, a subscription expires, or payment is due. There is no prior notification of these changes.</p>
<p>Email Reminders for WooCommerce Subscriptions notifies customers of upcoming changes. Customers can plan ahead and not be surprised or disappointed by changes in their subscription status. Informed customers have greater satisfaction. Keeping customers informed may contribute to more new or renewed subscriptions and an increase in subscription revenue.</p>
<h2>Features</h2>
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<li><strong>Easy-to-customize</strong> reminder emails.</li>
<li>Supports <strong>multiple reminders</strong> in each email.</li>
<li>You can <strong>enable or disable</strong> a reminder at <strong>any time</strong>.</li>
<li>Site admins can customize <strong>email headers, bodies & footers.</strong></li>
<li>Sends automatic <strong>reminders before</strong> a customer’s <strong>subscription trial ends.</strong></li>
<li>Sends automatic <strong>reminders before</strong> a subscription <strong>payment is due</strong> that requires a <strong>manual payment.</strong></li>
<li>Sends automatic <strong>reminders before</strong> an automatically <strong>recurring renewal payment</strong> is due.</li>
<li>Sends automatic <strong>reminders before</strong> a subscription <strong>expires.</strong></li>
<li>Sends automatic <strong>reminders after</strong> a subscription <strong>expired</strong>. <strong><span style="color: blue">(New)</span></strong></li>
<li>Sends automatic <strong>reminders before </strong>a subscription <strong>activation</strong>. (requires the <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/custom-start-date-for-woocommerce-subscriptions/">Custom Start Date for WooCommerce Subscriptions</a> extension) <strong><span style="color: blue">(New)</span></strong></li>
<li><strong>Existing subscriptions</strong> can be scheduled in a single click. <strong><span style="color: blue">(New)</span></strong></li>
<li><strong>Exclude </strong>reminder emails <strong>by product level</strong>. <strong><span style="color: blue">(New)</span></strong></li>
<li>Setup <strong>custom email templates</strong> to send different email content <strong>for various reminder intervals</strong> for their customers. <strong><span style="color: blue">(New)</span></strong></li>
<li>Site admin can <strong>test custom email templates</strong> instantly by sending email. <strong><span style="color: blue">(New)</span></strong></li>
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<h2>Benefits</h2>
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<li>May increase site revenue</li>
<li>Lowers admin workload</li>
<li>Increases customer satisfaction</li>
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<h2>Supported extensions</h2>
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<li><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/email-previewer-for-woocommerce/">Email Previewer for WooCommerce</a></li>
<li><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/custom-start-date-for-woocommerce-subscriptions/">Custom Start Date for WooCommerce Subscriptions</a></li>
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<h3>Reminder options</h3>
<p>Set the days, for example, 3, 2, or 1, to notify the customer before a subscription trial end date, due date, or expiration date in descending order. See the example below (2,1) that will inform customers 48 and 24 hours before an expiration date.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734004332158 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/email-reminders-settings.png" alt="" width="1247" height="732" /></p>
<h3>Custom reminder emails</h3>
<p>Site admin can configure and send <strong>custom email content</strong> for various reminder intervals configured for their customers.</p>
<p><strong>Custom email reminder template creation</strong></p>
<p>Site admin can easily create customized email reminder templates as below,</p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-18734004606620 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/add-custom-email-template.png" alt="" width="980" height="974" /></p>
<p><strong>Custom email reminder templates</strong></p>
<p>After the custom email reminder templates are created, it will be listed here.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004606709" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/screenshot-10-1.png" alt="" width="980" height="428" /></p>
<h3>Testing custom reminder email</h3>
<p>Site admins can test custom email templates instantly by sending email as below,</p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-18734004606784 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/test-custom-email-template.png" alt="" width="980" height="406" /></p>
<h3>Default reminder emails</h3>
<p>Based upon the options configured above, <strong>Email Reminders for WooCommerce Subscriptions </strong>will automatically send the following reminder emails as scheduled.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734004332159 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/emails.png" alt="" width="1920" height="745" /></p>
<h3>A reminder of the end of a subscription trial</h3>
<p>This is a reminder sent to customers before a subscription trial ends.</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-18734002062019 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/email-reminders-trial.png?w=606" alt="" width="606" height="898" /></p>
<h3>A reminder of an upcoming manual renewal</h3>
<p>This is a reminder sent to customers before a subscription is due for renewal, when renewal requires a manual payment.</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-18734002062022 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/email-reminders-manual.png?w=602" alt="" width="602" height="887" /></p>
<h3>A reminder of an upcoming automatic renewal of a subscription</h3>
<p>This is a reminder sent to customers before an automatic subscription renewal payment is due.</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-18734002062020 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/email-reminders-auto.png?w=567" alt="" width="567" height="900" /></p>
<h3>A reminder of subscription expiration</h3>
<p>This is a reminder sent to customers before a subscription expires.</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-18734002062021 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/email-reminders-expire.png?w=601" alt="" width="601" height="878" /></p>
<h3>A reminder of subscription expired</h3>
<p>This is a reminder sent to customers after a subscription expired.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734004332209 " src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/expired-email.png?w=759" alt="" width="617" height="1014" /></p>
<h3>Track subscription email activity</h3>
<p><strong>Email Reminders for WooCommerce Subscriptions </strong>tracks subscription email activity in Subscription notes. Admins can easily review an account’s reminder-email activity.</p>
<p><img class="wp-image-18734001484328 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/screenshot-7.png?w=257" alt="" width="225" height="622" /></p>
<h3>Reminders for existing subscriptions</h3>
<p>Site admin can schedule reminders for existing subscriptions easily via single click. Navigate to: <strong>WooCommerce > Settings > Subscriptions > Reminders. </strong>By clicking <strong>Schedule Now </strong>button reminders will be scheduled via background process for existing subscriptions.</p>
<h3>Exclude reminder emails</h3>
<p>Site admin can easily exclude reminder emails by product level for their customers. Navigate to: <strong>Edit Product > General > Exclude reminder emails. </strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002644998 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/exclude-reminder-emails.png" alt="" width="1004" height="439" /></p>
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Email Reminders for WooCommerce Subscriptions

<p>Keep customers informed of upcoming changes to subscriptions via email.</p>

Custom Start Date for WooCommerce Subscriptions vs Email Reminders for WooCommerce Subscriptions