<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>
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<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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Custom Start Date for WooCommerce Subscriptions

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

<p><strong>TIV Paywall for WooCommerce</strong> lets you sell access to premium content. Create products that hide videos, documents, images, audio, or text behind a paywall — customers purchase to unlock.</p>
<p>The extension adds two product types: <strong>Paywall</strong> (single content item) and <strong>Paywall Pass</strong> (access to all Paywall products). Both come with configurable access expiration, so you can sell time-limited or lifetime access.</p>
<h3>Supported content types</h3>
<p>Paste a URL into the <em>Hidden media</em> field — Paywall handles the rest:</p>
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<li><strong>Video:</strong> YouTube (including Shorts and Playlists), Vimeo, TikTok, TED, Cloudflare Stream, and direct files (mp4, webm, mov).</li>
<li><strong>Audio:</strong> mp3, wav, ogg, and other formats supported by the browser.</li>
<li><strong>Documents:</strong> PDF files, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, and files stored on Google Drive.</li>
<li><strong>Publications:</strong> Issuu embeds.</li>
<li><strong>Images:</strong> Any image URL, including Google Drive hosted images.</li>
<li><strong>Text:</strong> Use the product description with the “Hide description” option — content stays hidden until purchased.</li>
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<p>You can also set a <strong>Visible media URL</strong> to show a preview before purchase — for example, a video trailer, a watermarked image, or the first page of a PDF.</p>
<h2>How it works</h2>
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<li>VIDEO: an unlisted YouTube clip becomes visible after purchase. Before purchase, the customer sees only a picture or a trailer.</li>
<li>PDF: a document is hidden until the product is paid for. After purchase, the full PDF is displayed on the product page.</li>
<li>TEXT: content stored in the full description is hidden until purchased. Only the short description is shown before payment.</li>
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<p>Try it on our <strong>demo site</strong>: <a href="https://demo-woocommerce-paywall.tiv.net/">https://demo-woocommerce-paywall.tiv.net/</a></p>
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<h3>Key features</h3>
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<li><strong>Paywall Pass:</strong> a single product that grants access to all Paywall products in the store.</li>
<li><strong>Access expiration:</strong> global and per-product settings. Set expiration from 1 hour to 365 days, or grant lifetime access.</li>
<li><strong>Expiration notifications:</strong> registered customers receive an email reminder before their access expires.</li>
<li><strong>My Account tab:</strong> customers see their purchased Paywall products with remaining access time on the “Purchased Products” page.</li>
<li><strong>Admin expiration override:</strong> administrators can set or remove a custom expiration date/time on any order.</li>
<li><strong>Downloadable products:</strong> attach downloadable files that become available after purchase.</li>
<li><strong>Shortcodes:</strong> <code>[woopaywall_show_after_purchase]</code> and <code>[woopaywall_hide_after_purchase]</code> to control content visibility within any product description.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable buttons:</strong> change Add-to-Cart button texts and URLs depending on product state: available, in cart, purchased, or out of stock.</li>
<li><strong>Price display:</strong> replace prices with custom text for purchased or in-cart products.</li>
<li><strong>Video player options:</strong> choose between the default WordPress player and Presto Player for YouTube and Vimeo.</li>
<li><strong>Admin preview:</strong> view any Paywall product as Paid or Unpaid from the admin bar, without placing an order.</li>
<li><strong>Bulk and Quick Edit:</strong> update prices and expiration settings for multiple products at once.</li>
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<h3>Compatibility</h3>
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<li><strong>HPOS:</strong> fully compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage.</li>
<li><strong>Caching:</strong> full integration with WP Super Cache and WP Rocket; built-in cache buster for other page caching plugins.</li>
<li><strong>Name Your Price:</strong> compatible with the Name Your Price extension.</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce Blocks:</strong> Paywall products display correctly in block-based shop and cart pages.</li>
<li><strong>Translations:</strong> German (de_DE), Spanish (es_ES), French (fr_FR), Italian (it_IT), Dutch (nl_NL), Polish (pl_PL), Swedish (sv_SE).</li>
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<h3>Questions?</h3>
<p>Please <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/paywall/">read the documentation</a> and do not hesitate to submit a pre-sale or support <a href="https://woocommerce.com/my-account/create-a-ticket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ticket</a>.</p>
<p><em>Thank you!</em><br />
<em>The TIV.NET Team</em></p>
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<h4>TIV.NET INC., based in Toronto, Canada, develops and supports the following WooCommerce extensions:</h4>
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<td style="white-space: nowrap;padding: .25em"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/admin-tools-for-woocommerce/" target="_" rel="external noopener">Admin Tools</a></td>
<td style="padding: .25em">A set of utilities for WooCommerce shop owners, administrators, and developers to secure, tune, and debug their store.</td>
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<td style="white-space: nowrap;padding: .25em"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/multi-currency/" target="_" rel="external noopener">Multi-currency</a></td>
<td style="padding: .25em">Lets customers pay in the currency of their choice.</td>
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<td style="white-space: nowrap;padding: .25em"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/paywall-for-woocommerce/" target="_" rel="external noopener">Paywall</a></td>
<td style="padding: .25em">Enables the monetization of various types of content, including videos, documents, etc., by allowing the sale of access to it.</td>
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<td style="white-space: nowrap;padding: .25em"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/tiv-sales-assistant/" target="_" rel="external noopener">Sales Assistant</a></td>
<td style="padding: .25em">Manage store-wide sales from one place — schedule discounts by category, tag, and country instead of editing products one by one.</td>
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Paywall

<p>TIV Paywall is a WooCommerce extension that allows creating products with restricted access to content.</p>

Custom Start Date for WooCommerce Subscriptions vs Paywall