Creating a subscription plan allows your customers to enjoy recurring purchases with ease. Follow this guide to set up a subscription plan for products in just a few steps.
Introduction
Setting up a subscription is essential for merchants who want to offer their customers flexible recurring purchase options. This guide will walk you through the process of creating a subscription for your products using Joy Subscription.
Understanding the Rule
Creating a subscription involves configuring two key aspects Plans and Widget Settings.
Plans define the frequency, renewal day, and discount for each subscription, while widget settings determine how the subscription option appears on your product pages.
Without setting these up, your subscription options will not be available for customers to select on your store.
How to Create a Subscription
Step 1: Open the Joy Subscription app from your Shopify admin dashboard.
Step 2: Select Plan and click Choose Product. From there, select the product you want to create a subscription for.
Step 3: Select list of product you want to create offer subscription
Step 4: You can also create another subscriotion plan.
Step 5: Setup specific selling plan detail
Step 4: Save all your chage
Explore more
Each subscription plan includes several configurable options. Learn more about each one in the dedicated guides below:
Cut-off day — Set a deadline before each renewal date so customers can make changes to their upcoming order in time.
Tiered discounts — Reward loyal subscribers with increasing discounts the longer they stay (e.g., 5% for the first 3 orders, then 10%).
Min/Max order requirements — Control subscription duration by setting a minimum commitment or a maximum number of orders.
Import subscription plan — Bulk import subscription plans from a CSV file to save time when setting up multiple plans.
Widget settings — Customize the look and feel of the subscription widget on your product pages.
Overall
Subscription Plans are the foundation of your recurring revenue business. By configuring your plans with the right frequency, discounts, and requirements, you give customers a seamless way to subscribe — while keeping full control over how your subscriptions work. Start by creating your first plan, then explore the advanced options above to fine-tune the experience.
