Integration Guide

Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Advanced Features of Subscribe Buttons
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z Cancellation – manually on the 15th of June
z End of Term – sent on the 1st July, at the end of the current billing cycle
z Term – $10 USD for 6 months, paid on the 1st of March, with reattempts of failed recurring
payments enabled
z Payment failure – on the 1st of June
z 1st reattempt failure – on the 4th of June
z 2nd reattempt failure – on the 9th of June
z Cancellation – final payment failure on the 9th of June
z End of Term – sent on the 9th of June
For more information, see “Reattempting Failed Recurring Payments With Subscribe Buttons”
on page 141.
Advanced Features of Subscribe Buttons
Read the following topics to learn about these advanced features of Subscribe buttons:
z “Offering Trial Periods and Introductory Rates With Subscribe Buttons” on page 132
z “Limiting the Number of Billing Cycles With Subscribe Buttons” on page 133
z “Offering Product Options With Subscribe Buttons” on page 134
z “Working With Modify Subscription Buttons” on page 134
z “Working With Unsubscribe Buttons” on page 137
z “Generating Usernames and Passwords With Subscribe Buttons” on page 139
z “Reattempting Failed Recurring Payments With Subscribe Buttons” on page 141
Offering Trial Periods and Introductory Rates With Subscribe Buttons
Offer trial periods to let people try your subscription service before their regular subscription
and its recurring payments begin. You can set the prices and durations of trial periods
independently of the regular subscription price and billing cycle.
How Subscriptions With Trial Periods Work
The following example shows how subscribers are billed for trial periods.
EXAMPLE 3.6 Subscriptions That Include Trial Periods
Subscription Terms:
z An initial trial period, free of charge, that lasts for 7 days
z A second trial period for $5 USD, that lasts three additional 3 weeks