This “Woo Subscriptions” add-on ensures that a period is saved with each subscription order. The “Woo Subscriptions” plugin itself does not store the subscription period in an order. Without this add-on, it is not clear to webshop owners and customers for what period the subscription order and associated payment was.
Period is stored in the following order item meta:
| Key | Description. |
|---|---|
_pronamic_start_date |
Period start date. |
_pronamic_end_date |
Period end date. |
$orders = \wc_get_orders(
[
'status' => [
'wc-completed',
'wc-refunded',
],
'type' => 'shop_order',
'limit' => 10,
'orderby' => 'date',
'order' => 'ASC',
]
);
foreach ( $orders as $order ) {
echo 'Order: ', $order->get_id(), PHP_EOL;
foreach ( $order->get_items() as $item ) {
echo '- Start date: ', $item->get_meta( '_pronamic_start_date' ), PHP_EOL;
echo '- End date: ', $item->get_meta( '_pronamic_end_date' ), PHP_EOL;
}
}
Screenshot of the WooCommerce order detail page in the WordPress admin dashboard with the period visible per item.
Screenshot of the WooCommerce checkout page where a customer manually renews a subscription (early) and the period is visible.
- Frontend: My account → My Subscription → Actions → Renew now
- Background: Automatic renewal order via the Action Scheduler library.
- Backend: WooCommerce → Subscriptions → Edit Subscription → Order actions → Create pending renewal order
Certain accounting programs offer the option to define a period for invoice lines. In this way, an accounting program can automatically distribute the amounts over a period. This can be used for “Prepaid expenses” and “Deferred revenue” on the balance sheet.
Moneybird is an accounting program with the option to set a period per invoice line:
- https://help.moneybird.nl/support/solutions/articles/103000075937-periodeselectie-op-je-facturen
- https://www.moneybird.nl/blog/191-moneybird-preview-je-volledige-boekhouding-in-moneybird
This plugin can make it easier to connect WooCommerce Subscriptions orders to your accounting in Moneybird.