Recurring billing is a significant step up in complexity.
WHAT IT REQUIRES
A subscriptions extension, since WooCommerce does not do recurring billing by itself A payment gateway that supports recurring charges or tokenised repeat payments Reliable cron, since renewals are scheduled actions
THE CRON POINT MATTERS MOST
Subscription renewals are processed by scheduled actions. With HTTP wp-cron blocked on our servers, the real cron job must be configured or renewals silently never run and you stop being paid.
Check WooCommerce > Status > Scheduled Actions regularly.
GATEWAY SUPPORT
Confirm your gateway supports the subscription extension you choose before buying either. Not every Nigerian gateway supports automatic recurring charges, and some require the customer to authorise each renewal.
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Failed renewal handling: what happens when a card is declined
Customer self-service: can they cancel or change their plan
Proration on upgrades
Communication: renewal reminders reduce disputes
BEFORE COMMITTING
Test a full cycle end to end on a staging copy, including a failed payment.
