Before you start

Subscriptions usually start when a customer buys a subscription product. Use manual create when you need to set one up for them in the Appstle dashboard.

Requirements: Your store needs at least 10 existing subscriptions before manual create is available. The customer should have a stored payment method in Shopify if you want billing to run — or you can create the subscription paused without a payment method (see Customer below).

Open Create Manual Subscription

In Shopify admin, open Apps → Appstle Subscription → Subscriptions. Click More actions → Create Manual Subscription.

Here's what that looks like:

Subscriptions list — More actions → Create Manual Subscription.

The page title is Create Subscription Manually. After you change a field, use Save or Discard in the top bar.

Status and plan

Under Status & Plan Types:

Status — Active, Paused, or Cancelled. Active subscriptions process payments automatically; Paused suspends billing until reactivated.
Subscription Frequency — pick a pre-configured selling plan to auto-fill billing settings, or configure manually.
Plan Type (manual) — Pay As You Go (Auto-renew), Prepaid One-Time, Prepaid Auto-renew, or Prepaid (Separate Orders).
Bill customer every and Billing Interval — Day(s), Week(s), Month(s), or Year(s).

Here's what that looks like:

Status, Subscription Frequency or Plan Type, and Bill customer every.

Also set Next Order Date and Next Order Time, optional Minimum Number Orders / Maximum Number Orders under Order Limits, and Subscription Currency.

Next Order Date and Time, Order Limits, and Subscription Currency.

Products

In the Products card, click Browse Product. In the Select Products dialog, search, check products or variants, then Add.

Here's what that looks like:

Browse Product opens Select Products — add at least one product or variant.

The added product, with Qty, Unit Price, and Pricing Policy.

Customer and payment

Click Choose Customer, search by name or email, then select the customer. Customer ID and Email ID fill in automatically.

Choose a Payment Method from the customer's stored methods (help text: the stored payment method that will be charged for this subscription).

Or check Create subscription without payment method — the subscription is created in Paused status, and charges can't run until a payment method is added.

Here's what that looks like:

Customer ID, Email ID, Payment Method, and the option to create without a payment method.

Delivery and save

Choose a Delivery Method (Shipping, Local delivery, or Local pickup). Confirm or edit the customer's name, phone, and address fields.

Optionally check Use Custom Delivery Price to set a Shipping Price.

Check Accept payment terms (the customer agrees to subscription terms and automatic charges on the billing date until cancelled or paused), then click Save in the top bar.

Here's what that looks like:

Address fields, Use Custom Delivery Price, and Accept payment terms.

Need help?

Email support@appstle.com or message us through the chat widget in the app. We're available 24×7×365.