WooCommerce - How to use WooCommerce Subscriptions – Soraco Technologies

QLM can be used in conjunction with WooCommerce Subscriptions via the QLM WooCommerce plugin.

When users sign up for a subscription, they are issued an Activation Key that expires when the subscription expires. Upon renewal of the subscription, the QLM WooCommerce plugin automatically extends the Activation Key expiry date by an additional period.

To set up a subscription-based product, follow the steps below:

Install WooCommerce Subscriptions. Note that this plugin is not free.
In the WooCommerce Subscription settings, go to the Checkout tab
In the Payment Gateways section, enable Paypal (this article assumes you will be using Paypal to process payments)
Click the Paypal link and configure the following fields:

Set the Paypal Email field to the same email account as your business PayPal account
Check the Paypal Sandbox field (during the testing phase)
Fill in the 3 fields under API credentials. API credentials are available from your Paypal account under Profile / My Selling Tools / API Access / Update / View API Signature. If you cannot find your API credentials, follow the instructions in this article to request them.
You can also find detailed instructions on this topic here.

Click Save changes
Next, you need to configure IPN in PayPal. To do so:

Log in to your PayPal account (login to the sandbox during the testing phase)
Go to Profile / My Selling Tools / Instant Payment Notifications and click Update
Enter the following URL: http://yourdomain.com/?wc-api=WC_Gateway_Paypal
Click Save

Next, we will create a subscription-based product.

Click Products / Add Product
Enter a product name
Set Product Data to: Simple Subscription
Important: Do NOT check the Downloadable checkbox
Set the Subscription Price as needed. Example: 15 per month for all time

Next, we will add some custom fields. If you do not see the "Custom Fields" section, click the "Screen Options" drop-down on the top right-hand side of the Product page and make sure the "Custom Fields" checkbox is selected. If you do not see a "Custom Fields" checkbox, make sure "Virtual" is not checked.

In the Add New Custom Field section:

Set the Product ID
Click Enter new
In the Name field, enter: is_productid
In the Value field, enter the ID of your product as define in the QLM Management Console / Define Products tab.
Click Add Custom Field

Set the Major Version
Click Enter new
In the Name field, enter: is_majorversion
In the Value field, enter the Major Version of your product as define in the QLM Management Console / Define Products tab.
Click Add Custom Field

Set the Minor Version
Click Enter new
In the Name field, enter: is_minorversion
In the Value field, enter the Minor Version of your product as define in the QLM Management Console / Define Products tab.
Click Add Custom Field

Set the License Model
Click Enter new
In the Name field, enter: is_licensemodel
In the Value field, enter: subscription
Click Add Custom Field

Optional - Set the Features
Click Enter new
In the Name field, enter: is_features
In the Value field, enter the features associated with this product. The value should be a semi comma-separated list of feature sets and their corresponding values. Example: 0:1;1:2;2:3;3:6.
Click Add Custom Field

Locate the Product Categories section on the right-hand panel
Click the + Add New Product Category link
Enter: qlm
Click the Add New Product Category button
Make sure the new category qlm is checked.

Finally, click the Update button on the top right to commit all your changes to the product.

Now locate the QLM item in the WordPress left-hand panel and click it.

In the Settings for the API section, enter the following information:

End Point: Enter the URL to the QLM License Server. Example: https://qlm3.net/qlmdemo/qlmLicenseServer/qlmservice.asmx
QLM Version: 5.0.00
User: Enter the user associated with the WooCommerce provider
Password: Enter the password associated with the WooCommerce provider
Click Save Settings

Now click the QLM / Email Templates section to configure the email that will be sent to the end-user when an order is placed. Email templates are configured per product.

Enter a header for the email
Select the product
Enter the body of the email
Finally, enter the footer of the email
Click Update

If you do not want the QLM plugin to send an email, add a new custom field as follows:

Name: is_send_mail
Value: false

To place a test order:

In the WordPress left panel, click Products
Locate your product and click View
Click Sign up Now
Click View Cart
Click Proceed to Checkout
Enter your Billing Details and click Continue
Click Continue for Additional Information
Select your payment method and proceed to pay
Once payment is completed, go to the WordPress left panel and click WooCommerce / Orders
Locate the order you just placed and click it
If the Order Status is set to Pending Payment, set it to Processing then click Save Order in the right-hand panel.
At this point, a license key should have been generated.
In the Order details page, scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the License Keys section. It should contain the generated key(s).
In case an error occurred while processing the transaction, a note in the right-hand panel displays details about the error.