Minimum Periods for WooCommerce Subscriptions vs WooCommerce
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| Feature | Minimum Periods for WooCommerce Subscriptions v2.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details | WooCommerce v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 7M+ |
| Last updated | — | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Minimum Periods for WooCommerce Subscriptions | WooCommerce |
| Pros | Store-wide or per-product minimum periods; Works with variable subscription products; Shows the minimum term to customers | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management |
| Cons | Needs WooCommerce Subscriptions to be active; Only affects the cancel action, not other ways to end a subscription; The Elementor connector link points to a separate product | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Store-wide minimum period setting, Minimum period per subscription product, Minimum period for variable subscriptions, Hide the cancel button until the minimum period ends, Show the minimum term to customers, Shortcodes for minimum period output, Minimum period column on the products list | Simple and variable products, Cart and checkout, Built-in offline payment methods and gateway API, Shipping zones and methods, Tax rates and calculation, Coupons, Order query API, REST API for products and orders, WP-CLI commands, Analytics reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal |
| Analytics | — | WooCommerce usage tracking service |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WooCommerce Subscriptions | WooCommerce.com |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | public-api.wordpress.com, woocommerce.com, api.webflow.com, tracking.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net, api.wordpress.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.com, api64.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ipinfo.io, api.country.is |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 7 |
| Custom tables | — | 31 |