If you want to allow your customers to subscribe to some products, you should enable Subscriptions module through the Administration menu -> Modules. After you define subscriptions for products that can be bought automatically on a regular basis and your customers start ordering subscriptions, you will probably need an interface that will help you manage your subscriptions. The 'Subscriptions Management' section of your store is what you need. It can be accessed by clicking on Subscriptions in the Management menu.
You can use the provided search form to find information about subscription orders. The search queries can be performed based on the ID of the subscription product, on the product title and/or on the customer login. To start the search enter the information pertaining to the subscription into the fields of the search form and click on Search. If you want to see all of your subscriptions, click on List all without providing any details.
Picture 1: Search form.
The search results will be displayed to you in a table in the 'Subscriptions' form. The Subscriptions table format is always shown to you at the top of the form.
Picture 2: Subscriptions form.
You can view the product details by clicking on the product link.
Clicking on the 'Next Pay Date' link allows you to define the next pay date.
Clicking on the user login link allows you to view/modify the user's profile details.
Clicking on the links in the SUBSCRIPTION DATE and LAST PAID DATE columns allows you to view/modify subscription order details.
The STATUS column enables you to choose appropriate status for the subscription (Active, Unsubscribed, Disabled).
The Charge link allows you to collect subscription charges.
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