WC Membership Product

WooCommerce Membership Product

Target Client: Subscription-based E-commerce / Content Creators / Online Education

The Challenge

The goal was to enable e-commerce stores to sell membership access with time-limited content restriction, without relying on heavy third-party SaaS plugins.

This required deep integration into WooCommerce’s product architecture, checkout flow, and order lifecycle while maintaining clean data storage patterns.

The Solution

We engineered a complete custom product type extending WooCommerce’s `WC_Product` class with duration-based access control and automatic expiration handling.

The solution utilizes conditional checkout fields, a content restriction system (shortcode + meta box), and a full admin management interface — providing total control over the membership lifecycle.

Impact And Results

Monetization: Enables content creators and e-commerce stores to gate premium content behind membership purchases, creating recurring revenue opportunities.

Automation: Complete membership lifecycle from purchase to expiration is handled automatically — zero manual intervention required for access grants or revocations.

Key Features

Architecture: Custom Product Type - Registers a new "Membership" product extending WooCommerce's abstract class, ensuring compatibility.

Checkout Integration: Conditional Fields - Displays membership-specific fields only when relevant products are in cart, with validation and custom table storage.

Content Restriction: Dual Methods - Supports both inline shortcode `[wcmp_restricted]` and full-page restriction via meta box checkbox.

Automation: Cron-based Expiration - Daily scheduled task expires memberships and sends notification emails automatically.

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