Auto-Charge After Free Trial WooCommerce
Want to offer a 24-hour free trial and then automatically charge your customer’s card? With CODARAB Pay and WooCommerce, you can easily automate this entire process — no coding required.
💳 Why Use Automatic Card Charging?
Automatic billing after a free trial improves customer conversion and revenue stability. CODARAB Pay securely tokenizes your client’s card, so when the 24-hour trial ends, the payment is processed automatically — with no manual action from the buyer.
- ✅ Instant charge after 24 hours.
- ✅ 100% secure and PCI-compliant.
- ✅ Works perfectly for digital services, memberships, or SaaS plans.
⚙️ What You Need
- WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin – Handles renewals and free trials.
- CODARAB Pay Gateway – Allows secure card tokenization and automatic post-trial charging.
- SSL Certificate – Required for secure data transfer.
🪜 How to Set It Up
1. Install WooCommerce Subscriptions
Activate WooCommerce Subscriptions and configure renewal behavior. This plugin manages free trials, automatic charges, and cancellations.
2. Add CODARAB Pay to Your Store
Install the official CODARAB Pay Plugin for WooCommerce. This gateway is optimized for high-risk merchants, card-only flows, and instant payouts. It securely stores payment details for post-trial billing.
3. Create a Subscription Product
- Go to Products → Add New.
- Select Subscription Product.
- Set your price (e.g., $19.99/month).
- Under Free Trial, choose “1 day”.
- Publish your product.
4. Test Your 24-Hour Trial
Use CODARAB Pay’s sandbox mode to simulate a free trial. The plugin saves the customer’s card, and once 24 hours pass, WooCommerce automatically captures the payment.
💼 Why CODARAB Pay Is Better
Unlike Stripe or PayPal, CODARAB Pay is designed for all industries — including high-risk sectors like digital content, adult, crypto, or e-learning. It removes PayPal’s “yellow button,” ensures instant card authorization, and supports full automation of subscription charges.
- ✔ Works worldwide.
- ✔ Instant approval and payouts.
- ✔ Perfect for trials and recurring services.
🧠 Best Practices
- Add a checkbox: “I agree to be charged after my 24-hour free trial.”
- Send an email reminder 2 hours before trial expiration.
- Offer an easy cancellation link for transparency.
🏁 Conclusion
With WooCommerce Subscriptions and CODARAB Pay, you can easily launch a 24-hour free trial that automatically charges your clients afterward. This is the simplest way to increase conversions, automate billing, and secure payments globally.