How to create a Variant Level Plan
Variant Level Plans allow you to sell variants at different frequencies and discounts as well as exclude specific variants from subscriptions. This guide covers how to configure and manage Variant Level Plans.
- Shopify Checkout Integration
- Migrated Shopify Checkout Integration
Before you start
- Variant Level Plans are only compatible with stores utilizing Product Subscription Plans.
- To configure Variant Level Plans, a product must have at least one plan configured.
- You must use Variant Level Plans to use dynamic pricing.
How it works
Variant Level Plans enhance Product Subscription Plans functionality, allowing you to sell variants at different frequencies and with different discounts, or exclude specific variants from subscriptions. You can upgrade to Variant Level Plans directly in the merchant portal.
Upgrade to Variant Level Plans
You can upgrade to Variant Level Plans at any time if you use Product Subscription Plans:
- Select Products in your merchant portal and click Products from the dropdown.
- Open a product from the Products page.
- Click Manage variant plans.
- Click Update my experience to upgrade to Variant Level Plans.
Configure a Variant Level Plan
To configure a Variant Level Plan:
- Select Products in your merchant portal and click Products from the dropdown.
- Click a product with multiple variants to open its product details page.
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Select Manage variant plans.
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Assign plans to specific variants by selecting the relevant checkbox.
- Click Save changes to confirm.
When you set up variant-level plans, they affect:
- Storefront widget: Shows only plans available for the selected variant.
- Merchant portal: Lets you add a specific variant as a subscription to a customer's address.
- Customer portal: Let customers add a new subscription for a specific variant.
Considerations
Consider the following when using Variant Level Plans:
Consideration |
Notes |
| Restricting one-time purchases | You can restrict subscription plans by variant. However, for one-time purchases, you can either offer them for all variants or none. |
| Shipping profiles |
Recharge utilizes the selling plan group to associate a product with a shipping profile. When you select the Storefront widget channel, Recharge creates a Shopify selling plan group and adds the product to a Recharge Custom Shipping profile. Select Storefront widget as a channel option to ensure the product is included in the Recharge Custom Shipping profile. |
| Legacy Workflow SKU Swaps | Variant Level Plans are not supported in Legacy Workflow SKU swaps. |
| Fixed-price and dynamically-priced bundles |
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