Accepting Bitcoin Subscriptions on Your WooCommerce Store: A Step-by-Step Guide

Selling digital products or services online? Want to add a subscription model and tap into the growing world of cryptocurrency? This guide walks you through setting up Bitcoin payments for WooCommerce subscriptions, giving your customers a secure, decentralized way to pay and giving you peace of mind.

This tutorial expands on this helpful YouTube video, adding extra context, alternative approaches, and tips for merchants.

Imagine this: your customers can easily subscribe to your premium content, courses, or software licenses with Bitcoin. No more payment friction, no more high transaction fees, just seamless recurring revenue.

Step 1: Prepare Your Store for Subscriptions

Before adding Bitcoin payments, make sure your WooCommerce platform can is ready with subscription products.

Step 2: Add Bitcoin Payments with Blockonomics

Blockonomics is a straightforward way to accept Bitcoin on WooCommerce without the hassle of KYC or giving up custody of your funds. Here’s the setup process:

Create a Blockonomics account – Sign up with email or Google.

Add your wallet – Use your Xpub key from Electrum, BlueWallet, or another Bitcoin wallet (your private keys stay safe).

Install the WooCommerce plugin – Connects your store with Blockonomics.

Configure with your API key – Found in your Blockonomics dashboard.

Run a test transaction – Double-check everything works before going live.

Alternatives to Blockonomics

If you’d like to explore other payment gateways, BitPay – Established, supports multiple integrations, but self managed. Compare fees, supported currencies, and features before choosing.

Step 3: Manage Subscriptions with YITH

The YouTube tutorial uses YITH WooCommerce Subscriptions to handle recurring billing. The free version covers:

• Subscription types (manual)
• Stock and inventory tracking
• Order cancellation handling
• Custom labels for branding

The premium version adds automated renewal reminders and more advanced features. It also covers recurring payment invoice emails.

Alternatives to YITH

MemberPress – Great for memberships, content restriction, and drip content.

Restrict Content Pro – Perfect if your model is content-access based.

Pick the plugin that best matches your subscription model’s complexity.

Step 4: Test Before You Launch

Never skip testing. Run test transactions to confirm:

• Bitcoin payments flow through Blockonomics correctly.
• Subscriptions are created and tracked properly in WooCommerce.
• Logs and confirmations appear in both Blockonomics and your subscription plugin.

This step saves you from customer complaints and costly errors when you go live.

Conclusion

Accepting Bitcoin for WooCommerce subscriptions is simpler than you might think and it opens the door to crypto-savvy customers who prefer paying with Bitcoin.

By combining Blockonomics for payments with a subscription plugin like YITH, and thoroughly testing your setup, you’ll be ready to offer a modern, secure, and easy subscription experience.

Take the time to evaluate platforms, gateways, and plugins so you build a system that fits your business perfectly. Once set up, you’ll have a reliable subscription model powered by Bitcoin, future-proofing your store and expanding your customer base.