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Subscriptions

Citera supports subscriptions (Shopify selling plans) on the product page. When a product has subscription options, shoppers see a “One-time purchase” / “Subscribe & save” choice plus a dropdown of the available plans — and the right plan is added to the cart automatically.

No theme setting to turn on. The subscription UI appears automatically for any product that has selling plan groups. If a product has no plans, nothing shows — which is the correct behaviour.

What you need

Subscriptions in Shopify are provided by an app — the theme renders the options, the app creates the plans. Any app that uses Shopify’s native selling plans works, for example:

  • Shopify Subscriptions (free, by Shopify)
  • Recharge, Appstle, Seal Subscriptions, and other selling-plan apps

Install a subscriptions app

From the Shopify App Store. Shopify Subscriptions is the simplest starting point.

Create a selling plan and attach it to products

In the app, create a plan (e.g. “Deliver every 30 days — save 10%”) and apply it to the products you want to offer on subscription.

Open the product on your storefront

The One-time purchase / Subscribe & save control now appears on the product page, above the Add to cart button.

How it behaves

  • Shoppers pick one-time or subscribe, then choose a delivery frequency from the plan dropdown.
  • The selection is reactive to the variant — change the size or flavour and the available plans update.
  • Add to cart and Buy it now both carry the chosen plan through to checkout.
  • Products without plans show the normal buy area — no empty dropdown, no clutter.

If you don’t see the subscribe option on a product that should have it, check in your subscriptions app that a selling plan is actually attached to that product (not just created). The theme only shows what the product exposes.