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==How it works== | ==How it works== | ||
| − | With the automated upgrading | + | With the automated upgrading and downgrading features in WHMCS, your clients can upgrade or downgrade their products and packages from the client area. When they place an upgrade or downgrade order, they will receive a refund of whatever they haven't used of the current cycle on the existing product or service. Then, the system will charge them for the remainder of the cycle at the new product's or service's price. The next due date doesn't change. |
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===Free to Paid Products=== | ===Free to Paid Products=== | ||
| − | When a free product is upgraded to a paid product a Next Due Date | + | When a free product is upgraded to a paid product, you must set a Next Due Date to determine when it will renew. WHMCS sets this automatically to one billing cycle from the date of upgrade. |
| − | + | For example, if a client upgraded from a free product to a monthly paid product on the 1st of January, the Next Due Date would be set to the 1st of February. | |
===Promotion Codes=== | ===Promotion Codes=== | ||
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====Upgrade Discounts==== | ====Upgrade Discounts==== | ||
| − | [[Promotions#Upgrades.2FDowngrades| | + | |
| + | You can configure [[Promotions#Upgrades.2FDowngrades|promotion codes]] to apply to upgrades. This is useful for incentivizing clients to upgrade to higher tier products. When the client places an upgrade order, they will receive the opportunity to enter a promo code. The system calculates the discount based on the total amount due. Clients receive this as a discount on the amount payable today. | ||
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====Lifetime Promotions==== | ====Lifetime Promotions==== | ||
| − | [[Promotions| | + | You can configure [[Promotions|promotion codes]] to last the lifetime of a client's service, even sustaining it through upgrades and downgrades. If this is the case, the system calculates the recurring discount using the full product price after the upgrade has completed. The recurring price is reduced accordingly and then updated on the client's service. |
==Clients Self Service== | ==Clients Self Service== | ||
| − | In order to place an upgrade | + | In order to place an upgrade or downgrade order, the client has to login to the client area, navigate to the '''Services >> My Services''' section, click to view the full details for the product or service they wish to manage, and then select the options to either upgrade the Package or upgrade the Configurable Options. |
==Admin/Staff Upgrades== | ==Admin/Staff Upgrades== | ||
| − | Staff can also create upgrade orders from the admin area. | + | Staff can also create upgrade orders from the admin area. The system doesn't restrict staff to the products or options in the product config, so staff can upgrade any single package to any other. Using the upgrade process will create the prorata invoice for the difference, and then auto provision it upon payment. To create an upgrade order from the admin side, navigate to the service to upgrade and click the '''"Upgrade/Downgrade"''' button in the top right of the product details tab. |
==Configuration== | ==Configuration== | ||
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===Product Upgrades=== | ===Product Upgrades=== | ||
| − | In order to allow clients to upgrade and downgrade their | + | In order to allow clients to upgrade and downgrade their packages, you need to specify the products that can upgrade to and downgrade to each of your packages. Do this in '''Setup > Products/Services > Products/Services''' on the '''Upgrades''' tab of the product configuration. |
| − | To select multiple products that can upgraded | + | To select multiple products that can upgraded or downgraded, hold the '''Ctrl''' key while selecting the products in the list. |
===Configurable Options Upgrades=== | ===Configurable Options Upgrades=== | ||
| − | With the configurable options upgrade configuration, this allows your clients to upgrade or downgrade the configurable option selections you offer on the product. You do not need to specify any further configuration for this | + | With the configurable options upgrade configuration, this allows your clients to upgrade or downgrade the configurable option selections you offer on the product. You do not need to specify any further configuration for this. Select the checkbox and the client will see the upgrade options in the client area. The system calculates the upgrade price for configurable options the same way as the products above. |
Revision as of 18:44, 30 April 2020
Contents
How it works
With the automated upgrading and downgrading features in WHMCS, your clients can upgrade or downgrade their products and packages from the client area. When they place an upgrade or downgrade order, they will receive a refund of whatever they haven't used of the current cycle on the existing product or service. Then, the system will charge them for the remainder of the cycle at the new product's or service's price. The next due date doesn't change.
Old Product/Service
Price Per Day * Number of days until next due date = Amount Credited
New Product/Service
Price Per Day * Number of days until next due date = Amount Debited
Total Payable Today = Amount Debited - Amount Credited
Free to Paid Products
When a free product is upgraded to a paid product, you must set a Next Due Date to determine when it will renew. WHMCS sets this automatically to one billing cycle from the date of upgrade.
For example, if a client upgraded from a free product to a monthly paid product on the 1st of January, the Next Due Date would be set to the 1st of February.
Promotion Codes
Upgrade Discounts
You can configure promotion codes to apply to upgrades. This is useful for incentivizing clients to upgrade to higher tier products. When the client places an upgrade order, they will receive the opportunity to enter a promo code. The system calculates the discount based on the total amount due. Clients receive this as a discount on the amount payable today.
Total Payable Today (from above) - Discount = Discounted Upgrade Price
Lifetime Promotions
You can configure promotion codes to last the lifetime of a client's service, even sustaining it through upgrades and downgrades. If this is the case, the system calculates the recurring discount using the full product price after the upgrade has completed. The recurring price is reduced accordingly and then updated on the client's service.
Clients Self Service
In order to place an upgrade or downgrade order, the client has to login to the client area, navigate to the Services >> My Services section, click to view the full details for the product or service they wish to manage, and then select the options to either upgrade the Package or upgrade the Configurable Options.
Admin/Staff Upgrades
Staff can also create upgrade orders from the admin area. The system doesn't restrict staff to the products or options in the product config, so staff can upgrade any single package to any other. Using the upgrade process will create the prorata invoice for the difference, and then auto provision it upon payment. To create an upgrade order from the admin side, navigate to the service to upgrade and click the "Upgrade/Downgrade" button in the top right of the product details tab.
Configuration
Product Upgrades
In order to allow clients to upgrade and downgrade their packages, you need to specify the products that can upgrade to and downgrade to each of your packages. Do this in Setup > Products/Services > Products/Services on the Upgrades tab of the product configuration.
To select multiple products that can upgraded or downgraded, hold the Ctrl key while selecting the products in the list.
Configurable Options Upgrades
With the configurable options upgrade configuration, this allows your clients to upgrade or downgrade the configurable option selections you offer on the product. You do not need to specify any further configuration for this. Select the checkbox and the client will see the upgrade options in the client area. The system calculates the upgrade price for configurable options the same way as the products above.