Plan Lifecycle¶

Plans move through a defined set of statuses. Understanding the lifecycle helps you retire old plans cleanly without breaking existing subscribers.

Status Overview¶

         ┌─────────────┐
         │   INACTIVE  │ ◄──────────────┐
         └──────┬──────┘                │
                │ Activate              │ Deactivate
                ▼                       │
         ┌─────────────┐                │
         │   ACTIVE    │ ───────────────┘
         └──────┬──────┘
                │ Archive
                ▼
         ┌─────────────┐
         │   ARCHIVED  │
         └──────┬──────┘
                │ Delete (permanent)
                ▼
              (gone)

Status Descriptions¶

Status	New Subscribers	Existing Subscriptions	Visible in list
Active	Yes	Continue normally	Yes
Inactive	No	Continue until expiry	Yes
Archived	No	Continue until expiry	Only with filter

Actions by Current Status¶

Active Plans¶

Action	Result
Deactivate	Moves to Inactive. Existing subscribers keep their plan until renewal
Archive	Moves to Archived. No new subscriptions possible
Delete	Only if zero subscribers. Permanently removes the plan

Inactive Plans¶

Action	Result
Activate	Moves back to Active. New subscriptions can be added again
Archive	Moves to Archived
Delete	Only if zero subscribers

Archived Plans¶

Action	Result
Restore	Moves back to Inactive
Delete	Permanently deletes. Only allowed if no subscribers

Best Practices¶

Retiring an old plan: 1. Deactivate the plan — stops new signups but existing subscribers are unaffected 2. Migrate existing subscribers to the new plan via Renew / Change Plan on each subscriber 3. Once subscriber count reaches zero, Archive the plan 4. After archiving, you can delete if you want to clean up the list

Replacing a plan with a new price: - Do not edit the price on the existing plan if it has many active subscribers - Create a new plan with the new price - Deactivate the old plan - New subscribers go on the new plan; existing subscribers roll over at renewal

Tip

Use the Status: Archived filter to view retired plans if you need to reference historical plan configurations.