Subscriptions

Subscriptions | The Customer Portal

Subscribers manage their own subscriptions from their storefront account — pause, resume, switch plans and update payment details without emailing you.

1 min read5viewsUpdated 26 August 2026Orbit Commerce

Every subscriber gets self-service from their storefront account — the difference between a subscription business and a support-ticket business.

What subscribers can do themselves

  • Pause and resume — the holiday saver that prevents the cancellation.

  • Change plan — move between your published intervals (monthly to quarterly and back).

  • Update payment details — a new card, before a failed charge ever happens.

  • Cancel — cleanly, with the lifecycle handled properly (see Subscriptions | Cancelling a Subscription).

Your side of the counter

Everything they do appears on Subscriptions in your dashboard: the subscriber, their plan, status, next charge. When a customer does email, open their subscription and act on it directly — pause, change, cancel on their behalf.

Tips

  • Point support replies at the portal (“you can pause it yourself here…”) — every deflection compounds.

  • Pause is the retention feature: customers who pause come back; customers who cancel mostly do not.

Was this helpful?

0 people found this helpful

Keep reading

Related articles