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Pause Memberships Billed on the 1st of the month

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This article will take you through;

  1. New: Pause Memberships billed on the 1st of the month
  2. How to pause Memberships billed on the 1st of the month
  3. How to reactivate a Membership early
  4. How to Custom Charge for an early reactivation
  5. Next steps and additional support

New: pause Memberships billed on the 1st of the month

It’s now possible to pause unlimited monthly recurring Memberships that are set up to be billed on the first of the month, these Memberships are often referred to as Pro-Rata or Prorated Memberships. 

This new enhancement makes it even easier to manage your Memberships because you can now offer more flexibility to your Members.

It’s important to note that these Memberships can only be paused in monthly increments. If your Member wants to come back to your studio before the month pause has finished, you can edit the reactivation date. More on this below. 

Please note:

  • As you can only pause for 1 month at a time, the payment date will never change from the 1st of the month.
  • Currently, the only membership types that can be paused are recurring memberships. This includes both a regular recurring membership and service credit packs that have been set to recur. Single & restricted memberships cannot be paused at this time.

How to pause Memberships billed on the 1st of the month

  1. Go to your client's profile from the 'Clients' tab or via 'Global Search' 
  2. Click on the 'Membership' tab
  3. If a 'Pause' is available, you will see a green button labeled 'Pause' on the right-hand side, select that
  4. Choose the time frame in which you want to pause
  5. Check the dates are correct and then click 'Pause Membership'


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How to schedule a Pause for a Memberships billed on the 1st of the month

Now you can also schedule a pause for a Memberships billed on the 1st of the month. 

To schedule a Pause follow these steps: 

  1. Go to your client's profile from the 'Clients' tab or via 'Global Search' 
  2. Click on the 'Membership' tab
  3. If a 'Pause' is available, you will see a green button labeled 'Pause' on the right-hand side, select that
  4. Instead of 'Today' choose 'Future Date' 
  5. Choose the time frame in which you want to pause (This is only available in monthly increments) 
  6. Check the dates are correct and then click 'Pause Membership'

Please note;

  • You can only choose to Pause a Memberships billed on the 1st of the month in monthly increments. 

How to Modify a Pause for a Memberships billed on the 1st of the month

  1. Go to your client's profile from the 'Clients' tab or via 'Global Search' 
  2. On their profile, click 'Membership'
  3. Click on the ‘Modify Pause Duration’ button
  4. Input the new start date and click 'Save' 

Please note;

  • You can only modify a Pause on a Memberships billed on the 1st of the month in monthly increments. 

How to reactivate a Membership early

If you want to edit the start date of a paused Membership, follow these steps. It's important to note that editing the reactivation date will not update the payment date. 

  1. Go to your client's profile from the 'Clients' tab or via 'Global Search' 
  2. Go to the ‘Membership’ tab of their profile
  3. Edit the ‘Start Date’ to the new start date 
  4. Click the green tick ‘✓’ to save 

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Please note:

  • Editing the reactivation date will not update payment date
  • You Member will not receive any automatic charges for an early reactivation, if you want to charge them for this extra time, you will need to enter a ‘Custom Charge’

How to Custom Charge for an early reactivation

When you edit a start date on a Membership billed on the first of the month, you are not editing the payment. Therefore, you might want to custom charge your member for the extra time they have gained access to your studio.

For example, if your member paused for 2 months, but halfway through month two, they want to come back to class (6-week pause), you will likely want to custom charge them for the additional 2 weeks that are unaccounted for. So if a Membership is $50 a month, you will custom charge your member $25. 

To do this, follow these steps: 

  1. Go to your client's profile from the 'Clients' tab or via 'Global Search' 
  2. Click the 'Custom Charge' button
  3. Add the amount the charge should be and select the payment method: cash, card, bank transfer, etc (in this case the custom charge will be half of the price of the membership they are currently on) 
  4. Add a description to your custom charge e.g. Membership Reactivation - 2-week fee
  5. Click 'Charge'

This charge will be visible under the 'Transactions' tab of your member's profile, for future reference and will be visible in your 'Transaction' report. 

Next steps and additional support

To find out more about 'Memberships' and ‘Pauses’ read the articles below; 

For additional support, reach out to support@glofox.com, and we will be happy to assist you.

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