How to Cancel a Website Subscription: Step-by-Step Guide

How to Cancel a Website Subscription: Step-by-Step Guide

By Michael Chen

December 12, 2024 at 10:14 PM

In simple terms, here's how to cancel your website subscription:

Two Ways to End Your Subscription:

  1. Cancel immediately (site goes offline right away)
  2. Disable auto-renew (site stays active until billing cycle ends)

Before Canceling:

  • Export your content for backup
  • Note: Store and customer subscriptions will be canceled
  • Annual plan cancellations within 14 days get prorated refunds (minus $20 domain fee)
  • Digital Product plans enter 30-day pause state

Alternatives to Consider:

  • Change your plan or billing cycle
  • Optimize SEO
  • Switch templates
  • Update site design
  • Hire an expert
  • Cancel add-on services instead

Refund Policy:

  • Full refunds for annual subscriptions canceled within 14 days
  • No refunds after 14 days
  • No refunds for monthly plans or renewals
  • Processing time: 3-10 business days

How to Cancel:

  1. Open Billing panel
  2. Click Website/Commerce/Store under Subscriptions
  3. Select "Cancel subscription"
  4. Choose cancellation reason
  5. Complete feedback form
  6. Review other subscriptions
  7. Confirm cancellation

How to Disable Auto-Renew:

  1. Open Billing panel
  2. Click Website/Store
  3. Turn off "Renew automatically" toggle

After Cancellation:

  • You can still access billing, domains, and export panels
  • Other subscriptions remain active unless canceled separately
  • Domains can be transferred or used elsewhere
  • Search engines will eventually remove your site
  • Site can be reactivated later

Important: Website subscriptions cannot be transferred between sites - you must cancel and start fresh.

Note: You maintain access to billing, domains, content export, and other essential features even after your site expires.

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