Hello,
In order to create a free plan with a fixed expiration period navigate to ARMember -> Manage Plan -> Add New Plan, select a 'Finite Plan Type' for 5 days add the amount as '0', so that members can purchase the plan without any payment.
Furthermore, navigate to the ARMember Lite -> Configure Plan + Signup Page section, select your plan and payment gateway. Unfortunately, since this is a finite plan type, it will not be possible to bypass the payment gateway when using ARMember Lite.
However, as you have set the final payable amount to 0€, meaning no charge will be incurred for members who register for this plan. Still if do not wish to display the payment gateway selection area to be visible then you can achieve it by using the below provided Custom CSS, add this Custom CSS and then clear the cache and then check.
.arm_setup_gatewaybox_main_wrapper { display:none !important; }
.arm_payment_mode_main_wrapper { display:none !important; }
Also, please note that if you create a Free Finite Plan, the members can repurchase the plan again from the setup form; in order to avoid this you can create two different setup forms.
One with the free plan and then the other for the paid plan purchase. Then create a third free plan with the help of which you can hide the setup forms. Navigate to the Manage Plans Page and select the option "End Of Term Action" at the free finite plan and here you can select the option to give access to the free plan.
Once the free finite plan members complete the plan then they will have access to the free plan, so now you can use the restrict content shortcode, with which you can hide the setup form of the free finite plan for the Free Plan and for the members having the Free Finite membership plan so that they will not be able to repurchase the same plan.
Kindly check the below provided shortcode example:
[arm_restrict_content plan='{PLAN_ID}, {PLAN_ID}' type='hide']
[arm_setup id={SETUP_ID}]
[armelse]
[/arm_restrict_content]
Replace {PLAN_ID} with the ID at the shortcode which you can get from the ARMember -> Manage Plans page. Also, replace the {SETUP_ID} with the free finite plan setup form which you can get from the ARMember Lite -> Configure Plan + Signup Page. So the setup form containing the free finite plan will be visible to other members then the ones which have the Free Plan or Free Finite Plan.
Please check accordingly and let me know if there is anything else.
Thank you!
