WooCommerce 0.00 subscription not reducing stock

Hi @1f2ns,

Which subscription plugin are you using? If you use the Woo Subscription plugin, this is the expected behavior, as it only reduces stock levels when payment is made. In this case, no payment is made for a $0.00 signup cost; hence, the stock is not reduced.

do you think it is a good idea to build out a MU plugin or snippet to alter this so stock is reduced on subscription when the initial order is 0.00?

If you want, you can use the woocommerce_order_status_completed hook to reduce the stock when an order is completed, regardless of the initial cost.

Furthermore, if you use the Woo Subscription plugin and have a valid license with us, please open a support request so we can investigate your issue further.

I hope this provides some clarity. Please let us know if you have any other questions!

Thank you Shameem ??
Yes, I am using the WooCommerce Subscriptions Plugin.

For anyone else running into this, here is the snippet I wrote to address stock reduction for $0.00 items on an order. Good luck everyone.

add_action( 'woocommerce_order_status_completed', 'reduce_stock_for_free_items' );

function reduce_stock_for_free_items( $order_id ) {
    // Get the order object
    $order = wc_get_order( $order_id );
    
    // Loop through each order item
    foreach ( $order->get_items() as $item_id => $item ) {
        // Get the product
        $product = $item->get_product();
        
        // Check if the product exists and its price is $0.00
        if ( is_a( $product, 'WC_Product' ) && floatval( $product->get_price() ) == 0.00 ) {
            // Get current stock quantity
            $current_stock = $product->get_stock_quantity();

            // Only reduce stock if current stock is not null
            if ( !is_null( $current_stock ) ) {
                // Calculate old stock for accurate logging before the reduction
                $old_stock = $current_stock;
                
                // Reduce stock by the quantity ordered
                $new_stock = wc_update_product_stock( $product, $item->get_quantity(), 'decrease' );

                // Add a note to the order about the stock reduction
                $order->add_order_note( sprintf( '0.00 Order - Stock levels reduced: %s (%s) %d→%d',
                    $product->get_name(), $product->get_sku(), $old_stock, $new_stock ) );
            }
        }
    }
}

Also, here is a snippet for stopping stock reduction on reorders on WooCommerce subscription reorders. Perfect solution for rental subscriptions (like raised garden beds.)

https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-subscriptions-do-not-reduce-stock-on-renewal

• This reply was modified 7 months, 1 week ago by 1f2ns.

Hi @1f2ns,

I’m glad you were able to find a solution to your inquiry here and thanks for sharing it with the community too! ??

Should you have further inquiries, kindly create a new topic here.

Thanks!