ProAbono – Subscription billing
ProAbono is a powerful and free plugin to sell subscriptions, protect content, and automate billing, payments, and e-invoicing on WordPress.
Use with caution
ProAbono – Subscription billing works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 49/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where ProAbono stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| content-protection | >100 |
| proabono | #1 |
| recurring billing | >100 |
| subscription | >100 |
| subscription billing | >100 |
About ProAbono – Subscription billing
From the official readme · v2.1.1Description
ProAbono is made by WordPress experts to go further with WP sites, and help you grow your business by easily selling your services by paying subscriptions.
Also ProAbono plugin allows you to sell online subscription for the access to your pages, articles, content, video, text published on your website.
ProAbono manages offers, subscriptions, payment and billing.
Online subscription
Scale-up your customer acquisition
ProAbono helps you to automate online subscription, from the Pricing Table to the Payment. Personalize the customer experience depending on customer type, language or geographical area.
- Dynamic Pricing Tables
- Live subscription customization
- Secure payment form
- Online Direct Debit mandate signature
- Select payment methods by country
Customer Portal
Great Customer Experience in no time
The ProAbono Customer Portal automates a lot of customer support by letting your customer manage their subscription and billing information in autonomy. Fully personalizable, it is designed to be integrated seemlessly into your online service.
- Upgrade / Downgrade
- Termination
- Change options
- Consumption and next billed amount in real-time
- Download invoices
- Change billing information
- Update payment method
- Online Direct Debit mandate
E-Invoicing
Electronic invoices and credit notes in a few clicks
ProAbono makes complex tasks easy. It deals with the day to day operations by calculating and sending invoices, including compliant e-invoices. It automates payment issues. It lets you get by ‘offline’ payment (wire transfer, check, …) whenever you need it.
- PDF Invoices automatically sent
- Compliant e-invoicing (electronic invoicing)
- 1-click refund
- Cancellation with a credit note
- Subscription interruption when overdue
- Offline payment accepted
Customer notifications
Alert your customers & reduce customer care
ProAbono sends e-invoices to your customers. If payment is automated, then an automatic debit notice will be included in the e-invoice. In some identified cases of payment issue, a notification is sent as well so the customer can solve the problem on its own.
- Due or paid invoice sending
- Payment issues
- Card expiration
- Interrupted subscription
Expert support
We have a global team of Happiness Engineers ready to provide incredible support. Contact us directly.
Get started
Installation is free, quick, and easy. Set up ProAbono in minutes.
Languages
The plugin admin interface is fully translated into the following languages. WordPress loads the correct translation automatically based on the site language set under Settings › General › Site Language.
- Bulgarian —
bg_BG - Croatian —
hr - Czech —
cs_CZ - Danish —
da_DK - Dutch —
nl_NL - English (default)
- Finnish —
fi - French —
fr_FR - German —
de_DE - Greek —
el - Hungarian —
hu_HU - Italian —
it_IT - Polish —
pl_PL - Portuguese (Brazil) —
pt_BR - Portuguese (Portugal) —
pt_PT - Romanian —
ro_RO - Slovak —
sk_SK - Spanish —
es_ES - Swedish —
sv_SE - Turkish —
tr_TR
Installation
Installation is free, quick, and easy. Set up ProAbono in minutes.
- Log in as administrator in your WordPress Site.
- Download & Activate the ProAbono plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Set the credentials and parameters. Go to the left menu in your WordPress Site. Click on ‘ProAbono’ and set the credentials and parameters (Find them in your ProAbono Account https://via.proabono.com > Integration > Installation > With a plugin > WordPress)
- Follow our tutorial Setup ProAbono for WordPress
Frequently asked questions
Why do I need a ProAbono account?
Yes a ProAbono account is required for this plugin to function. Let’s create a ProAbono account
Is ProAbono free?
The plugin is free but ProAbono is a paid service. There is a free trial version.
What are the shortcodes ?
Use [ProAbono-insite-customerportal] to display the customer portal of ProAbono. There are 2 optionals parameters : height & page. See the full documentation Shortcode ProAbono-customerportal. Use [ProAbono-insite-offers] to display the offers created in ProAbono. See the full documentation Shortcode ProAbono-offers. Use [ProAbono-content-restriction] to limit the access of part of your content. The referencefeature attribut is mandatory. See the full documentation Shortcode ProAbono-content-restriction.
Where can I find my credentials ?
Please log in from https://via.proabono.com. Left menu > Integration > Installation > With a plugin > WordPress.
Do I need an SSL certificate?
You don’t need an SSL Certificate to run ProAbono on your WordPress website. Even all hosted pages from ProAbono are secured, it’s recommended to integrate one SSL Certificate on your web site. If you don’t have an SSL certificate, your site will show a not secure warning on users browsers, which can reduce your legitimacy in their eyes. SSL certificates also have a positive impact on search engine rankings. The process of setting up an SSL certificate depends on your hosting provider. Some hosts include free certificates, while others charge annually.
Changelog
No compatible with versions below 2.0.0
2.1.1 – 2026-06-03
- E-invoicing support: ProAbono now handles compliant electronic invoicing
2.1.0 – 2026-06-03
- Improved [ProAbono-insite-offers] shortcode: now supports logged-in users
— Detects subscription status via API
— Redirects to upgrade/manage portal if user has an active subscription
— Redirects to offers portal if user has no active subscription - Full internationalisation: all user-facing strings are now translatable (20+ languages included)
- Security: HMAC-based user authentication for portal integration
- Refactored plugin to object-oriented architecture
- Settings: real-time API credential test button
2.0.16 – 2025-06-04
- Automatically captures the
refoparameter from the URL and stores it in a temporary cookie for later use - Improved behavior of the [ProAbono-customerportal] shortcode:
— If the user has an user meta called ‘proabono_refo’ in the WordPress database, it will be redirected to the subscription tunnel (hosted-subscribe) and then the meta is deleted to ensure it is used only once.
— If the refo parameter is present in the URL, the user is also redirected to the subscription tunnel using that value as the offer reference.
2.0.15 – 2024-10-17
- Shortcode Updates (customerportal, …)
2.0.14 – 2024-10-15
- Fix some minor bugs
2.0.13 – 2024-09-13
- Fix some minor bugs
2.0.12 – 2024-09-13
- Fix some minor bugs
2.0.11 – 2024-07-11
- Fix some minor bugs
2.0.10 – 2023-06-07
- Fix some minor bugs
2.0.9 – 2023-05-23
- Fix some minor bugs
2.0.8 – 2023-05-23
- New Setting : Display/hide the widget banner on the right
2.0.7 – 2023-01-03
- Automatically remove the WordPress Admin bar for all users except for admin
2.0.6 – 2022-10-27
New Setting Options
- Option 1 : Auto-login when register
- Option 2 : Redirection to the a specific URL After Registration
- Option 3 : Redirection to the a specific URL After Login
Updated Behaviour
- Top WordPress toolbar display disabled for new users
2.0.5 – 2022-10-20
Settings section updated
- Filling in the mandatory settings will setup the ProAbono’s account.
2.0.4 – 2022-10-10
New shortcode
- Shortcode : New shortcode [ProAbono-offers]
2.0.3 – 2022-10-04
Refactoring httpapi
2.0.2 – 2022-09-29
Security + Settings
- Widget : new hash with customer reference and a security key.
- Settings : Default content in the Restrictions Settings area
2.0.1 – 2022-09-21
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FAQ
ProAbono – Subscription billing: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is ProAbono – Subscription billing free?
Yes. ProAbono – Subscription billing is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is ProAbono – Subscription billing safe to use in 2026?
ProAbono – Subscription billing works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 49/100 on our health check.
How many websites use ProAbono – Subscription billing?
ProAbono – Subscription billing is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,789 times since it launched in October 2022. It was downloaded 157 times in the last 30 days.
Does ProAbono – Subscription billing work with WordPress 7.1?
ProAbono – Subscription billing is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does ProAbono – Subscription billing need?
ProAbono – Subscription billing requires PHP 7.4.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was ProAbono – Subscription billing last updated?
The latest version, 2.1.1, was released on June 3, 2026 (4 months ago).
Who makes ProAbono – Subscription billing?
ProAbono – Subscription billing is developed and maintained by ProAbono.
What are the best alternatives to ProAbono – Subscription billing?
The most popular alternatives to ProAbono – Subscription billing are WP Content Copy Protection… (100K+ installs), Secure Copy Content Protect… (20K+ installs) and Disabled Source, Disabled R… (10K+ installs).
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