{"id":750,"date":"2025-02-14T15:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T15:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=750"},"modified":"2025-03-05T18:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T18:23:24","password":"","slug":"purchasing-a-subscription","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/docs\/web-good-day\/purchasing-a-subscription\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing a subscription"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To purchase a first subscription, or to extend an existing paid subscription,  the user must open the &#8216;Subscription form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is accessed from the &#8216;User&#8217; menu found in the top right corner of the display.  From this drop down menu select the &#8216;Subscription&#8217; menu item. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-226.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-226.png 426w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-226-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-226-360x323.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After selecting this menu item, the pop up &#8216;Subscription&#8217; form will appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-227.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-227.png 614w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-227-241x300.png 241w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-227-360x447.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To start the subscription purchase process,  the user should select the desired subscription period and then click the &#8216;Purchase&#8217; button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After clicking on the &#8216;Purchase&#8217; button, the form display will change to show input fields for collecting the payment details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-228.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-228.png 615w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-228-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-228-360x452.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The user should enter their credit card number,  card expiry date, and card CVC code.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once this details are input, the user should click on the &#8216;Purchase&#8217; button to initiate the online purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If any of the details are incorrect, then a warning message will be displayed in red below the card detail fields<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-229.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-229.png 545w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-229-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-229-360x75.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: The Good Day app does not retain credit card information. It passes this information in encrypted form via an embedded control supplied by the payment processor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For the web app, this is via the Stripe payment platform. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For the Android app, this is via RevenueCat as a proxy for the Google Play Store payment APIs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the online purchase has completed, the form displays a confirmation of the purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-230.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-230.png 617w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-230-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-230-360x452.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this point, the user may click on the &#8216;Close&#8217; button to return to the Good Day main page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alternatively, click on the &#8216;History&#8217; tab to see the just purchased subscription in the list of subscription actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-231.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-231.png 621w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-231-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/essays-in-software.com\/good-day\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-231-360x446.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To purchase a first subscription, or to extend an existing paid subscription, the user must open the &#8216;Subscription form. 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