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WooCommerce Bug Hides Free Trial from Guest Users

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A fitness membership site's 7-day free trial disappeared for guest visitors due to a single line of code in WooCommerce Subscriptions. Logged-in users saw the trial, but guests were charged immediately. The culprit was a conditional check that skipped trial display for non-logged-in users.

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This debugging story highlights how a tiny code oversight can silently break conversion funnels, underscoring the need for thorough testing across user states.
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