WooCommerce PayPal Standard Renewal Fix

This mini plugin fixes issues with WooCommerce Subscriptions renewal orders when using PayPal Standard as the payment gateway.

Problem

In some cases, when a subscription's payment method has been changed, PayPal Standard processes renewal payments successfully, but WooCommerce doesn't create corresponding renewal orders. This typically occurs when:

1. A payment method change occurs (shown by "IPN subscription failing payment method changed" message in logs)
2. PayPal sends a payment notification ("IPN subscription payment completed")
3. No renewal order is created in WooCommerce

Solution

This plugin adds additional hooks to ensure renewal orders are properly created when PayPal Standard processes subscription payments, even if the payment method has been changed previously.

Key features:

• Intercepts PayPal IPN notifications.
• Checks if a renewal order should exist but doesn't.
• Creates missing renewal orders for successful payments.
• Ensures orders have the correct payment method.
• Provides detailed logging to troubleshoot issues.

Installation

1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/wc-paypal-standard-renewal-fix directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.
3. No configuration is required - the plugin works automatically.

Requirements

• WordPress 5.8+
• WooCommerce 6.0+
• WooCommerce Subscriptions 4.0.0+
• PHP 7.3+

Logs

The plugin logs its actions in the WooCommerce logs section with the source name paypal-renewal-fix. You can view these logs in WooCommerce → Status → Logs.

Support

This is a custom plugin created to solve a specific issue. If you need support, please hire a developer.