---
title: Subscription Tiers
menu_group: Subscriptions
menu_order: 50
tab: Tiers
tab_order: 50
admin_slug: wpst_subscription_tiers
requires_subscriptions: true
summary: Create subscription plans, pricing, trials, and Stripe Price ID mapping.
---

# Subscription Tiers

**Location:** MediaBlaster → Subscriptions → **Tiers** tab

Tiers are your subscription plans — e.g. Basic, Premium, Annual. Each tier defines price, billing interval, trial days, linked access groups, and Stripe Price IDs for checkout.

## Creating a tier

1. Open the **Tiers** tab and click **Add New** (or edit an existing row).
2. Fill in:
   - **Name** — display name on `[wpst_subscribe]` and account pages
   - **Slug** — URL-safe identifier (auto-generated from name if empty)
   - **Description** — optional plan summary
   - **Price** and **Currency** — shown to subscribers (Stripe charges use mapped Price IDs)
   - **Billing interval** — month, year, etc.
   - **Trial days** — free trial length; passed to Stripe checkout when configured
   - **Active** — inactive tiers are hidden from subscribe UI
3. Assign **Access Groups** that this tier unlocks.
4. Set **Stripe test Price ID** and **Stripe live Price ID** (`price_...` from Stripe Dashboard) for the modes you use.
5. Save — confirm the success notice and verify the row appears in the list.

## Stripe Price IDs

Each active tier needs a Stripe Price ID matching your current **Mode** (test or live) under [Payment Providers](subscriptions-payment-providers.md).

Without a mapped Price ID, logged-in users will not see a Subscribe button for that tier (admins see a warning on the subscribe page).

Create Products and Prices in Stripe Dashboard, then paste the Price ID into the tier editor.

## Access groups

Link one or more [Access Groups](subscriptions-access-groups.md) to a tier. Subscribers on that tier receive entitlements for all linked groups.

Individual videos can also require a specific tier or group via the [Subscription Access metabox](metabox-subscription-access.md).

## Related guides

- [Stripe Checkout Setup](stripe-checkout-setup.md)
- [Subscribers](subscriptions-subscribers.md) — manual tier assignment