Renew Forge is a WordPress plugin for WooCommerce Subscriptions stores that sell to UK consumers. It gives the store the mechanisms that the subscription rules of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Part 4, Chapter 2) describe, and keeps a record of what happened.
The rules are not in force yet: the government expects the regime to start in spring 2027 (consultation response, 2 April 2026), and the regulations that fill in the details are not published. So every period, threshold and text in Renew Forge is a setting, each with a default: the Act’s where it names one (six and twelve months, fourteen days), ours where it does not (the 7- and 30-day reminder leads, refunding by time). Renew Forge is a tool, not legal advice, and it does not guarantee compliance on its own: your terms, prices and wording stay your responsibility, and the Compliance check says what still depends on you.
Two plugins:
- Renew Forge (free, slug
renewforge): Compliance check (14 items), one-click cancel button, cancellation confirmation email, evidence journal with CSV export, alerts to the shop, subscription summary on product pages, Subscription cancellation block. No licence, no upsell screens, no outgoing requests. - Renew Forge Pro (add-on,
renewforge-pro): renewal reminders, cooling-off cancellations with refunds, the cooling-off notice, subscription terms with a tick box at checkout, SMS reminders, evidence export and retention, updates. Every Pro feature is off until the owner switches it on, and runs only while the licence is active.
What the Act asks, and which part of Renew Forge answers it:
| Duty | Section | Renew Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Leaving must be straightforward | s. 260 | One-click cancel button in My account and on the subscription page (free) |
| A written confirmation of the ending | s. 261 | Cancellation confirmation email with the end date, for every cancellation (free) |
| Reminders before renewals | ss. 258–259 | Renewal reminders by email, optionally SMS (Pro) |
| Cooling-off, with a refund | ss. 264–266 | Cancel and refund in My account, cooling-off notice (Pro) |
| Key terms before the contract | ss. 256–257 | Subscription summary on product pages (free); key terms and a required tick box at checkout (Pro) |
Requirements: WordPress 6.5 or newer, PHP 8.2 or newer, WooCommerce and WooCommerce Subscriptions. Renew Forge Pro needs the free plugin and WooCommerce active. Built by Avakode; website renewforgewp.com.
Where to buy: Renew Forge Pro is sold on avakode.com/pricing — on its own or in a set with the other Forge tools (a set takes the ladder discount); UK stores are charged in pounds. The free plugin is a free download.