Connect Pabbly Subscriptions and WordPress

Membership sites and course creators who bill through Pabbly Subscriptions need WordPress to know who has paid. FlowMattic, which already runs inside your site, creates user accounts for new customers, grants or removes roles as subscriptions start, upgrade and expire, and updates user meta when a customer is deleted, so access follows billing without manual edits in wp-admin.

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When this happens in Pabbly Subscriptions21 triggers

Do this in WordPress71 actions

1. TriggerCustomer Create

2. ActionNew User

When Pabbly Subscriptions fires Customer Create, FlowMattic runs New User in WordPress with the data from that event.

You build this in the FlowMattic workflow builder on your own site. See the setup steps

Pabbly Subscriptions and WordPress workflows you can build

Each one uses only triggers and actions the two integrations ship today, plus FlowMattic's own tools. Where the library has a ready-made template, import it instead of building from scratch.

Create a WordPress account for each new customer

When Pabbly Subscriptions creates a customer, New User makes a site login with the same email, so buyers can reach the member area without registering a second time.

Customer CreateNew User

Grant the member role when a subscription activates

The workflow finds the user by the customer's email and adds a member role next to any role they already hold, opening whatever content that role is allowed to see.

Subscription ActivateGet User by EmailAdd Role to User

Move the user to a higher role on upgrade

When someone moves to a bigger plan, Change User Role replaces their current role with the premium one, so what they can open on the site matches what they now pay for.

Subscription UpgradeGet User by EmailChange User Role

Remove paid access when a subscription expires

Expiry is the moment paid access should end. A Filter stops the run when no user matches the email; otherwise the member role is removed and the account stays for a later return.

Subscription ExpireGet User by EmailFilterRemove User Role

Ready-made template

Record deleted customers in user meta

When a customer is deleted in Pabbly Subscriptions, the matching user gets a meta value you choose, such as a billing status of deleted, which other plugins and reports can read.

Customer DeleteGet User by EmailUpdate User Meta

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Send profile edits back to the billing record

When members change their name or email on your site, Update Customer Details copies the change to Pabbly Subscriptions, keeping invoices addressed to the right person.

User Profile UpdatedUpdate Customer Details

Create a billing customer when someone registers on the site

For sites where people sign up first and pay later, each new WordPress user is created as a Pabbly Subscriptions customer, ready for a plan when they choose one.

New UserCreate Customer

Set up: an account for each new customer

When you finish, every new Pabbly Subscriptions customer gets a WordPress user account under their email.

Pick the role
Decide which role new customers should get, such as subscriber or a role your membership plugin adds.
Choose Customer Create
Create a workflow that starts with the Pabbly Subscriptions Customer Create trigger, finish its setup in the builder and add a test customer to capture sample data.
Add New User
Add a WordPress step with New User, map the email, username and name fields, and set the role. WordPress is the site FlowMattic runs on, so there is no account to connect.
Test and switch on
Run the step with the sample, confirm the new user exists on your site, then switch the workflow on.

From Pabbly Subscriptions	To WordPress
Email	User email
Email	Username
First name	First name
Last name	Last name

Triggers and actions in this pair

A trigger starts a workflow. An action is something FlowMattic does in the app as a step.

Good to know

Pabbly Subscriptions does not know your WordPress user IDs, so role and meta workflows look the user up with Get User by Email first.
If Get User by Email finds nobody, later steps have no user to change. Put a Filter after it, as one of the library templates for this pair does.
Subscription Cancel Scheduled fires when a cancellation is booked for the end of the cycle. Remove roles on Subscription Expire so members keep the access they paid for.
Running Customer Create to New User and New User to Create Customer together can create each person twice. Pick one direction, or filter out users who already exist.

Pabbly Subscriptions

Integration page

Triggers (21)

Customer CreateWhen a customer is created
Customer DeleteWhen a customer is deleted
Subscription CreateWhen a subscription is created
Subscription ActivateWhen a subscription is activated
Subscription UpgradeWhen a subscription is upgraded
Subscription RenewWhen a subscription is renewed
Subscription DowngradeWhen a subscription is downgraded
Subscription Cancel ScheduledWhen a subscription is cancellation is scheduled for the end of the current billing cycle
Subscription ExpireWhen a subscription is expired
Subscription DeleteWhen a subscription is deleted
Subscription Trial ExpiredWhen a subscription trial expires
Successful PaymentsWhen a payment is received
Payment FailureWhen there is an error in processing payments at the time of purchase
Payment RefundWhen a customer asks for a refund
Create InvoiceWhen an invoice is created
Pending InvoiceWhen an invoice is in pending state as the recurring subscription fee not received
Dunning InvoiceWhen an invoice is in a dunning state as the subscription fee is overdue
Create CreditWhen a credit is created
Close CreditWhen credit is closed
Commission CreateWhen a commission is created
Affiliate RequestWhen an affiliate request is made

Actions (5)

Create CustomerCreate a new customer
Update Customer DetailsUpdate existing customer details
Get Single CustomerGet a single customer details
Create SubscriptionCreate a subscription for existing customer
Cancel SubscriptionCancel a subscription for existing customer

WordPress

Integration page

Triggers (32)

New UserTriggers when a new user is registered
New PostTriggers when a new post is published
New PageTriggers when a new page is published
New MediaTriggers when a new media is uploaded
New CommentTriggers when a new comment is added
Comment ApprovedTriggers when a comment is approved
Update PostTriggers when a published post is updated
Update PageTriggers when a published page is updated
User LoginTriggers when an user logs into the site
User Visits a Page/PostTriggers when an user visit page, post or any post type singular page
User Deletes a PostTriggers when an user delete post of any post type
Post Meta UpdatedTriggers when post meta is updated
Post Meta Field UpdatedTriggers when post meta specific field is updated
User Profile UpdatedTriggers when user profile is updated
User Profile Field UpdatedTriggers when user profile specific field is updated
User Resets PasswordTriggers when user resets the password
User DeletedTriggers when user is deleted from the database
Category CreatedTriggers when a new category is created
Tag CreatedTriggers when a new tag is created
Term CreatedTriggers when a new term is created
User Role AddedTriggers when a new role is added to user
User Role RemovedTriggers when a role is removed from user
User Role ChangedTriggers when user role is changed
User Role Changed From Specific to DefinedTriggers when user role is changed from specific role to defined role
GDPR Export Data Request ConfirmedTriggers when user confirms request to export their personal data
GDPR Erase Data Request ConfirmedTriggers when user confirms request to erase their personal data
Plugin ActivatedTriggers when a plugin is activated
Plugin DeactivatedTriggers when a plugin is deactivated
Plugin UpdatedTriggers once for each plugin that is updated
Plugin DeletedTriggers when a plugin is deleted
Theme SwitchedTriggers when the active theme is changed
WordPress Core UpdatedTriggers when WordPress itself is updated

Actions (71)

New UserCreate a new user
Update UserUpdate an existing user details
Update User MetaUpdate User Metadata
Add Role to UserAdd role to existing user roles of an user
Change User RoleChange user role of an existing user and set new role
Remove User RoleRemove user role of an existing user
Delete UserDelete user account from site
New MediaCreate a new media
Rename MediaRename media title in media library
Delete MediaDelete media by ID from the media library
Search Media by TitleSearch media by title in media library
New PostCreate a new post
Update PostUpdate existing post of any post type with custom fields
Get User by IDGet an user profile by ID
Get User by EmailGet an user profile by Email
Create CategoryCreate a new category
Create TagCreate a new post tag
Create RoleCreate a new user role, if not exists
New CommentCreate a new comment on post
Get Post MetadataRetrieve all or custom metadata from any post
Get User MetadataRetrieve all or custom metadata from any user
Get Posts by Post TypeRetrieve all posts of specific post type
Get Post TaxonomiesRetrieve all taxonomies of a post
Get Post Taxonomy TermsRetrieves the terms of the taxonomy that are attached to the post
Get Post by IDRetrieve the post details by ID
Get Posts by MetadataRetrieve all posts of specific post type by metadata or custom fields
Get Taxonomy by NameRetrieve the taxonomy details by name
Get All Users by RoleRetrieve all users by user role
Add Tag to PostAdd a tag to the post
Remove Tag from PostRemove a tag from post
Add Category to PostAdd a category to post
Remove Category from PostRemove a category from post
Check Plugin ActiveCheck if a plugin is active
Activate PluginActivate a plugin if not already active
Update CategoryUpdate an existing category details
Update TagUpdate an existing tag details
Update TermUpdate an existing term details
GDPR Request Export Personal DataCreate a request to export user personal data (sends confirmation email)
GDPR Request Erase Personal DataCreate a request to erase user personal data (sends confirmation email)
GDPR Execute Export Personal DataExecute export of personal data using request ID from trigger
GDPR Execute Erase Personal DataExecute erasure of personal data using request ID from trigger
Create Media FolderCreate a new folder in the uploads directory
Rename Media File URLRename the actual file name and URL of a media item
Move Media to FolderMove a media file to a different folder in the uploads directory
Delete Post MetaDelete a specific meta key from a post
Update Post MetaUpdate a specific post meta key with a new value
Add Post MetaAdd a new meta key and value to a post
Delete User MetaDelete a specific meta key from a user
Update CommentUpdate an existing comment
Delete CommentDelete a comment by ID
Get CommentsRetrieve comments by post ID, user, or status
Set Post StatusChange the status of a post
Set Post ThumbnailSet the featured image of a post
Remove Post ThumbnailRemove the featured image from a post
Duplicate PostClone a post with its meta and taxonomies
Delete TermDelete a term from any taxonomy
Delete CategoryDelete a category by ID
Delete TagDelete a tag by ID
Get OptionRetrieve a WordPress option value
Update OptionUpdate a WordPress option value
Get Users by MetaRetrieve users by a specific meta key and value
Send Password ResetSend a password reset email to a user
Search WordPressSearch posts, users, post meta, user meta, taxonomy terms, options or comments. Never fails on a miss — always returns found or not_found
Create User if Not ExistsCreate a user only when a matching one does not exist. Always reports whether the user was created or already existed
Get User by UsernameGet an user profile by username (user_login)
Delete PostDelete post by ID from the site
Upload Base64 ImageUpload a base64 encoded image to the WordPress Media Library
Add Taxonomy to PostAdd a taxonomy to post
Remove Taxonomy from PostRemove a taxonomy from post
Create TermCreate a new taxonomy term
Get Media by IDRetrieve the media details by ID

Why run this pair with FlowMattic

Pabbly Subscriptions and WordPress connect through FlowMattic on your own site, with no separate automation account in the middle and no charge per run.

No outside connection for WordPress

FlowMattic is a WordPress plugin, so it changes users, roles and meta directly on the site it runs on, with no API keys needed on that side.

Access follows the billing record

Activate, upgrade, expire and delete events each get a workflow, so roles reflect what each customer pays for without anyone editing users by hand.

Unlimited runs on your hosting

Every renewal, upgrade and expiry runs on your own server with no per-task fee, so a large member base costs the same to automate as a small one.

Common questions

How do I give paying Pabbly Subscriptions customers access to my WordPress site?

Create the account with New User on Customer Create, then add a role with Add Role to User on Subscription Activate. Membership or course plugins that gate content by role will then open the right pages.

Can access end on the last paid day rather than when someone cancels?

Yes. Subscription Cancel Scheduled fires when the cancellation is booked, while Subscription Expire fires when the subscription actually ends. Build the role removal on Subscription Expire.

Can a downgrade move someone to a lower role?

Yes. Use Subscription Downgrade with Get User by Email and Change User Role, mirroring the upgrade workflow but setting the lower plan's role.

Can failed payments limit access?

Yes. A workflow on Dunning Invoice can find the user and set a meta value or remove a role while the fee is overdue, and a Successful Payments workflow can restore it once the customer pays.

Is there a ready template for this pair?

Yes. The workflow library has templates that update user meta when a Pabbly Subscriptions customer is deleted, create a WordPress user and Mailchimp member for each new customer, and remove a SureMembers access group when a cancellation is scheduled.

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Reviewed 23 Oct 2026. The example workflows are written with AI from the real triggers and actions of both integrations and checked against them. Pabbly Subscriptions integration 1.0, WordPress integration 7.3.0.