[Resolved] Double payment on subscription renewal orders
This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem: If you're experiencing double payments on subscription renewal orders with WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency, where only one order is made in WooCommerce but two payments for the same order are processed in Stripe (and no issues with regular orders), we have identified the cause. Solution: We have published an Errata with details about this issue and a workaround. We recommend you visit the following link to view the workaround: WPML Errata Page. Please try the workaround provided and check if it resolves the issue. If you need further assistance, don't hesitate to reach out for help.
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Thank you for the update. Since I already have conducted tests with the default WooCommerce Stripe Payment plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-stripe/), and based on these tests, I am hopeful that everything will function smoothly.
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Deactivating the WPML plugin causes all connected add-ons to stop functioning. However, in response to your observation about the absence of double charges after turning off WooCommerce Multilingual, I did the same and can see that users are indeed only being charged once.
Given that both "WooCommerce Stripe Gateway" and "Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce" offer similar functionalities, the Payment plugin should work properly, just like the WooCommerce stripe gateway plugin.
But, it's important to understand that the "Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce" is not officially listed as compatible with WPML. This lack of compatibility is likely the root cause of the double charging issue you're experiencing. Even though both the “WooCommerce Stripe gateway” and “Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce” offer similar functionalities, compatibility with WPML and WooCommerce Multilingual is a key factor for seamless operation.
You can reach out to the Plugin author or support and request them to join the Go-Global Program of WPML, where they can work with our compatibility team and make their plugin compatible with WPML and its add-ons.
Given this situation, I'd recommend switching to a Compatible Plugin for now, which is "WooCommerce Stripe gateway". Since this plugin works correctly with WooCommerce Multilingual, it might be more reliable to use this plugin.
I hope you can understand. Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions or need additional assistance. I will be happy to help.
We are using the plugin "WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency" and after the update from 5.2.0 to 5.3.2 we are experiencing double charges for subscription renewal payments. It's only on renewal charges and not for first charges via the checkout page.
If we disable the plugin or go back to version 5.2.0 it works correct again.
We use WooCommerce, Woo Subscriptions, WPML and Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce.
Can anybody tell me how I can downgrade from "WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency" 5.3.2 to version 5.2.0? In my wpml account it only shows 5.3.2 and not 5.2.0. Can anybody help to provide a link or a way to find the old version 5.2.0?
Yes, it's a little hard as WPML just says it's an issue with Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce. I hope they would see that's also in their interest to get it to work as it's one of the most popular gateways. But I have also written to Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce but haven't heard back in 2 weeks. Hope one of them will look into it and this small bug fixed.
Till then, I would also be very interested to know how to downgrade?
I wanted to update you that due to the multiple requests we've received regarding this issue, I have escalated it to our second-tier team for further investigation. While our team is working on it, to maintain smooth site operations on your site, I recommend using the default Stripe payment gateway plugin provided by WooCommerce(https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-gateway-stripe/), where this issue does not occur.
Although we generally do not advise downgrading, if you choose to do so, you can easily access previous versions of the WCML plugin. Simply go to the download section of your WPML.ORG account(https://wpml.org/account/downloads/), click on the info icon next to the WooCOmmerce Multilingual plugin version, and on the next page, you will find the previous versions of WCML available for download.
As soon as we have any update on this, I will surely let you know. Thank you for your patience and cooperation in this matter.
