How to Handle Bulk Subscription Purchases with Activation Codes in WooCommerce?

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Hello everyone,

I’m looking for a solution to handle a specific use case with WooCommerce, and I could use your advice. Here’s the situation:

1️⃣ A company wants to purchase multiple subscriptions (e.g., 250) in a single order, but the payment will be made via bank transfer, outside the WooCommerce site.
2️⃣ These subscriptions need to be provided as unique gift or activation codes to the company, so they can distribute them to the final recipients.
3️⃣ The recipients receiving these codes must:

• Be able to activate their subscription on the website via a dedicated page, creating their own user account.
• Be able to manage their subscription themselves once the gifted period ends (add their own payment method, renew, etc.).
  4️⃣ In some cases, the recipient’s email address won’t be provided upfront, but it will need to be collected when the code is activated.

Constraints:

• No manual handling: Generating and activating subscriptions for 250 recipients manually would be too time-consuming.
• Unique codes: Each subscription must be tied to a unique activation code, with a specific duration (e.g., 1 month, 3 months, or 1 year).
• Smooth user experience: Recipients should be able to activate their subscriptions easily in a few steps (enter the code, create an account, and start).

Key Information:

• The site already uses WooCommerce Subscriptions and WooCommerce Memberships to manage subscriptions.

Ideas explored so far:

1. Potential WooCommerce plugins:
   • PW WooCommerce Gift Cards: To generate gift cards that could serve as activation codes.
   • Smart Coupons for WooCommerce: To create coupons with advanced rules, though I’m unsure if it fully supports subscription scenarios.
2. Special case without email addresses provided upfront:
   • The email could be collected when the recipient activates the code on the site. If you’ve encountered a similar case, how did you manage it?

Questions:

• Is there any existing plugin that could handle part or all of these requirements?
• Do you have any experience managing this type of scenario in WooCommerce?
• Are there efficient ways to handle mass distribution of activation codes while ensuring a seamless user experience?

Thank you in advance for your advice and insights! 🙏