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How to Cancel a Member’s Membership

If a member no longer wishes to continue — maybe they’re moving away, can’t afford it anymore, or simply finished up — you can cancel their membership quickly through their profile.

Here’s how to do it and what to watch out for:

 

1. Navigate to the Membership Tab

Go to the member’s profile and click into their Membership tab.

Find the membership you wish to cancel and hit the [Cancel] button next to it.

You’ll see a screen similar to this:

 

2. What to Consider Before Confirming

When cancelling, you’ll want to pay attention to a few key details:

  • Reason for cancellation
    Select the reason so it shows up properly in your reports.

  • Minimum term
    If there’s a minimum term on the membership, it may limit which cancellation dates you can pick.
    There’s a tick box you can use if you wish to override the minimum term restriction.

  • Cancellation date
    Choose the date you wish the cancellation to take effect.

  • Future billing
    Usually, you don’t need to disable future billing. As long as all billing is squared away after the cancellation date, you’re good.

  • Prorating
    If you wish, you can prorate the cancellation. This adjusts charges based on the cancellation date, so the member only pays for what they’ve used.

  • Cancellation fee
    If you wish to charge a cancellation fee, you can add it here too.

 

3. Confirm the Cancellation

Once everything looks right, click [Confirm] to lock it in.

 

Erasing a Membership

If the membership was added by mistake — and hasn’t been paid for or used — you can use the [Erase Membership] button instead.
This wipes the membership and any related charges completely, like it was never there.

 

Example: Member in Credit

In the example shown, because the cancellation was prorated, and the member had already paid for a full year but only used a few months, they’re now left with a significant credit which will need to be addressed