Are you trying to downgrade your Patreon plan from Pro to Lite? If so, here are a few things for you to consider and review beforehand to ensure a smooth transition for you and your patrons.
Once you downgrade to Lite, your creator page customization settings will revert back to their default settings. Additionally, Benefits, Goals, and Special Offers scheduled to begin in the future will be automatically deleted.
If you currently have any membership tiers, you must delete all of these tiers before you can downgrade. Note that when you delete a tier, patrons of that tier will continue to be charged the same monthly fee.
Pro tip: Before deleting all your tiers, be sure to communicate to your existing patrons about the upcoming changes, and what they should expect.
Lastly, the Lite plan only allows for charge up front monthly payments. If you are not currently on charge up front, you’ll want to update your payment settings to our charge up front billing option. Note that the change to charge up front is permanent and once enabled you cannot revert to per creation, or regular monthly billing.
Still want to downgrade? Follow these steps.
While logged into Patreon, select the settings link from the menu on the left-hand side and you'll be taken to your settings page.
Under the account tab, click on the blue Change plan button then select Downgrade button. You will also need to confirm that you want to continue this process.
Under the account tab, click on the blue Change plan button then select Downgrade button. You will also need to confirm that you want to continue this process.
Please note the following changes:
- Your goals will no longer populate on your page for fans and patrons.
- Tags will no longer populate on your page or posts, which may make it difficult for your patrons to find the content they’re searching for
- You will no longer be able to track and manage monthly Benefits owed to patrons
If you need to process any necessary actions to complete downgrading, you will find a popup that lists out each action you need to take:
Downgrading from Premium
Once you downgrade from Premium you will lose access to your dedicated account manager.