Managing your membership
Once you hold a paid tier, the Pricing page adapts to your situation: each tier card's button tells you exactly what buying it would do, and the server enforces the same rules, so a card never offers something the checkout would refuse.
This page is the map. Each flow has its own dedicated guide.
What the buttons mean
| Button on a tier card | Meaning | Full guide |
|---|---|---|
| Current plan (disabled) | The tier you hold now, with nothing to extend (a lifetime membership). | — |
| Renew [tier] | The tier you already hold. Adds a full new term on top of your remaining time. The note under the button reads "Extends your current term — no days lost." | Renewing your membership |
| Upgrade to [tier] | A higher tier. Replaces your current membership immediately, forfeiting the remaining days. | Upgrading your tier |
| After [your tier] expires (disabled) | A lower tier. Blocked until your current membership runs out. | Downgrading and letting a plan lapse |
| Get [tier] | You hold no paid tier — a plain purchase. | Buying a plan |
| Apply for Ultimate | Ultimate is never sold from this page. | Applying for Ultimate |
The three rules in one line each
- Renewing extends. The new term is added on top of the time you have left, so renewing early never costs you a day.
- Upgrading replaces. The higher tier starts a fresh full term today and your remaining days are forfeited, with no refund and no proration — which is why it takes an explicit confirmation.
- Downgrading waits. Lower tiers are locked while a higher one is active, and become purchasable again once it expires.
Where to go next
- Renewing your membership — extending the tier you already hold, monthly or yearly.
- Upgrading your tier — moving up mid-term, the forfeit warning, and when it's worth waiting.
- Downgrading and letting a plan lapse — moving down, expiry, and what happens to everything you built.
- How billing works — the underlying rules: terms, charges, discounts, the legacy price lock and expiry reminders.
Next: Renewing your membership — the most common of the three flows.