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Misleading failed renewal email #82718

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Quick summary

The failed automatic renewal emails that we send to the user does not mention that we will attempt payment again. The email says:

A problem with the WordPress.com Pro plan renewal for {{siteaddress}} still needs to be resolved. Update the payment information, otherwise the plan will expire in 20 days and the site’s content may not appear as intended.

This is misleading because a user might think the subscription would automatically expire and can ignore this message. However, our system, retries renewal and it can be successful.

The email should clarify that.

Steps to reproduce

NA

What you expected to happen

Expected the subscription to expire after reading this message:

A problem with the WordPress.com Pro plan renewal for {{siteaddress}} still needs to be resolved. Update the payment information, otherwise the plan will expire in 20 days and the site’s content may not appear as intended.

What actually happened

Our system retried the renewal and it renewed.

Impact

All

Available workarounds?

No but the platform is still usable

Platform (Simple and/or Atomic)

Simple, Atomic

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User report: 7084055-zd-a8c

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    Customer ReportIssues or PRs that were reported via Happiness. Previously known as "Happiness Request".Issues or PRs that were reported via Happiness. Previously known as "Happiness Request".GroundskeepingIssues handled through Dotcom Groundskeeping rotationsIssues handled through Dotcom Groundskeeping rotationsTriagedTo be used when issues have been triaged.To be used when issues have been triaged.[Feature Group] WPCOM Store & PurchasesAll things billing on WordPress.com. This includes the backend store, plans, and billing management.All things billing on WordPress.com. This includes the backend store, plans, and billing management.[Feature] Billing EmailsAll emails we send to users related to purchases, upgrades, and renewals.All emails we send to users related to purchases, upgrades, and renewals.[Platform] Atomic[Platform] Simple[Pri] Normal[Product] WordPress.comAll features accessible on and related to WordPress.com.All features accessible on and related to WordPress.com.[Type] Enhancement

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