[8.x] Clarify subscription name usage (laravel#7369)

* Update billing.md * Update cashier-paddle.md * Update billing.md * Update billing.md * Update cashier-paddle.md * Update billing.md * Update billing.md * Update cashier-paddle.md Co-authored-by: Taylor Otwell <[email protected]>
Alanaktion · Oct 18, 2021 · ee01991 · ee01991
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@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ To create a subscription, first retrieve an instance of your billable model, whi
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-The first argument passed to the `newSubscription` method should be the name of the subscription. If your application only offers a single subscription, you might call this `default` or `primary`. The second argument is the specific price the user is subscribing to. This value should correspond to the price's identifier in Stripe.
+The first argument passed to the `newSubscription` method should be the internal name of the subscription. If your application only offers a single subscription, you might call this `default` or `primary`. This subscription name is only for internal application usage and is not meant to be shown to users. In addition, it should not contain spaces and it should never be changed after creating the subscription. The second argument is the specific price the user is subscribing to. This value should correspond to the price's identifier in Stripe.
 
 The `create` method, which accepts [a Stripe payment method identifier](#storing-payment-methods) or Stripe `PaymentMethod` object, will begin the subscription as well as update your database with the billable model's Stripe customer ID and other relevant billing information.
 

diff --git a/cashier-paddle.md b/cashier-paddle.md
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ To create a subscription, first retrieve an instance of your billable model, whi
         return view('billing', ['payLink' => $payLink]);
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-The first argument passed to the `newSubscription` method should be the name of the subscription. If your application only offers a single subscription, you might call this `default` or `primary`. The second argument is the specific plan the user is subscribing to. This value should correspond to the plan's identifier in Paddle. The `returnTo` method accepts a URL that your user will be redirected to after they successfully complete the checkout.
+The first argument passed to the `newSubscription` method should be the internal name of the subscription. If your application only offers a single subscription, you might call this `default` or `primary`. This subscription name is only for internal application usage and is not meant to be shown to users. In addition, it should not contain spaces and it should never be changed after creating the subscription. The second argument given to the `newSubscription` method is the specific plan the user is subscribing to. This value should correspond to the plan's identifier in Paddle. The `returnTo` method accepts a URL that your user will be redirected to after they successfully complete the checkout.
 
 The `create` method will create a pay link which you can use to generate a payment button. The payment button can be generated using the `paddle-button` [Blade component](/docs/{{version}}/blade#components) that is included with Cashier Paddle:
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-    The first argument passed to the `newSubscription` method should be the name of the subscription. If your application only offers a single subscription, you might call this `default` or `primary`. The second argument is the specific price the user is subscribing to. This value should correspond to the price's identifier in Stripe.
+    The first argument passed to the `newSubscription` method should be the internal name of the subscription. If your application only offers a single subscription, you might call this `default` or `primary`. This subscription name is only for internal application usage and is not meant to be shown to users. In addition, it should not contain spaces and it should never be changed after creating the subscription. The second argument is the specific price the user is subscribing to. This value should correspond to the price's identifier in Stripe.
     The `create` method, which accepts [a Stripe payment method identifier](#storing-payment-methods) or Stripe `PaymentMethod` object, will begin the subscription as well as update your database with the billable model's Stripe customer ID and other relevant billing information.
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