July 3rd - Update landing page

app/routes/signup.py

@@ -27,16 +27,28 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def _send_welcome_email(to_email, login_url, tenant_name, plan_code, trial_ends_at):
-    """Fire a welcome email in a background thread — never blocks the request."""
+    """Fire a welcome email in a background thread — never blocks the request.
+
+    The wording adapts to the plan: the Free plan has no trial/expiry, paid
+    plans start a 14-day trial. `trial_note` carries the plan-appropriate line
+    and `trial_ends_at` is blank for Free so the template hides the trial row.
+    """
     try:
         from app.billing.emails import send_billing_email
+        is_free = (plan_code == 'free')
         ends_str = (trial_ends_at.strftime('%B %d, %Y')
                     if hasattr(trial_ends_at, 'strftime') else str(trial_ends_at or ''))
+        if is_free:
+            trial_note = "You're on the Free plan — no credit card, no expiry."
+            ends_str = ''
+        else:
+            trial_note = f'Your 14-day free trial runs through {ends_str}.'
         send_billing_email(to_email, 'welcome', {
             'tenant_name':  tenant_name,
             'login_url':    login_url,
-            'trial_days':   14,
+            'trial_days':   0 if is_free else 14,
             'trial_ends_at': ends_str,
+            'trial_note':   trial_note,
             'plan_name':    plan_code.title(),
         })
     except Exception as exc:
@@ -115,6 +127,11 @@ def index():
         plan_code   = form.plan.data
         password    = form.password.data
 
+        # Free plan is free forever — no trial, no expiry. Paid plans start a
+        # 14-day trial. trial_days=0 makes create_tenant provision the tenant as
+        # 'active' (see control/provision.py) so the billing gate never blocks it.
+        trial_days = 0 if plan_code == 'free' else 14
+
         try:
             from control.provision import create_tenant
             info = create_tenant(
@@ -124,7 +141,7 @@ def index():
                 admin_email=email,
                 admin_full_name=full_name,
                 admin_password=password,
-                trial_days=14,
+                trial_days=trial_days,
             )
         except ValueError as exc:
             flash(str(exc), 'danger')