Not sure if S2Member is the right solution?

Hi, I have a wordpress blog where I am hosting a screenwriting contest. I want to charge a $10 submission fee (ideally via authorize.net) for each entry then allow applicants to upload a pdf file. With so many shopping cart options I am utterly at a loss as to how to do this. Note I do not need a full-fledged store & none of my other content needs to be restricted by membership. Can you please advise? The contest is supposed to go live on Friday – yikes!

I appreciate your guidance!
Thanks,
Marissa

Hello Marissa,

An easy solution I can think for this scenario is the following:

First, create a page with the form to upload the PDF file in it, and protect that page with specific post page access, under Dashboard -› s2Member® -› Restriction Options -› Specific Post/Page Access Restrictions.

Then, in another page, put a specific post page access button, which will unlock that page, you can generate the button under Dashboard -› s2Member® -› PayPal® Buttons -› Specific Post/Page (Buy Now) Buttons.

You can check out specific post page access in detail with this video tutorial:
Video » s2Member (Specific Posts/Pages)

Hope this helps. :)

Eduan – Thank you A) for getting back to me so quickly & B) for your excellent advice! It seems to be working perfectly.

Gracias :)

Excellent Marissa!

Glad I was able to help, also de nada. ;)

Might I pick your brain on two other items? My site is 90% of the way there and these are the last two hurdles I am struggling with! Any insight you could give would be tremendous!

1) I cannot seem to force HTTPS across the Authnet Specific Page/Post content. I modified my
.htaccess file like this :

#force secure site for each of the protected pages
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} =/submit-now
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

However I can also still access these pages via straight HTTP. Any tips on how to prevent this?

2) I would love to add an required “I have read & agree to the terms & conditions” type check box to the check out form. Have been scouring your forums but have not been able to find any how to tips. Could you point me in the right direction?

Thanks for your time & assistance!
…Also happy Friday :)

Hi Marissa,

Regarding the terms and conditions, you might be interested in this KBA (Knowledge Base Article):
Knowledge Base » Force Terms & Conditions agreement

Also, about forcing HTTPS, I believe Jason made a post on this, brb *concentrates*… Here it is, I found it, here’s the URL:
http://www.s2member.com/forums/topic/member-options-page-ssl/#post-4474

You might also be interested in this FAQ:
Pre Sale FAQs » Do I need an SSL certificate to use PayPal® Pro or Authorize.Net®?.

Hope this helps. :)