Pay-4-post + membership permission in post?

I have the same question that was put forth in this closed thread here: http://www.s2member.com/forums/topic/members-can-access-all-non-members-must-pay/

However, it appears the gentleman who answered the question misunderstood what the OP was asking – unless I’m the confused one, in which case I apologize in advance. :)

Anyhow, the original question was whether or not a post can be BOTH available to paid members and as a pay-per-post for non-members. The answer given was yes, however, the man in the video linked in that answer specifically states not to put a paid membership restriction and a single post restriction in the same post because the functions will create a conflict (video, with explanation beginning at 5:07, can be found here: http://www.s2member.com/videos/ED64B278374AB72F/ ).

Can you please clear this up for me so I can decide whether this is the correct membership plugin for me?

To clarify once more, I want be able to make posts with 2 permissions on the same post:

1) The ability to be read by members.
2) The ability for that single post to be purchased and read by non-members.

Thanks for your time!

All the Best,
James

Thanks for your inquiry. ~ We appreciate your patience :-)

Anyhow, the original question was whether or not a post can be BOTH available to paid members and as a pay-per-post for non-members. The answer given was yes, however, the man in the video linked in that answer specifically states not to put a paid membership restriction and a single post restriction in the same post because the functions will create a conflict

This is correct. Perhaps I did misunderstand the question. I’m not entirely sure because that particular topic never received any additional replies. You are correct though, that DOES create a conflict. The video is correct.

What I meant is that both functionalities are possible with s2Member®. It IS possible to sell Membership Access, and also to sell Specific Posts/Pages that do not require Membership.

It’s not possible to protect a Specific Post/Page being sold through s2Member®, with Membership Access also. This is because s2Member® will force a User to satisfy all requirements before being allowed to view the content. Being a Member is not necessarily enough to access a Post or Page that is protected by Specific Post/Page Access; that Member needs to have purchased that Specific Post/Page for themselves.

This is actually what makes Specific Post/Page Access powerful though. It’s functionality is completely independent from Membership. Being a Member does not give them access to that Specific Post/Page; they need to purchase that Post or Page like anyone else.

Possible solution for you.

Duplicate the content you’re selling across two different Posts/Pages. Make one of them available to Members; and sell one of them through Specific Post/Page Access to non-Members (or even to existing Members — that’s fine too). That should do it!

This plugin that I wrote, could really help with that. You would create and store the content just ONE time, but use it as a Snippet and duplicate it into multiple Posts/Pages.

See: Knowledge Base » WP Snippets (A Plugin for WordPress®)

Please let us know if you have any other questions/concerns :-)