Purchase re-occurring item

Hello.

I want to be able to make an optional charge for members that gives them a special privilege IRL (i.e. not a page/download).

I want this payment to be re-charged on an annual basis like the membership.

Can you tell me the best way to achieve this?

Thanks.

Hi Chris.

I’m afraid that may not be possible. You seem to be saying that the customer would have two subscriptions then, but s2Member currently can only handle one subscription at a time. But you could instead merge both subscriptions into one and just charge more, unless the charges should happen at different times (e.g. one monthly and the other yearly).

That said, the URI restriction works with levels so, if it’s an upgrade to the membership’s access, you could set it at a higher level. Levels give incremental access. If your regular membership is at Level 1, then the URI could be protected at Level 2. The user at Level 2 would also have access to content protected at Level 1.

I hope that helps. :)

OK thanks.

What’s the best way to do a ‘buy it now’ for an item? (i.e. not for access to a webpage/membership)

Probably with a custom capability. Video » s2Member (Custom Capabilities)

Or by item you mean a physical product? If so, I guess a shopping cart would probably be best…

Are there any shopping carts you’d recommend?

Sorry, I’m not familiar with any to recommend one. I’d google for reviews, someone must have already put together a list of good carts for WordPress. :)