Restrict File Uploads, etc.

1. Does s2Member Framework have the ability to restrict uploads like it can restrict downloads? If not, is it planned for a future release?

2. Can s2Member Framework restrict group creation based on membership level (e.g., bronze members can create public groups, silver members can create public and private groups, gold members can create public, private and hidden groups)? If not, is it planned for a future release?

3. Is a special page required to direct PayPal to after a payment has been made?

4. After a user registers, do they automatically become a member of the main site and all subsites if WordPress Multiuser and BuddyPress are used?

Thank you.

Hi Steven.

1. Does s2Member Framework have the ability to restrict uploads like it can restrict downloads? If not, is it planned for a future release?

No, uploads are not supported and I they’re not in the to-do list, not that I know of. I’ll take your question as a vote for that feature, though.

2. Can s2Member Framework restrict group creation based on membership level (e.g., bronze members can create public groups, silver members can create public and private groups, gold members can create public, private and hidden groups)? If not, is it planned for a future release?

Do you mean BuddyPress groups? Well, not specifically, but you could try using the URI restriction to see if you can do it using parts of the URLs related to creating groups. [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› Restriction Options -› URI Access Restrictions[/hilite]

3. Is a special page required to direct PayPal to after a payment has been made?

No, s2Member returns the user to a default page after checkout at PayPal. With s2Member Pro, you have a new attribute available for your PayPal shortcode, that’ll let you specify a page you’d like the user to be returned to. [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› PayPal® Buttons -› Shortcode Attributes -> success[/hilite]

4. After a user registers, do they automatically become a member of the main site and all subsites if WordPress Multiuser and BuddyPress are used?

No, this is not the way WP multisite manages users across the network. There may be a plugin for multisite networks that lets you share users across blogs in it, though.

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I hope that helps. :)

Cristián,

Some of the s2Member PayPal buttons contain

notify_url http://127.0.0.1/?s2member_paypal_notify=1
return http://127.0.0.1/?s2member_paypal_return=1

1. What’s the difference between notify_url and return?

2. I currently register everyone as a free user, send them an email to confirm and then have membership upgrade buttons on a page for free users after they log in. After a payment is made to PayPal, are they returned to the main site’s home page or logged out and returned to the log in page?

Thanks.

1. What’s the difference between notify_url and return?

The return URL is the one the user is taken back to after checking out. This URL lets s2Member cookie the user’s browser so he’ll be allowed to register even if registrations are closed to free users, and his account will have the access he just paid for.

The notification URL is the one your gateway will be connecting to for updates on the payments or status of the subscription, so s2Member knows if it ended or continues, basically.

After a payment is made to PayPal, are they returned to the main site’s home page or logged out and returned to the log in page?

They’re taken to the return URL and shown a default gray page, with a button to go on to register or the home page, not sure which right now.

With s2Member Pro, you get a new attribute for your button’s shortcode, so you can specify a custom page for the user to be taken to after checkout. [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› PayPal® Buttons -› Shortcode Attributes -> success[/hilite]