Bruce

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Could short codes be used to return the value true (1) for
a. every member – list of names
b. all members – aggregate, no names just a total number

Yes. If you use the s2Get shortcode, or alternatively the get_user_field() function, s2Member will return 1 if a checkbox is checked.

See: Knowledge Base » Simple Shortcode Conditionals

See Also: http://www.s2member.com/codex/stable/s2member/api_functions/package-functions/#src_doc_get_user_field()

Thank you for your thoughts.

We will take these into account in future version of s2Member. :-)

2. Doesn’t seem to delete the user from Mailchimp if an account is deleted
3. Turning off the “show subscribe checkbox” still sends out a Mailchimp confirmation email to the user and (if memory serves), user still has to double-opt in. I’m assuming that shouldn’t happen.

MailChimp won’t tell s2Member when a User is deleted, so there’s no way for s2Member to do that. As far as double opt-in goes, s2Member can only control the box that is displayed on your site. You can’t disable the opt-in message MailChimp sends through s2Member. I believe there is an option for this in MailChimp, though.

1. Just awful, looks simple enough to setup but doesn’t work. Currently using alternative $0.01 debit card method which isn’t ideal for lots of testing but works — I understand this is a PayPal issue and not a S2 Member one.

We normally suggest this method. PayPal Sandbox was just recently changed and it’s a bit different now. I think they’re still working on changing some things around, but last time I tried it (maybe a month ago) it still worked properly.

3. On the pro forms, when “Paypal” is selected, the credit card details still show? Maybe I’m doing something wrong but I would expect it to dynamically change to “sign into PayPal” or something.

It is supposed to change to a PayPal button when you select PayPal. Sounds like there is a JavaScript error on this page. Could you send us a link to your Pro Form?

Thank you for your inquiry.

The best information for setting up Coupon Codes is in the documentation here:

Dashboard -› s2Member® -› Pro Coupon Codes -› Coupon Code Configuration File

This file controls coupons for both PayPal and Authorize.net Pro Forms. What do you have set up in your Configuration File? There may be an error in syntax we can help you with if you’re having issues.

Does that go into the s2-hacks.php file? I assume I would need to update the “return ‘/absolute/path/to/my/custom/logs/dir’;” information with my information, correct?

Yes, this is where that code goes. You’ll also want to ensure that all files (excluding the .htaccess file) in your /s2member-files/ directory are gone from the directory for your security badge to turn green.

output=”anchor” Output Type. Possible values: anchor = ClickBank® Button ( anchor tag ) URL w/ ?query string, url = raw URL w/ ?query string.

am I on the right tracks?

This shouldn’t be necessary. You’re only going to send Users to your Register/Membership Options Page. So you’ll just need to set up your affiliate program to redirect to this URL after an affiliate directs a User to your site. You shouldn’t need anything fancy with your ClickBank buttons.

Thank you for your inquiry.

s2Member does not create profiles for Users, as s2Member’s meant more as a eCommerce platform for WordPress, and less as a social plugin. That being said, it sounds like you could use the integration of s2Member and BuddyPress to accomplish what you’re looking for. s2Member provides full integration with BuddyPress, and BuddyPress should be able to handle most everything you’ve listed above.

See: http://buddypress.org/

If i make the field blank, it will come up with the message, yet fill the field with the previous data (so it is not saving the new field anyway).

Yes, this is the method s2Member normally takes. This is to prevent an accidental deletion of data, as well as keeping Users from deleting required fields.

For the groupon issue. Here is what I assume we need to do:
1) import a coupon code batch that should give 100% discount. We can maintain the coupon codes ourselves if it is easy enough to do
2) Thanks for the link. There it mentions 2 options, and give the solution to the easier option, but mentions it is not so secure as the link can be passed around. It is also likely that a potential hacker can get access to those codes and be able to generate the URLs themselves? How would we know?

It is as insecure as having a coupon in your Pro Form that is usable by anyone. It accomplishes the same thing, as if you create a coupon it will be available to anyone as well.

If a coupon has been used, how do we prevent it from being used again?

s2Member doesn’t have this capability built in. It instead uses time-based coupon expiration. I’ve already talked with our development team about adding the capability to only have a coupon usable so many times, but we’re focused on working on the next major version of s2Member first. In this version we’ll work on this functionality later. In the mean time (for your free registration coupon code), you’ll have to have a database entry that tracks your used coupons, and disables coupons after they are used.

Thanks for the update.

Let us know if the problem comes back, and we’ll take a look.

i know in http://www.s2member.com/forums/topic/is-ccbill-supported-or-not/ it says its still supported, but its an old post and still i am not able to find anything about CCbill being part of the free or the pro version.
Is it still part of any of them ?

ccBill is supported with s2Member Pro. We don’t advertise this integration too much, as we’re not actively expanding the integration with ccBill, and the integration does not support some of the features that s2Member makes possible with other payment gateways.

That being said, you can still turn on ccBill support with s2Member Pro here:

Dashboard -› s2Member® -› Other Gateways

1) Can i have different forms (and subscribe button) for the same membership level?

Absoultely. You can make as many different forms as you want, and s2Member can’t tell. s2Member only checks to see if the payment came from an s2Member form (or in the same format as expected from s2Member), and that the subscription is real. You could have one User sign up for $0.01 and one sign up for $999 and s2Member would not care.

2) Can I send automatic reminders when someones membership is due for renewal?

Not by default. I did write a little extension for s2Member that makes this possible for non-recurring subscriptions and Buy-Now transactions. It depends on s2Member setting the End of Term (EOT) date, so it doesn’t work for PayPal recurring subscriptions.

See: http://www.s2member.com/forums/topic/setting-up-eot-notifications/

3) Is there a shortcode to show the following info on a page for members: Date of registration, Date of membership expiration

You can use the s2Get Shortcode for this.

See: Knowledge Base » Simple Shortcode Conditionals

4) If we do increase pricing, how best to do it without inconveniencing members? I don’t want to say that we’ve increased our pricing, please unsubscribe and join again on the join-up page. Is there a way to create a button which unsubscribes the old membership and adds them to a new subscription – or one that upgrades the pricing of membership?

You can use these:

Dashboard -› s2Member® -› PayPal® Buttons -› Subscr. Modification Buttons
or these:
Dashboard -› s2Member® -› PayPal® Pro Forms -› Billing Modification Forms

5) Can we integrate Groupon with subscription memberships?

s2Member doesn’t have an integration with Groupon. Sorry.

6) I’ve created custom profile fields on join up form. Some fields are required, so I’ve set this up. When a user is logged in, he is able to delete the contents of the required field and still able to save. Is this how it should work?

I believe s2Member checks for empty responses and saves the old value if it’s empty when you’re using the profile shortcode. Are you using the Shortcode here?

Dashboard -› s2Member® -› API / Scripting -› Member Profile Modifications

1) There is a one-off joining fee, and a yearly membership fee
2) In 2013, to promote more sales there is no membership fee, just a one-off joining fee..

In 2013, if people but through groupon, they should be able to join the site without needing to go through any checkout (I have seen this is possible through some customisation)

In 2014, if people use groupon, they should be able to register on the site but will checkout, having to pay the membership fee (either full or discounted rate – haven’t decided).

s2Member doesn’t have any integrations with Groupon at all, and I’m not familiar with its API. I can tell you that if you do integrate, then you can use the info here to allow Users to sign up without checkout.

See: Knowledge Base » Offering a Free Coupon Code (100% Discount)

Could you give me some orientation on what you mean by custom code? Are you aware of any plugin or add-on that will do the trick?

I’m sorry but I’m not aware of any plugins or add-ons that would make this possible. I can tell you that if you decide to go with the custom code route you’re looking at using an edited version of this file:

/s2member/includes/classes/files-in.inc.php

I’d imagine the first thing you’d do is create the authentication routines for your Libsyn integration, and have s2Member grab the file if they pass the checks s2Member does in the first Function in this PHP Class. If you’re dealing with big files, you might need to have something done with chunked downloads, or maybe Libsyn handles this. I’m not experienced with Libsyn so I’m not sure what will be needed totally, but I imagine a developer familiar with Libsyn or s2Member would not have many problems integrating s2Member with Libsyn here.