Cristián Lávaque

Hi Marius.

Well, this is the way WordPress handles registrations, and s2Member doesn’t change it.

What you can do, though, is not allow custom passwords, so WordPress will email a random one to the user after registration. He won’t be able to login to his account unless he successfully gets the email with the password. [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› General Options -› Registration/Profile Fields -> Custom Passwords[/hilite]

There may be other plugins that add this feature. I know that BuddyPress adds an account activation step. http://buddypress.org

I hope that helps. :)

Hi Randy.

I’ll pass your request on to Jason. :)

Have you looked for other plugins that may already do this? Maybe there are some already, and perhaps one of them lets you -or you can hack it so it- gives the user certain capabilities/role on purchase.

Thanks for the info, Mary, I got your email. I couldn’t login to the FTP to look at wp-config.php to verify everything’s correct there, though. Could you resend the FTP info? I’m replying to your email so you can reply back to it instead of submitting a new contact form.

Hi Michelle.

Do you have logging enabled? What does the AWeber log say about an account you register that should be added to AWeber? [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› Log Files (Debug)[/hilite]

Is your AWeber integration still configured properly? [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› API / List Servers -› AWeber®[/hilite]

Have you tried the troubleshooting advice in this article? Knowledge Base » Common Troubleshooting Tips

Do you receive a New User email from WordPress when you register? If not, then maybe emails in general are not working in your installation. Knowledge Base » Troubleshooting Email Delivery Problems

I hope that helps.

Hi Norm.

I don’t know… You could try the troubleshooting tips in this article: Knowledge Base » Common Troubleshooting Tips

I hope that helps find the problem!

Hi Kylie.

The s2Member custom profile fields can be specific to certain levels. So if those memberships are at different levels, you can specify to which the custom fields will belong.

These fields are available in the free version of s2Member and you can check them out here: [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› General Options -› Registration/Profile Fields[/hilite]

They’ll show up in the default WP registration page, or the s2Member Pro registration forms. [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› PayPal® Pro Forms[/hilite]

I hope that helps. :)

Hi Andrew.

I want a members login page and then control the pages beyond that – not a site wide login. Am I right in thinking that I have to have the pro-addition to do that.

You want to protect the whole site, requiring the user to login before he can open any of the pages? No, you don’t need the Pro add-on for that, if I understand your question correctly.

Just use the URI restriction with a / at level 0, then any page will redirect non-logged in users to the one you set as the Membership Options Page. [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› Restriction Options -› URI Access Restrictions[/hilite]

I have seen the video regarding setting up portals which is exactly what I want and then to display products that have been purchased by that individual. So I assume this can be done and do I need pro to do it.

If the video doesn’t mention requiring the Pro add-on, then you don’t need it. I haven’t watched it in well over a year, but I don’t remember that Pro was required for the solution mentioned. You will need some customization if you want to automate some of the things suggested, though.

Secondly, is there any integration with opencart from these functions? Can I build that around the php in your API.

No, there isn’t an integration for it. Sure, you can build any customization you want, s2Member’s code is open and you can work with it to create what you need.

Mario said:
For the print, all I need is, a way for a member to select the subscription they want example 1 or 3 years, pay for it and a reminder when there subscription comes due (lets say 3 months in advance). I also need a way to export the contact details for these members so I can send them to my distribution company via a .CSV file.

s2Member doesn’t have a reminder for coming charges yet. There’s a hack you can try for that, though: http://www.s2member.com/forums/topic/setting-up-eot-notifications/

s2Member Pro does have a user CSV export tool. [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› Import/Export -› User/Member Exportation[/hilite]

Mario said:
SO example, create a membership level, lets say 1 year subscription, set a price, members that select that subscription will be in that membership level.

Yes, you can sell a Level 1 for one year, either as a single buy-now payment, or recurring subscription payments. Then you protect the PDF file at level 1 and only level 1 members would have access to it. Video » s2Member (File Download Options)

Hi Marco.

If I understood correctly what you want, you can use the [hilite mono]count_against_user[/hilite] attribute. [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› Download Options -› Shortcode Attributes & API Functions -> count_against_user[/hilite]

count_against_user=”no” Defaults to no with [s2File /] Shortcode. Defaults to yes with [s2Stream /] Shortcode. If count_against_user=”1|on|yes|true”, it will automatically force check_user=”true” as well. In other words, s2Member will authenticate the current User, and if authenticated, count this File Download URL against the current User’s account record in real-time (i.e. as the URL is being generated) . This is off by default with the [s2File /] Shortcode. By default, s2Member will simply generate a File Download URL, and upon a User/Member clicking the URL, s2Member will authenticate the User/Member at that time, count the File Download against their account record, and serve the File Download. In other words, under normal circumstances, there is no reason to set check_user=”true” and/or count_against_user=”true” when generating the URL itself. However, this is a useful Shortcode Attribute when url_to_storage_source=”true”. Please note, when check_user=”true” and/or count_against_user=”true”, the Shortcode will return an empty and/or null object value in situations where the current User/Member does NOT have access to the file.

I hope that helps. :)

Hi Jeremy.

Sorry for the delay. I missed this one the past days and just saw it.

Subscription Level: Student and Professional

Yes, you can sell them as level 1 and 2. [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› General Options -› Membership Levels/Labels[/hilite]

Initial (First) Year: $50 Student, and $100 Professional

Yearly Renewal Rates / Automatic Billing: $20 Student, and $20 Professional

You could do that if you use the Initial Term in PayPal’s subscriptions. That way you can specify an initial term of 1 year with those prices and then the regular term with the lower price.

Terms: June to June

Rates are prorated quarterly, so if they joined half way through the year, it will be $50 for a professional. If they joined in the last quarter, they pay $100, but get the following year free.

These renewals will always be something like June 1st of every year.

s2Member doesn’t do this, but doesn’t prevent you from doing it. You’d have to write a bit of code to calculate what the person would pay and the time until next June, and adjust the PayPal pro-form/button dynamically. Knowledge Base » Using Variables In A Shortcode

Coupon: We will supply a coupon that will give them either 50% off, or 2 years.

The s2Member Pro forms for PayPal have coupons, and you can do the 50% off, but not the 2 years one.

Payment Gateway: Paypal (currently)

Yes, that’s supported: Standard in s2Member free, Express Checkout or PayPal Pro in s2Member Pro.

Excellent. :)

Hi Jay.

You could have a setting for the users, to know if they visited the page.

So in the page you’d have a conditional that checks if the user has that option and if not, show the offer and add the option.

[hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› API / Scripting -› Advanced PHP Conditionals[/hilite]
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_option
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_option

I hope that helps. :)

Okay. Let us know how it goes. :)