please explain subscription module?

Involved Joined: Apr 22, 2006 Posts: 356

Can some one please explain the subscription module to me a bit, or if there is something other than the nuke guide that may have something about it. I need a way to track members accounts. They have to pay for their membership once yearly, but it is done via check and not paypal. Will the subscription system work for that? Does it send out reminders.

Any feedback is appreciated.

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which one ?

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:15 pm

which one what? I do not know what you are asking.

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:17 pm

which subscription module are you talking about ?

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:22 pm

oh, just the one that comes normally in RN. Is it just to allow members access to the download section?

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:27 pm

well there is no subscription module...
the only thing you can use is the nsn groups....
with that you can set subscribed areas on your site......
but for the downloads you must install the group downloads as well....
and to automate that process of paying members you can use the paypal block of nukescripts.net , but i dont know if all is still compatible....

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:34 pm

I do not need anything for download, they are not used. Is there something that can be used simply to send notifications to members when their membership is almost up. I guess the reminders module is the closest thing I have found so far.

Thanks,

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:39 pm

ah i see....
as i recall that mod is to do the admins work.....
so it might be what your looking for....

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:06 pm

kevinkap, I have not used the subscriptions feature in PHP-Nuke, but I have seen its "footprints" in several places and I suspect that it might do what you are asking. However, I do NOT believe there are levels of subscriptions for which you can tie module / block / message / forum permissions to. You are either are a "Subscriber" or you are not.

What hitwalker is describing is a way to set up different groups and place users into those groups and then you can set up permissions to the above things. You could use NSN Paypal to tie users to specific groups automatically (I think) depending on the level of their subscription. However, the only thing is that I do not know how active the development and support is for NSN Paypal any longer.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:23 pm

Ok, I am going to have to revive this as I am completely ignorant as to how to accomplish what I am trying to do.

When you edit a user, there is the option to make them a subscriber or not to as well as set a time period for this subscription. Now I am not having any luck as to how to allow the members "subscribe" themselves. I know you set up groups and such, as I have set up several private groups to allow some people access to places others cannot.

I have seen sites that have subscriptions ie gold, silver, bronze, etc. for various time periods. How is this done?

Thanks.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:31 pm

ok, it seam as if I give up and then find the answer. I added the subscription module from western studios, and all works fine.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:34 pm

thats indeed one i see many people use,so good choice i guess.. Wink

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 6:37 am

Speaking of FB's subscription feature ...

Do subscribe yourself first and check out the email that the system sends to you the "new subscriber". It goes on about no ad pages, which might not be what you want at all ... heck, I didn't even know an email was sent until I was staring at it in my inbox.

Quote:

This is an automated email to let you know that your subscription to our website's advertising removal has been activated starting from now and will be valid for 1 year(s).\n\nThe next time you visit our site, if you're logged in you'll notice that you'll not see any advertising at all, so you can browse our services without any distraction and in a more clean and comfortable environment.

Also, I installed cnbya the other day and this resulted in the inability to use this subscription feature at all. When editing a user there are no subscription fields. I can see where this might get a sysadmin into a bit of a tangle.