Pay before register?(Subscription )

[no_name]

Hi there.
is there any way to force user to pay money to finish registeration?
i want to run a content site that open for everyone as guests
but to have a section for members only,to be a member you will have to signup
but to complete the signup,you will need to pay /donate some money through paypal.
after you pay your account is enabled.

can someone please help me with this issue?

[crnogorac081]

You can combine few modules..

For example ig user registeg put him in group X

Then you can use bakery module and create an item (donation card or whatever) and make it visible for group X only. Then when they pay via paypal, you can move them to Group Y which will be a members group..

That would be my idea..

Cheers

[JC]

Hello no_name!

Have you figured out how you will solve it yet?
I've been thinking about a similar idea, but haven't yet figured out how to solve it.
I also thougt about doing something similar to what crnogorac081 suggested but i don't think people would like to wait to get moved to the right group to get access to the website.. The best thing would to somehow get it to check the payment automatic!

Ciao

[crnogorac081]

You can code a bakery that when user pay, in retur (if "thank you for paying" ...if such message exist..) to add a SQL call: Set group_id = "group X" Where username = Session Username..

That would be my idea, but I didnt have a chance to take a deeper look into Bakery..   

cheers

[mjm4842]

I would really like to see this too. As I see it, it would require a few things to happen:

1) Addition of an account start and end date to the core of WebsiteBaker. Whether you are going to manage your subscriptions automatically or manually, this seems like the way to go.

2) Addition of two new product types in Bakery called Registration and Subscription. These product types would be tied into WebsiteBaker's user registration system which would automatically activate upon confirmation of succesful payment.

Registrations could be for a predefined period. That period would be extended upon receiving a new payment.

Subscriptions would be for a period without an end date. The end date would only be set when the member cancel's their subscription.

Upon successful registration or subscription, the account would be activated and they would be added to a specific group in order to enable multi-level subscriptions.

Unfortunately all of this doesn't yet exist however if you are able to contribute to the project, your efforts would be very much appreciated.

I got the idea from watching some of the videos for WishListMember, a WordPress Membership Solution available at http://member.wishlistproducts.com/.

If you have any other suggestions for Bakery, please contribute your ideas in the following message thread:
http://www.websitebaker2.org/forum/index.php/topic,18426.msg128640.html#msg128640

With warmest regards,

Michael