disable subscription plan?

[kevinnet]

I set the default subscription plan to inactive (i only want to charge commission).
but when i did that, I can not register new user. On the second registration step, i was asked to choose a plan, but there were no plans. then i clicked continue and got blank page

[Mike]

I set the default subscription plan to inactive (i only want to charge commission).
but when i did that, I can not register new user. On the second registration step, i was asked to choose a plan, but there were no plans. then i clicked continue and got blank page

Don't disable the plan, just set the price to 0.00. Just go to Settings >> Subscriptions >> Groups.. Under "Edit" click on the pencil to update the plan and set the cost to 0. This is also where you disable the plan

[Peter]

I set the default subscription plan to inactive (i only want to charge commission).
but when i did that, I can not register new user. On the second registration step, i was asked to choose a plan, but there were no plans. then i clicked continue and got blank pageAlthough Mike is correct in saying not to delete the plan, there is still the "feeling" I'm getting that the system should leave no room for error. With that said, please retrace your steps exactly as you did them and post this as a Bug within the Bug Tracker.

ILance should not display blank pages, if anything should provide a helpful warning about what has gone wrong and for you to fix it or something to this nature.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Regards,
Peter

[Mike]

Although Mike is correct in saying not to delete the plan, there is still the "feeling" I'm getting that the system should leave no room for error. With that said, please retrace your steps exactly as you did them and post this as a Bug within the Bug Tracker.

ILance should not display blank pages, if anything should provide a helpful warning about what has gone wrong and for you to fix it or something to this nature.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Regards,
Peter

Nice catch Peter. Maybe the Administrator should not be able to disable all plans. Atleast one plan should be active... Just a thought...

[kevinnet]

Peter mentioned this in other post:

You could for example disable monthly subscription fees, disable commission fees and then only charge a fee (fixed for percentage) for the amount that the buyer had awarded.
If I change the plan fee to $0.00, do i have to select the time frame for that plan? if I select 1 month, then what would happend after that period? do users have to revew it?

Also, if there's only 1 subscription plan, user won't be able to register either. On choosing the supscription plan page, I kept clicking on the ratio to select the "ONLY" plan, but it wont take it. i guess it didn't select the plan automatically by default

[kevinnet]

Peter or Mike
if i set the price for a plan to $0, how do set the plan to non-expiring? (users who select this plan will not have to renew or upgrade)

[Peter]

Peter mentioned this in other post:

If I change the plan fee to $0.00, do i have to select the time frame for that plan? if I select 1 month, then what would happend after that period? do users have to revew it?

Also, if there's only 1 subscription plan, user won't be able to register either. On choosing the supscription plan page, I kept clicking on the ratio to select the "ONLY" plan, but it wont take it. i guess it didn't select the plan automatically by defaultIf free, it would renew itself via cron for a new subscription duration (for the same plan). The reason it does this is mainly due to the fact that the admin may want to change an existing plans price -- which he can, but it cannot affect existing customers instantly -- only after the duration for that plan is over (and then renewed).

Regards,
Peter

[sliqua]

I have a quick question relating to the subscription plans - is there a way to make pages or content be allowed only for a particular subscription plan? So that there is a possibility of adding "member only" content (but for members of _____ subscription plan). We're looking to have product listings that everyone can see, and then paying members can see "more information" such as direct contact information for the seller, etc. :confused:

[Peter]

There is no current way to do this, but it can be easily done if you know what pages you want to restrict -- and to what subscription plan.

The problem I see at moment is that there is no way to tell the subscription manager what pages are allowed for what subscription plans. Firstly, we would need to revise this area to at least add to the "Creation of Subscription Plan" (from admin CP > Subscription Manager)

Checkbox all selected pages this subscription plan may serve
.. list of pages ..

Then an additional function ie subscription_page_checkup(); would need to be written and put at the top of basically all the front end .php pages. Example:

// check for this userid subscription page access...
if (subscription_page_checkup($userid) == 1)
{
// this user has a subscription plan with page viewing access
// let them see it
}
else
{
// this page is restricted to the current subscriber. What do we show them now?
}

As you can see, that above will control will help you along you way with development for these options, but is not in the framework at the moment. If you like, post this as a feature request as I'm sure others may find this type of function/feature useful. If it is useful to others, we'll add it in the official release :)

Regards,
Peter