New installation not user friendly

[paulcj2]

I just installed 2SMember at http://www.clickbasics.com. The member options page is http://www.clickbasics.com/internet-marketing-training/. The Login Welcome page is http://www.clickbasics.com/thrive-online/home/. This page is "automatically guarded by s2Member."

When someone clicks on the link on the member options page, all that happens is that the user is bounced back to the member options page. I guess I'm not really clear on the function of the member login page from the user's perspective, and how it differs from a protected page? Can someone provide an example of a user friendly flow using 2SMember, from member options page to member login page to protected page?

[paulcj2]

I added the registration and login links to the Member Options Page. http://www.clickbasics.com/internet-marketing-training/. That helps somewhat, but I could still use some ideas on how to make the membership flow more user friendly.

[paulcj2]

OK. I think I'm getting it now. On my login welcome page http://www.clickbasics.com/welcome-to-our-member-area/, I added two programs. One is free "Thrive Online," and the other is a level 4 paid "Member Coaching and Mentoring." When one is signed in as a level 0, one can access the level 0 program just fine. However, if one is signed in as a level 0, and tries to access the level 4 program, one is just dumped back on the member options page: http://www.clickbasics.com/internet-marketing-training/. This is very unfriendly! Is there some way of gently guiding a user to a page that invites the user to sign up for that specific program?

[Eduan]

Login Welcome Page: Is the page to which your users are redirected to once they login succesfully. Doesn't include admins, admins are redirected to the dashboard. This page is for members only, non-members of your site won't be able to access it, ever.

Membership Options Page: The page to which members are redirected to if they do not have access to certain protected content.

So, if you want users to get nice smooth instructions depending on the level they have. You can use s2Member conditionals. You can use them on any page you want.

You can find them under WP Admin -> s2Member -> API / Scripting -> Simple/Shortcode conditionals.

Hope this helps. If you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask.