Questions on content dripping

[echoleaf]

I understand what the API scripting page says, but it seems to be specific to the content on a page. Can it be done on a per post basis? For example:

- a new member can see 1 post
- after 30 days they see 2 posts
- after 60 days they see 3 posts, etc.

The second question is if this can be combined with membership levels - effectively having different sequences of content. For example, a Level 2 member might get 6 posts in 6 months, while a level 4 member gets 12 posts in 6 months. Possible?

[echoleaf]

Do I need to purchase the plugin to get a response?

[Jason Caldwell]

Thanks for your inquiry.

Do I need to purchase the plugin to get a response?

No, we welcome questions/comments/suggestions from all sources. That being said, our paying Customers are asked to use one of our official support channels on matters they consider to be urgent; because our forums consist primarily of "Users helping Users".

[Jason Caldwell]

Thanks for the great question.

I understand what the API scripting page says, but it seems to be specific to the content on a page. Can it be done on a per post basis? For example:

- a new member can see 1 post
- after 30 days they see 2 posts
- after 60 days they see 3 posts, etc.

s2Member comes with support for Content Dripping. s2Member provides you with the ability to use Conditionals within your content, or even with a custom theme if you like. For further details, please have a look in your Dashboard under: s2Member -> API Scripting -> Content Dripping.

I think you will find that it may benefit you to have a developer on hand to work out the specifics of what you're trying to accomplish. While s2Member comes with a great many tools, you will probably need some minor scripting to integrate s2Member in very specific ways; such as you've described above.

[Jason Caldwell]

Another great question.

The second question is if this can be combined with membership levels - effectively having different sequences of content. For example, a Level 2 member might get 6 posts in 6 months, while a level 4 member gets 12 posts in 6 months. Possible?

No, not (out-of-the-box). s2Member is not designed to deal with this type of functionality on it's own. However, we have several clients who have integrated s2Member using Custom Capabilities. This can certainly be achieved, but it will definitely require assistance from a qualified developer.

You might want to post a project @ Elance.com.

Also see video: Custom Capabilities
http://www.s2member.com/custom-capabilities-video/

[echoleaf]

Thanks Jason. Glad to know that there is official support for premium users as well - that definitely makes the premium option a good investment.

s2Member comes with support for Content Dripping. s2Member provides you with the ability to use Conditionals within your content, or even with a custom theme if you like. For further details, please have a look in your Dashboard under: s2Member -> API Scripting -> Content Dripping.

I understand how the conditionals work - that's straightforward (I have familiarity with php). I guess I'm trying to figure out how to best use this feature. My idea was to use a unique content type (called something like Tutorial) and reveal that as time goes on, with the idea that the post as a whole (including url) would be invisible unless the membership level & time were right. But I see an advantage to your implementation, that content is hidden - so someone can see the page/url containing the content & know that they're missing something. And Google could catch keywords too with a brief description at the top of the page.

Maybe this would work - a single page with conditionals surrounding links, each of which is additionally protected on a per post/page basis. That would give a member a single page for reference but still protect the post if the link is shared.

Can you point me to examples how others have used this feature? Thanks again.