Recurring payment with paypal with discount for a given time

[bazchas]

a)In case of recurring payment which is an automatic one, if the subscriber uses a coupon then the discount will be available according to the validity or the expiry date of that coupon . Once the coupon expires the system will automatically charge the full amount to the subscriber(in case of recurring payment).

For example: I have a discount coupon which is valid for 3 months. The coupon has been used by a subscriber for the recurring payment through paypal. The subscription duration is for 6 months. So for the first 3 months , the subscriber will be charged with a discounted rate . After 3 months the subscriber will be charged automatically with the full amount.

How to do this?




b)There will be different free subscription form for different levels. Each will provide different levels of facilities.

How to do this?







c)Buddypress

Buddypress needs pretty permalink to work properly. But s2member is not working if we don't use the default permalink settings.
How to resolve the issue?

[Eduan]

a)In case of recurring payment which is an automatic one, if the subscriber uses a coupon then the discount will be available according to the validity or the expiry date of that coupon . Once the coupon expires the system will automatically charge the full amount to the subscriber(in case of recurring payment).

The following links may be of interest:
http://www.primothemes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14941&p=37203&hilit=coupon#p37203
http://www.primothemes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15229&p=38843&hilit=coupon#p38843
http://www.primothemes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15220&p=38769&hilit=coupon#p38769

b)There will be different free subscription form for different levels. Each will provide different levels of facilities.

I don't think I quite understand your answer... You mean that for each membership level there's a different membership options page?

c)Buddypress

Buddypress needs pretty permalink to work properly. But s2member is not working if we don't use the default permalink settings.
How to resolve the issue?

I don't know how to answer question #3 .

[bazchas]

Thanks a lot for your support and help !

I will try to explain in a better way

b)There will be different free subscription form for different levels. Each will provide different levels of facilities.

I MEAN TO SAY:

For example there are 4 levels of subscription: l1, l2 ,l3 ,l4

If you register free with l1(level 1). then you will have access to 1 box of chocolate
If you register free with l2(level 2). then you will have access to 2 boxes of chocolate
If you register free with l3(level 3). then you will have access to 3 boxes of chocolate
If you register free with l1(level 4). then you will have access to 4 boxes of chocolate

So over here the common part is that all the subscriptions are free.
But the facility changes on the basis of , at which level you are subscribing.

person subscribing at level 1 pays 0.00 USD(free)
person subscribing at level 2 pays 0.00 USD(free)

The only difference is that if a person registers at level 1 that person gets 1 box of chocolate
and if a person registers at level 2 that person gets 2 boxes of chocolate

so how to do this?



BUDDYPRESS:
one of the criteria of buddypress is that the permalink of wordpress shouldn't be set to default.
I tried to set the permalink to a different setting other than the default. When I change the setting to something else in the permalink other than the default, then the whole website stops working. That is page not found error.

That means s2member is only working with default permalink setting.
But at the same time Buddypress needs a different settings apart from default.
Both are totally opposite.
I need to use s2member and buddypress at the same time.
How to resolve it?

[Eduan]

b)There will be different free subscription form for different levels. Each will provide different levels of facilities.

I MEAN TO SAY:

For example there are 4 levels of subscription: l1, l2 ,l3 ,l4

If you register free with l1(level 1). then you will have access to 1 box of chocolate
If you register free with l2(level 2). then you will have access to 2 boxes of chocolate
If you register free with l3(level 3). then you will have access to 3 boxes of chocolate
If you register free with l1(level 4). then you will have access to 4 boxes of chocolate

You could set different pages for each level and amount of boxes of chocolates, so a level 3 can't have more than 4 boxes of chocolate, but a level 4 can. Though by the rules of s2Member a level 4 member can also have 3 boxes of chocolate if he desires... Maybe you can set it with conditionals so that only level 3 can see that content (but not level 4), you'll have to try. You'll find that under WP Admin -> s2Member -> s2Member API / Scripting.
And here's a link to the video that talks about that... Jason gets to that on part 3:
http://www.s2member.com/paypal-modifica ... ons-video/

So over here the common part is that all the subscriptions are free.

I don't think you can make levels 1, 2, 3, 4 free, though you could make it so that it only charges one cent for it.


I wouldn't know what to answer to the BuddyPress question.

[Eduan]

Maybe you can set it with conditionals so that only level 3 can see that content (but not level 4), you'll have to try. You'll find that under WP Admin -> s2Member -> s2Member API / Scripting.

Yep, that's it. Here's the video link again:
http://www.s2member.com/paypal-modifica ... ons-video/
and remember it's on part 3 that Jason talks about that.

[Cristián Lávaque]

You can have free registrations at different levels using the free registration pro-form, it has an attribute to set the Level the user will be given. WP Admin -> s2Member -> PayPal Pro-Forms -> Free Registration

I'm afraid the coupons can't be applied to the first n months only, unless you apply it to the initial term only with the ta-only parameter. WP Admin -> s2Member -> Pro Coupon Codes

But that'd not be several terms, just a single one, whatever time you give it in the shortcode. WP Admin -> s2Member -> PayPal Pro-Forms -> Shortcode Attributes -> tp and tt

Regarding BuddyPress, there are many using it with s2Member successfully. What pretty permalink do you mean? A BP plugin or setting? Or is it the WP permalink setting under WP Admin -> Settings -> Permalinks.

Are you using s2Member's URI restrictions or the custom registration integration with BuddyPress?
WP Admin -> s2Member -> Restriction Options -> URI
WP Admin -> s2Member -> General Options -> Custom Registration

[bazchas]

I have installed s2member plugin on wordpress. But now wordpress is only working with the default permalink settings(from worpress->settings->permalink). if i change the default to any other permalink, then I am getting 400 error message

[bazchas]

ou can have free registrations at different levels using the free registration pro-form, it has an attribute to set the Level the user will be given. WP Admin -> s2Member -> PayPal Pro-Forms -> Free Registration

I'm afraid the coupons can't be applied to the first n months only, unless you apply it to the initial term only with the ta-only parameter. WP Admin -> s2Member -> Pro Coupon Codes

But that'd not be several terms, just a single one, whatever time you give it in the shortcode. WP Admin -> s2Member -> PayPal Pro-Forms -> Shortcode Attributes -> tp and tt


Please explain this in a better way again

[bazchas]

Thanks for the reply

But please explain it more elaborately



ou can have free registrations at different levels using the free registration pro-form, it has an attribute to set the Level the user will be given. WP Admin -> s2Member -> PayPal Pro-Forms -> Free Registration

I'm afraid the coupons can't be applied to the first n months only, unless you apply it to the initial term only with the ta-only parameter. WP Admin -> s2Member -> Pro Coupon Codes

But that'd not be several terms, just a single one, whatever time you give it in the shortcode. WP Admin -> s2Member -> PayPal Pro-Forms -> Shortcode Attributes -> tp and tt

[Cristián Lávaque]

Do you have s2Member Pro? Did you read the documentation I point to in my other post?

WP Admin -> s2Member -> PayPal Pro-Forms -> Free Registration
WP Admin -> s2Member -> PayPal Pro-Forms -> Shortcode Attributes -> tp and tt
WP Admin -> s2Member -> Pro Coupon Codes