MOD: PayPal IPN (Version 2)

I can't speak on the expiring part as I haven't tested that yet, but if the user cancels their subscription, then an email is sent to the user to inform them, and their account is also downgraded automatically.

Edited by MortiOli - 15 June 2007 at 7:29pm

I think the page which you subscribe from needs a bit of tweaking - ie, shows what you're currently subscribed too and how long you've got left etc.  Just to make it a little bit more user friendly.

I agree, but to have things like how long is left would require more database work but that can be done, I will consider it for the next verision of the mod (minor version: 2.1).

Do the subscriptions actually expire, or do they continue until cancelled?  Ie, are you making a one of payment for 1 day / month, or does it automatically renew until cancelled?   I know there's the one-off fee option for the admin to setup subscriptions, but it looks as though this is for ever, until the admin downgrades the person manually.

The one-off fee is just a one of standard payment. This option is best suited if your website sells one product that it specializes in. That way customers are automatically upgraded to a specified group where the can access support forums etc....

Unsubscription only work when the subscription is cancelled by the end-user because when you do this the PayPal IPN page is called.
Thats the only way you can cancel a subscription. I could make the mod downgrade the user but it doesnt stop the payments, so they would upgrade again.

However, it is possible to make the subscription automatically terminate after X billing cycles. This sounds like the thing that MrMellie is interested in. I would have to look into this more and consider it for the next version.

Anyway, all this critisism is really useful because I justed coded the MOD so I could learn how to use PayPal I was never actually writing it for a given scenario.

These are the features I have planned for the next version:

• Compact Installer
  Only uses three files, after the installation is complete these files are deleted.
• Uninstall
  This will allow you to role your forum back to how it was before the MOD was installed (role back of database and files).
• Password Protected PayPal Page
  Ideal if you have multiple administrations. You may only want one person to be incharge of payment management. Also enhanced security, enabling this would be an optional feature
• Improved Subscription Page
  This page will have a nicer design and return details concerning current subscriptions, how longs remaining, etc...
• Donations Section
  Completely Optional. Can be configured to have a "donation wall of fame" which will show who has donated and by how much. This only works if the admin enables it. If enabled a used can opt-out of displaying themselves or the amount they donated on the wall of fame.

I have two major features I want to impliment but I want to wait until version 9 of the forum is introduced. These two main features are:-

• Shopping Cart System
• Pay to display post
  

Edited by ruycnd - 07 July 2011 at 6:38am

No, there are no other "pay to join" mods.

I haven't had the time to further develop this MOD so I stopped it, and seen as Version 9 of WWF was release I saw no point in continuing to release the MOD. When I get more time I might create a new MOD for Web Wiz Forums.