MOD: PayPal IPN (Version 2)
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Forum Name: Web Wiz Forums Modifications
Forum Description: Mod's and Add-on's for Web Wiz Forums.
URL: https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=22569
Printed Date: 30 March 2026 at 4:18am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.08 - https://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: MOD: PayPal IPN (Version 2)
Posted By: VBScript
Subject: MOD: PayPal IPN (Version 2)
Date Posted: 30 January 2007 at 7:34pm
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This is a PayPal mod for Web Wiz Forums 8. The first version of this mod which I released was poorly coded, only supported one user group and was hard to install. This new mod is entirely re-vamped and I intend to keep improving this regularly and adding more and more feautres. Features: -
http://www.james-r.co.uk/asp/wwf_paypal_mod.asp - Download * Live mode only works if the mod has been paid for and registered.
P.S: The contact us, about us and software section of the site is currently under development. ------------- http://www.james-r.co.uk" rel="no follow - James http://www.gotrillian.com/?4498-20" rel="no follow - Trillian - M |
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Posted By: MrMellie
Date Posted: 31 January 2007 at 10:55am
| Any chance of a download link where we don't have to register on your forum? |
Posted By: VBScript
Date Posted: 31 January 2007 at 3:26pm
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Try the link now. Although you will need to register on the forums if you need support because the contact us page is not up yet ------------- http://www.james-r.co.uk" rel="no follow - James http://www.gotrillian.com/?4498-20" rel="no follow - Trillian - M |
Posted By: MrMellie
Date Posted: 31 January 2007 at 8:08pm
Brilliant, thanks. I'll be sure to sign up if it does what we want and end up using it. 
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Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 3:24pm
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I'm trying to look around your site, especially the support forums, but I receive the following error;
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e37' [MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver][mysqld-5.0.24-community-max-nt]Table 'website.tbldatetimeformat' doesn't exist /forum/functions/functions_date_time_format.asp, line 60 |
Posted By: VBScript
Date Posted: 05 March 2007 at 3:28pm
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At the moment the website is down. I was in the middle of redesign the entire site with a more professional design and enhanced support centre but some more important work took over. I should have something up by Sunday. I'll have to let you know. Apologies for the inconvenience ------------- http://www.james-r.co.uk" rel="no follow - James http://www.gotrillian.com/?4498-20" rel="no follow - Trillian - M |
Posted By: gibbo
Date Posted: 11 March 2007 at 11:44pm
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Where has the download gone?
I click on the link but all it returns a 404 Page Not Found Message ------------- I reject your reality and substitute my own. – Adam Savage, Mythbusters |
Posted By: VBScript
Date Posted: 14 March 2007 at 7:15am
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Please bare with me I have been very busy recently. I will have the site and download ready by tonight hopefully, if all goes to plan Apologies for the inconvenience, James ------------- http://www.james-r.co.uk" rel="no follow - James http://www.gotrillian.com/?4498-20" rel="no follow - Trillian - M |
Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 11 June 2007 at 9:50pm
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James,
What's the status of this mod?
Cheers
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Posted By: VBScript
Date Posted: 12 June 2007 at 4:03pm
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Hi, It seems with the PayPal mod that whenever I am developing it loads of people are interested, but as soon as the mod is released barely anyone wants it. I will put the site and mod download up now. I will let you know when that is done. ------------- http://www.james-r.co.uk" rel="no follow - James http://www.gotrillian.com/?4498-20" rel="no follow - Trillian - M |
Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 12 June 2007 at 8:20pm
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To be honest, I think what puts people off is the cost of it - people aren't used to paying for mods. I'd like to try it out, but I'm still debating using it due to the yearly cost. I think if it was a one off fee of $49.99, then people would be more interested - you could even say it's extra for support / custom additions etc.
To put you in my position - I'd love something like this on my forum which receives approx. 2,000 hits per day (most of which are returning visits), with about 10 people at a push, who would subscribe for no ads / extra features etc.
As I said, I'd love to try it out though to see what can be done with it.
Cheers.
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Posted By: VBScript
Date Posted: 14 June 2007 at 3:33pm
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Ok, the website is now up and running again. I will take into consideration what you have said about the costs etc... Website: http://www.James-R.co.uk - http://www.James-R.co.uk At the moment the website is very basic. ------------- http://www.james-r.co.uk" rel="no follow - James http://www.gotrillian.com/?4498-20" rel="no follow - Trillian - M |
Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 14 June 2007 at 9:08pm
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Cheers James.
Just trying it out now and works really well!
One thing though - any chance to have a downgrade option to downgrade to the usergroup they should be in? Ie, if it's a ladder group setup, then downgrade into the group which relates to their post count etc.
I'll keep testing things out and will let you know how I get on. Everything looks really good from here though!
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Posted By: VBScript
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 7:38am
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Hi, If someone (lets say a newbie) upgrades to a non-ladder group (moderator) and then decides to downgrade they will temporarily be a newbie until they next write a post, then they will becase the correct non-ladder group. I could change it so that it automatically does this on unsubscription if you want? I do intend to add a load of small improvements and features before I release the next major version. ------------- http://www.james-r.co.uk" rel="no follow - James http://www.gotrillian.com/?4498-20" rel="no follow - Trillian - M |
Posted By: MrMellie
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 10:44am
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I didn't get a chance to look at this properly as I was getting a few errors and didn't have time to sort throught them (working on the Photo Album mod!)
Are the upgrades time limited? e.g. Our site members consist of a mix general public and Club members who pay a yearly subscription. There is a special Club Member group that we manually assign to them after they pay (either by cheque or Paypal). Come October, we'll need to be removing access until they rejoin for the next year. It's not too bad a job as I modded the registration page so my Moderators can assign groups too, but it'd be much nicer if this could all be done automatically.
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Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 1:19pm
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You specify a time period for when the subscription is in effect for.
Ie, X days, X months, X years, and the cost to subscribe to that group for that period.
Yeah, I think it would be best to auto downgrade to the group they should be in, rather than having to post to be moved back into the correct group.
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.
Also, as another feature, you could have a textfield which allows you to put a comment in about the subscription on offer, so people have a little bit more info on what it is before paying.
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VBScript wrote:Posted By: MrMellie
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 2:11pm
Ah great, sounds like just the thing we need. People are already paying so it's not a money making exercise for us, it's just to reduce the admin overhead!
That sounds like a good idea. People can be a bit dim sometimes and you'll get people posting "Why am I a Newbie now?". Could it (or does it..?) also generate an email when the subscription expires? |
Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 7:06pm
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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.
EDIT - 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.
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Posted By: MrMellie
Date Posted: 15 June 2007 at 9:43pm
| My subs would need to expire after the year was up as we have a fairly fluid membership from one year to the next. |
Posted By: VBScript
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 8:39am
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).
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:
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Posted By: MortiOli
Date Posted: 16 June 2007 at 9:10am
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Sounds good!
Don't get me wrong, it's not criticism - I think this mod is one of the most complex available, and it works extremely well!
Keep up the good work mate!
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Posted By: ruycnd
Date Posted: 16 July 2007 at 11:18am
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Posted By: chrisesposito
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 11:30pm
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Hi, Is this mod (or any other 'pay to join ' mod) still available from anywhere? the first link doesn't work anymore and the second points to a website that's now under reconstruction. Thanks, Chris |
Posted By: VBScript
Date Posted: 30 September 2007 at 10:10am
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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. ------------- http://www.james-r.co.uk" rel="no follow - James http://www.gotrillian.com/?4498-20" rel="no follow - Trillian - M |