Sell membership w instant access

[Red Flare]

Is it possible to sell Sell membership w instant access ?

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

Re: Sell membership w instant access

Sure...but probably not with just a code snippet or two.

There are several different approaches one can take depending on the nature of what you are trying to provide access to, and many other variables.

Would need to know things like:
Is this permanent access, or just for a time frame?
Recurring cost?
What exactly are you providing access to? Content? Files? Downloads?
and probably several more that will come to mind after I finish my coffee.

[Red Flare]

Re: Sell membership w instant access

To make it simple, this could be a permanent access until admin cancels
Providing access to hidden pages

[Kent Multer]

Re: Sell membership w instant access

You can use a custom customer field to indicate when a customer has access to the restricted pages, e.g. by putting any non-null value in the field to indicate an allowed customer. Then you can put some SMT code that the top of each restricted page, which reads the custom field, and displays an error message instead of the normal content if the field is empty.

That would allow an admin user to manage the whole thing manually. If you anticipate a lot of users, or a lot of pages, it might be worthwhile to invest in a module that can automate the process. A module can do things like: give customers access as soon as they buy a particular product, expire them automatically at a certain date, display the status on the Account pages, simplify renewals, send out reminder emails when the expiration approaches, etc.

[Red Flare]

Re: Sell membership w instant access

You can use a custom customer field to indicate when a customer has access to the restricted pages, e.g. by putting any non-null value in the field to indicate an allowed customer. Then you can put some SMT code that the top of each restricted page, which reads the custom field, and displays an error message instead of the normal content if the field is empty.

That would allow an admin user to manage the whole thing manually. If you anticipate a lot of users, or a lot of pages, it might be worthwhile to invest in a module that can automate the process. A module can do things like: give customers access as soon as they buy a particular product, expire them automatically at a certain date, display the status on the Account pages, simplify renewals, send out reminder emails when the expiration approaches, etc.

Do you have a module for sale?

[Kent Multer]

Re: Sell membership w instant access

Not quite, but I've done similar things for a few clients over the years. So I may have some code I can copy and paste, to give you a custom solution at a good price. You can contact me by email to discuss it in detail.

Thanks --

[wcw]

Re: Sell membership w instant access

There are examples in the Tool Kit with functions that let you assign customers to an availability group. Then those members are the only one who can see specified products assigned to that availability group. You can even automate the ability to remove customers from the group when their membership expires.