BenNadler
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Hello,
I am new to the site. Bought a membership just for the Upgrades plugin. Basically, I want to allow users to use the Domain Mapping plugin and to upgrade their storage space on the website.
I've seen a few posts about this but I still don't quite understand exactly what I am doing. I am not a PHP master so I am looking for a little extra help in walking me through the steps. I followed the installation process for the Upgrades plugin. All the files are in the correct place. I copied the "quota" plugin to wp-content/mu-plugins/upgrade-plugins/ but whenever I try to create a new package, it doesn't appear under any of the 15 plugin dropdowns. Also, how do I setup the Domain Mapping plugin to work with upgrades? I want users to pay for me to setup domains for them through my own licensing and parking service. I understand the process of parking the domains, but how do I get it integrated with the Upgrades plugin? I know I have to add the code to the plugin itself, but will it still appear in my Site Admin menu if I put it under mu-plugins/upgrade-plugins?
Also, is there a way to remove the options for 1 month and 3 month from some packages? I would like users to pay for the space quota upgrade yearly only.
Thanks to anyone who can provide me with detailed instructions.
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Member (joined June 2010) Likes (0)
I figured out my first issue - I had copied over the whole "quota" folder when I should have copied just the quota.php file into mu-plugins/upgrade-plugins.
Now to figure out how Domain Mapping works.
Lead Developer (joined May 2009) Likes (0)
It all would be much easier for you if you use the Supporter plugin instead. You can't charge separately for each, but it is much more feature packed and from experience gets more sales. Domain mapping has built in support for it.
http://wpmu.org/making-money-with-wordpress-mu-the-edublogs-story-so-far/
You could easily mod it to only have 1 payment option.
Member (joined June 2010) Likes (0)
That's the problem, unfortunately.
I looked into Supporter and Upgrade and I decided that the Upgrade option makes more sense. I read that article as well. I understand why Upgrades didn't work for that particular person, but judging by the audience that my WP site is catering to, Upgrades just makes more sense. Some people want custom domains, others just need more space. They're a very picky crowd in terms of spending, and to them it makes more sense to buy upgrades in bite-size chunks rather than pay for a package that covers everything.
However, I will take a look at the Sponsorship and see how I feel about it.
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