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Siobhan
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22nd October 2011 (7 months ago)
I've put together a tutorial to get you started with Pro Sites. If there's anything else specific that you'd like to do I'll try to put together some more.
I've put together a tutorial to get you started with Pro Sites. If there's anything else specific that you'd like to do I'll try to put together some more.
Maybe describe that the upper level content will include aggregated content of the lower levels, and describe what happens to the lower level subscription when someone upgrades.
Thanks for this quick tutorial for Pro Sites plugin!
Just wish you could elaborate more on setting up the Paypal payment gateway.
Previously, all we need with Supporter plugin is to enter our Paypal email. Now, we've to meddle with API thingy ... frankly, rather unfamiliar with that :(
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28th October 2011 (6 months ago)
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@Siobhan - Thank you. Your tutorials are always so useful.
"Force and hide signup options."
For anyone interested for an answer on the subject before Siobhan's tutorial updates, Aaron has answered this on this thread.
I knew this plugin looked like it was very powerful and then from reading your tutorial I understand that it certainly is! I also had questions about how the Membership Plugin worked with this, as that is a primary condition I need for my site. I believe from what I read:
<@Adam, Membership integration can be considered in two ways currently. With Pro Sites you can make Membership a Pro plugin so users can use Membership to create membership sites on your network.
Membership also has an integration option when setting up subscriptions. With it, you can associate a membership level with a Pro Sites Pro level. Currently that integration can only handle a single Pro level but more robust integration is in the works. Basically, the pre-existing Membership integration with Supporter is still there, but Pro Sites is backward compatible with that.
@Will, Membership is a user-based plugin, letting you customize what a user sees on the site, whereas Pro Sites is a site-based plugin, letting you provide additional features on a site. Whether you’d still need Membership would all depend on the specifics you’re trying to achieve, either user-based or site-based.
Also, Pro Sites supports any WordPress theme, though plugin-based themes like WP Touch could be done via the plugins section of Pro Sites.>
That Pro Sites might come down the road for me, as the site becomes more popular. How hard is it to integrate Pro Sites in once you have members set at different membership levels, etc.?
Membership also has an integration option when setting up subscriptions. With it, you can associate a membership level with a Pro Sites Pro level. Currently that integration can only handle a single Pro level but more robust integration is in the works. Basically, the pre-existing Membership integration with Supporter is still there, but Pro Sites is backward compatible with that.
Could you possibly go into some detail about this? I don't quite understand , but this addresses my situation.
I'm have a multi-site and I want to have membership levels that BUNDLE both different site functions AND site content/access. I don't want to try to break that up into a messy, two-part payment scheme.
Good tutorial! and great for a start. They just need some more description on how to finish the setups beyond applying the plugin and some basic settings.
Some of the example web sites in the showcase are using multiple plugins to achieve their look and function. But, nothing explains how they are all coming together. Just a little confusing past getting it up and running in its basic mode.
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1st February 2012 (3 months ago)
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@flexserve Just ask you you go along with your setup but make a new tread for every question :)
But yes we on BlogLines.co.za use a bunch of plugs to make our systems works like a friend told me yesterday "don't think so much" just start and set them up one by on :)
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Member — 22nd October 2011 (7 months ago) #
Awesome great stuff Siobhan, I'll go and check things out! :)
Member par excellence — 23rd October 2011 (7 months ago) #
@Siobhan Nice i read trough it like it makes me think i have work for the morning :)
Member — 23rd October 2011 (7 months ago) #
Nice Work..
Maybe describe that the upper level content will include aggregated content of the lower levels, and describe what happens to the lower level subscription when someone upgrades.
Member — 24th October 2011 (7 months ago) #
One thing I have to do is use templates of presets for widgets and modules etc
Blog templates works decent. Can something like thy work for this as well?
Lifetime Member — 24th October 2011 (7 months ago) #
Great tutorial Siobhan. Could you probably include this subject as well?
Thanks
Member par excellence — 24th October 2011 (7 months ago) #
@marikamitsos cool idea :)
Member — 24th October 2011 (7 months ago) #
Im so glad I found this thanks for posting!
Member — 26th October 2011 (7 months ago) #
Thanks for this quick tutorial for Pro Sites plugin!
Just wish you could elaborate more on setting up the Paypal payment gateway.
Previously, all we need with Supporter plugin is to enter our Paypal email. Now, we've to meddle with API thingy ... frankly, rather unfamiliar with that :(
Blog Master — 28th October 2011 (6 months ago) #
Thanks for the feedback guys.
@twicealive - good suggestion. I've incorporated that tip.
I'll look into writing something up on the following:
Using blog templates with Pro Sites
Setting up payment gateways
Force and hide signup options.
Lifetime Member — 28th October 2011 (6 months ago) #
@Siobhan - Thank you. Your tutorials are always so useful.
"Force and hide signup options."
For anyone interested for an answer on the subject before Siobhan's tutorial updates, Aaron has answered this on this thread.
Support Kangaroo — 6th December 2011 (5 months ago) #
Greetings Siobhan :-)
great job and thank you for the time it took to create your tutorial.
To a large degree It helped clarify the concept of the new Pro Site Plugin :-)
Joe :-)
Member — 18th January 2012 (4 months ago) #
Wow!
I knew this plugin looked like it was very powerful and then from reading your tutorial I understand that it certainly is! I also had questions about how the Membership Plugin worked with this, as that is a primary condition I need for my site. I believe from what I read:
<@Adam, Membership integration can be considered in two ways currently. With Pro Sites you can make Membership a Pro plugin so users can use Membership to create membership sites on your network.
Membership also has an integration option when setting up subscriptions. With it, you can associate a membership level with a Pro Sites Pro level. Currently that integration can only handle a single Pro level but more robust integration is in the works. Basically, the pre-existing Membership integration with Supporter is still there, but Pro Sites is backward compatible with that.
@Will, Membership is a user-based plugin, letting you customize what a user sees on the site, whereas Pro Sites is a site-based plugin, letting you provide additional features on a site. Whether you’d still need Membership would all depend on the specifics you’re trying to achieve, either user-based or site-based.
Also, Pro Sites supports any WordPress theme, though plugin-based themes like WP Touch could be done via the plugins section of Pro Sites.>
That Pro Sites might come down the road for me, as the site becomes more popular. How hard is it to integrate Pro Sites in once you have members set at different membership levels, etc.?
Thanks again for the tutorial!
Isis
Member — 23rd January 2012 (4 months ago) #
Very helpful. Thanks for the detailed info.
Member — 23rd January 2012 (4 months ago) #
isis, I just read your comment.
Could you possibly go into some detail about this? I don't quite understand , but this addresses my situation.
I'm have a multi-site and I want to have membership levels that BUNDLE both different site functions AND site content/access. I don't want to try to break that up into a messy, two-part payment scheme.
Ideas?
Member — 1st February 2012 (3 months ago) #
Good tutorial! and great for a start. They just need some more description on how to finish the setups beyond applying the plugin and some basic settings.
Some of the example web sites in the showcase are using multiple plugins to achieve their look and function. But, nothing explains how they are all coming together. Just a little confusing past getting it up and running in its basic mode.
Member par excellence — 1st February 2012 (3 months ago) #
@flexserve Just ask you you go along with your setup but make a new tread for every question :)
But yes we on BlogLines.co.za use a bunch of plugs to make our systems works like a friend told me yesterday "don't think so much" just start and set them up one by on :)
Member — 27th February 2012 (2 months ago) #
Good stuff... two thumbs up.
Is there any information regarding what happens when a member cancels their subscription?
Thanks!
David
Member — 28th February 2012 (2 months ago) #
Hi Bynon,
Perhaps this topics gives you the answers:
http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/topic/pro-site-what-happen-after-subscriptions-end
Good-luck,
Pieter
Member — 27th March 2012 (1 month ago) #
Thumps up! Thank you very much for the very useful tutorial, Siobhan :-)
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