[XB] Paid Registration: Membership Plans, User Upgrades & Pricing Tables [Paid] 2.1.1

[Mr Lucky]

But they join up to read articles and go.

So if they can only read the articles if they register, ie registering is an incentive, why not make subscribing the incentive. Or they get to see some articles free, but to see more they need to subscribe.

 

[Alvin63]

So if they can only read the articles if they register, ie registering is an incentive, why not make subscribing the incentive. Or they get to see some articles free, but to see more they need to subscribe.

Thanks yes. I had just decided to do that and then realised the flaw ....... the articles are where a lot of affiliate links are! And the affiliate links are making a bit of money. So wouldn't want to restrict access to those. Most of the extras would be for those wanting to post. Will have a think about it.

 

[Painbaker]

I use that too - has that been solved now please?

A fix for this is not included in the add-on

Author has provided a solution:

Post in thread 'Limited Guest Viewing Pro - Boost Registrations [Paid]'

Mar 20, 2025

It might be an update @Painbaker would need to make. The issue is when one has run out of free guest views the notice that your guest views have run out doesn't show up on the registration page when the paid registration addon is installed.

Oh, I see, it's probably the fact that add-on uses a custom registration page. If so, you just need to do a template modification and add the following at the top of the custom registration page (or above the purchase options):

<xf:if is="$xf.options.wutime_lgv and $xf.visitor.user_id === 0">
    <xf:include...

• Wutime

• 

A query about this. Aren't all people registering guests before they register?

This option is only for users who are testing upgrades or using this add-on just as a feature comparison table

 

[Alvin63]

A fix for this is not included in the add-on

Author has provided a solution:

Post in thread 'Limited Guest Viewing Pro - Boost Registrations [Paid]'

Mar 20, 2025

It might be an update @Painbaker would need to make. The issue is when one has run out of free guest views the notice that your guest views have run out doesn't show up on the registration page when the paid registration addon is installed.

Oh, I see, it's probably the fact that add-on uses a custom registration page. If so, you just need to do a template modification and add the following at the top of the custom registration page (or above the purchase options):

<xf:if is="$xf.options.wutime_lgv and $xf.visitor.user_id === 0">
    <xf:include...

• Wutime

• 

This option is only for users who are testing upgrades or using this add-on just as a feature comparison table

Thank you.

 

[beerForo]

This option is only for users who are testing upgrades or using this add-on just as a feature comparison table

Wait. So this should be off? I thought it was what allowed paid registration and not just paid upgrade.

You can restrict purchases by guests by disabling this option:

View attachment 334776

EDIT: Tested, this needs to be on for guest purchases.

 

[beerForo]

People who are not registered on the site can purchase a membership type without being logged in. When they complete the registration, the system does not ask for payment details and shows the membership as if it has already been paid. This appears to be a bug.

The ticket we received from the member who discovered the bug is as follows:

"It’s actually very simple. You log out of your account and go to the upgrade account page. Then you click ‘Buy’ and enter your email address. When it redirects you to the account creation page, you create a new account, and the membership is automatically assigned to the account you just created."

Is this fixed without having to turn off guest purchases?

 

[Alvin63]

Have bought it - won't set it up just yet as in the middle of an annual donation drive and have just added ko-fi buttons to articles. Because my forum has a lot more readers than posters, I suspect most people will choose the free membership! But I'm going to use it anyway in case some are inclined to either take out a small annual subscription for benefits, or a one off donation to be a vip. Gave up on the idea of extra smilies as it would need development work to have different smilies for different usergroups!

 

[Alpha1]

as in the middle of an annual donation drive and have just added ko-fi buttons to articles.

You can connect this addon to Patreon donation Tiers, which may help with annual donation drives.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Gave up on the idea of extra smilies as it would need development work to have different smilies for different usergroups!

I also don’t see extra smilies as much of an advantage incentive to subscribe. But if you want some more I’m happy to share some with you.

 

[Alvin63]

I also don’t see extra smilies as much of an advantage incentive to subscribe. But if you want some more I’m happy to share some with you.

Oh thank you. That would be nice.

 

[Alvin63]

How do the Stripe payments work, if you already have an existing Stripe Account please? Do they just work like a Stripe donation link?

 

[Painbaker]

How do the Stripe payments work, if you already have an existing Stripe Account please? Do they just work like a Stripe donation link?

Stripe donation links can be set in the account type settings under the “External Purchase” option
But for automatic payment processing you need to set up XF Stripe payment profile

 

[Alvin63]

Stripe donation links can be set in the account type settings under the “External Purchase” option
But for automatic payment processing you need to set up XF Stripe payment profile

Thank you.

 

[Alvin63]

Just looking at the settings and setting up my second tier, but when I go to save I'm getting "all user_upgrade_id values must be unique". Not quite sure what setting it's referring to.

 

[Alvin63]

Stripe donation links can be set in the account type settings under the “External Purchase” option
But for automatic payment processing you need to set up XF Stripe payment profile

Thank you - is the XF stripe payment profile in ACP somewhere?

 

[Painbaker]

Just looking at the settings and setting up my second tier, but when I go to save I'm getting "all user_upgrade_id values must be unique". Not quite sure what setting it's referring to.

The error message says that you are trying to create an account type for a user upgrade that has already been added.

Thank you - is the XF stripe payment profile in ACP somewhere?

Yes, ACP -> Setup -> Payment profiles

 

[Alvin63]

The error message says that you are trying to create an account type for a user upgrade that has already been added.



Yes, ACP -> Setup -> Payment profiles

That's what I thought but I haven't added one. The basic one was already in there. So just to check the areas the addon is in acp are in setup - options and Users - paid regisration account types - is that right? Nothing else I should be looking at anywhere?

Anyway got my stripe account and webhooks and api all sorted with the help of AI talking me through it - that was complicated! I now have two different stripe accounts - one for this and one I set up for a donation link and can switch between them.

Another quick question - in the account type after title - user upgrade is set to none. Is it like that for all tiers? I'm just wondering how you set up the usergroups for each tier.

Also the display with the simple subscription level - can I view that to see what it looks like before going live?

 

[Painbaker]

That's what I thought but I haven't added one. The basic one was already in there. So just to check the areas the addon is in acp are in setup - options and Users - paid regisration account types - is that right? Nothing else I should be looking at anywhere?

Yes, this add-on only has pages under this navigation parent.

Another quick question - in the account type after title - user upgrade is set to none. Is it like that for all tiers? I'm just wondering how you set up the usergroups for each tier.

You need to link the account type to a user upgrade to allow to purchase it.

Account types with “None” are not linked to a user upgrade and are treated as regular users account type.

Also the display with the simple subscription level - can I view that to see what it looks like before going live?

There's no acp preview here yet; you can only view it on the live account types page

 

[Painbaker]

Painbaker updated [XB] Paid Registration with a new update entry:

2.1.0

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Organize, Compare, and Explain Account Types!​

This update makes it easier to present membership options with organized account type tabs, a flexible comparison table, and a built-in FAQ section for answering common questions before purchase.

New Features:​

• Added Account Type Tabs to organize account types into separate tabbed...

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[Painbaker]

Painbaker updated [XB] Paid Registration: Membership Plans, User Upgrades & Pricing Tables with a new update entry:

2.1.1

• Added [XB] Core Library as a required dependency for the shared Font Awesome icon picker.
• Added new Modern account type layout with extensive style properties.
• Added a live Account Type card preview to the ACP add/edit form, including unsaved style changes.
• Improved the comparison table editor with horizontally scrollable account type columns, fixed row titles and actions, and responsive navigation tabs...

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