[AddonFlare] Paid Registrations 1.8.2

[Gene Steinberg]

Maybe now is the right opportunity (given the xf version change) to get rid of these no longer maintained addons. Or you can always hire a developer privately who will update it for you and make it compatible with the latest versions of XF.

If someone has an investment in purchasing and using an add-on in a way that delivers income to a forum, this is not easily done. I'm sure most people who ordered the pro version of Paid Registrations didn't know it would be abandoned without notice.

Not everyone has the wherewithal to commission a private add-on, and if people did do that it would hurt the market for paid add-ons available to anyone.

 

[Chernabog]

Maybe an unofficial patch? I can't think that the company is going to sue someone who will sell them more product?

My thing is whose going to sue if the company is defunct. If a company goes under, then there's no company to enforce any thought of a potential 'copyright' on intellectual works.

It was always my understanding, with software, that once the company is bye-bye it's abandonware and free game.

 

[Ozzy47]

It was always my understanding, with software, that once the company is bye-bye it's abandonware and free game.

No, the developer still maintains rights.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

Someone is paying for the hosting of the site. Someone is receiving money when the paid versions of the add-ons are ordered. So the company is not technically out of business.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

But if money is being taken for products and/or services that aren't being delivered, that's another matter entirely with potential legal complications. Refunds can be requested via chargeback (if it isn't too late), or by request to the developer.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

To be fair, there may be perfectly reasonable reasons why no support or response has been provided by the developer in 2 years. It may be a matter of business issues, personal problems (illnesses, etc.). But a response, if one is possible, would surely resolve some things.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

I did try to see who hosts the site, but it's protected by CloudFlare.

The domain is registered with GoDaddy, so that might be a source of potential complaints if the developer is taking money and failing to deliver products/services as promised.

 

[Gene Steinberg]

No, the developer still maintains rights.

As a prolific developer of add-ons, is this anything you'd like to tackle?

 

[Ozzy47]

I've started a DM with a few people excluding @Dragonfruit and @Miri I couldn't add them though.

 

[Neilski]

Someone is paying for the hosting of the site. Someone is receiving money when the paid versions of the add-ons are ordered. So the company is not technically out of business.

I attempted to register on their forum, but although it says it has emailed me a confirmation link, none ever arrives.
You are saying though that the site's payment system still works? That would indeed be a pretty significant problem and the complaints would (I'd have thought) get the business account suspended with whichever payment handler is being used.

Meanwhile, although I somewhat like the idea of a patch, it's pretty sketchy in terms of legality and the time probably has indeed come for a clean break and a brand new addon. Time to read my DMs...

 

[Mouth]

Not working on my 2.3.0 beta test installation. Nothing happens when you click on the Join Now link for each upgrade. Hopefully (if that is the only issue) someone clever may come up with an easy fix.

I'll likely just change over to using https://xenforo.com/community/resources/cxf-membership-page.7523/

 

[Chernabog]

No, the developer still maintains rights.

You'd know better than me. I can't develop anything, but stress. I appreciate the clarification, and I was not trying to play devil's advocate - just saying!

 

[Alpha1]

I'll likely just change over to using https://xenforo.com/community/resources/cxf-membership-page.7523/

I may be wrong but that only seems to offer account upgrades to members, while Paid Registration offers account upgrades to GUESTS. Which IME makes a world of difference.

 

[Mr Lucky]

I may be wrong but that only seems to offer account upgrades to members, while Paid Registration offers account upgrades to GUESTS. Which IME makes a world of difference.

I agree, that just seems to be a better way of styling the existing process.

 

[Chernabog]

I agree, that just seems to be a better way of styling the existing process.

Having it displayed at registration, if chosen, and in the manner that AddonFlare's module displays the options (looks are important) along with the fact that you can also allow people to choose their OWN amount of money to support are all great, important, assets that can appeal to a variety of communities. It's super important to mine.

 

[Alpha1]

And it's nice to be able to give guests a link to the packages. For example you can post it on your social media accounts and promote it that way to generate income and paid subscribers.

 

[Mr Lucky]

with the fact that you can also allow people to choose their OWN amount of money

We must be talking about a different addon, because it doesn't seem to do that.

 

[olgert zerbaska]

So far so good..
Now I need @XenSoluce to make 2.3 compatible the add ons:
1- https://xenforo.com/community/resources/xen-soluce-user-upgrade-duration.7459/ to use different plan lengths
2- https://xenforo.com/community/resources/xen-soluce-user-upgrade-pro.7560/ for the renew plan before it expires
3- https://xenforo.com/community/resources/xen-soluce-upgrade-coupons.7347/ for coupon codes

My opinion is that those 3 add ons must be 1 addon

 

[Mouth]

I may be wrong but that only seems to offer account upgrades to members, while Paid Registration offers account upgrades to GUESTS. Which IME makes a world of difference.

Agreed, but the with this no longer working with XF 2.3+ and no drop-in replacement available, at least the alternative I mention fills some of the gap.

 

[Chernabog]

We must be talking about a different addon, because it doesn't seem to do that.

Addon flare's non-lite version allowed you to select a 'custom donation amount'