XF 2.2 Is there a tutorial on how to create a monthly paid subscription for a forum?

[Luke247]

Hello,

I want certain forums and categories within my forum to be accessed through paid subscriptions only. is there a tutorial for this? If not, will you please explain how to do this?

Thank you.

 

[Paul B]

Remove the view permission for the Registered user group for the specific categories/forums.

Create a new user group with the view permission set to Yes for the specific categories/forums.

Create a user upgrade which promotes to that user group.

 

[cdub]

Add paid registration add-on to take take it up a notch:

Unmaintained - [AddonFlare] Paid Registrations

Note: The Lite/Free version is available on our website, choose the "Lite" option on the product page. How many paid subscriptions are you losing each month because your users don't know the benefits of purchasing a user upgrade? Do they even...

xenforo.com

Add-on is worth every penny.

 

[Frode789]

Add paid registration add-on to take take it up a notch:

Unmaintained - [AddonFlare] Paid Registrations

Note: The Lite/Free version is available on our website, choose the "Lite" option on the product page. How many paid subscriptions are you losing each month because your users don't know the benefits of purchasing a user upgrade? Do they even...

xenforo.com

Add-on is worth every penny.

And another alternative which also does the job in the OP perfectly well (and significantly cheaper):

[XenConcept] Premium Page

This add-on allows you to create a Premium Page! A demo is available : Here This page is a showcase of advantages you offer to your members after have buy a Premium Access. A Usergroup permission allows you to set who can see the page...

xenforo.com

 

[Luke247]

Remove the view permission for the Registered user group for the specific categories/forums.

Create a new user group with the view permission set to Yes for the specific categories/forums.

Create a user upgrade which promotes to that user group.

Ok thanks. I completed the steps. Now where does the user go to purchase the subscription so they can access the specific forum?

 

[M@rc]

Ok thanks. I completed the steps. Now where does the user go to purchase the subscription so they can access the specific forum?

Click your username in the top-right navigation menu and you should find "Account Upgrades".

 

[Luke247]

Click your username in the top-right navigation menu and you should find "Account Upgrades".

Thank you. Do you know if the purchase button can be put on a different page? For example, can I create a sales page to promote the subscription and put that button, or a link that does the same thing as the purchase button, on that sales page (instead of the "account upgrades section) ?

 

[Luke247]

Thank you. Do you know if the purchase button can be put on a different page? For example, can I create a sales page to promote the subscription and put that button, or a link that does the same thing as the purchase button, on that sales page (instead of the "account upgrades section) ?

Can somebody answer this question?

 

[Mr Lucky]

Can somebody answer this question?

Yes you can create a page node and add a link there to the upgrades page. You could also add a notice anywhere with the link.

Unfortunately there is not (yet) a text editor for page nodes or notices so you will need to do it with html.

You could also add a tab to the top level navigation.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Unfortunately there is not (yet) a text editor for page nodes or notices so you will need to do it with html.

This will get you started for an html button link to the upgrades page:

<a class="button--cta button" href="/account/upgrades">Account Upgrades</a>

 

[Luke247]

This will get you started for an html button link to the upgrades page:

<a class="button--cta button" href="/account/upgrades">Account Upgrades</a>

Thanks, but I don't want a button that goes to the upgrades page. I want a button for the actual individual upgrade that goes straight to the payment page, so i can bypass the upgrades pages and just go straight to payment.

 

[cdub]

Thanks, but I don't want a button that goes to the upgrades page. I want a button for the actual individual upgrade that goes straight to the payment page, so i can bypass the upgrades pages and just go straight to payment.

You can maybe use the URL of the upgrade on the upgrade page?

 

[Mr Lucky]

You can maybe use the URL of the upgrade on the upgrade page?

But that is just button to PayPal or whatever, I'm not sure if that will work (or be very user friendly) . The individual upgrades don't have an anchor link.

 

[cdub]

But that is just button to PayPal or whatever, I'm not sure if that will work (or be very user friendly) . The individual upgrades don't have an anchor link.

Hmmm... I'm pretty sure I've done it. But I also have the paid registrations addon installed.