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UDPride · #1 12-27-2005, 02:42 PM

I dont think VBulletin handles subscriptions very well. Its buried in the control panel and unless you are looking for it youll never find it. Before buying vbulletin I was expecting something more user friendly.

What I was hoping for was creating a forum that has restricted access to only a usergroup belonging to a subscription. When people who are not logged in or who wish to join the subscription click the forum, they are taken directly to the subscription page to choose a scribby and join.

As it stands now, Im going to have to put some sort of step-by-step tutorial somewhere for people to follow if they wish to join a subscription forum. All they will get right now is their access is denied.

Shouldnt this be more autonomous? If you are already subscribed, you go right into the forum. If you are not, you are redirected to the subscription page to sign up.

I have a feeling not many people are going to know the forum is for paid subscriptions nor how they can sign up for it.

Revpolar · #2 12-27-2005, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UDPride

I dont think VBulletin handles subscriptions very well. Its buried in the control panel and unless you are looking for it youll never find it. Before buying vbulletin I was expecting something more user friendly.

What I was hoping for was creating a forum that has restricted access to only a usergroup belonging to a subscription. When people who are not logged in or who wish to join the subscription click the forum, they are taken directly to the subscription page to choose a scribby and join.

As it stands now, Im going to have to put some sort of step-by-step tutorial somewhere for people to follow if they wish to join a subscription forum. All they will get right now is their access is denied.

Shouldnt this be more autonomous? If you are already subscribed, you go right into the forum. If you are not, you are redirected to the subscription page to sign up.

I have a feeling not many people are going to know the forum is for paid subscriptions nor how they can sign up for it.

I do that at my place. I call my usergroup "elite". So I just put a link on the navbar that says "be an elite" and link it to the subscription. Saved me the headache of explaining where to subscribe. I have had zero questions about it since.

UDPride · #3 12-27-2005, 06:20 PM

I may end up having to do the same thing. I assume you mean this URL:

http://www.domain.com/forums/payments.php

It would be nice to somehow have a spot on that page where you could explain more about the subscription, perhaps underneatht he subscription drop down box.

The other issue is sometimes people may want to join but dont know you have to be registered on the message board first. So they wont be able to see that page at all.

Is there a way to add an image in the forum cell? Im thinking a "join now" kind of link. Just another hint for people so they arent confused. Otherwise you just click on the forum and it says you dont have permission which is vague.

ConqSoft · #4 12-27-2005, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UDPride

http://www.domain.com/forums/payments.php

It would be nice to somehow have a spot on that page where you could explain more about the subscription, perhaps underneatht he subscription drop down box.

You can put an HTML description for each subscription, and it will display right on that page.

UDPride · #5 12-28-2005, 02:52 PM

Wow. great. How (where) do you do that?

ConqSoft · #6 12-28-2005, 02:55 PM

When you create the subscription, there's a textbox for a description. It's limited in size in the database by default, but I changed the field type to allow more text.

Revpolar · #7 12-28-2005, 03:00 PM

This is how I did it.

In template navbar find

Code:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

add after !!!!!!Replace Be An Elite with whatever you call your subscription!!!!!!!

Code:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="payments.php?$session[sessionurl]">Be An Elite</a></td>

I also use dynamic forum home announcement hack an give a message to registered users that if they want to be an elite that they have to subscribe.

UDPride · #8 12-28-2005, 05:02 PM

Wow. Thanks guys. Some of this is over my head but Ill give it a try. Im a writer by trade, not a computer programmer. I was happy just to get the VB isntalled and running (WOOHOO!).

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