New Posting Features - Subscription Thread

Subscription Thread

A member asked for this in my other thread on here so I thought I would release it for everyone.

What is Subscription Thread?

Pretty simple, as soon as someone makes a paid subscription, a thread is created in a forum of your choice. This could be in the admin area to let yourself and other moderators know, or in the member forums as a way of saying thank you! (Might also prompt other people to subscribe!)

Features controlled via the ACP

- Thread Title
- Thread Message
- Forum Location
- Post Icon
- Which User Creates Thread

Installation
Import product via ACP
Edit settings via vbulletin options >> Subscription Thread

Although I have marked this as supported im a very new coder. If there are any errors, I will try my best to resolve them, however as being new im still learning the ropes.

Version History
v1.0 - First release 28/05/09

[powerful_rogue]

Originally Posted by Andyucs

2 subscriptions today but no posts

any ideas my good man

Not without anymore detail im afraid.
What were your settings in the ACP and what method did they use to subscribe (paypal etc)

[Andyucs]

created a form for the subscriptions and used my post bot to post

my subscriptions auto renew every month so i would not call it a new subscription

and paypal

i get confirmation emails from paypal when it does a subscription

[powerful_rogue]

Ah right, that seems to be what the problem is. This will only create the thread after an original subscription has been made and not when they auto renew.

[cheech47]

One problem i have discovered with this is it posts as soon as you hit the subscription page (where you select the subscription you want), not actually having processed a paid subscription

[SVTCobraLTD]

Interested in this. Would this work on 3.6.X?

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by cheech47

One problem i have discovered with this is it posts as soon as you hit the subscription page (where you select the subscription you want), not actually having processed a paid subscription

Having the same issue and it's just people looking at the subscription and not actually buying it...posts going through the roof...had to disable it for now as my heart can't take it...though I sold over 200 subscriptions!

[multiplex]

Originally Posted by Dark_Wizard

Having the same issue and it's just people looking at the subscription and not actually buying it...posts going through the roof...had to disable it for now as my heart can't take it...though I sold over 200 subscriptions!

yes i installed this and was setting it up and testing it myself. next thing you know i have three threads created all saying i donated to the site. my staff got a chuckle out of that

is there any way to have the thread created only after the paypal process has been completed? its a great hack but the threads will pile up as people browse that paid subscription page

[SeeingStars]

I was really pleased with this hack until I discovered the glitch with it announcing anyone who has viewed the subscriptions page as a new member, whether they complete the subscription process or not (as noted by a few ppl before me on this thread).

Any chance of getting this sorted so I can reactivate the mod?

[Simon Lloyd]

i checked the hook and it seems to be the correct one, i think there will have to be a check for notification back from paypal before the thread is created.

Powerful Rogue, could you also add a little update for it to show the usertitle so we know which subscription they have taken out?, it would be great if it could include promotions too

[Simon Lloyd]

Originally Posted by SeeingStars

I was really pleased with this hack until I discovered the glitch with it announcing anyone who has viewed the subscriptions page as a new member, whether they complete the subscription process or not (as noted by a few ppl before me on this thread).

Any chance of getting this sorted so I can reactivate the mod?

I have this too, it's becoming annoying now, any chance of a fix?