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[paulfletcher]

I don't know if there is already something like this. I've noticed this on a few boards, but I can't remember who they are at this moment.

I'm trying to get a training website up and running. A few dollars per month, and you get access to all the training videos. If a school, or company sign up for a group/community license, I would like to add an area (Preferably in the registration area) where they can enter their group license code, and if its correct, their account user-group is bumped up to whatever I choose.

E.x. I tell vBulletin that code 'ABC' gives users a 1 year subscription to "expanded" usergroup. How can I do this??

Thanks,
Paul

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You could do this with a trick.

Create a new usergroup for the members of that Group License. Make it a Public Joinable Group.

Now assign teh administrative contacts of the License as Group Leader, so they ca moderate join requests.

Maybe not the nicests option, but doable without any modifications.

[paulfletcher]

Thanks for the reply. Although, there would be a very large amount of users who would join this group. I don't want to have to go through and manually see if they have paid for the subscription or, if they are just applying hoping to get in.

Even if I have to install a plugin or make template changes, would you know how to do this? Or do you know of a plugin?

Thanks for the quick reply and help,
Paul

[Marco van Herwaarden]

The good thing about my solution would be that not you would have to aprove members requesting to join that group, but the organisation that purchased a group license.

[paulfletcher]

That would work, I will try that first. Although, do you think if I posted this question in the Plugin creation area, someone might be able to create a plugin that would do this? If you enter the right code your usergroup gets upgraded.

Thanks for the help, and suggestions.

Paul

[paulfletcher]

Amykhar was able to help me out with this problem as well... It's now working on www.xyztraining.com.

Thanks for all your help!
-Paul