Dolphin Subscriptions Support

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http://www.boonex.com/unity/extensions/entry/Dolphin_7_Membership_Subscriptions_Module

Thanks

Troy

Problems with german buyers

Introduction:

If I want to sell subscriptions all is ok and functional. For instance, 5 € per month
But if I want 5 € for only one month unique,  (not recurring or renewable), there is a problem (for german customers).

My problem

By a subscribe the following variables will be send to paypal:

'a3'
'p3'
't3'
'rm'   
'cmd'='_xclick-subscriptions'

But in Germany it´s not usual to pay by creditcard, not all Germans have a creditcard.
To use all payment opportunities like giro pay or bank transfer , I´ll have to use other variables:

'cmd'='_xclick'
'amount'

Dear Marioboi can you solve my problem?

in the original BxPmTPayPal.php switching between recurring and not recurring is solved per false or true.
Unfortunately this opportunity is global and static for all paypalpayments.

I think this is helpful for you to understand better what i mean.

My proposal:

Deutsch:

Für den deutschen Markt nur eingeschränkt nutzbar

Einleitung

Wenn ich Abos verkaufen möchte, ist alles ok und funktioniert. Zum Beispiel every month 5 €.
Möchte ich aber einmalig  5 € für nur einen Monat (not recurring or renewal), habe ich ein Problem (nur für deutsche Kunden).

My problem :

Bei einem Subscribe werden unter anderem folgende Variablen an paypal übergeben:

'a3'
'p3'
't3'
'rm'   
'cmd'='_xclick-subscriptions'

Das hat zur Folge, dass die Zahlung bei paypal für deutsche Kunden nur über Kreditkarte abgewickelt werden kann.
Leider bezahlen nicht viele deutsche Kunden mit einer Kreditkarte.
Um alle Zahlungsmöglichkeiten (giropay, Banküberweisung, Guthaben) benutzen zu können, muss ich andere Variablen benutzen:

'cmd'='_xclick'
'amount'

Lieber Marioboi, kannst du mein Problem lösen?

In der Original BxPmTPayPal.php wird das Ein- und Ausschalten zwischen Abo und normalem Kauf gelöst durch "false" und "true".
Leider ist diese Möglichkeit global und statisch für alle Zahlungen mit PayPal.

Ich denke diese Erklärung wird dir helfen, besser zu verstehen, was ich meine.

Mein Vorschlag:

Siehe Bild oben.

Automatic Renewal set to No is the same as Not Recurring.

no it isn´t

It is right that this is not recurring. But then I only can pay per creditcard. If I send 'cmd'='_xclick'
'amount'

I can use all payment opportunities which will offer by paypal (paypal says,this is only in Germany)

But I need also the customers who have no creditcard. And these are a lot of people.

Then martinboi has to add an option to pay by banktransfer.

I hope martinboi will do this.

Thanks for your answer.

I'm not sure what you're asking for.  Are there different variables that need to be sent to your German paypal account?  Please email me your questions, and I'll help you sort this out.

Hi Martinboi, I would like to buy your subscriptions mod, but I feel it is too expensive.

Excellent product.

Stuart

With you on the price.  I recall this mod being priced lower a few weeks ago.

Yes, me too. I was going to buy it. 95 bucks is just too much.

Hello marioboi,

We were asking by PayPal Support  concerning subscription and they said:
Subscription buttons are not recommendable for customers with a German PayPal account, because of a deposited credit card in the PayPal account is the condition for a smoothly  procedure for subscription payments.
Based on experience credit cards are not so usual like as they are in Anglo-Saxon countries. Without credit card there are often problems concerning missing reception of payments by vendor.

In your script you use subscription and that is ok.

But we additional need a "Buy Now" Button that users can for instance buy a one- month-membership for  2,99 € or a membership for only 6 month for 20 €,  both without recurring or renewal.
This would be working with your script, but important for us is, that we need additional  a "Buy Now" button and not like in your script the "Subscription" button only.
With "Subscription" button German users can buy a recurring membership (for instance 4 € every month) or a single membership (for instance 5 € for 30 days). But like described above, only by deposit a credit card.
We additional need the "Buy Now" button, that users can buy a single membership (for instance a one-month-membership for 5 €) by bank transfer, giropay, prepayment or credit charging. The only reason is, that the credit card is not a usual payment method in Germany and it is not possible for German users to deposit a credit card. The most of them don´t have a credit card.
Here you see  PayPal links where you can find samples for "Buy Now" button links.

https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_singleitem-intro-outside

https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?&cmd=_render-content&c alt=developer/e_howto_html_buynow_buttons

And here is a link we´ve got from PayPal directly which is working:

<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="PayPal@email.de">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="test">
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="test-product-detail">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="0.01">

<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="EUR">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-BuyNowBF">
</form>


Also we would prefer to integrate "ClickandBuy" on our website and it would be very nice of you if you can handle also this in corporation and help of us.

Certainly we would pay for your service. Please make us an offer.

Hello,  This module will continue to be developed and integrated with the best possible features as clients need them.

What's included in the price is my 100% support in the setup and integration of this module into your website.  Every website is different and it takes some fine tuning to get it running just right.  I work with everyone who buys it one-on-one to make sure it's running the way they want it.

It's not a module you pay alot money for then you're on your own to figure it out.

I hope this explains the cost of it a little, and if you want I'll send it to you at the original price($75).  Just contact me.

Troy

Im interested in this module as am just about to launch a site and need recurring payments by subscription.

Have a couple of questions though...

Whats the difference apart from more detailed control options between this and the regular paypal payments module built into DOlphin?

I only need to be able to set membership levels, limit access levels per membership level, and then charge recurring fee accordingly.

Doesnt the Dolphin module do this or are there problems when it comes to reccuring payments with Dolphin Paypal module?

Thanks!

daihlo

The standard module doesn't support re-curring payments with code customization. This module adds some extra features too like menu item restriction, and other things.

Hi Martin,

can you contact me please I can not send mails via mt boonex right now. Andrew Uno is looking into the issue. If you can send mails, then please send me your email so that I can contact you. I need the mod for 2 sites.

Regards

How does a member cancel their membership?

I set up a test member on recurring subscription, and everything is set up in PayPal just perfect.

Then I logged in as the member and unregistered, which deleted the account.

However, the PayPal subscription still appears to be active.

Does this mean that if a member cancels his or her membership, they have to additionally go to PayPal to cancel the subscription?

Or should I have canceled the PayPal subscription first? Would that change the member back to Standard?

Thanks -

Geri

Hi MArtinboi, great mod first off!

I have found that I need to cover for German customers on my site and have had someone emailing with similar situation about not having credit card etc..

I guess if there was a single payment option that could be added with variables like length of time etc that would cover this?

One other question, if I set up a subscription as an offer price, say $10 then put the price up after the offer expires to $15, what happens to those who have already signed up at $10, do their subscriptions remain at $10 ongoing, or do they automatically change to whatever price I set in admin at any point of time?

thanks for the great module.

daihlo

Am i missing something, how does a member upgrade, have been through the instructions and install but cannot see how a member can upgrade there account 

SOrted that problem above, now i need to know how to change the $ sign to £ on the upgrade account page 

can anyone help

Can you please let me know how to install this mod?