Subscriber functionality using s2member
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The document provides an overview of the s2member plugin, which offers membership functionalities for websites, including different access levels (free, bronze, silver, gold) and content restriction features. It supports various payment options, including PayPal and Authorize.net, but lacks upsell functionality and live support. The plugin is well-documented with built-in tutorials, while also allowing customization of the login experience and user profiles.
![User Profile Built In
Easily add a user profile in the sidebar or page
[s2Member-Profile /]
Allows user to change email address,
password, etc.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/subscriberfunctionalityusings2member-130220170422-phpapp01/85/Subscriber-functionality-using-s2member-13-320.jpg)
![s2Member Shortcodes
[s2Member-Profile /]
[s2If_current_user_is(s2member_level2)]
Premium content for level 2 access
[/s2If] (inline conditional)
[s2If_current_user_is(author)]
Content displayed only for authors
[/s2If] (inline conditional)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/subscriberfunctionalityusings2member-130220170422-phpapp01/85/Subscriber-functionality-using-s2member-14-320.jpg)
Subscriber functionality using s2member
- 1. Subcriber Functionality Using the s2Member Plugin to provide membership based services for your website
- 2. s2Member Feature rich Free and Pro version Good reviews Well supported
- 4. Documentation The s2Member plugin is well documented Every configuration option comes with detailed documentation built right into the interface. Video Tutorials http://s2member.com/videos/ Online forum is somewhat lacking NO phone or live chat support - even for Pro version
- 5. What s2member does Manage users / subscriptions to your site Must be logged in to view restricted content Restrict content based on membership
- 6. Login Design s2Member allows you to re-design the standard WordPress login page I've used the plugin just for this feature alone There are other plugins that do this, but s2Member does it better IMO
- 7. Membership levels Must be logged in to view restricted content. 4 levels of access: Free (email registration) Bronze Silver Gold Access is cumulutive - i.e. Silver can access Bronze, Gold can access Silver, etc.
- 8. s2Member allows you to: Restrict based on membership level... e.g. gold, silver, bronze or free Restrict specific posts, pages and categories Restrict to post/page access w/ timeout (no user subscription - one time purchase)
- 9. Payment features Free version supports PayPal Pro version supports Paypal Payments Pro, Authorize.Net, ClickBank, Google Checkout, AliPay, and ccBill. No support for upsells (auto-promotional features) but in its place it has “One-Time-Offers” which you can display to users upon logging in. Supports coupon codes for PayPal Website Payments Pro and Authorize.Net
- 10. Paypal buttons Paypal purchase buttons are inserted using shortcodes A handy shortcode builder is included with the plugin to create your Paypal buttons These buttons are generally placed on the membership options page
- 11. Paypal Configuration Involves many settings - logins, keys, urls, various on/off switches Difficult to find all these in Paypal account (not a fault of s2Member) s2Member documentation innacurate regarding where Paypal settings located (search on paypal to find)
- 12. Login landing page Allows you to configure which page is displayed when user logs in. Typically a welcome page, thanking the user for subscribing Good place for navigation to featured content
- 13. User Profile Built In Easily add a user profile in the sidebar or page [s2Member-Profile /] Allows user to change email address, password, etc.
- 14. s2Member Shortcodes [s2Member-Profile /] [s2If_current_user_is(s2member_level2)] Premium content for level 2 access [/s2If] (inline conditional) [s2If_current_user_is(author)] Content displayed only for authors [/s2If] (inline conditional)
- 15. Other features Easily integrate with Mailchimp - can maintain different lists for each membership level Support for content dripping like this: <?php if(S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_PAID_REGISTRATION_DAYS >= 30){ ?> Drip content to Members that started paying you at least 30 days ago. <?php } ?>