Pay For Posts (Add-on Packages) – in process
The pay-for-posts feature allows you to request payment for access to individual posts or pages. We sometimes refer to these as “add-on packages”.
Features
- An admin can designate a post or page as an “add-on”, requiring a separate one-time payment to access it.
- Users without access to the page / post will see a message with a purchase link.
- You can set a global expiration for all add-on packages
- You can display a grid of all add-on packages using a short-code.
Setup
An “add-on” package is just a post with a price on it. At the bottom of all posts there is a new section SPMS Addon Package Settings:
Just create your post, fill in the price and set which memberships are required in order to purchase the add-on. At least one membership must be specified. “Add-on” means that the user must have a current membership in order to purchase the “add-on”.
The User Experience
When a user tries to access the page they will see an excerpt and a link to make the purchase.
Short-code
See all parameters for the spms_addon_packages short-code on the short-codes page: view short-codes and parameters
When the short-code is used, there is a different experience for different types of users:
- Users who have already purchased the package will see a VIEW link.
- Users who have a membership that is authorized to purchase the package but has not done so already will see a PURCHASE link.
- Users who do not have a membership or is not logged in will see a BUY or PURCHASE link that will allow them to purchase both the membership and the add-on package at the same time.
Limitations
There are some very important limitations with this add-on package feature:
- It only works for a one-time charge – no recurring charges
- No tax or discount codes can be applied.