How to build a paid membership feature?

Hello

I would like to implement the feature described below. Can anyone advise which parts can be done with Chronoforms and which will need to be done manually. I'm using Joomla 2.5.8 and V4;

The site will have 2 subscription offers;
1. Free subscription to read full article
2. Paid subscription to submit articles for publication

Question 1. Can this choice, free or paid, be made from the same form?

If yes, I am guessing I set the redirect for the free option to the Private area.

For the paid option I need the flow to be;

1. Complete registration form
2. Get redirected to pay via PayPal
3. Upon completion be given the Joomla "Publisher" status

OK, I have found the tutorial for PayPal for V3. Is it basically the same process for V4? And is it possible to automatically add someone to the Publisher user list upon completion.

Many thanks

Badger

Hi Badger,

You can do all of this in ChronoForms with a little coding needed for the 'conditional' part.

Please see this FAQ for ways of adding 'conditions' to your form to switch pathways.

You can use the ReDirect URL + ReDirect User actions to do a simple PayPal payment or the paid PayPal actions if you need to use IPN or the PayPal APIs. The setup is similar in V3 & v4 as most of it is about getting the information together.

You can use the Joomla! User Create/Update action to assign a user to a User Group.

Bob

OK, thanks Bob, I'll dive in and I dare say post a question or 2 as I go.

Thanks again