Hi all, This is a great topic to explore in GetPaid - thanks for bringing it up Jon.
For those interested in more background on what Darryl has been working on. Check out http://plonegetpaid.com/updates/archive/2008/09/10/more-on-getpaid-credits-products Note: we were getting raided by trackback spam on the GetPaid blog, so those are completely off now. Cheers, Chris On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Darryl Dixon <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jon, > > I have implemented pay-to-publish, and am in the process of implementing > pay-for-access-to-group-membership (it then becomes a site policy > administration issue as to what membership in that group actually gets you, > ie, Roles etc). > > This is all in the getpaid.* family of stuff I have in my sandbox at > http://code.google.com/p/getpaid/source/browse#svn/sandbox/dixond and > especially in the getpaid.creditpublish module (which is now unfortunately > mis-named and will require some refactoring once I'm done). The main thing > currently holding me up in finalising the pay-for-access-to-group-membership > is the UI. I'm not clear on how best to present it to the user, so I've been > meditating on it while finishing some of my other projects. > > I'd welcome any collaboration or help. > > > regards, > Darryl Dixon > Winterhouse Consulting Ltd > http://www.winterhouseconsulting.com > > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Jon Stahl <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> (ccing this back to list) >> >> Thanks Jim! I don't have any insight into the Google Checkout issue, but >> I'll think more about this general approach. >> >> best, >> jon >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Jim Biggs [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:26 AM >> > To: Jon Stahl >> > Subject: Re: has anyone implemented a pay-to-join site? >> > >> > My approach, using the standard Plone-3.1.7 membership procedure, was >> > to allow individuals join free as a member with an option to upgrade. >> > I then created a series of PloneFormGen form that collected some >> > information about the individual with the last form asking if they >> > agree to the user terms. >> > >> > I made the PFG form a "buyable" type in GetPaid. And I made the last >> > PFG agreement form a "buyable" type. Everything works as planned up >> > through adding the membership item to the cart. However, the >> > roadblock I've encountered is when I click on GoogleCheckOut, which >> > attempts to resolve the following url: >> > >> > https://mydomain.com/google-checkout >> > >> > But, I get an error code as follows: <urlopen error unknown url type: >> > https> >> > >> > I've switched between GoogleCheckOut sandbox and the Testing >> > Processor, with and without SSL, to no avail; always resulting in the >> > same error. I even upgraded from PloneGetPaid-7.1 to the recent 7.2 >> > without any progress in resolving the cause of this error. >> > >> > So, try the PFG form approach to your paid membership. And if you >> > have any ideas on what's causing my error, I'm anxious to learn more. >> > >> > Regards... Jim >> > >> > >> > >> > On Jan 5, 11:56 am, "Jon Stahl" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Has anyone used GetPaid to implement a pay-to-join Plone site? >> > > >> > > If you have, I'd love to see it in action and/or pick your brain a bit >> > about your approach. >> > > >> > > best, >> > > jon >> > > >> > > -------------------------- >> > > Jon Stahl | Director of Web Solutions >> > > >> > > ONE/Northwest >> > > New tools and strategies for engaging people in protecting the >> environment >> > > >> > > www.onenw.org >> > > [email protected] >> > > 206-286-1235x15http://blogs.onenw.org/jon >> > > >> > > Subscribe to ONEList, our email newsletter! >> > > Practical advice for effective online engagement >> > > http://www.onenw.org/full_signup >> >> >> > > > > -- Cofounder and CEO ifPeople - Innovation for People www.ifpeople.net t: 678-608-3408 130 Boulevard NE, #6 Atlanta, GA 30312 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "getpaid-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/getpaid-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
