Free Subscriptions, Invite codes

Hi @malfy,

I hope you are well today.

Could you please tell me are you using paid version of Membership plugin?

Please advise.

Kind Regards,
WPMU DEV

I am using the free version. I may have found a solution for number 3. Well, not a real solution, but a fix that works for me.

Hi @malfy,

Thank you for your reply.

1) There ought to be a way to require invite codes on specific subscriptions. For example, I have a FREE subscription that’s invite only, but those who want the PAID subscription, shouldn’t need an invite code.

Not sure where you saw this? But, no it’s currently not possible – we have it as a feature request now though, so can see how easily it can be implemented.

Currently we do have coupon feature in the Pro version of this Membership plugin which you can assign to a specific Subscription.

2) The “Remove codes once used” for invite codes, doesn’t actually work.

It’s a known issue which will be resolved in the future version of plugin.

In the meanwhile you can try using the solution posted in the folowing reply to fix it.

https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/invite-codes?replies=5#post-5933154

Best Regards,
WPMU DEV

Hi WPMU DEV,

There is actually a plugin that generates invitation codes.

https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/wp-invites/

It works with the native WordPress registration but will display a fatal error in the “Membership 2” plugin. The error is as follows:

Fatal error: Call to a member function get_error_message() on a non-object in /.../public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-invites/wp-invites.php on line 381

Is there a way for us to integrate both plugins? Thanks

Hey there xycris,

Thanks for the suggestion, I don’t believe we’re going to make such integration since our premium version does have Invitation Codes add-on which allows you to create the codes, it is in beta but it is available for use.

This is also most likely the reason you’re getting the fatal error.

Best regards,
Bojan

Hi Bojan,

I will see if our client is willing to pay for an upgrade to get that feature.

If ever they choose to upgrade, is there a way to also protect links from 3rd party sites? Say a direct download link to a file hosted in Amazon S3?

Thanks.

Hey there xycris,

You should be able to protect any part of your content by using shortcode protection which is also available in free version of the plugin.

So for example if you’re looking to make some link available for paid users only you can wrap it up with membership level shortcode, something like this:

[ms-protect-content id="11"]
your link
[/ms-protect-content]

This will make the link available only for members that are having access to level with id 11.

Please note that Invitation Codes are still in beta and we’re currently working on some improvements and bug fixes for that add-on.

Best regards,
Bojan

Hey Bojan,

Thanks for your response.

I tried that but when I copied a private link and pasted it in another browser where I am not logged in, the link still works.

Is there a way to mask a link and make that mask private?

Hey again xycris,

Sorry I misunderstood your question.

The shortcode I suggested above would simply protect that part of content from being displayed your page/post and make it available only to users with specific level.

Membership2 can’t protect links from third party sites from being displayed elsewhere aside from your own site. I’d suggest seeking assistance on AWS developer forums to see how to mask your links.

Best regards,
Bojan

Hi Bojan,

I understand, I see these limitations are really hard to overcome.

Thank you for being with me in this endeavour. Looking forward to your success.

Cheers!
Xycris