I'm excited to see that Invision 5 is finally out! We've been using it as our main platform since the beta testing phase, and it was definitely worth the risk. However, there's an issue I want to bring to the attention of the Invision Community Team.

Our business relies heavily on the subscription system in Invision Community to generate revenue. We've integrated it with our games, and it has been a huge success. Our IC5 website's subscription page is our primary source of income. One of the main reasons we switched from XenForo to Invision Community was because XenForo's commerce system is practically non-existent, and they had no plans to expand it since it wasn’t their main focus. In contrast, Invision Community not only provides a great forum but also empowers users to monetize their platforms, which is incredibly important.

In fact, I moved away from Stripe's billing portal in favor of IC5's system because it gives us, as administrators, much more control over pricing, discounts, and customization. While Stripe has to adhere to strict guidelines for large businesses, Invision Community gives us the flexibility to configure everything exactly how we need it.

That’s why I'm asking the Invision Community Team to give the commerce system, especially subscriptions - a bit more love. We appreciate the coupon system, but we'd love to see more customization options, such as:

• More detailed configuration options

• The ability for users to choose different subscription plans if they pay yearly

• A better way to showcase subscription plans on the website

• Fixes for existing bugs, such as user roles not being properly removed when a subscription expires

The goal should be a huge overhaul on the commerce system as its pretty dated, help us have the tools to grow bigger. Improving the commerce system would not only benefit users like us but also attract more businesses to Invision Community. The key is empowering us to run our operations smoothly without unnecessary complications.

But again, I really do feel this should be looked at as something important. The Invision Community Commerce System has allowed me to grow my business and even buy myself a nice truck!

AND THIS IS ALL BECAUSE INVISION COMMUNITY GAVE US THE TOOLS TO HAVE POWER OVER OUR OWN PLATFORM!! ♥️

Thank you for taking the time to read this! I hope to see some awesome updates.

Some solid feedback on what the subscriptions system could be improved, I think there's room for additional widgets for this also but I have outlined this before.

Thank you for the great feedback! Those are some solid suggestions for the Commerce and we want to give it some love in the near future. Our main goal over the past 18 months has been to get a new platform together that will help us grow our existing feature set.

We also get most of our revenue from Subscriptions. I like these suggestions and I am happy to hear that there are plans to give the Commerce / Subscription system more love soon.