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Nothing but the IPS patches for the latest IPS release… Don't think it's them… ? Another issue I found: The membership upgrades haven't been converted correctly. They now show as an members shop item with a price only. I can't see any more settings for the membership upgrade item (like upgrade to xy group, for how long….)

Great update! Thanks a lot. I will review all the features next week. But 1 question right now: It's about the IP.Downloads files, that shall be sold with points Situation: A test user created a "free download" file, now I edit the details as the admin and enter the points price (it shall be soId for 50 Points per download f.e.), but it doesn't save the 50 Points Price. It is still available for free. And after returning to the file - editing the file details - the "free" points checkbox is flagged again. What is wrong? And question 2: What happens if a user sells a "paid download file", but doesn't want to sell it with points? The input mask for entering a points price is still viewable, and I have only options to enter a price or set it to "free", but I think, there should be an option to say "no points price available".

Club content is not yet supported, but it is in progress. That being said, users will never receive newsletters from "just the clubs they are in" for the same reason as the "unread" question. I am working on allowing Club owners to create their own newsletters, so each club would have its own newsletter that could be sent out. There are no plans for a combined club newsletter. Please create for the club newsletters an optional feature in the group settings. I want to sell this feature ("sendout club newsletters") as a VIP feature. If a member purchases a VIP membership subscription, he should be allowed to have paid clubs and the newsletter feature. Other members (who are in other permitted member groups) may only create free clubs and shouldn't be able to use this "club newsletter" feature without having a special paid membership subscription. Please consider this. Thanks.

Top! Feature for member shop points would be a great idea! ?

Hmmm, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to send @A Zayed plugin to you (for checking purposes only) but I could grant access to my installation if this is ok for you.

Hi, that would be extremely helpful for all (former) evox customers who want to drop this unsupported application. Please consider this as an option. Though it'll be painful for me to drop the evox points, as I just introduced my moderators about the "member warning function / warnings integration" and the possibility for "points deductions" as an optional member penalty. This might be a good enhancement idea for the future of members shop, too. Additionally to that, is there any function to tip (donate points) to members DIRECTLY below each post or next to their posts in the user panel? I think I'd need to buy your "enhanced user panel" app, right?

I encountered the following problem: I'm using the "upcoming sliding events widget", which operates fine as only installed slider plugin. As soon as I install and use the "featured contents" slider on a same page, the slider plugin mentioned above ^^ stops sliding the pagination is corrupted in there (= showing the pagination count as numbers 1,2,3,4,5... below each other I also informed the other plugin author via PM. Somehow they don't work together.

Hi, there is something weird going on concerning the renewal costs (different prices). Please have a look at the screenshot... Does the "renew now" calculate inactivity months? F.e. 4 inactive months + 6 new months? I assume it is still ready for 4.3? And the secondary groups filter problem (my installation didn't check for the secondary member groups in the filter settings) solved? Thanks. As a general recommendation: it would be better to do the renewal for a complete year. Too many transactions going on every 6 months ?

Sorry for requestioning ? Is the current version compatible with 4.3 and operating correctly? Just asking before I'm going to start moving tens of thousands of members in a HUGE database in the live installation, so to go sure that no irreversible problems occur.

Hi Mike John, thanks for the app! Some questions and suggestions: does your app honor the "send me news and informations" email-opt-in field during registration? Will newly registered members receive emails (if emails are turned on in the auto welcome settings) if they haven't opted-in? if yes ^^ (= no opt-in check performed) maybe there could be a setting in a future version, to send only to opted-in members, and if they haven't opted-in, then send a pm as an alternative auto welcome method (...but only if not opted in, and never both email and pm) Only my thoughts. Best regards!

I think this tool will become even more important as the GDPR will be introduced in 4 days and also due to other (inter)national regulations (on top of the GDPR) careful email handling will become a high priority requirement, too. As there are no options to cleanup "older email addresses" (missing bulk cleanup / unsubscribe options, bulk reacception of rules functionality) in the IPS suite, we are probably legally bound to just cleanup high member counts. It will be very painful for our community as we will lose massive (former) member ressources and marketing power, but I don't see any other possibility to get rid of the biggest legal risks. Are there any news about the 4.3 compatibility yet please? Maybe, as a future suggestion for a new "inactive member app option", a "bulk email opt-out" as an alternative to "member deletion/group demotion" could be a great gain for the app, to keep members in their active groups but simply cancel their opt-in.

If it would support automation rules any day in the future (whenever, even if it's 1 year to wait, or even if it's another event trigger system similar to automation rules), I'd run screaming panegyrically through the streets on 25 planets in 3 galaxies and bring these glorious news to new worlds ? lol, to be serious, the members shop at least deserves 10 stars at this point of time ? currently only 9/5 ?

This one is never going to happen. It's very close to impossible, and even if I could somehow pull it off, I'm essentially guaranteeing to support any kind of data, no matter what it looks like, no matter where it came from.... if I did this I would be forced to double the cost of this modification just for the support alone. And even then it still wouldn't be worth it. ? That being said, custom modifications can be done for a cost. You can contact me via PM, or you can contact @Fosters to see if he's interested in doing it (since it's his code, you should probably ask him first). The newsletter app was designed so that other contributors can integrate with it easily. Thanks for your response and explanation, I think it would be sufficient, if we could combine the current filter criteria for content items (f.e. topics, they are handled the same way as project issues) with another secondary filter criteria like "locked" or "closed". It would be easy to just lock accomplished project issues/tasks, so after that, they won't appear anymore. -> Please consider this, thanks.

One other question: I've been using the points system (evoxpoints) in combination with the members shop, but the evoxpoints support is one of the worst I've ever seen. So I'm very lucky to see this members shop system evolve and I can't thank you enough for it (except for purchasing more of your great apps! ?) I'm considering totally dropping the points system (evoxpoints) and have to ask, if there are any steps to do before deinstalling. I want to go on only with the members shop app, which is definitely the best points app in the marketplace. Will my members lose their existing points, if I deinstall the other unsupported app (evoxpoints)? Will I need to do any database operations (to change the ongoing use for members shop)? Can I easily revert the usage of both points systems to only (and exclusive) the members shop points system? Thanks for the information.

Will there be an option to deposit different codes for single-time-use? -> a different code for each purchaser? If yes, we could sell discount vouchers there, that aren't bound to a special person, but can only be used once. So there won't be misuse with these codes/vouchers...

Some suggestions concerning this, as I have a downloads files portal with free and also paid files, as well as fun files and also files of serious value. So some feature integrations for flexibility might be good, and some protection mechanisms, that portal owners won't impoverish: charge yes/no per download. The author of each download should be able to select, if his download should be able to be purchased in a points currency or not. why? if we mix up points for fun and points for commerce, we get problems, as users earn points for free (with topics and easily spend them), but then, files authors want to have their points value for paid downloads files in real money back (as withdrawal, after commission on their account). paid downloads, that have to be purchased, should be forced to be paid with real money, and points purchases denied as an option. let downloads files authors specify their downloads files points price themselves. exclude downloads files (or categories) from being purchased with points. some of the files should stay free or stay paid... I reckon, if downloads will be purchased with the points currency, the author will receive the value in points, not in real money on his withdrawal account. Am I right?

Hello HeadStand, I just installed and configured your newsletter application and I like it very much so far. Suggestions for future updates: content items for upcoming birthdays (= a birthdays list) content items for topics/threads with latest posts (= the topics that had the last recent updates) additional filters that filter on top of the existing ones: status like pinned, unpinned, locked, unlocked, hidden, unhidden filter for events with the most participants (until newsletter creation) filtering for special values in special database columns of 3rd party developers. I'm using the project manager app by @Fosters, maybe it could be possible to filter for issue status (open, closed, in progress...)? These status might be saved in a special table column, so maybe there could be an option to filter for special table columns (to be specified by the admin) and filter for special status (specified by the admin)? This would enhance the project manager tool immensely, and also for other apps, such a flexible filter would give us complete freedom of opportunities ? Questions: If I send a test distribution # the inserted *|unsubscribe|* doesn't work on 4.2.9 (at least not in the test distribution email and neither in the HTML previews) # it doesn't have a greeting like in the official email wrapper ("Hi {member}"). Do I have to add this manually if I insert the "images/fotos" content items, I only get thumbnails 100x100px. Is there a possibility to integrate images in a higher resolution? And add the "image titles" to the newsletter? if I insert different forum categories, is it guaranteed, that members will only receive content items, they have permissions for? Or will all members receive the SAME newsletter, no matter the permissions? Is it possible that members without permissions to see forum contents (or downloads or gallery fotos) will be able to view forbidden contents? there is an option for webview of the newsletters. can I lock guests out everywhere safely? so it is guaranteed, that guests never have access to these webview newsletter archives? Even if guests would get a newsletter (forwarded by email), they may not be able to get any live views... Is there anyhow an option to integrate the cover images/event thumbnails of events into the newsletter? To show them more lovely to the customers? How can I place my community logo in the HTML newsletters on the top of the newsletter? Do I have to configure this for the official IPS email wrapper or is this required to be in the newsletter template? Any suggestions how to perform this please? If I insert event contents (events) into the newsletter, then next to the date/time informations I always see (GMT+4), everywhere. How can I get rid of this extra timezone information? I only want to show the national times (no need to show informations for international customers...) Thanks and best regards!

Thanks, that's really good news and another purchase. ??

Yes, that's what I meant, targeting only the index pages of downloads: show there slide 1, 2, 3 (= the slider set A) raffles: show there the slides 4, 5, 6 (= the slider set B) - I know you said "no" to third party apps, but maybe it's not that hard to code app="raffles"&location="index" or similar But more important is, that I can have 2 independent slider sets with different slides on different apps ^^ So I have slider set A only on the downloads index page and slider set B only on the raffles (or gallery) index page Result: each slider is shown only once, each on 1 (index) page! 2 sliders = 2 index pages. This would help to not overload the slider experience ?

Yes, some of them are. F.e. if I promote content like a "paid download" or a discussion about it to social media, it is recognized by the new IPS mailing templates ("could also be of interest..." section). But as this is commercial advertising already, it might already be illegal, if the receiver was not willing in to consciously receive advertising! And "consciously" means: (1) you require a checkbox (unchecked by default) to accept mailings, (2) describe every kind of use directly next to the checkbox (mentioning the use in your terms and conditions isn't legally enough anymore), (3) you need to provide evidence about this decision (=logs), (4) in some circumstances: double opt-in you can legally inform your members "you want to close your account" after 1 year (without advertisement ^^), yes, BUT if they don't react to it and won't close their accounts, it's still your duty as the site owner to stop commercial mailings to long-term inactive members after email pausing for a longer term. Maybe not after 1 year email pausing, but after 2 or 3... It's already been in the discussion years ago where the first site owners have been sued for misusing privacy related data. On the other hand, if a member communicates, that he doesn't want to receive any more emails, you require a one-stop-location for opting-out, not different locations! Don't know how to translate this, but this is anything like "confusing behavior" and red herring. On the other hand, I'm not only talking about legal aspects. It just makes sense to link the "bulk email" field to the "newsletters" app. Easily presenting an option to receive different email newsletters right on from the registration start Don't let your members search for subscription masks Automatism. Never lose the contact to your members Therefore, I will do big marketing just before the registration ("accept emails now and get (A) extra features (B) raffle tickets for free (C)..., now or never" ? ) I already know the apps ^^ above, and I will use them in addition, but there are many many reasons, why the "bulk email opt" field should become the strongest and dominating option field for emails yes/no.

Ok, thanks for the response. But I think, I won't be able to use it like it is unfortunately, as my active members will shoot me down directly, if they have to scroll down the same slider in 200.000 pages with millions of topics and posts. It might be good as it is for small communities, where admins start to build their site, but a huge, dominating slider on top of every page or every apps page is "too much mono-slider" ? Maybe an update will help in the future to have different slider sets on different single (index) pages to avoid seeing the same all the time., Anyway, good luck and I like your works!

Thanks a lot @CheersnGears for your response! I appreciate it. This "opted-in to bulk mail" and "opted-out from bulk email" features become more and more important every day - due to all these privacy discussions and members reporting you to their email providers and legal agencies for "SPAM". I'm already talking to third party developers about creating global apps/plugins to enhance the overall IPS functionality, and I require this filtering option for a lot different use cases (not only for email). I even talked to IPS, but except for the like reaction by @Matt to my -> topic, there is no yes or no or coming soon feature feedback by the IPS management. But in this case and topic I'm talking especially about the "newsletters" app! There should be a function, that: moves validated members to opt-in to specified newsletters (probably the specified "default groups" in the newsletters settings?) directly after registration or whenever they choose to opt-in stops ALL EMAILS as soon as opted-out for bulk emails (at least as an optional general setting) Most of my members will never choose to opt-in to any additional newsletters, so I require to handle such "advertising for mailings" centrally and smart. Nobody is looking for more options to receive even more emails. will never ever come back after registration, if they won't receive reminder emails (and I don't want to use manually generated "bulk email" for it, but the "newsletters" app with automatically generated content! ? ) I think, if such features would be available, I will purchase directly! ? But so far, whatever I do, I will be blocked and locked out of using email due to legal restrictions. We really require professional email marketing, and the "newsletters" app associated to the "bulk email field" could become a very important part for it. Thanks.

Hello @HeadStand, I'm interested in your app, but unfortunately, I can see not a single example how different email newsletters could look like in the screenshots section in the marketplace. Before I post my questions, some facts about my community I have a huge member database (> 100.000) and the community is operated in the european union (EU), so I'm bound to different strict privacy regulations and laws. As I am a commercial operator, this makes it even worse for commercial mailings. My members have very different status (new members, inactive members for longer than 10 years, members that love emails, members that hate emails and never want to receive any - not a single - in their lifes unless consciously opting in by themselves), and I have to configure each newsletter very carefully These are the types I want to send An automatic email newsletter with upcoming events for the next month. Can I? An automatic email newsletter with only "most popular" or only "new" contents in forum topics, blog entries. Can I? An automatic email newsletter advertising "new and paid/commercial downloads files". Can I? An email newsletter with manually added raffles contents. Can I? If I have different email newsletters configured is there a (un)subscription mask, where each member can opt-in or opt-out individually for each newsletter type? Where is this located? will members only be subscribed by the admin in the ACP (=whole member groups selected by admin) or is it required for each member to subscribe first before they receive a newsletter (even if I select groups in the ACP as admin)? can I configure, that only members (honored in addition to the member groups settings) receive emails, that are opted-in to the native IPS bulk email field ("send me news and informations"? To be GDPR compliant, I will setup the central and most important "bulk email" field during registration / in the notification settings, to permit me to send out mass mailings to those interested members. I also wrote a topic about "email marketing" HERE. So far, there are no options to filter members by this field with the current IPS functionality, so it should be honored somehow with your app... This restriction is very important for me! If a member is opting out of the "bulk email field", is it possible to stop ALL newsletter directly? Can I trustworthy avoid to sendout newsletters to banned members (in banned groups/banned temporarily/banned indefinitely/marked as spammers) in every case? Can this absolute requirement be associated if I configure new newsletters to sendout to f.e. the "members" group (even if they are in a primary "banned group" and still in a secondary "members group"? What about "validating members"? Members, who haven't activated their account, or who were moved back to "validating" status according to "bad emails" (emails that can't be received, there are different tools in the marketplace for this like mail bouncer and others) shouldn't receive newsletters. Is this honored? Can I avoid somehow, that members, that haven't been active/logged in for longer than 1 year will receive my newsletters? Do you have any recommendations how to achieve this? If new members register in the community (and are opted in to bulk emails), will they receive the newsletters automatically if their members group has been set to receive these newsletters? Sorry, if there a any misunderstandings or already answered questions above, but I'm very concerned currently about email privacy, and further, I'm a customer first looking for examples and case studies before just trusting in feature sets, and I didn't find these answers or examples. A showcase, how members are proceeding (from registration to account termination) to receive newsletters would be really nice. Thanks a lot for a response and best regards!

Hi, is there an option to have different "slider sets" in different apps? F.e. 1 slider set with 3 slides on top of the downloads index page only? I don't want to see it on every downloads page... another slider set with 4 different slides (only raffles slides, images manually inserted) on top of the raffles app on the index page only? Is this possible? And second, if I have a slider on the downloads app only, can I... specify what specific image from the screenshots will be used? Thanks for a response.

Additionally, this is what I'm missing in the downloads app: more choices how to display special files selections in the thumbnails preview slider bars Please let us have additional, new, flexible preview bars) on the downloads index page. Currently there are only unchangeable "featured files" / "newest files" / "popular files" preview bars, but this doesn't suit my requirements. I require # manually preselected files (editor's choice) # top paid files, top free files # special offers # sponsored downloads in the files details page, currently there is only the "screenshots bar" with the thumbnails images, but I think it should be more of a sensational shop with a BIG PRIMARY IMAGE or a banner. nowadays, users want to see EYE-CATCHING COVER IMAGES. For IPS, marketplace files functionality (text) might be the most requested information, but for other products (f.e. music or video downloads) users decide about purchases also by looking at images or video! Therefore, the layout looks pretty lost, lame, unspectacular. members (file authors) want their own / personal members downloads shops. Have a look at the classifieds app and the "user store concept". This should be realized for downloads, too, and connected to the user profiles pages. My file authors wish to have big profile banners for their downloads (with their commercial logos), introduction texts to their own shops and more an integrated reviews rating bar like in "downloads plus" # the downloads plus app looks great, but for my requirements (I have special code for missing EU tax features and this restricts me to install third party apps, so a native solution is required) an option where to store files per file. I want to transfer small files to Amazon S3, but bigger files (f.e. 1GB video files) should be stored locally to avoid high cloud transfer costs. I experience that my users download their files multiple times again and again and this becomes more and more expensive # maybe insert a restriction how often a single file can be downloaded make files versioning a choice per file or per default settings # if an author only changes any images or only adjusts spelling errors in his downloads, all followers are notified about file changes, BUT THERE IS NO FILE CHANGE! # stop notifying members if the files (in the proper sense -> the downloads, not the download descriptions) aren't changed more visual elements and effects onmouseover # this could also be a plugin, but a modern look should have a minimal stylish default behavior the categories box in the sidebar on the downloads main index page is a total waste of space (below the details info) # please make it at least concealable by default or by user choice or let us reposition it downloads require a downloads shopping cart for purchasing multiple file downloads at once # if members want to buy a lot of files, it's very annoying to checkout for every single file in the european union, you have to inform your customer that there is no refund for downloads possible. We may NOT have this information in our terms and conditions. It MUST BE DISPLAYED directly above the "buy now" button. Therefore we urgently require special and flexible check and text boxes. If there isn't such an information box, every purchaser can directly refund their purchased downloads and PayPal will refund without any further discussion. More info HERE. have colored marketing badges for the preview thumbnails # new, hot, recommended, reduced price, limited offer... free, but password-protected downloads # let us add a secondary security level, like password protected forums add commission levels per member group # one commission setting for all members isn't very good, I require to award members by status and hence adjust commission values individually a files wishlist # that reminds me of interesting files I might purchase one day... integration of a points system (preferred "members shop", @TheJackal84 ), where users can/must pay for file downloads with points (even free downloads, option enabled per file by download author). # below the real currency price, there should be shown a points price (virtual currency). as an alternative I could also imagine: # earn downloads credits with quality contents in the forums to be able to download "free files". this way members have to engage better to get free premium files. # or handle free downloads as "granted if you have a good reputation quota aso" the "download now" or "buy now" button requires more attention # some of my users just don't see it directly Dear IPS Team, you publish blog articles about monetizing our communities, so please help us to really make powerselling use of the downloads app. I think the current status is still very basic. The downloads app is really missing a lot love and isn't optimized for powerselling at all. Thank you.