1. Paid Membership Systems
Sander Potjer
@sanderpotjer
JoomlaDay
Germany
-­‐
September
3,
2011

2. Sander Potjer
• Co-founder of JoomlaCommunity.eu
• Organizer Joomla!Days Netherlands
• Organizer Joomla! User Groups in The Netherlands
• Joomla CLT (Community Leadership Team) member
• Company: Sander Potjer Webdevelopment
• Student Architecture

3. Paid Membership / Subscriptions
Systems

7. Possible Joomla solutions

8. Possible Joomla solutions
JE Membership
Akeeba Subscriptions
Easy Subscription
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/e-commerce/membership-a-subscriptions

9. Possible non-Joomla solutions

10. Possible non-Joomla solutions

11. Joomla or non-Joomla solution?

12. Advantages non-Joomla solutions
• Easy set up
• Many payment providers/solutions, no set-up
• Multilingual sign up pages
• Local currencies
• Focused on conversion
• Advanced reporting

13. Advantages Joomla solutions
• Data on your server
• All code under your control
• Easy theming (in most cases...)
• Connectivity to other extensions
• No API/XML/etc... connection needed
• Less fees per sale (but more work)

14. Joomla Extensions

15. Help, which extension...?

16. How to select a (membership) extension

17. Version

18. Joomla 1.5 or Joomla 1.7
Joomla! 1.5 OR Joomla! 1.7

19. Joomla 1.5 or Joomla 1.7
Joomla! 1.5 OR Joomla! 1.7
End of Life: April 2012 End of Life: February 2012

20. Joomla 1.5 or Joomla 1.7
Joomla! 1.5 OR Joomla! 1.7
End of Life: April 2012 End of Life: February 2012
UPGRADE
Joomla! 2.5
Release: January 2012
End of Life: November 2013

21. http://www.joomlacommunity.eu/infographic-joomla-development-strategy-de

22. Functionalities
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajc1/4663140532/

23. What Membership functionalities?
• Multiple subscription levels
• Subscription renewal
• Upgrades between levels
• Coupon/discount support
• Invoicing
• Reporting

24. Payment Methods
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracy_olson/61056391/

25. Payment methods
• PayPal
• CreditCard
• WorldPay
• ccAvenue
• etc...
• Your market? Any popular local payment provider?

26. Connectivity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/not-so-much/36402658/in/photostream/

27. Connect with other extensions
• You sell memberships to grant access to...?
• Downloads
• Forum
• Content
• Photo’s
• Support
• anything else
• Write down all needed functionality
• Is there a connection between membership extension
and needed functionality (or can you create it easily)?

28. TAX
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59937401@N07/5856708903/in/photostream/

29. TAX rules
• Business based in the European Union with a VIES-
registered VAT number?
• Outside EU: No VAT
• Inside EU: No VAT (customer pays VAT to local authorities)
• Inside EU & no business with VIES-registered VAT number: VAT
• Customer from your country: Always VAT
• Hardly any Joomla extension capable to apply these
rules correctly
• Most only offer fixed VAT on sales
https://www.akeebabackup.com/documentation/akeeba-subscriptions/tax-rules.html

30. Design
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nairoozdotcom/3161725377/

31. Design of the extension
• Great if the extension provides a nice layout...
• ... but that’s not too difficult to change!
• So go for the engine and forget the design (if possible)

32. Code

33. Check the code
• Is the extension mambo code but “working” on Joomla
1.7...
• ... or is it a nice clean MVC extension following the
coding standards of Joomla 1.7?
• MVC extensions are a big plus: easily change the
output with templates overrides without hacking the
extension

34. Project

35. Check the project
• Who is the developer?
• How is the extension support?
• Documentation available?
• Still in development?
• Any future roadmap?
• Feedback/suggestions welcome?

36. And the winner is...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33498942@N04/6009639079/

37. ... up to you!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4273913966/in/photostream/

38. Case: www.aclmanager.net

40. Requirements
• Joomla 1.7
• Invoicing
• VAT handling
• PayPal & iDeal
• Downloads
• Ticket System

41. Solution
• Akeeba Subscription
• RS Tickets
• DOCman

42. Default detail view

43. View with template override & CSS

44. Default detail view

45. View with template override & CSS

46. Default detail view

47. View with template override & CSS

48. DOCman modules Akeeba Subscriptions Component

49. No Invoice in Akeeba Subscriptions by default, but easy by creating another template view & using power
of Nooku Framework (Akeeba Subscriptions is using Nooku)

54. Thank you
• http://www.slideshare.net/sanderpotjer