Also, the subscribers that I will use for my forum will basically be making donations for additional features. I'm guessing that if they're regular members I can then change their titles to "Supporting Member" instead of "Regular Member". The problem with this is what if our moderators or vendors have decided to make the subcription? What would the title show?
Also, currently I'm offering vendor status for vendors to post deals on our vendor forum, and this process is currently done manually and its very labor intensive. It's hard to keep track of all the vendors so I'm thinking about using the subscription system. What happens when someone subscribes to a thread? Will the admin be notified of the subscription? Also, after the subscription ends, is there a way to remove all of their threads from the forum?
As far as pricing goes, I currently offer tiered pricing where the longer they sign up, the cheaper it is. This is done through paypal and I offer a slight discount for people who make the payment upfront. For example, a 3 month campaign could be $100 a month, or $285 if paid upfront, and a 1 year campaign could be $80 a month, or $900 a year. How can I still offer this incentive through the subscription system?
Also, what happens when people sign up for 2 different subscriptions? For example, if a vendor wanted the vendor status and also the supporting member sign?
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