How to give user full access?

[JoeT +]

What Im trying to do is to create a way for members to use a code and to have full access to the largest account we offer.

Meaning:

Im going to be passing out fliers that I want to include some sort of code that new people that have received these flyers can enter during registration that allows them full features of our exempt account. I created an account that is called Exempt Members, these people have the most available out of our 4 other accounts.

Is there any way to add a field during registration that allows these new registrations to have full access to the Exempt Members account?

Hope Im explaining this clearly enough.

[Eric Barnes +]

The script doesn't include an automated way of doing this. But you could use one of the extra registration fields and have them enter your special code. Then manually move them into that user group.

[JoeT +]

Ya thats what I was hoping to avoid. The problem is, sometimes Im not at the computer for a day or 2 so if people register that get the code and try to register there account they are essentially stuck.

Got any suggestions for writing a code that does this manually? So that if they register and add that code it will automatically include them into the exempt account with full features?

[Eric Barnes +]

You would have to do some manual code hacks. I would recommend checking userjoin.php. This section determines the group:

if($rs2['mainEmailValidation']=="Y")
            {
                $level=3;
            }
            else
            {
                $level=2;
            }

You would have to a new check and set the level to your new group.

[JoeT +]

Is there any way to have a member pay a one time fee and have full access to all features?

Can I create any sort of Listing Package that can do this?

For example I made

Free package $0.00 10 Days Minimal features
Bronze Package $1.50 30 Days More features
Silver Package $2.50 45 Days More features
Gold Package $3.50 60 Days More features
Platinum Package $5.00 120 Days Top of the line features
Member Exempt - This is a package that I use to give special members total exemption.

Any way for the fee to be a one time fee for the amount of days it stays active? The current way is that they have to pay for each ad.

Love the script just seems there should be more choices in the admin section for account packages.

[Lhotch +]

When you create an ad package you can specify what user group can see it. Create a user group for exemp members and an ad package for the exempt user group. Then when they become a member of that group they will see that package. regular registered users wont.

I have a membership module which automates this process and allows people to buy a membership which changes their user group and monitors the status of their membership reverting them back to a normal registered user when their membership expires which can be based on a number of days, ad placements or combination of both.