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A Subscription Website Using WordPress

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Note 2010/06/09: Since I wrote this post, our client has sold her site to Morningstar, which has replaced the subscription area we developed with their own, Windows-based subscription service.

Our latest work involves development of a subscription system using WordPress on the popular financial blog, Footnoted.org. The requirements of the system were as follows:

  1. A subscriber registration and payment processing interface
  2. System tracking of subscription expiration dates
  3. Download management allowing the administrator to easily upload files as well as restricting file downloads to paying subscribers only
  4. An email notification sent to paying subscribers when a new publication is available

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WordPress Plugin: Ad-minister

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Note 2010/06/09: I’ve noticed lately that the developer of this (still excellent) plugin has not kept up with WordPress compatibility. The main issue seems to be that you cannot add more than one ad widget to your sidebar. This has been remedied with another plugin by Finding Simple. Just install it, activate, and you’re set to go!

Recently, a client asked if I could create some ad spaces on his WordPress blog that he could administer himself. The requirements:

  1. ad spaces of differing sizes
  2. ad spaces in multiple locations on the site
  3. a simple administration interface with the ability to input ads with HTML code or to upload an image with a link

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