As you may have noticed, the paid subscriptions CB plugin got delayed quite a bit. Numerous reasons have delayed its release, and we hope to have cured most of them. The plugin is now running on a few websites in production, and lots of usability concerns have been cured.
We have completed implementation of PayPal payment subscriptions (automated recurring billings), as well as of Authorize.net AIM and ARB.
Soon, a first group of a few testers, selected among the persons having expressed interest, will be selected for beta 1 tests. Main selection criteria will be their presence helping in the forum on this site, allowing us to put more time into development, and their level of knowledge in CB. Then beta 2 tests will be started on a larger base, before we go RC and final on a commercial base.
One final word about this plugin and CB: For us here, it is "business as usual". JoomlaPolis and CB have been preserved from the joomla debates, and we have taken quite some time to make sure that this place will stay an island of freedom and peace. CB will continue to run fine on Joomla and Mambo for the forseable future, allowing a peace of mind. CB team's interpretation of the GPL licence hasn't changed since its begin, and is not going to change. We have taken quite some time in the last months to do our own due diligence on that subject, to make that sure.
I'm not giving dates on purpose, as we sincerely don't know the time the test-phases will take, and got our estimates wrong each time on this quite larger than expected application, with quite more flexibility than anticipated.
We will post as soon as we got more news. Thanks for your ongoing support and understanding.
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Joining test-team
Written by beat on 2008-08-11 22:10:01
Please see this thread for joining paid subscriptions test team . |
I want to be part of test team
Written by Varma on 2008-08-04 03:43:42
plz let me know how 2 add my name to test team |
Written by ghog on 2008-07-19 14:27:51
can i join the beta test team? |
Milestone Product
Written by FREDX on 2008-07-16 16:20:35
As we approach the next generation of web marketing and business development.. this area (membership / subscription) is proving to be the next frontier.
The fact that you not only recognize this and are this far along in production is remarkable. It's not remarkable for you guys.. but also for the rest of us here.
This will become one of the most imporatnt, useful and POWERFUL tool for us all.
We thank you NOW for the insight to develop this and will thank you again by supporting it when it is released... CAN'T WAIT...!!! |
Soon?
Written by Outside101 on 2008-07-01 08:24:09
I am interested as well...Can you point us to a test website where we can test the login process?
I have promised this feature for July 21, what subscription option can you suggest till then.
Anyone? Please leave a message... |
just docman ?
Written by john1000 on 2008-07-01 00:15:41
Just wondering...
Will it only support docman?
Personaly i dont realy trust that development...and their site just showed..Database Error: Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQL
would be nice to know what it supports and what not.... |
We are at Beta 9 :)
Written by beat on 2008-06-26 00:53:16
We just issued beta 9 yesterday, fixing over 50 bugs discovered in previous releases, and the plugin is now used on several live sites, we shall see in next days what the status is.
At this stage, we need more testers, to have a good coverage.
If you have time and use case, to join test-team, please read this:
Status and Joining test-team.
Thanks,
Beat |
Beta Tester
Written by pimps on 2008-06-18 19:19:38
Hello
I'd like to be a beta tester of this plugin...
I can install the plugin in the www.bancodemodelos.com (the site have over 1.000 users)
If I can help in anything please contact me by email
This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Cheers! |
will this be released before im dead ?
Written by john1000 on 2008-06-10 22:59:15
jeez....how long do we have to wait for its release ?
I feel stupid suggesting this subscription plugin to a friend.
I offered him 2 choices....this plugin or AEC.
If this continues he will deffinately go for AEC,or i will advice him that.
He's waiting and waiting and waiting for any good news from me...
Personally i dont use CB anymore cause there is no need for it...but still i supported them by buying the docs subscription...but for what?
Some people have it to test...,but we who support this site don't get diddly.. |
So very anxious for this
Written by Aly on 2008-06-06 16:54:52
I am very hopeful that there will be good news and a release date soon. Any estimate time frame would be very greatly appreciated. |
Re: joomla1.5 compatible
Written by beat on 2008-06-06 11:55:37
juicyfruit,
Both CB 1.2 RC+ and paid subscriptions are compatible with:
- Joomla 1.0.x (recommended 1.0.15+)
- Joomla 1.5.3+
- Mambo 4.5.2+
- Mambo 4.6.4+
natively.
So you got a freedom of choice with other criterias, like maturity, speed and features you need.
We recommend to use PHP 5.2.3+ and Mysql 5.0+ for new sites.
If you are considering joomla, for stability and speed, we recommend 1.0.15+, and for flexibility and future developments 1.5.3+. So it really depends on your site. |
joomla1.5 compatible
Written by juicyfruit on 2008-06-02 03:39:50
thanks joomlapolis for working on this component.
Just a question.
Which joomla version do you recommend running cb 1.2 and the upcoming paid subscription plugin on
- joomla 1.5.xx
- joomla 1.0.
ie. if you were to develop a new site, which one would you use?
cheers
Ed |
thanks for the update
Written by egenes on 2008-05-14 11:26:30
thanks beat... appreciate the update and will continue to wait for this component
Cheers |
Written by beat on 2008-06-26 00:57:52
claudeesti,
egenes,
Some good news: This plugin is far from dead.
Bad news is that it has been way more complex to implement than originally scheduled, and we got caught up in development tasks. And I sincerely apologize for the delay.
Good news again is that there is a good reason for this delay. This plugin does way more than originally announced and we are working on the presentation materials.
There is a beta 7 (yes 7) which will be going to the paid subscriptions test-team within next days, and a few websites are already using previous beta in live tests.
I don't want to give any delays publically anymore, but fact is that we are now very well advanced and we are expecting 1-2 more beta before going RC and stable. It should come out not to far after CB 1.2.
For latest information on current beta tests, please subscribe to this thread:
Current Status thread
Regarding design and structure matters, you are right, things got messy with time as we goth caught-up in development of paid subscriptions and CB 1.2, as well as daily forum support. We are currently getting help of a professional designer and communication expert, so things should hopefully change in the next weeks and months. |
I took a look at CB last year and....
Written by claudeesti on 2008-05-09 17:54:19
I was quite please to see that such a component was coming on... but since then... i Guess i shall start looking for something else since the Component to Subscription seems to be Dead...
I would Gladly suggest the Designer of the website to start and remodel in a LESS chaotic way their content and new. This web site is a total messed up. You guys my have a WONDERFULL project in your hands but on the design side sorry but it make my eye bleed each time i wan't to search or find a news around here...
Clean you thing up and start posting up to date news Even your copyright is not up to date... |
I assume this component is dead in the w
Written by egenes on 2008-05-09 12:24:59
Sorry to be so direct, but i assume this component is dead in the water or should i continue to wait for it? I was telling people mid-last year this would be ready soon. Should i just go for a commercially available subscription component that plugs into CB?? Please let all of your patient loyal CB members know what's happening. |
Any News about this?
Written by hvus on 2008-04-04 01:05:58
Sorry for been asking.. But I would like to use it..
Could you please let us know the advance or Status?
Thank you very much. |
[RELEASE] E.T.A Alpha?
Written by chefdaddyo on 2008-03-14 21:37:54
Any sort of E.T.A on said initial Alpha product release? It indeed sounds like a good and useful product. How would one go about getting ones hands on a test/dev release for dev-site testing? I would very much enjoy bug and usability testing said item out and seeing what it entails feature wide as well as bugg-wide. |
I wish to be the tester as well
Written by khliew on 2008-02-21 18:26:39
I am looking forward of the release of the application. |
Re: When ?
Written by beat on 2008-02-06 11:12:26
It will be released as soon as it's ready.
Some test-team members are starting to use it on live sites, so the tests are progressing well.
If you want it now and have some spare time to contribute to testing, please check this thread: How to participate to tests.
We presently need more testers with time available to test, to get a good test cases coverage, before we can release. So best way to help it getting out faster is to:
1) join the paid subs testteam
2) help out in the joomlapolis forum other joomlapolitans, so we can spend more time developing :) |
When?
Written by hvus on 2008-02-02 04:54:46
I would like to know the status for the delivery time for the Subscription plugin... |
Written by beat on 2008-06-26 00:58:12
Clickable URL: Please see this post:
Thread |
First Beta phase is starting :) Call for
Written by beat on 2008-06-26 01:00:18
Ok, after over a year of development work, finally some good news on the CB paid subscriptions plugin: :)
We are now ready to start a first beta phase. I asked Nick to gather an small group of expert users for this first free beta phase, that we would like to be as efficient and quick as possible. ;)
Please see this post:
Post
and if you think you can help efficiently, please reply to Nick by PM with the information needed in that post. |
JUGA
Written by discdemo on 2007-12-29 03:24:26
On the cusp of your release, can someone verify whether or not JUGA falls under the list of compliant ACL extensions?
Will the new subscription option integrate with JUGA?
Thx. -jz |
cost determined?
Written by discdemo on 2007-12-25 16:22:05
Merry Christmas.
I know the desire from everyone is to minimize posts until this is ready, but it IS Christmas I just wanted to post, as my present.(please forgive my anxiousness.)
Was a cost determined for this yet? Also, how would you stack it up against AEC? Probably fair to say that integration will be less likely to cause heartache down the road, as compared with AEC?
Thanks. Sorry for any bother. Enjoy your holiday; I just wanted to get my question out there.
-jz |
Merry Christmas !
Written by beat on 2007-12-24 23:31:19
Next news in the next days.
5 items (out of 50 just a month ago) left on the tracker.... Stay tuned... |
Perfection no . . . quality YES!
Written by glassparman on 2007-12-19 19:18:01
Beat, man is not perfect therefore nothing man creates is perfect but I'm sure it will be darn close.
I'm looking forward to the plugin but you need to have a good holiday first!
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Written by beat on 2007-12-19 00:50:00
We have started internal testing, will start beta as soon as the bugs found during these internal testings have been squashed, hopefully in the next days, and still target end of this Year 2007 release.
It's silent out here, but we are working really hard to release asap, that's main reason why news are sparse.
No coupons for now (i personally am very frustrated each time i see a coupon code asked and don't have one), but we will be proposing an alternative solution to this problem. 
I hear your comment about "perfect product never coming out", but this one is coming, and it's not going to be perfect, as perfection doesn't exist, but first tests seems to indicate that it will be good. :)
Just subscribe to the forum thread mentioned at the end of this blog for news when we open beta tests and release. Next news will hopefully be in the next days. |
Is it Gonna be a 2008 Release?
Written by sudeep on 2007-12-18 22:39:36
It has been a long wait and it continues to be so without any visible signs of this much anticipated extension.
If the project is gonna run into next year, it would be fair to say it to the anxious and waiting users.
Updates on the project status have been far and few in between and extremely terse too.
There is no indication of the Price of the component? whether it is annual fee based or a one time fee with free upgrades and so on.
I hope and pray that the release doesn't come before people have run out of patience and switched to other products like NPay.
The not so distant past, Microsoft Vs Novel Operating system race is a case in point.Microsft released an imperfect windows NT while the Novel Netware guys kept postponing their launch in order to release a perfect product. |
Coupon Codes/Promo Codes
Written by mda1125 on 2007-12-18 17:12:31
Maybe I missed it but will this plugin offer the ability to by-pass the payment IF a person has a special promotional code?
Let's say I want to offer up 2 plans but if a person purchases product X somewhere else, I'd like to give them a 3 month membership.
So instead of them paying for that subscription plan, they could pick it but enter a promo code and it would $0.00 them out and carry on as business as usual.
Any option for a such a feature if it's not there already? |
echo
Written by discdemo on 2007-12-18 13:32:20
Echo to the last comment. we are all excited, guys...how's it going? we're like a bunch of kids asking if we're there yet,...heh.
anxious in cleveland. happy holidays. |
Any further updates on a 2007 release?
Written by paulsal on 2007-12-15 15:33:11
Thank you! |
News will come :)
Written by beat on 2007-11-09 00:03:11
We are working most of our time on finalizing the CB paid subs plugin, and there will be some good news in the next couple of weeks. We are prefering doing the development before the marketing... There is still some work, but release will be this year, with a beta phase before. Now back to work :) |
no news bad news
Written by ahimsaraffier on 2007-11-08 16:32:44
no news bad news
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I will pay
Written by michaedt on 2007-11-06 21:03:58
Yes, I would pay!
I swore that I would not add to this list of pleading. However, I've been following this project for a year with great interest and I'm starting think that its dead in the water. I renewed my support of CB and I would be willing to pay for a simple version of this component (even if it just supported PayPal). How can I help? |
update Question
Written by Krystofiak on 2007-11-05 01:42:07
Hey buddy,
it would be nice to hear from you...also a update for that subscription tool would be nice.
It seems it work like a charm on Joomlapolis.... there are some people out there willing to pay for it - i think...
Sunny regards
Bernd
moveGreen
Buffalo-Club-International |
Update Please
Written by drstewart on 2007-10-24 07:20:21
Hi Beat,
I was wondering if you are able to provide us with a time frame for your next update? Will the next update actually be the release of the product? And as you have already stated are you guys still on target for completion before the end of this year?
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication :). |
AEC Gone
Written by Joomlageek2.0 on 2007-10-18 18:36:57
I pulled AEC off my subscription site yesterday because of the problems. As one poster said, "It just wasn't cutting it." UGH.
I just got a job for another subscription site today and I started looking for a new subscription program here and discovered this thread.
It seems like there is a lot of pent up demand.
Let me know if I can help. |
Payment Processors
Written by Simafor on 2007-10-14 07:44:42
I don't like this "standard" set of payment processors, which are not available to everyone.
How difficult it would be to implement some "digital currency" processors such as e-gold.com libertyreserve.com e-bullion.com? Perhaps others...?
These are a lot better for International sites and importantly, there never be any issues with credit card fraud and chargebacks, as these payments are irreversible. These would save a LOT of headaches for administrators.
Thanks |
Docman
Written by beat on 2007-10-02 22:01:09
Yes, there is docman integration using the database, and you should be able to use it as a simple doc buying solution too. |
look forward!
Written by moncini on 2007-10-01 19:06:01
i look forward to having it in my site!
please
Massimo |
Would we need another shopping cart alon
Written by hk1k2n on 2007-10-01 06:46:36
Hi Beat,
Thanks for the update. Really encouraging :)
On my website I have some downloads or resources which users have submitted through DocMan,which people can buy. Was just wondering if I would need a shopping cart extension besides the Paid Subscriptions Plugin (once its ready)
Thanks for all the great work ! |
Thanks for your encouragements :) still
Written by beat on 2007-09-29 18:02:18
We should see this baby out this year, if that's your question ? :)
I hope to write more about it soon. |
OK now,
Written by glassparman on 2007-09-18 16:26:16
I'll pay for your date, your dinner, your movie, your six-pack! I just need this plugin!
You can even have my wife;)
I'll even be a documentation service subscriber!
OK, all joking aside. I'm in transition from one ISP to another and would LOVE to open my new site with a subscription script that is not always broken like that something-member script that doesn't like Joomla. |
Oh man... I NEED this!
Written by rtgdave on 2007-09-13 04:23:13
AEC just isn't cutting it... I would pay to get ahold of this beta!
(seriously... I NEED this :) |
holidays over !
Written by ahimsaraffier on 2007-09-02 01:33:50
How are things going guys ?
Let us know about the issues of this plug in PLEASE before we overload this blog !
Thanks and happy new year !
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Any Status Reports?
Written by uacllc on 2007-08-14 05:16:33
Greetings Beat & the CB Crew! (sounds like a rap group :) Much respect to you all for your diligentm Quality work.
Like many who have commented here, I have tried every subscription component on the market, with mixed results. I have been eager these many months and in desperate need of a better option.
I know the pressure is high, and I respect you ability to code, moderate and deal with the high expectations.
Can you all provide any details on the latest status of the plugin?
Best regards,
Max |
The CB Team are Brilliant
Written by drstewart on 2007-08-12 17:45:34
I'm wishing to compliment the CB development team for their fantastic input to the Joomla community. You guys are proving time after time that you will only release a product of high quality and performance. I'm in the process of re-launching my site with a CB element involved. But I must say that the source of my compliments may also be affected by the desire I have at becoming a tester for the CB Subscription payments extension .
I can't wait for this release.
THANKS A MILLION GUYS. |
Ditto!
Written by infoservis on 2007-08-10 14:16:39
If you need any more testers please let me know, I am creating a varied subscription site using Joomla + CB + APC
Monty |
Paid Subscribers first?
Written by eminer on 2007-08-06 15:16:24
Hi,
I would like to suggest you release a beta version to the paid subscribers of CB first. We have all used the subscription component on your site, how about letting us paid supporters try it out, now.
Thanks |
Beta Testers
Written by TwoFifty on 2007-08-02 14:08:58
If you need any more testers let me know, creating subscription sites using Joomla + CB + aMember = headache  |
We Want Beta!
Written by micheleq on 2007-08-01 21:38:14
when is the beta version being released? 
please give us a hint!!! |
beta version
Written by anil_pathariya on 2007-08-01 13:12:46
is there any beta release of this plugin if you please provide the link |
yep yep yep!!!
Written by dlugasx on 2007-07-27 11:27:28
GOOD WORK MAN! |
Hi
Written by downunder on 2007-07-01 03:57:40
Congratulations on getting this far. Any chance of being added to the test list? |
Alpha and beta tests.
Written by chessman on 2007-06-29 07:49:07
Hi there, i'm really interested in the tests of this application. If possible, mark me ok for the tests. |
Expression of Interest
Written by drdamo on 2007-06-27 00:10:09
I REALLY want to have CB on my site but would like to combine it with subscriptions. Would really like to beta test this if that were possible. |
w00t!!!
Written by spacebass5000 on 2007-06-25 16:42:20
rock on wit cho bad selves!!! |
Thanks ^2
Written by chay on 2007-06-24 20:43:43
I appreciate the update and your work, too! |
thanks!
Written by acabler on 2007-06-24 18:41:33
I really appreciate the update. I have been following the progress for months, but I haven't posted anything because I didn't have much to add. I am also waiting on this before I launch my site, so I wanted to officially express interest now in case I can make it on one of the betas.
thanks again,
adam |
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