Thanks again for your input thus far.

I think the problem/conflict i'm having stems from the fact that my plans are setup so that the free/base plan is a free lifetime subscription and therefor always selected.

I replicated the settings in Figure 231: UC5 Protecting Doc-Subs Tab visibility, but since I have 2 types of free plans, i selected not 1 but 2 plans under 1)For other viewers: > Viewer Plans controlling tab visibility by viewer

Thus, when I hide the contact info tab for viewers with free plans, it hides the contact info fields even if the viewer has an upgraded/paid subscription added to their base plan.

Should I change the way my free/basic plan is setup so that when a user upgrades, the basic plan is removed?
If so, please suggest a configuration.

or is there a way to use the CB Delimiter logic to show contact info (from free plans) so the fields are visible to paid/vip subscribers?
as per the example at (UC5 on page 361 of cbsubs_1.1.2_manual.pdf)

If so, please tell me how i can replicate the delimiter logic/condition from the manual so i can apply it to not just 1 but 2 different plans.

I used the CB_delimiter field if statement example (from UC5 of the CBsubs manual) and it seems to be working well for 1 of my plans.

However, because I have two types of free & paid plans (free & paid viewers, free & paid entertainers), I need to configure an 'else' or 'else if' type of condition in order to display two different promotional messages - 1 message that is visible if the viewer has a free plan of type basic_viewer and another message that becomes visible if the viewer has a free plan of type basic_entertainer.

I inserted a 2nd instance of the manual's example condition, but that resulted in both delimiter messages showing up. Instead, I want to only display one or the other, depending on which type of free plan the viewer has.

Please provide an example snippet for an 'else' or 'else if' type of condition (or any other ideal solution) so i can implement one condition or the other instead of both.

Furthermore, by providing a code syntax example, you could also include it in the next version of the manual, since this is a much needed & very useful piece of info for a very common scenario.


For reference, this is the code i inserted into my delimiter field:
[cb:if user="#me" cb_vipentertainer!="1"]Hello [cb:userdata field="username" user="#me" /] why are you not a VIP? [/cb:if]

[cb:if user="#me" cb_vipviewer!="1"]Attention: [cb:userdata field="username" user="#me" /] Consider Upgrading to VIP Viewer status! [/cb:if]

That info helps - somewhat, because once I used it, it did help to better control which delimiter field promo message displays for each plan. Thus, it does help in controlling the display of promotional messages.

But i'm still having trouble with protecting/hiding the contact info Tab/fields.

e.g.
Whenever I hide/protect content by making the Tab/fields visible based on the owner's paid plan (vip_ent), it also hides the contact info for paid viewer plans (vip_viewers) - to every viewer.


I need more precise control of how I protect/hide the Tab (or its fields).
e.g.
Contact Info Tab is visible based on owner's paid plan (vip_ent), but if other viewers have a paid plan, which is a different paid plan (vip_viewer), the contact info Tab should also be visible to them.


Think of the free & paid plans as being in 2 separate groups: Entertainers & Viewers.
Each group is cross matched with the other group.
The reason for the two groups of free/paid plans is because i need show/hide certain fields at registration for each plan.

Real world Scenarios

I'll describe use cases to clarify and hopefully help you to suggest a solution

UC1
When an entertainer upgrades from a free plan to a paid account (vip_ent), one of the benefits is that their contact info is visible to free viewers.

Thus, viewer free plans (viewer_basic_profile) can see contact info of entertainers paid plans (vip_ent).

UC2
Conversely, Viewer paid plans (vip_viewer) can see contact info of entertainer free plans (ent_basic_profile).

UC3
viewer free plans (viewer_basic_profile) CANNOT see contact info from entertainer free plans (ent_basic_profile).

Thus, contact info is hidden in this case, thereby creating incentive for free users from both groups to want to upgrade. By upgrading, users from both groups get to see contact info from profiles in the other group.


Does this help to clarify my need, and does it prompt any suggestions from you?