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WordPress eStore and WishList Members plugin Integration

Integrating WishList with the WP eStore plugin is very easy. First you should read the integration scenario post from the following URL to get a visualization of what to expect from this integration though:

You also need to make sure that you have the latest version of WishList Members pluign. Move to the next section when you are ready to do the integration.

What Info will You Need?

You will need 3 pieces of information from WishList members plugin to configure a “Buy Now”, “Subscribe” or “Add to Cart” button that integrates with the WP eStore plugin. The info you need  are:

  1. The Post URL
  2. The Secret Word
  3. Membership Level SKU Number

All these information can be found on the “Integration” tab of the WishList members plugin (Select Generic System integration)

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WP eStore Settings for WishList Members Integration

Step 1) Go to the “3rd Party Integration” tab from the settings menu of WP eStore plugin.

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Step 2) Check the “Enable Wishlist Members Integration” checkbox from the “WishList Integration Settings” section.

Step 3) Fill in the “POST URL” and the “Secret Word” in the corresponding fields and save the settings by clicking the “Update” button.

Step 4) When configuring an eStore product, use the Membership Level SKU (this is number that corresponds to a particular membership level of your WishList members plugin) in the “Reference Text” field under the Additional product details section of the product.

Now, when someone pays using that eStore product, the plugin will know which membership level to create for that user. Once the user makes a payment, the plugin will talk to the WishList members plugin to create a membership account and send an email which will have a link to complete the registration.

Handling the Thank You Page URL

The user needs to click on the unique link sent to them via email in order to complete the registration after payment. So you can send the users to a generic “Thank You” page (after payment) where you instruct them to check the email for the special registration link and click on it.

What to Do When You Have Multiple Membership Levels?

Create a new eStore product for each of your membership levels and use the corresponding SKU value of the level in the reference text field of the eStore product.

WordPress eStore WishList (Feature Suggestions)

Tell us what you want to see in future versions of the WordPress eStore Plugin by leaving a comment in this post.

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When we look for features/functionality to implement in a future release of the WP eStore plugin we go through this page and pick the ones that we think adds more value, doesn’t make the plugin heavy and are most in need.

Features that will be Considered in a Future Release

Read the WP eStore change log to see which features have been added already.

  • Adwords conversion tracking
  • Google Analytics e-commerce tracking
  • Bitcoin payment gateway
  • Add a Link that says “Visit the shop” if the shopping cart is empty (configurable option).
  • Introduce Product Category and the option to display all products in that category.
  • Variation Control.
  • Add 2Checkout
  • Add Authorize.net gateway
  • allow manual checkout/off-line payment option
  • Ability to track coupon per transaction
  • downloadable goods can be delivered on the “Thank You” page after payment
  • Ability to take customer input for special instructions
  • Be able to automatically redirect to Checkout page after add cart
  • Add coupon code or discount feature
  • Black list email filtering option
  • Ability to sell serial keys
  • Create a Non-WordPress version
  • Add some basic sales stats
  • Add separate international Shipping Cost functionality
  • More fancy product display templates
  • Ability to offer product specific affiliate commission
  • Add an empty Cart button in the shopping cart
  • Display the product name of each product next to the encrypted link in the email
  • Implement Google Checkout option (can now be added to eStore via the payment gateway bundle)
  • Implement an optional checkbox for terms and conditions before checking out
  • Add TinyMCE buttons to the wordpress editor for plugins
  • Ability to use an image to display the empty shopping cart
  • Ability to configure a “Subscription” button for any type of subscription payment
  • Variation control for digital product (digital delivery of different files depending on the selection)
  • LightBox effect on product display images
  • Ability to insert HTML (eg. URL of a page) in the product description field
  • Ability to make a coupon code for a specific product
  • Ability to configure one time use coupons
  • Product Follow-up Messages. The plug-in automatically sends an optional second delivery message a certain number of minutes (or hours) after ordering.
  • AWeber auto responder integration
  • Infusionsoft auto responder integration
  • MailChimp auto responder integration
  • Integrates with OSI iDev Affiliate
  • Ability to link the thumbnail image to any URL
  • The upselling feature where the shopping cart shows related products below the cart
  • Add a third variation
  • Ability to POST PayPal IPN data to a external script (Can be used to integrate with the other plugins)
  • Limit download by number of download count
  • Change the look and feel of the checkout redirection page.
  • Add GetResponse inegration
  • PayPal Payment Pro Integration (can now be added to eStore via the payment gateway bundle)
  • Option to remove the Qty field from the cart
  • Investigate eWay Payment gateway (can now be added to eStore via the payment gateway bundle)
  • Ability to automatically shorten the encrypted download link using a link shortener service
  • Show a list of top/popular/best selling products (popular products widget)
  • Show a list of random products
  • Ability to specify a minimum and maximum cart amount checkout limitation value
  • Email settings for squeeze form submission emails
  • Add products via checkbox (The bulk item purchase addon can handle it)
  • Text link option for PayPal subscription product
  • Add an option to enable tax calculation on shipping amount
  • Option to show the currency symbol after the amount (for European users)
  • Add an option to create buy now text link for any gateway available in the plugin (very useful for adding a direct buy now link on the landing page of a product)