I just released a new version of User Points which interfaces with Drupal's Ecommerce module.It allows many forms of interaction between those two modules, including:
- Users can purchase points for real money. If the site admin sets up a non-shippable product, users can add it to their cart and pay for it as they do for a real item. A configurable multiplier factor allows one unit of currency to give the user more than one user point. This can be useful when used with certain other modules, for example my job search module, where employers pay to post jobs on a per node basis, or job seekers pay for posting resumes on a per resume basis.
- Users can use their points as a method for purchasing. They accumulate points by posting to the site, moderating, commenting, ...etc. and they they can use their hard earned points for other things. For example, they can redeem their points for additional roles on the site where they can access more content, or they can use it to pay for recurring subscriptions.
- Users who purchase merchandise or services from the site, can gain "reward points" for their purchase, and they can use that for future purchases. This is in addition to the psychological factor that we all fall for that we got something extra when we bought the main thing.
Of course, users cannot use points to purchase points.The above allows for some very creative community building usage, such as providing a web site specific currency (Republic Credits?), providing incentive for users to be more involved in the web site by posting, and moderating. I also updated a module I wrote a while ago, the COD (Cash on Delivery) module, to add a few more options (whet her to to mark the transaction as paid instantly, whether to mark the workflow as completed for non-shippable items, ...etc.)I have to compliment Matt Westgate for a well thought out API for the ecommerce suite.
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Ramdak (not verified)
Hi Khalid,
Sun, 2005/10/30 - 02:14Hi Khalid,
Sounds exceptionally useful.
By the way, where is the COD module?
Thanks,
Ramdak
Khalid
In ecommerce contrib
Tue, 2005/11/15 - 22:10It is part of the ecommerce module, under the contrib directory.
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Khalid Baheyeldin
Anonymous (not verified)
Module version
Sat, 2006/01/14 - 22:43Hi Khalid,
Excellent work!
Is this functionality available in 4.6.0 ?
Is it ok to install 4.7.0 module in drupal 4.6.0 install ?
Thanks, Darly
Khalid
It is
Sun, 2006/01/15 - 12:49It is already in 4.6.
pebosi (not verified)
What about Übercart
Wed, 2007/04/18 - 06:30What about Übercart integration? That would be very nice...
Khalid
Patch?
Wed, 2007/04/18 - 09:34I don't use ubercart, and no client has expressed interest so far.So, it will have to be a patch submitted by someone who knows ubercart.-- Khalid Baheyeldin
chico (not verified)
Bug in userpoints_ecommerce.module
Wed, 2007/04/18 - 07:43Hi Khalid,
please change all the %Points and %points with !Points and !points when retrieving the translation placeholders
NOW: '#title' => t('%Points awarded for buying (multiplied by price)', userpoints_translation()),
CORRECTED: '#title' => t('!Points awarded for buying (multiplied by price)', userpoints_translation()),
Khalid
Open an issue
Wed, 2007/04/18 - 09:34Please open an issue on drupal.org and attach a working patch.-- Khalid Baheyeldin
agusain (not verified)
userpoints to purchase and not for shipping
Thu, 2007/06/14 - 05:48hi Khalid,
Can we have userpoints to purchase and not for shipping? i am using drupal 5.x with drupal's ecmmerce module with your userpoint module.
Khalid
Submit a feature request
Thu, 2007/06/14 - 09:28I don't have time to work on it, nor do I have a client who wants this feature.So, submit a feature request on drupal.org, and maybe someone will write a patch. -- Khalid Baheyeldin
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