Question Create Forum - Require monthly credit payment/rent

[TimeWizardCosmo]

Hi there,

Is it possible to set something up that works like this?

1. Member purchases a Create Forum item
2. User creates the forum and becomes the moderator for it
3. Every month for as long as that forum exists, the user is deducted X credits
4. If the user discards the item, they lose moderator status but the forum remains

I'm okay if this requires custom code. I'm just not sure where to start with such an intricate plugin. I usually dev for WordPress.

If you have any ideas on how to make this happen or where to start poking I'd appreciate it.

 

[Fillip H.]

This would definitely require custom development, but I'm honestly not even sure how this would be implemented

The existing "Create Forum" item does not confer moderator permissions to the person creating it.

The structure for setting up a new item type should be fairly straightforward (new content type and corresponding class file - see existing content types for examples). Each class file has specific functions for what happens when an item is deactivated.

The trick is the monthly "rent". You might need to create a custom cron job that checks for the existence of your custom item and handle deductions accordingly.

 

[TimeWizardCosmo]

Thanks, this is helpful.

One other question:
If someone purchases a forum and the item is set to last for 30 days, what happens to that forum's content after that period of time? Does it all get deleted?

 

[Fillip H.]

Nothing happens to the forum when a Create Forum purchase is deactivated / discarded / sold back / etc.

 

[TimeWizardCosmo]

Thank you for the answer; I have a good understanding of what I can do with this. Have a great day

 

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