GREETINGS, new to Vanilla, and I need a little guidance

jocamo

Hi,

I am still searching the archives and wanted to put this out there while searching:

I am looking to host a simple private forum. Vanilla looks good for this. I would like (at some point down the road) move from simple paypal donations to an actual subscription that keeps an eye on users and permits login if they've paid their annual fee.

I don't have a preference on the fee source (paypal or cc would be fine--probably just paypal to start).

Can someone point to the add-ons that would permit this.

I haven't selected a hosting provider though I am considering Mochahost for their rates, and the simplicity of my project.

Thanks again.

R_J

This seems to be what you will need: http://vanillaforums.org/addon/purchasepremiumroles-plugin

x00

Yes you can use that plugin with market place.

I recommend avoiding paypal, unless you like hair pulling.

Recommend Stripe with that.

jocamo

Thanks for the quick reply.

As a slightly-unrelated question:

I've only ever used vBulletin. Is Vanilla a fairly user-friendly thing to operate?

I've got action script and some objective C experience. I learn quickly, so I suppose I'm looking for the "curve" involved.

x00

So if you can do those you should have no problem learning php. As always search for good books/tutorials.

R_J

You'll fall very quick in love with Vanilla! I'd say it's the choice for people who like to customize their board with their own coding ideas. Just look at some of the plugins to see how easy things can be achieved. Vanillas source code is very well readable and as soon as you understood where you have to search, you'll find all answers in the code (or in this very helpful and responsive community).

milly

am in love with vanilla already

jocamo

looking forward to this then. thanks folks.