Invite Only Group. Invite on purchase via email? Take 02

Hi Stackideas

With the help of the documentation here and some Siteground help:

https://stackideas.com/docs/easysocial/administrators/cronjobs/cpanel-cronjobs

I have got the cron Job working at Siteground with the help of the following code:

(Cron DOG)

IF DOG walks [after DogBusiness] = True

   DO WHILE StillBeerInFridge

      drink beer LOOP

   END DO WHILE

ELSE IF [after DogBusiness] = True 1 NoBeerInFridge

   buy more beer - drink more beer

ELSE IF [after DogBusiness] = True 2 DrankAllBeerInFridge

   buy more beer - drink more beer

END IF

Just kidding. This is the code I am using...

curl --silent -O /dev/null "http://www.finalbug.net/index.php?option=com_easysocial&cron=1"

PLAN A

As of now the only Notification/Alert that I have active is: Invited to join group which I activate in the back end here: Components>Easy Social>Alerts

As a group admin I can login at the front end and navigate to a group:

http://www.finalbug.net/groups-learn-post-production-socially-fcpx-and-more/34-fcpx-foundations

As far as I can tell I can invite some one to join a group only if I am friends with them? Is this correct?

I am guessing that something happens inside the Easy Social Component i.e. there is some kind of calculation

e.g. “otherGUY” who is friends with “Example Three” has been invited to join the group e.g. “FCPX Foundations”

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If I log in as Example Five who has not been invited and navigate here:

http://www.finalbug.net/groups-learn-post-production-socially-fcpx-and-more/34-fcpx-foundations

I do not see the group “FCPX Foundations” which makes sense as I was not invited.

If I log in as Example Three who has been invited and navigate here:

http://www.finalbug.net/groups-learn-post-production-socially-fcpx-and-more/34-fcpx-foundations

I do see the group “FCPX Foundations” which makes sense as I was invited further there is a “Respond to Invitation” button!

So I believe that this works as it was intended to work


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Is there some kind of wild card link that any user could click on to gain access to a group.

As of now the link in the mail being sent by ES in the mail I am generating as a friend of a user asking them to join a group is:

Accept Invitation:http://www.finalbug.net/groups-learn-post-production-socially-fcpx-and-more?controller=groups&;task=respondInvitation&id=34&email=1&action=accept

Like in a hotel there is usualy a master key that open up all the rooms.

Is their a mater link that would open a closed group to any one who clicks on it.

This link could be included in a order confirmation mail from HikaShop or a Third Party Reseller!


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PLAN B

My million dollar question is there a way to trigger an invite to join group mail when a logged in user who is not friends with the Groups admin decides to purchase a course?

This could be pressing the “Add to Cart Button” from Hika Shop or alternatively if I had a third part reseller such as Fastspring or Paddle!!!

Here is some documentation with respect to Paddle:

https://paddle.com/docs/subscriptions-event-reference#sts=Subscribing%20to%20Alerts

Eg creating an event such as “subscription_created” that triggers an invitation to a group!

I know I am clutching at straws here but in Germany we say:

“wer nicht fragt bleibt dumm” which means if you do not ask you remain stupid!

thanks

Paul