Paid Download for Non-Members, Free for Memebers

[mack417]

Hi,

I have a question about the use of eShop and eMember together. I have a set of products that I am offering for sale to non-members, but want to make them available for members to download at no charge. What is the best way to accomplish this? Do I need a duplicate set of pages, viewable only to members, with free download buttons (so create a second set of products), or is there a better way to do this, all from one page?

Thanks,

Matt

[amin007]

No need to use duplicate pages. Simply use section protection of eMember. eMember’s section protection lets you protect a section of a page. This allows you to keep the download button section protected so only members can download freely. Non-members can use the buy button to purchase the item. Please read the section protection documentation of eMember to learn more.

[mack417]

Thank you for the reply, that is the perfect solution. I do have one more related question.

If I have a product, which is for sale to the general public, and available for free to members, do I need to create 2 separate products in eStore, one with a price, and one free, or can I just create one product and make a “Member Download” button that lets members get it free?

[amin007]

You don’t need to create two products. The members are not going to purchase it to get the product so simply create a “Download Now” button for this product and place it in the protected section so only members can use that button and download it directly (for download now type button the price field value does not matter).

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