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Subscriptions, members, multiple huge downloads. Can WP do it all?

Subscriptions, members, downloads, security

         

kosmic1

11:38 pm on Jun 22, 2017 (gmt 0)

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I need help with choosing the plugins for my next website.

I am considering Wordpress for a digital goods website. The product will have 6 different modules, and each module will have 5-7 digitally delivered files up to 300mb per file. I want a way to offer subscriptions so that people can pay for one module at a time, while also allowing for an up-front purchase of the whole package.

A primary concern is protecting the file download links so that they cannot be copy/pasted and given away. Also important is being able to manage and organize the large number of file links. Most of what I have seen is geared to purchase & delivery of one file per product. Mine will have 30-40 files spread out among 6 modules.

Requirements:
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1) Digital product delivery with 30+ different files varying in size from 5mb to 300mb, each with its own link.

2) Product links need to be encrypted so that they can't be accessed outside of customer's download area. (It's not enough for the page with the links to be restricted if the links themselves can be copy/pasted and sent to someone else. This looks to be easy with a product that is a single file, but can it be done across multiple files?)

3) Customer options to purchase the entire package up front, or to purchase a subscription.

4) Subscription software should grant access to one module (and all of its links) per billing cycle. (Example: Customer chooses a subscription with weekly payments. Upon purchase the first module's links are available, with each subsequent module available every week.)

5) Customer options to change their billing cycle after purchase.
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It looks like the WooCommerce WooMembers Bundle may be able to provide almost all of this for me, but I would still need something to secure the download file links.

Thanks in advance for any and all advice!

travelin cat

11:52 pm on Jun 22, 2017 (gmt 0)

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I believe that MemberPress will do most of those things.

kosmic1

1:53 am on Jun 23, 2017 (gmt 0)

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Thanks TC, I'll check them out!

ergophobe

12:13 am on Jul 6, 2017 (gmt 0)

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If not you have some e-commerce options that can add that functionality.

WooCommerce obviously as you mentioned.

But also Shopify Lite, which is $9/month and lets you create a "Buy Button" that you can put on your site. I don't know what limitations they might have, but that offloads a lot of security/PCI compliance issues.

And of course Paypal, but I don't know how well that integrates for digital downloads

kosmic1

3:37 am on Jul 6, 2017 (gmt 0)

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Thanks Ergophobe, I'll look into shopify lite, too