Subscriptions question

[Guildenstern]

I've read over the manual in detail, and I am very impressed with the flexibility and power vBulletin offers. I've decided I will buy it, as soon as I have a name for my forums (I have a concept, but no name, and hence no domain yet :p). There is one feature I'd like to know how to implement, though:

I want members to be able to donate funds, completely optionally, and then be automatically recognized by giving them a rank in a usergroup of some kind. Reading through the subscription mechanism, it appears all I can do is allow them to, essentially, "buy" the recognition graphic for a set fee. The catch is that I don't want to have a set fee; I want them to be able to donate as little or as much as they want, and then automatically be granted the recognition graphic.

The option I was originally considering was just to use a PayPal donation link and then giving the donors a usergroup rank manually. But I'd really prefer for it to be automatic, if vB has the capability.

Can vB do this without hacking? And if so, maybe the manual entry on paid subscriptions could be clarified so that it is more obvious how to do it.

[Steve Machol]

Unfortunately the subscription function does not work that way. Each subscription requires a set amount. This requires modifying the code. We don't provide official support for code modifications, but once you are a customer you can try asking for help with this over at www.vbulletin.org.

[Guildenstern]

Wow, that was a fast response.

Actually, in the meantime, I went over and looked at the very long thread for subscription feature suggestions, and realized that I could implement something similar to what I want by merely having multiple subscriptions in different amounts (say $1, $5, $10, etc.) that all do the same thing (give the user a rank in X usergroup). I'm sure most people won't be disappointed that they have to choose between $10 and $20 rather than donating $13. :)

[Steve Machol]

Yes, that's certainly one way to do this. :)