We need to be able to manage accounts, communications with customers and the buying process much better including free trials and upgrading/payments. Wordpress has options like Membermouse (see https://membermouse.com) that not only manages accounts but also works with mailing systems like Mailchimp - are you aware of anything similar that could work with Umbraco or an Umbraco replacement cms?
One thing to remember is its a specialist eCommerce function that would be missing from most enterprise CMS packages and Umbraco is no exception here. So without some sort of effort on the part of either the core developers or by a third party, you won't see anything as comprehensive as Membermouse for Umbraco.
As membermouse appears to be a service, its entirely possible you could plug it into Umbraco if it has a public API! You would just need to write some interface code!
Otherwise your only other alternative is to take a look at some of the eCommerce packages designed for Umbraco.
Merchello is the only (currently) free eCommerce bolt on, although I'm pretty sure membermouse isnt free. If free is motivation for asking of course! :-) I'm fairly sure it doesnt do any subscription based services.
The main eCommerce add-in packages are...
Merchello, TeaCommerce, uCommerce
These all offer the best support out of the lot thats around. So contact each to find out what they offer.
The article I posted suggests there are payment providers around that do repeat payments as part of their offering. So I'm sure it wouldn't be a huge effort to write some code that would take payment for Umbraco members (ASP.net membership). It would at least get you started on the right road without having to leave Umbraco and in the long term you can make it a commercial add-on.
Membermouse with Umbraco
Hello Umbracians,
We need to be able to manage accounts, communications with customers and the buying process much better including free trials and upgrading/payments. Wordpress has options like Membermouse (see https://membermouse.com) that not only manages accounts but also works with mailing systems like Mailchimp - are you aware of anything similar that could work with Umbraco or an Umbraco replacement cms?
https://membermouse.com/
Thanks,
Alex
Some advice, please.
Client wants to move from Umbraco, please help!
Hi Alex
Membermouse is indeed an impressive plugin.
One thing to remember is its a specialist eCommerce function that would be missing from most enterprise CMS packages and Umbraco is no exception here. So without some sort of effort on the part of either the core developers or by a third party, you won't see anything as comprehensive as Membermouse for Umbraco.
As membermouse appears to be a service, its entirely possible you could plug it into Umbraco if it has a public API! You would just need to write some interface code!
Otherwise your only other alternative is to take a look at some of the eCommerce packages designed for Umbraco.
Here's a good place to start
https://our.umbraco.org/forum/developers/extending-umbraco/38353-Simple-ecommerce-options-for-subscription-based-services
Regards
Martin
Thanks, Martin, great topic.
What about Merchello maybe, can we customize in for using like Membermouse ?
Thanks, Alex
Merchello is the only (currently) free eCommerce bolt on, although I'm pretty sure membermouse isnt free. If free is motivation for asking of course! :-) I'm fairly sure it doesnt do any subscription based services.
The main eCommerce add-in packages are...
Merchello, TeaCommerce, uCommerce
These all offer the best support out of the lot thats around. So contact each to find out what they offer.
The article I posted suggests there are payment providers around that do repeat payments as part of their offering. So I'm sure it wouldn't be a huge effort to write some code that would take payment for Umbraco members (ASP.net membership). It would at least get you started on the right road without having to leave Umbraco and in the long term you can make it a commercial add-on.
M.
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