WooCommerce Subscriptions | 79mplus https://www.79mplus.com Top-Tier WordPress Development Company for Custom, Scalable Solutions Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:11:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.79mplus.com/assets/cropped-favicon2-32x32.png WooCommerce Subscriptions | 79mplus https://www.79mplus.com 32 32 Automatic Synchronization of Users with MailChimp for WooCommerce Subscriptions https://www.79mplus.com/project/automatic-synchronization-users-mailchimp/ https://www.79mplus.com/project/automatic-synchronization-users-mailchimp/#respond Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:40:16 +0000 https://www.79mplus.com/?post_type=project&p=496714 79mplus

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Automatic Synchronization of Users with MailChimp for WooCommerce Subscriptions

Automatic Synchronization of Users with MailChimp for WooCommerce Subscriptions

Anything Backend, Custom API Integration, Custom Plugin Development, Mailchimp, Plugin Customization, Plugins, Project, WooCommerce Subscriptions, WordPress

Challenge

Our client had a WooCommerce Subscription based website. They wanted so that their customer email entries are synced with their MailChimp account. They also wanted so that the users are grouped under certain groups based on their subscription status.

Our task mainly was to:

  • Group users based on their subscription status in MailChimp
  • Change user group in MailChimp when their status changes
  • Ensure that integration respects MailChimp for WooCommerce, WC and WC Subscriptions
  • Implement a initial sync feature to synchronize 17000+ subscribers into MailChimp
  • Ensure backend settings for everything implemented

Our Solution

The project was simple with some fair amount of details and a lot of testing ahead.

Here’s how we solved the problem:

User Groups

Client had separate groups in mind for MailChimp. This was crucial to keep track of the 17000+ users they had on their MailChimp account. Each group for each status of the subscription. Users were there already but they were not grouped accordingly.

Groups Based on Status

In a subscription based environment it is common to change status of the subscription. When subscription status changes, client wanted that the group of the user should change too, to sync with MailChimp better. We used hooks related to status change for this feature.

Support for Existing Setup

Client had MailChimp for WooCommerce installed. It already had API information input, so we had to share the information with the plugin. We also had to make sure that we maintain a compatibility with the way the plugin lists users, so that it remains consistent.

 

 

Initial Sync

Our client had 17000+ users on their MailChimp account. It was already synced to MailChimp using MailChimp for WooCommerce plugin. But the group changes were not applied there. We can handle new ones, no problem. But we had to take care of those existing users. So we had we implement a Sync feature for those initial records.

Backend Settings

We had to implement settings on the backend to allow for a better control. We implemented backend settings pages for the initial sync and MailChimp integration. We implemented pause resume feature for the initial sync so that the operation can be resumed for this lengthy task.

Putting it all together

At the end we delivered WC Subscription Sync system with automated grouping in MailChimp and initial sync feature. We hope it provided useful automation for our client.

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Dynamic Resume Builder with LinkedIn Integration

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Dynamic Resume Builder with LinkedIn Integration

Dynamic Resume Builder with LinkedIn Integration

Anything Backend, Custom Plugin Development, LinkedIn, Plugin Customization, Plugins, Project, WooCommerce Subscriptions, WordPress

Challenge

Our client wanted to sell custom-designed resume downloads as a service. They wanted it to be a subscription based system. They also wanted a step by step form to input the information and upon payment, to be able to download the uniquely designed, digitally generated resume. Inputting hundreds of fields may be a tiresome task for some. So they wanted LinkedIn integration so that it can auto-fill the form with the information on the profile.

Our task mainly was to:

  • Prepare a form to take inputs for the resume in multiple steps
  • Implement option to auto-fill fields from LinkedIn profile
  • Implement a My Account page for downloading the resume
  • Integrate WC Subscriptions into the download feature
  • Generate the Resume in PDF format with the field values
  • Implement the features so that the designs could be customizable

 

Our Solution

The project had a moderate mix of complexities which was enjoyable to solve.

Here’s how we solved the problem:

 

Multistep Form

We broke the fields into multiple steps to reduce the stress on the user. We designed the form so that user can freely move from one step to another. The fields were bound by rules and error checking was implemented for easily spotting mistakes in the field inputs.

LinkedIn Integration

Even after breaking down into steps, the number of fields was enormous. So we had to implement a LinkedIn integration into the project. The user can login to LinkedIn from the form page and after allowing the integration, the fields will be filled out automatically.

WC Subscriptions Integration

Our client planned on selling the resume downloads as a subscription service. So we implemented the project around WooCommerce Subscriptions. The project requires an active subscription before filling out the form or downloading the resume.

Resume Downloads

We implemented a download page which appears after the form is filled out. The download option is also available from a custom My Accounts page for later downloads. The user can download their resumes in PDF format when he needs to. The PDF has custom font implementation and is ready for print right away.

Customizable Designs

We implemented the PDF generation feature with mpdf, which is a very versatile pdf library. We utilized its HTML-to-PDF capabilities to make it easy to incorporate templates later on. We kept the designs separate in templates so that the output can be customized.

Putting it all together

At the end our client got what he wanted. A dynamic PDF resume builder system with custom designs, subscriptions and the power of LinkedIn integration.

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Multilingual WC Based Story Subscription System using MailChimp API

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Multilingual WC Based Story Subscription System using MailChimp API

Multilingual WC Based Story Subscription System using MailChimp API

Anything Backend, Custom API Integration, Custom Plugin Development, Mailchimp, Plugin Customization, Plugins, WooCommerce, WooCommerce Subscriptions, WordPress

 

Challenge

Our client was looking for a team who can create a story subscription system that sends stories every friday to members through a email service. For managing these emails easily, they were looking for an integration with an email newsletter service, like AWeber or something similar. Another requirement was that it has to support 7 languages. These sounded like a new kind of challenge to us. So we took the job.

Our task mainly was to:

  • Choose the appropriate Mailing API
  • Make sure that email subscription API works with WooCommerce
  • Make the email service Multilingual to support 7 languages
  • Store Custom Fields with entries
  • Automatic adding and removing of users from the mailing list based on subscription status
  • Make it compatible with variable subscriptions for 2 payment intervals

 

 

Our Solution

This is a fairly simple project with many sweet and complex details. We had to approach the project as a whole when planning. We had to make sure that our plan covers all the aspects – frontend, backend and email delivery – when the project is finished.

Here’s how we solved the problem:

 

Choosing the right API

We’ve had discussions with client. And our client decided that Mailchimp suited better for our needs than AWeber. It has a better interface, better documentation, better categorization etc. We also needed to add additional information with the entries to differentiate between persons – support for which was great on MailChimp.

 

 

Email Subscription + WooCommerce

There were plugins like Memberpress for this. But it did not support WooCommerce – which was required by our client to maintain the subscriptions. In order to maintain the multilingual nature of the project, we went in and worked on our own integration with WC, which works with WC Memberships + WC Subscriptions.

 

Multilingual Emails

MailChimp helped us on the way. MailChimp has a good segmentation feature which we utilized for categorization. We simplified the process by preparing 7 separate lists for 7 languages. It made it simple for us to integrate and simple for client to manage.

 

Custom Fields with Entries

We needed to have various data attached to the entries to make it link with the Subscriptions and users on WP. MailChimp API has a way to attach the data with “Custom Fields” which made it easy for us. We also attached some other minor information, which can then be used inside the emails. A nice thing to have to create engaging emails.

 

User Management with Subscription Status

We had to use WC Subscription hooks to make sure that the user is listed only when he is subscribed to the service from the WordPress side of things. We had to test extensively for all the situations that might occur regarding the subscription status scenario. Client was helpful to setup a staging for us which helped us through the testing. We used normal subscription process with test payment method and Scheduled Actions combined to test the subscription.

 

Putting it all together

And the end result was beautiful. A seamless automatic story subscription system supporting multilanguage was born in our hands.

It was a complex but interesting project. We had fun developing it.

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