Different product prices for signed in members?

Hello TonyCabone,

Ok, If I am understanding you correctly, have you done this:

1) Go to VM admin and click the Shopper 'tab' on the left menu..
2) Next click 'List Shopper Group'
3) In the table that shows within the main page, you will see all your shopper groups.
4) Make sure the group you have the discounts applied to, is also the default shopper group. To do make it the default group,. do this:
        a) click the RED CIRCLE WITH X to the right of the shopper group name you want to make default

This will make this group the default Shopper group and the group that new shoppers are assigned to.

:)

Let me know if that takes care of your concern there..

Hi cloud9manager

The only thing is, I also want non-members to be able to purchase products at full price. Is that still possible with your above solution?

Hmmm... well, if they register then they'll be assigned to this group automatically.. so, they would also get this discount.

There is only a couple ways to really have 'dual' signups - for example: one for retail one for wholesale... so your wholesale clients get assigned to the correct group and gets their discount applied.

To do this: Create a separate signup form just for them, preferably NOT on a standard page.

So, for example, if you go to your store and pick some items and register. You are added to the 'reg' customer group. This would be your previously selected 'default' group.
   
You would then create a form that you place on a separate page, again not on the main site maybe at a URL representative with its purpose http://.........com/whole-signup/ or something similar. Send an email to ALL your wholesale clients and have them go to this page to sign up. Based on how you've coded the form it will create the new user and insert them into the Wholesale group.

The other option would be to modify the signup form so that you can provide a 'code' to wholesale users.. upon registration they would then enter this code, so instead of being entered into the default customer group they would be added to the Wholesale group.

Either way has it's pros/cons.. but as you can see VM is only setup to allow signups to one group.. and does not, without modification, allow users to be registered to different groups.

I hope that answers your question(s). If you need custom work done for VM, let me know, I'd be glad to work with you on a good solution and our rates are very fair.
 

Regarding creating a form on a separate page, this is a startup site and there are no registered users yet.

What if I simply directed new 'wholesale' customers through the form you say will create the new user and insert them into the wholesale group?

That would work..

What are you referring to when you say 'directed new 'wholesale' customers through the form'..??
If you're meaning to 'direct' them by means of simply telling them where to go to register, that is great.

You just don't want regular customers registering (obviously :) ) on the wholesale form, etc..

You can also password protect that page wholesale registration page and give your wholesale customers the login info to get to the reg form.. from there, all they would have to do is login to the store like a regular customer... they would only need to visit the reg form once.. :)

This is a decent extension, however it doesn't offer the ability to register two different kinds of user groups, it only allows to add new users to the default shipper group.. which is the main issue.

Also note, that even though Daniel has been working on this for a while, he'll tell you himself to use it on a live site at your own risk.. since it requires changes to core files.

Hi everyone,

cloud9manager,
Yes you are correct- customers have the option, if they register, they receive 10%. If they don't, they pay full price. Can you elaborate, i.e. are you suggesting I add another VM module that the login form redirects to?

manomani
thanks for the tip, I'm a little hesitant as don't want to break the site- It is fairly basic, 1 category of products accepting paypal payments (no credit card details) - do you think there's a better than average chance of avoiding any bugs?

Thank you

T

Hi Tony,
Ah ok, so you are looking for a way to have either Guests or Registered Users.. with Registered Users getting a discount, is that correct? Or, are you speaking of two customer groups - one being -regular- customers and the other being something like Wholesale?
Once I understand this dynamic, I can help you better :)

Thanks!

Allow me to elaborate myself..there are in fact no 'wholesale' customers as such, quite simply-
1. registered users receive 10% off but must purchase 2 products every six months.
2. non-registered users pay full price but are not bound in any purchasing plans

here is the url for you to review if you wish, you may better understand what I'm trying to achieve exactly what I'm trying to achieve:

http://gator967.hostgator.com/~tekspec/taste/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=30

thank you once again

Yes when I try that though, the product prices are discounted for non registered users too, am I doing something wrong?

i.e. option to proceed as a guest doesn't seem available....

by the way, optional account creation is enabled...

Yeah,.... VM is not great at user experience for sure.. but, if you have set the settings as I mentioned and try to buy something as a new user.. there is a "Register an Account?" check box right under the email field for new user information.. if you UNCHECK that,.. u can proceed without registration.. try that and let me know if that helps.. if you UNCHECK that box, then you wont be creating an account and no discount is applied.. if that works, we'll dig in and find the file that creates that check box and set it to UNCHECKED by default ;)

OK when I assign the shopper group with discount as the default, the discounted prices are always shown, whether you login or not. How can I avoid this?

hi manonomani,

I tried that extension but I must be doing something wrong as far as placing the individual files goes- I get an error 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' whenever I try to access anything to do with VirtueMart. Any ideas?

T

thank you for your assistance