Go to the Invoice Template tab at General Settings page. Where you can change in default template for invoice which can be directly print out by admin from ARMemebr->Payment History.

Invoice will open in popup when you click on View Invoice action button in Payment History. Here in popup Print button is available from where you can directly print out.

NOTE: View Invoice action button will come only for transaction with Success status.

Go to the Redirection Rules tab at General Settings page. Where you can set default redirectrion rules for login, registration, plan + signup, social connect.

Login Form Redirection Rules

From here, you can set rules for redirecting user after succesfull login from ARMember login form. ARMember provides two options for login redirection. These rules apply same for all users irrespective of from which login form set user have logged in.

• Fixed Redirection
• Conditional Redirection

1. Fixed Redirection

   

   You can redirect user to a page/ specific URL / back to referer after login.

   In case of URL two shorcodes are supported :

   • {ARMCURRENTUSERNAME} : add current user’s username in url
   • {ARMCURRENTUSERID} : add current user’s id in url

   So, this option will be helpful if you directly want to redirect users to their related profile page.(For example: profile page of buddyPress having username or userid in its url.)

2. Conditional Redirection

   

   You can conditionally redirect user to different pages according to his plan. Different conditions are as below:

   • First Time Logged In
   • In Trial
   • In Grace Period
   • Failed Payment
   • Pending
   • Before Expiration Of x Days

If none of the conditions matches, then user will be redirected to URL set in ‘Default Redirection’.

NOTE: This rules will be applied only if user is logged in from front through ARMember login form.

Basic SignUp Form Redirection Rules

From here, you can set rules for redirecting user after succesfull registration through ARMember sign up form . ARMember provides two options for sign up redirection.

• Fixed Redirection
• Form Wise Redirection

1. Fixed Redirection

   

   You can redirect user to a page/ specific URL after signup.

2. Form Wise Redirection

   

   You can conditionally redirect user to different pages based on sign up form from which he signed up.

If none of the conditions matches, then user will be redirected to URL set in ‘Default Redirection’.

NOTE: This rules will be applied only if user is signed up from front through ARMember signup form.

Plan+Sign Up Redirection Rules

From here, you can ser rules for redirecting user from plan+sinup page.

ARMember provides different options for redirecting user from this page. For ex. when user first time sign up with any plan redirect to page A, when user changes to / purchase a new plan redirect to page B, when user renew his plan redirect user to page C.

These rules will apply irrespective of which plan+signup shortcode is used.

1. Redirection for Membership SignUp

   

   You can redirect users to fixed page / Fixed URL/ specific page plan wise when user first time sign up with any membership plan thorugh plan+signup shortcode.

2. Redirection for Add/Change Membership

   

   You can redirect users to fixed page / Fixed URL when user purchase/changes to a new membership after login through plan+signup shortcode.

3. Redirection For Renew Membership

   

   You can redirect users to fixed page / Fixed URL when user renew his membership after login through plan+signup shortcode.

If none of the above case matches, then user will be redirected to URL set in ‘Default Redirection’.

Social Connect Redirection ( For One Click Signup )

From here, you can set rule for redirect user when they use social connect button to connect to system. You can redirect user to specific page/URL after they login to system using social connect button.

NOTE: This rules will be applied only if One Click Sign up is enabled in Social Connect from ARMember -> General Settings.

Default Redirection Rules

From here, you can set default redirection rules for logged in/non logged in/pending users when they try to access restricted content from ARMember -> Access Rules.

1. For non logged in users

   

   All restricted content will be accessed only by user have specific plan/no plan as per set in access rules. So when any non logged in user try to access any restricted content(pages/posts), then he will be redirected to home/specific page as per set in ‘For non logged in users ‘ option.

2. For logged in users

   

   When any logged in user try to access any restricted content(pages/posts), then he will be redirected to home/specific page as per set in ‘For logged in users’ option.

3. For pending users

   

   When any pending user try to access any restricted content(pages/posts), then he will be redirected to home/specific page as per set in ‘For pending users’ option.

4. Restricted drip item access redirection

   

   When any user logged in/non logged in try to access any restricted content(pages/posts) which is added in ARMember->General Settings but not dripped yet, then he will be redirected to home/specific page as per set in ‘Restricted drip item access redirection’ option.

Restrict Admin Panel

If it is required for you to restrict admin panel access from non-admin users, please check this option.

If you have enabled this option, then admin panel will be accessible only by all users who have either ‘Administrator’ role OR selected roles in ‘Exclude role..” select box.

Block RSS feeds

You can restrict users to check RSS feeds. If this switch is on, then feeds will be completely hide eventhough accessible according to access rules set for plan members( non-members cannot access the feed ).

Restrict Site Access Without Login

You can restrict whole site for non-logged in members. When this option enable, you can set default page to display to non-logged in users.

If you enable this facility then any other pages will not be accessible by non-logged users except some pages like registration page, forgot password page OR selected apges in ‘Exclude pages..” select box..

Allow restricted Pages/Posts in listing

If you enable this switch than, restricted content will be displayed in listing only.

Default Access Rules

This section contains all default options related to access rules.

As ARMember provides to set protection on existing Pages, Posts, Categories, etc.. from Access Rules Page, but what about if new page or post is created afterwards?

For new items you are able to set access rules here. click on input you will get list of all plans. You can add multiple plans here.

So these default settings of access rules will be applied when any new item get created.

You can set protection on following items,

• Pages
• Posts
• Categories
• Navigation Menus
• Custom Posts
• Custom Taxonomies

Here You can set default Error messages and Success messages required when particular action will occur.

Go to the Common Messages Tab at General Settings to configure Error messages and Success messages. You will find following related sections to add messages:

Login Related Messages

Here you can manage login form related messages.

Forgot Password Messages

Here you can manage forgot password form related messages.

Change Password Messages

Here you can manage change password form related messages.

Close Account Messages

Here you can manage close account form related messages.

Registration / Edit Profile Messages

Here you can manage registration/edit profile form related messages.

Account Related Messages

Here you can manage account status related messages.

Payment Related Messages

Here you can manage payment related messages.

Coupon Related Messages

Here you can manage Coupon Related Messages.

Profile/Directory Related Messages

Here you can manage Profile/Directory Related Messages.

Miscellaneous Messages

Here you can manage other section related messages.

Following picture shows which kind of messages are available to customize.

Go to the Security Options Tab at General Settings to add Security options.

Brute Force login protection:

Login pages are highly protected by brute-force prevention mechanism. ARMember is providing a very secure login mechanism.

Enable Login Security For Failed Login Attempts

If you enable this option ARMember will keep record of IP address and timestamp of each failed login attempt. If more than certain number of attempts are detected within a short period of time from the same IP range, then the login function is disabled for all requests from that range of IP Address.

• Maximum Number of login attempts: Number of allowed login attempts

• Lock user temporarily for : Temporary lockdown Duration in minutes

• Permanent lock user after login attempts : Number of allowed login attempts

• Permanent lockdown Duration : Lockdown Duration in Hours

• Reset Login Attempts : You can clear all failed login attemts for every users.

• Display Remained Login Attempts Warning : If this option is enable then it will show front end user, how many login attempts are remained as warning.

When user exceeds the maximum number of login attempts, he/she will be blocked for temporary lock down time duration.

Block Username

You can restrict specific keywords from being used as username in registration form with this option.

When user try to register with blocked username, Error message will be displayed. Also you can display specific error message with Blocked Username Message option.

• Note: You should place each Username on a new line.

Block Email Addresses

You can restrict specific keywords from being used in email address at time of registration.

When someone try to register with blocked email address, for that you can set custom error message from Blocked Email Addresses Message option.

• Note: You should place each Email Address on a new line.

Block IP Addresses

You can block site access for specific IP address with this option.

If anyone try to access site with mentioned blocked IP address, Error message will be displayed. Also you can display specific error message with Blocked IP Address Message option.

• Note: You should place each IP Address on a new line.

Block URLs

You can block site access to specific URL or URL Patterns requested from users.

You can use wildcard(*) for specific pattern.

http://www.example.com/*some_text*/page

• Note: You should place each URL or URL Pattern on a new line.

You will be able to block URLs plan wise too. You can add as many conditions as you want.

You will find two Blocked URLs Options whether you want to Display Message or Redirect to page when requested URL is blocked.

• If you select Display Message, You will have input to add message to be displayed when requested URL or URL pattern is blocked.
• If you select Redirect to page, You will have input to add specific URL where you want to redirect users when requested URL or URL pattern is blocked.

Display Login History

You can keep track of login history in database for all users, if display login history switch is on.

• Reset Login History : you can clear login history log from database for all users by one click.

Email marketing is popular with companies as it is significantly cheaper and faster way to be in market by sending emails to your members.

ARMember->General Settings->Opt-ins section will only available if you activate Opt-ins from ARMember->Add-ons.

By using this, your mailing lists will be kept up-to-date automatically when new members join or when an existing account is changed. It is an efficient way to Grow your mailing list.

You can easily add subscribers to your Email Marketer account using our registration form.

You can configure available Email Marketing Tools from this option.

Go to the Opt-ins Tab at General Settings to configure Email Marketing Tools.

To configure tool, you just need to verify your Email Marketer account by entering API key and other required details. And after verification, system will fetch all the list name/campaign name from your account.

After configuration of tool, You will have opt-ins option in registration form – edit form, there you can select configured opt-in tools to add subscriber to list when they register to your site.

So, whenever anyone will register with that form, that user will be added to selected list of specific tool as subscriber automatically. We have internally mapped First Name, Last Name & Email Address field of specific form with Email Marketing Tools.

Following are the simple steps to Activate Email Marketing Tool:

Aweber

Get ConsumerKey and ConsumerSecret from Aweber Application

To create an aweber application, you should have a developer account on aweber lab which is totally different from a normal aweber account. After logging in from your developer account, go to the apps page.

Aweber apps page display list of applications created by user and display consumerKey and consumerSecret as well.

1. Please Enter your “Consumer key” and “Consumer Secret” obtained while application was created.
2. Click on Continue button. It will open a dialog box to authenticate your aweber account.
3. Please enter your Aweber username and password and click on “Allow Access” button.
4. That’s all!! System will fetch all the list names from your aweber account. Select default List name to add subscribers.

• Note:

• You can refresh your list names anytime by clicking the link “Refresh List”
• You can Deactivate the integration of your account with your system by clicking the link “Delete Configuration”.
5. Click on Save button.
6. Now go to ARMember->Manage Forms. Edit your sign up form. In right panel, you will see Opt-ins section. You will see list of all configured opt-ins with checkbox. Select checkbox for Aweber and select List in which you wish to add all users who will register through this sign up form, in your Awaber mail list.

Mail Chimp

Get API Key from Mailchimp Application

First of all login to you Mailchimp account and click your profile name to expand the Account Panel, and choose Account.

Then, Click on Extras drop-down menu and choose API keys.

You can copy an existing API key OR click the Create A Key button for creating a new key.

1. Please Enter your “API Key” obtained from your Mailchimp account.
2. Click on “Verify” link.
3. That’s all!! System will verify your account and fetch all list names from your account. Select default List name to add subscribes.
4. If you want to enable double opt-in method for Mailchimp, then select “Enable double opt-in” checkbox.

• Note:

• You can refresh your list names anytime by clicking the link “Refresh List”
• You can Deactivate the integration of your account with your system by clicking the link “Delete Configuration”.
5. Click on Save button.
6. Now go to ARMember->Manage Forms. Edit your sign up form. In right panel, you will see Opt-ins section. You will see list of all configured opt-ins with checkbox. Select checkbox for Mail Chimp and select List in which you wish to add all users who will register through this sign up form, in your Mail Chimp mail list.

Constant Contact

Get API Key and Access Token from Constant Contact Application

Sign up for a Mashery account or log in.

Confirm your account, if it’s new. Than, Register an Application.

After Register an Application API Key will be assigned to your application.

Fill your API Key into this page (if not already filled in) and click Get Access Token.

Getting an access token requires a Constant Contact account. When you click on Get Access Token, Than you are taken to a Constant Contact account sign up page. Create a new account, or if you have an existing Constant Contact account (NOT your Mashery developer account), sign in.

1. Please Enter your “API key” and “Access Token” obtained from your Constant Contact account.
2. Click on “Verify” link.
3. That’s all!! System will verify your account and fetch all list names from your account. Select default List name to add subscribes.

• Note:

• You can refresh your list names anytime by clicking the link “Refresh List”
• You can Deactivate the integration of your account with your system by clicking the link “Delete Configuration”.
4. Click on Save button.
5. Now go to ARMember->Manage Forms. Edit your sign up form. In right panel, you will see Opt-ins section. You will see list of all configured opt-ins with checkbox. Select checkbox for Constant Contact and select List in which you wish to add all users who will register through this sign up form, in your Constant Contact mail list.

Mailster – Email Newsletter Plugin for WordPress (External Plugin Support)

ARMember provides support to this plugin only the plugin version is 2.0.20 or Higher.

If you have opt-in addon activated in your systems and you have installed – Mailster for newsletter then you will get functionality to add user to the perticular list created with Mailster, at time of “registration” ( with ARMember Registration form ).

If ARMember “Opt-in” module is activated, you will get option in Signup form settings page – in right side bottom as shown in following image:

So, you have to check the chceckbox option and select list according your requirement (if you will not select any list then user will be added as subscriber in Mailster list - but they will not belong to any list). So, now your registerd user will be added to perticular list of Mailster and you will find list under Mailster - "Newsletter" Tab > Subscribers , along with user’s list detail.

GetResponse

Get API Key from GetResponse Application

Login to your GetResponse Account

You can find API Key under My account > Account details > API & oAuth.

1. Please Enter your “API Key” obtained from your GetResponse account.
2. Click on “Verify” link.
3. That’s all!! System will verify your account and fetch all campaign names from your account. Select default campaign name to add subscribes.

• Note:

• You can refresh your campaign names anytime by clicking the link “Refresh List”.
• You can Deactivate the integration of your account with your system by clicking the link “Delete Configuration”.
4. Click on Save button.
5. Now go to ARMember->Manage Forms. Edit your sign up form. In right panel, you will see Opt-ins section. You will see list of all configured opt-ins with checkbox. Select checkbox for GetResponse and select Campaign in which you wish to add all users who will register through this sign up form, in your GetResponse campaign.

ARMember provides all required default pages. But if you want to create new pages according to requirement then you can create them and assign/map related page here in this option.

Go to the Page Setup Tab at General Settings to map pages.

Pages you can set here are listed below:

• Registration Page
• Login Page
• Forgot Password Page
• Change Password Page
• Edit Profile Page
• Members Profile Page Available only if social feature is enabled

After installation and activation of the plugin, check about basic configuration of ARMember plugin.

Go to the General Settings menu from the admin interface. Here you will get number of tabs such as General, Payment Gateways, Page Setup etc..

Let’s check each option in detail:

General Options

Hide Admin Bar

This option is providing you a choice whether you want to show admin bar for non-admin users or not. If you have enabled this option, then admin bar will be hidden from all users except who have either ‘Administrator’ role OR selected roles in ‘Exclude role..” select box.

Rename wp-admin Folder

Here you have facility to rename wp-admin folder to prevent hacking and security issues. You need to be careful while changing this option.

When you enable this option, popup with important notices will open as shown in below image. Please read all the notices before proceed. You will see one URL in this popup. Do not forget to save that URL. It will help you to rollback this change to default in critical situation. When you will run this URL, new wp-admin path will revert to default path /wp-admin.

After enabling switch, you will have other option for New wp-admin Path where you are able to write new path or name for wp-admin ( e.g. panel, cp ).

Before you enable this option, you should check your wp-config.php file and .htaccess file write permission. If both files will have write permission, then you don’t need to do an extra effort, just enable this option, change wp-admin name if you want and save settings. You will be logged out automatically. Now your website admin panel can be accessed by only new name or https://yoursiteurl.com/wp-login.php

But, if any of the two files willnot have write permission then in such case when you rename wp-admin and try to save settings, then a popup will open containing file change instructions as shown in below.

You must need to follow each instruction strictly and only then after click ‘OK, I did it’ button. After this you will be logged out. If you press this button without doing change in files, then you willnot be able to login again. If you will press ‘Abort Renaming’ button, then ‘Rename wp-admin’ settings willnot be saved, but all other settings will be saved.

If you have renamed wp-admin from other plugin, this setting will remain disabled. Also it will not work with Multisite.

Hide wp-login.php Page

Another option is provided if you wish to hide default wordpress wp-login.php page for all users. If you have enabled this option, wordpress default login page will be hidden from all users and all users will be redirected to the front end page which is mapped with login page under ARMember->General Settings->Page Setup

Hide Register Link

This option will Hide/Remove registration link from wp-login.php page.

Disable wp-login page styling

This this option is enabled, default wordpress wp-login.php page design will come instead ARMember wp-login.php design.

Auto Lock Shared Account

When you turn ON this switch, it will clear all session except current session of logged in user from front end. Please note that this functionality will not applied on previously logged in user from now.

Use Gravatars?

Here you have a switch to enable or disable feature of Gravatars. If this feature is enabled, plugin will handle profile pictures for all members.

If this is enabled then you will be able to see profile pictures of members on manage members page as well as the individual member details page. Even also at the front-end at members directory & profile pages, profile pictures of all members will be shown to users.

We also provide buddyPress support.

Enable Crop for Avatar and Profile Cover photo

When you turn ON this switch, in front end when user uploads his avatar or profile cover photo, he will get facility to crop the picture. Skip option is available on crop box. So if you have enabled crop from here and any user wants to skip crop, then he can click on skip.

New User Approval

You are able to manage approval of new registered users here. There are three ways provided to approve new users which are as following,

1. Auto Approval

   You will find, by default this option is selected, which follows default wordpress registration process where no need to approve users manually, they will be approved by default.

2. Email-Activation

   If this option will be selected, then all new users who will register in the website will have Pending status by default and will get an email with activation link and they must have to go through instructions mentioned in email to complete registration. After clicking on the activation link, user will be active.

3. Manual / Admin Approval

   By this method, When new user registers for the site, the user will get created with Pending status.

   At same time Administrator will get an email for new user registration. Then Administrator will have rights whether to approve users for the site or not.

Only Active, Pending users will be allowed to login to site. But Pending user can acces only one page of website which you have set For Pending users in Default Redirection Rules that you will find under General Settings->Redirection Rules. Users with Inactive and Terminated status will not be able to login to site.

Each user that exists before plugin has been activated will be treated as an approved ( Active ) user .

Default Currency

Here you can select payment currency out of 25 available currencies for payment processes.

ARMember provides you facility to add your custom currency by clicking on Add Custom Currency.

Sales Tax

If this switch is enabled, then you can set percentage sales tax that will be applied on final payable amount on plan + sign up page. If coupon is applied on plan amount, then tax will be applied on (final payamble amount = plan amount-coupon amount). If membership plan is opf recurring type, then tax will be applied on every recurrence.

Any change in sales tax rate will not affect already started subscriptions.

If you want to add tax percentage and total amount applied on final payable amoiunt in payment summery, then you can add [TAX_AMOUNT] and [TAX_PERCENTAGE] shortcode in payment summery from ‘Configure plan+Sign up page’ settings.

You can add tax in email notifications and in invoice too. Template shortcodes are available for both.

Profile Permalink Base

Profile Permalink Base section will only available if you activate Social Features from Add-ons.

You can select what slug appears in the url while checking user’s profiles. You can select either username or user id.

Load JS & CSS In All Pages

To include ARMember related JS and CSS in your whole site, is totally depend on you. We are including js/css only in those pages/posts which are having related functionality of ARMember. But, if you want js and css universally activated in your site, then you may go for this option.

Badge Size

The dimensions for badge image/icon will be set here and this will be applied to member badges in profile template or member directory template.

Email Settings

From / Reply to Name

Here you can set From / Reply to Name to be displayed in email notifications. By default you will find your site name here.

From / Reply to Email

Here you can set From / Reply to Email address from which email notifications will be sent. By default you will find administrator’s email id here.

Admin email

This field will have value of site admin email address set in default Wordpress General settings. You can add multiple email address with comma separated email ids. So, all those email holders will get admin related email notification.

Email Notification

You have three options here to select how your system support sending emails to notify admin/users.

Select Wordpress Server to send email using default wordpress functionality, other two options are SMTP Server and PHP Mailer.

By default Wordpress Server is selected here.

Manage Preset Form Fields

Once you add a new field in sign up form and save the form, then those new fields having new ‘meta_keys’ will be added in the list of ‘Preset Fields’. So you can use these fields directly in other forms too.

But once field is added in Preset Field list, any change in that field will not affect that preset field. These preset fields are displayed in Add/Edit Member page.

1. Edit Preset Fields

   Suppose you have added a dropdown labled Gender in sign up form. This field have two values ‘Male and ‘Female’. Now you have saved the form. So Gender field will be added in Preset field list. Now suppose you want to add third option in this dropdown. let’s say ‘Transgender’. So you will edit the form and add new option for this dropdown and save the form. But this option is not added in Preset field ‘Gender’. So in Add Member page you will see only two options ‘Male’ and ‘Female’.

   So if you want to update preset fields, then you need to click on this button. Popup will open containing all Preset Fields where you can change label and values of all preset fields.

2. Clear Preset Form Fields

   To remove specific form fields with its value, click on this button, popup opens, select fields which you want to remove from everywhere.

   All the fields you will add in any of sign up forms will be automatically added in the list of “Preset Fields” section of form builder. Sometimes it happens that some fields becomes unnecessary so you will remove that fields from sign up form, but those fields will still remain as it is in “Preset Fields” section even if they were deleted, so you can add them in the form from Preset Field, if again needed in future.

   But sometimes you have added fields for testing purpose and then deleted those fields from forms. If those fields will not be deleted from Preset Fields, then Preset Field list will be longer and longer. Also those deleted fields will be displayed in “Edit Member” page of administrator area. So you must need some way to clear these unused fields from everywhere.

   For these, ARMember Provides Clear From Field setting in General Settings.

   

   Suppose you have added a text box of “Address” in sign up form. So it will be also added in Preset Fields section. Now if you have deleted address field for any reason. But it still appears in “Preset Fields” section.

   

   Now to remove “Address” field from “Preset Field” section, use “Clear Form Field” button. Click on it, then popup will open as shown below.

   

   From popup, you can select all the fields that you want to delete from everywhere. You will see some checkboxes remain disabled as they are default fields and cannot be deleted from sign up form. Checkboxes for other fields will be enabled only if that fields were deleted from sign up form first.

   If data entry exists for any of those fields, then you will see “(Entry Exist)” in red letter beside that field checkbox. Now Select all the fields, that you want to delete from everywhere and click OK button. That’s it. All selected unused fields will be removed from everywhere.

Clear Form Fields

To remove specific form fields with its value, click on this button, popup opens, select fields which you want to remove from everywhere.

All the fields you will add in any of sign up forms will be automatically added in the list of “Preset Fields” section of form builder. Sometimes it happens that some fields becomes unnecessary so you will remove that fields from sign up form, but those fields will still remain as it is in “Preset Fields” section even if they were deleted, so you can add them in the form from Preset Field, if again needed in future.

But sometimes you have added fields for testing purpose and then deleted those fields from forms. If those fields will not be deleted from Preset Fields, then Preset Field list will be longer and longer. Also those deleted fields will be displayed in “Edit Member” page of administrator area. So you must need some way to clear these unused fields from everywhere.

For these, ARMember Provides Clear From Field setting in General Settings.

Suppose you have added a text box of “Address” in sign up form. So it will be also added in Preset Fields section. Now if you have deleted address field for any reason. But it still appears in “Preset Fields” section.

Now to remove “Address” field from “Preset Field” section, use “Clear Form Field” button. Click on it, then popup will open as shown below.

From popup, you can select all the fields that you want to delete from everywhere. You will see some checkboxes remain disabled as they are default fields and cannot be deleted from sign up form. Checkboxes for other fields will be enabled only if that fields were deleted from sign up form first.

If data entry exists for any of those fields, then you will see “(Entry Exist)” in red letter beside that field checkbox. Now Select all the fields, that you want to delete from everywhere and click OK button. That’s it. All selected unused fields will be removed from everywhere.

Email Schedular Settings

Front End Font Settings

Now give a better look at front side with different colors and fonts according to your wish. You will have following options.

Global CSS

Here you will be able to add global css class according to your requirements which will be applied to all your templates globally.

You can find full list of class information by clicking on CSS Class Information link.