As you know, Ning only had one quota or category of members. Jamroom allows you to create many quotas both free and subscribed.
However, the typical scenario is someone signs up into a free category (artist, member. charity, business, DJ, model) and upgrades to a premium version later if they wish.
So how does one get migrants in a free quota to sort themselves into either a different free or subscribed account, particularly if the concept is foreign to them.
I've been asking for a "pro" solution, but came up with a "workaround" for the time being.
Step 1 - Get the badges module from B360. Nice to have anyway but here is a use for it that he didn't anticipate. https://www.jamroom.net/b360/networkmarket/122/profile-badges
Step 2 - Install the code (as normal) to your profile_header.tpl at an appropriate place - I chose just below the profile picture.
Step 3 - Choose a category you don't need (I chose "Business") and assigned it to the Ning migrant quota.
Step 3 - Delete the image link between the centering and add this code to that section.
{if jrProfile_is_profile_owner($_profile_id) {else} {/if}
Step 4 - Write the message you want to appear between the if and the else. Example:
{if jrProfile_is_profile_owner($_profile_id)}Notice: This is a temporary migration quota, with restricted space and features.
Please choose a FREE or PREMIUM account HERE {else} {/if}
Step 5 - Build an easy contact form to link to in your message. Mine is http://indiegospel.net/form/migration_sorting
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Now only the account owner can see the message and only if they are logged in. As soon as they subscribe to a quota or are manually moved by the admin to a different quota in response to their choice on the form, the message will disappear.
The annoyance level can be ramped up to force a choice, by making the font bigger/colored or by adding a compelling graphic to your message. Only changing quotas will remove the annoyance.
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Ken Rich
indiegospel.net
updated by @ken-rich: 07/09/16 09:21:02AM
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