Limit Purchases Based On Count Limit, Not Time Period

Not sure if I understand your issue... but I think you should be fine with the following parameter set to 1.

This should prevent multiple purchases of the same plan, IMHO.

May be you also need to set that the plan is attached to existing plan when purchase the sameplan. Thus new plan will be not active yet, untill first expires..

What do you mean "attached to existing plan"?

What is your plan(s) setup? Do you have multiple plans, and a user should subscribe to 1 plan at a time only?

For example, you may HIDE plans 2 and 3, if user have an active subscription for plan 1. See Cross plan parameters.

enocasino What do you mean "attached to existing plan"?

There are to methods of subscription period calculation. Attach means that new plan start date will start on the day current subscription expires. ANd other method will start new subscription from the moment of purchase.

If you base your plans on count limit you have to use second method. So that when new subscription is purchased it is active immediately.

If I could just get the system to DEACTIVATE and not LOCK, my system would work. This is what currently happens.

Plan 1: Limit is 4, count every access. Both 'calculate periods' have the same effect.

As admin, I create two sales to user A. So user A has in their account...

Plan 1 / Active (check) / Days left (31) / Limits (4) / Used (0)

Plan 1 / Active (check) / Days left (31) / Limits (4) / Used (0)

Now, user A submits 4 articles. Now the account says....

Plan 1 / Active (check) / Days left (31) / Limits (4) / Used (4)

Plan 1 / Active (check) / Days left (31) / Limits (4) / Used (0)

Looks good so far....

If user A submit another article, this is what happens...

Plan 1 / Active (locked) / Days left (31) / Limits (4) / used (5)

Plan 1 / Active (check) / Days left (31) / Limits (4) / Used (0)

and it continues, 5 turns to 6 then 7 and so on...

The locked plan should not be locked, it should deactivate and the next plan should automatically begin. Think about the user, the user should be able to pay additional fees to continue service, not have to wait until the period is complete.

If I could just get the plan to deactivate and start the next (NOT LOCK), my system would work. Even if I limit the number of purchases, the user has to wait until the plan period is expired to purchase a new plan.

I see. Tell me more about yuor restriction. What do you restrct? Where are your restrictions parameters?

I restrict submissions. Example plan: 30 days, allowed to submit 4 articles within the 30 days.

If the user submits 4 articles the first day, the plan is deactivated. The user must purchase new plan. If the user purchases new plan, the 30 days starts over and the user is allows another 4 submissions.

If the user does not submit 4 articles within the 30 days, then the users unused submissions expire, and the user must purchase a new plan. 30 days starts over and the user is allows to submit up to 4 articles.

Does this make sense? This way the user always has the option to continue service. Currently, the user has to wait until the 30 day period is complete in order continue service.

You have to start new plan from day of payment

Give ne your sit credentials and I'll check it on your site.

Also give me links to section where type submission is restricted.