Comments on: Membership Script Battle: Round 1 – Wishlist Member http://www.ianfernando.com/2009/membership-script-battle-round-1-wishlist-member/ Affiliate, Entrepreneur, Traveler, Pimp Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Asa http://www.ianfernando.com/2009/membership-script-battle-round-1-wishlist-member/#comment-12056 Asa Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:43:00 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/?p=1316#comment-12056 My experience with WishList has been horrific. For example, six hours spent trying to get their "page redirect" feature working. Eventually support told me that their was a bug in their latest vesrion, and fixed it. Thanks. Integration with MailChimp has been a disaster. You cannot customize your Log in (they dont even tell you have to create a login page, though it is possible, and the widget is missed by most users). Password problems abound (over a hundred password changes the first week, with my small list). Registration page needs specialized CSS knowledge, as opposed to having WYSIWYG options for customizing it. The control panel is very ambiguous and uneccessarily convoluted, with several different areas doing the same thing and conflicting with each others. The automatic creation of about 10 "system" pages (Oops, you do not have access, etc.) actually puts these tabs on your site, forcing you to find each page and change it to not be indexed... The list goes on and on of a poorly thought out, buggy, strangely ADD program. I will switch to DAP shortly, as it seems actually professional. Their advertising is slick though, and sucked me in. I do believe the keep it dysfunctional to get you to the "Upsell," their $20 per month Insiders group. Support even told me to join, rather than answer my question! They will also customize for you at significant charge, to do things the program should do in the first place. Do some research and see the number of complaints and frustrations. I spent many many hours searching the internet for solutions to problems that came up (many with no solution). Their training videos are like those bad translations of Japanese electronics. They tell you everything except for those crucial missing bits that make it impossible to implement things properly. Search google and you will see the only people happy with the program are marketing affiliates. it is not a professional piece of software. My experience with WishList has been horrific. For example, six hours spent trying to get their “page redirect” feature working. Eventually support told me that their was a bug in their latest vesrion, and fixed it. Thanks. Integration with MailChimp has been a disaster. You cannot customize your Log in (they dont even tell you have to create a login page, though it is possible, and the widget is missed by most users). Password problems abound (over a hundred password changes the first week, with my small list). Registration page needs specialized CSS knowledge, as opposed to having WYSIWYG options for customizing it. The control panel is very ambiguous and uneccessarily convoluted, with several different areas doing the same thing and conflicting with each others. The automatic creation of about 10 “system” pages (Oops, you do not have access, etc.) actually puts these tabs on your site, forcing you to find each page and change it to not be indexed… The list goes on and on of a poorly thought out, buggy, strangely ADD program. I will switch to DAP shortly, as it seems actually professional.

Their advertising is slick though, and sucked me in. I do believe the keep it dysfunctional to get you to the “Upsell,” their $20 per month Insiders group. Support even told me to join, rather than answer my question! They will also customize for you at significant charge, to do things the program should do in the first place.

Do some research and see the number of complaints and frustrations. I spent many many hours searching the internet for solutions to problems that came up (many with no solution). Their training videos are like those bad translations of Japanese electronics. They tell you everything except for those crucial missing bits that make it impossible to implement things properly. Search google and you will see the only people happy with the program are marketing affiliates. it is not a professional piece of software.

]]> By: Ian http://www.ianfernando.com/2009/membership-script-battle-round-1-wishlist-member/#comment-9269 Ian Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:29:14 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/?p=1316#comment-9269 @tom I have a multi license and I def recommend it @tom I have a multi license and I def recommend it

]]> By: Tom Bodetti http://www.ianfernando.com/2009/membership-script-battle-round-1-wishlist-member/#comment-9257 Tom Bodetti Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:41:14 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/?p=1316#comment-9257 Interesting, so you recommend the wish list plug, for digital secure digital downloads? I am considering the purchase of a multiple license package, but not sure if I should invest in the package as I have never used it and do not know if it will work out, So if I buy it and it does not work, out, then I am stuck with four or five useless licenses... Would love to hear your opinion on that thanks. Tom Interesting, so you recommend the wish list plug, for digital secure digital downloads?

I am considering the purchase of a multiple license package, but not sure if I should invest in the package as I have never used it and do not know if it will work out,

So if I buy it and it does not work, out, then I am stuck with four or five useless licenses…

Would love to hear your opinion on that thanks.

Tom

]]> By: Torrent Files http://www.ianfernando.com/2009/membership-script-battle-round-1-wishlist-member/#comment-8115 Torrent Files Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:26:48 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/?p=1316#comment-8115 Oh. You actually opened my eyes, as I did not know there are 2 types of membership styles. By the way, WordPress websites are basically omitted by spammers, so it is a good choice. Oh. You actually opened my eyes, as I did not know there are 2 types of membership styles.
By the way, WordPress websites are basically omitted by spammers, so it is a good choice.

]]> By: zen http://www.ianfernando.com/2009/membership-script-battle-round-1-wishlist-member/#comment-7390 zen Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:52:14 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/?p=1316#comment-7390 Really fabulous write up and informative one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Really fabulous write up and informative one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.

]]> By: Samuel http://www.ianfernando.com/2009/membership-script-battle-round-1-wishlist-member/#comment-7344 Samuel Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:11:03 +0000 http://www.ianfernando.com/?p=1316#comment-7344 Cool. Looking forward to the other write ups. Had Wishlist on my mind for awhile only because of the seamless WordPress Integration. I'm currently using Amember for one of my membership sites and so far it works out okay. Can be cumbersome at times with customers getting immediate access to folders but for the most part it does what it needs to do. Cool. Looking forward to the other write ups. Had Wishlist on my mind for awhile only because of the seamless WordPress Integration. I’m currently using Amember for one of my membership sites and so far it works out okay. Can be cumbersome at times with customers getting immediate access to folders but for the most part it does what it needs to do.

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