Account Expiration Control
Version
1.0 (last update on May 12, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
114
License
GPLv2 or later
Commercial
Type
Date Added
22 November 2009
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
Features at a glance:
• More than 70 payment processors built in (Manual Transfer handling, Paypal (& Pro!), Google Checkout, 2Checkout, Authorize.net (& AIM, ARB, CIM!), iDeal, CCBill, Worldpay, Moneybookers...)
• Extensive Registration & Subscription workflow handling
• MicroIntegration API to attach PHP code to payment plans
• Already features more than 80 MicroIntegrations, including: emails, htaccess, mysql queries, assignment of Docman or VirtueMart groups and many more
• Multiple payment plan options (Paid, Free, Lifetime, Trials...)
• Integrated Registration and Subscription process with JomSocial and CommunityBuilder (amongst others)
• Professional features: Tax handling, Shopping carts, Discount Coupons, Plan Groups
Please check out our Tour - It will give you a much better insight into what AEC can do for you!
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I have been using AEC for a year and have come to the conclusion that:
AEC is OK for simple subscription sites, BUT where the need is more complicated AEC is a poor component.
I will now explain further:
Component:
Since last year I have reported 2 bugs - both of these bugs related to AEC's compatibility with community builder.
The first of which was to do with the CB MI not working. It simply did not action.
This bug was fixed by David and now it works fine.
The 2nd bug is to do with custom restrictions. This simply does not work. This is a very useful feature if it worked.
Documentation: The documenation has improved over the last year with video tutorials being available. However, for a product as complicated as AEC a manual is a MUST. Simply put why should a user have to pay for support on how to use certain functionalities of AEC?
Support:
For the usual tasks the support is OK. However, when you have a specific requirements that go past the norm, the support is poor.
Example:
1st support: I asked for plans to be restricted dependent on current plans. Jake advised me of a setup. It seemed to work fine, but after a year the payments were being received by paypal subscription, but the account was not being renewed. I figured out later that the setup was incorrect and later achieved my aim. The point is I was charged for support time even though the solution provided did not work.
2nd example: I reported a bug of custom restrictions not working. At this time all I wanted was 2 plans setup where custom restrictions worked. I had 19 minutes of support time available.
The bug is still present. I have been told by Jake that its fixed and working on their server.
I was told that due my 'setup' it took 2 hours to fix other issues and the issue is down to a bad install!
I then reinstalled a fresh Joomla 2.5 and installed AEC and CB fresh. The problem with custom restriction still persists. When raised again answer was simply it works on their server and I am in deficit on my support time.
Again the point is 19 mins to setup 2 plans with custom restrictions is plenty of time.
Jake and David fail to realise that due to bugs it wastes a lot of the clients time in determining that there is a bug and there is no sense of courtesy to assist those that experience problems due to bugs.
Membership time wasted: Another point David fails to realise that whilst a client is waiting for bug fix, their PAID membership time is being wasted. Why should a client have to effectively pay for a bug fix. The custom restriction bug has led to 2-3 months of my membership waiting - yes I waited patiently for that long.
Finally, if a user has x amount of support time available, and a request is made for support.
If the support team feels that its not enough or the support time runs out, then they should notify the client and advise them of this. Not carry on for as long as they need and then tell client they need to pay to cover a deficit!
AEC is OK for simple subscription sites, BUT where the need is more complicated AEC is a poor component.
I will now explain further:
Component:
Since last year I have reported 2 bugs - both of these bugs related to AEC's compatibility with community builder.
The first of which was to do with the CB MI not working. It simply did not action.
This bug was fixed by David and now it works fine.
The 2nd bug is to do with custom restrictions. This simply does not work. This is a very useful feature if it worked.
Documentation: The documenation has improved over the last year with video tutorials being available. However, for a product as complicated as AEC a manual is a MUST. Simply put why should a user have to pay for support on how to use certain functionalities of AEC?
Support:
For the usual tasks the support is OK. However, when you have a specific requirements that go past the norm, the support is poor.
Example:
1st support: I asked for plans to be restricted dependent on current plans. Jake advised me of a setup. It seemed to work fine, but after a year the payments were being received by paypal subscription, but the account was not being renewed. I figured out later that the setup was incorrect and later achieved my aim. The point is I was charged for support time even though the solution provided did not work.
2nd example: I reported a bug of custom restrictions not working. At this time all I wanted was 2 plans setup where custom restrictions worked. I had 19 minutes of support time available.
The bug is still present. I have been told by Jake that its fixed and working on their server.
I was told that due my 'setup' it took 2 hours to fix other issues and the issue is down to a bad install!
I then reinstalled a fresh Joomla 2.5 and installed AEC and CB fresh. The problem with custom restriction still persists. When raised again answer was simply it works on their server and I am in deficit on my support time.
Again the point is 19 mins to setup 2 plans with custom restrictions is plenty of time.
Jake and David fail to realise that due to bugs it wastes a lot of the clients time in determining that there is a bug and there is no sense of courtesy to assist those that experience problems due to bugs.
Membership time wasted: Another point David fails to realise that whilst a client is waiting for bug fix, their PAID membership time is being wasted. Why should a client have to effectively pay for a bug fix. The custom restriction bug has led to 2-3 months of my membership waiting - yes I waited patiently for that long.
Finally, if a user has x amount of support time available, and a request is made for support.
If the support team feels that its not enough or the support time runs out, then they should notify the client and advise them of this. Not carry on for as long as they need and then tell client they need to pay to cover a deficit!
Owner's reply
"The 2nd bug is to do with custom restrictions. This simply does not work."
Not true - It works on our servers and we have given you the login details to see this for yourself. You had a modified version of CB, which we had to find out (after being told otherwise by yourself) and which we had to make up for.
If we have a fully functional solution and your account is in the red, why is it on us to give you the benefit of the doubt?
"Simply put why should a user have to pay for support on how to use certain functionalities of AEC?"
A user pays for access to AEC, which includes four months of access to our support, which includes our manual and videos. I think that is plenty of time to get through any problem.
And if it isn't, renewing your account really isn't that expensive. Total cost for a year is currently fifty bucks. If you just want another four months, it's twenty. In return, you most likely get a new version within that timeframe, too.
"However, when you have a specific requirements that go past the norm, the support is poor."
Do note that what you actually mean is "if I have hacked up software on my server". I think you will find that many software vendors have trouble with this. Not sure whether that allows for judging the support as "poor".
"Why should a client have to effectively pay for a bug fix."
Not true - you found a bug and we credited you with 30 minutes of support time, which made up for the time that Jake spent supporting you and then some.
"If the support team feels that its not enough or the support time runs out, then they should notify the client and advise them of this. Not carry on for as long as they need and then tell client they need to pay to cover a deficit!"
That's a tough one - Do we spend time talking to the client and risk delaying the solution, or do we try to solve the issue as quickly as possible and risk going overtime?
We have decided for the second, because most clients have a business with our software and appreciate things being dealt with as quickly as possible. In addition to that, we are quite generous with allowing for overtime (we're fine with it until you're more than 15 minutes in dept), but there's just a line that we have to draw to prevent abuse.
It seems really cool, and has a ton of features and integrations. But there's little to no support for it. And it's a pretty complex component. I'm a Joomla seasoned vet and I've run into at least 3 roadblocks on it and can't even get a response. If they stepped their support game up it would probably be 5 stars all the way.
We have just started using AEC on our site for memberships and it is fantastic. We looked at several other options, but just couldn't go past the features of AEC. The Micro Integrations make it such a powerful extension.
It is a little bit of a learning curve, to get set up correctly, but it is worth the time and effort.
Support from David was great. We had a question about intergration with another module (magebridge)and he answered our question and got us on the right track straight away.
Highly recommended.
It is a little bit of a learning curve, to get set up correctly, but it is worth the time and effort.
Support from David was great. We had a question about intergration with another module (magebridge)and he answered our question and got us on the right track straight away.
Highly recommended.
We had a fairly basic need for a membership extension and AEC more than filled the bill. I installed it over two years ago and it has worked without any more thought. That is a tremendous PLUS for any piece of software - to go so long with no intervention. We had one minor customization that Jake helped implement - fast, easy, painless. Can't reommend this product enought. Since it *is* so comprehensive it does require some thought to use it but again, it is rock-steady.
Hi all,
Here, in many African countries, Paypal does NOT allow us to RECEIVE payment, so it was quite difficult when I decided to start a membership website.
The difficulty was in finding a script that could support integration with other payment processors.
This script made that possible for me.
Needless to say that with AEC you can have different permutations for protecting your site and contents. And everything works.
It does take some getting used to IF you just follow ONLY the documentation on their website, because some videos are outdated.
My fast start guide would be to set up the content on your site BEFORE installing the script. That way you can then:
1. Enable feature A
2. Then go to your front page and see how it works;
3. Enable feature B
4. Then go to your front page and see how it works; and so on.
Here, in many African countries, Paypal does NOT allow us to RECEIVE payment, so it was quite difficult when I decided to start a membership website.
The difficulty was in finding a script that could support integration with other payment processors.
This script made that possible for me.
Needless to say that with AEC you can have different permutations for protecting your site and contents. And everything works.
It does take some getting used to IF you just follow ONLY the documentation on their website, because some videos are outdated.
My fast start guide would be to set up the content on your site BEFORE installing the script. That way you can then:
1. Enable feature A
2. Then go to your front page and see how it works;
3. Enable feature B
4. Then go to your front page and see how it works; and so on.
I do not do reviews unless I have something good to say and mean it.This is a component with a learning curve. Having said that, the documentation is good and the training videos are great. The service I got is of outstanding quality and friendly as well. The reaction time was always within 24 hours, most of the time within 6 hours, which is the time difference between South Africa and AEC home.
I bought and tried similar components, but AEC is head and shoulders above them in my opinion.
Thank you very much to Jake and David as I built a multilingual site and you never hesitated to be of service.
As far as recommendations go, I will not even consider anything else at this point because it is a top quality product and the functionality is way beyond what most users would need. Great job AEC!
I bought and tried similar components, but AEC is head and shoulders above them in my opinion.
Thank you very much to Jake and David as I built a multilingual site and you never hesitated to be of service.
As far as recommendations go, I will not even consider anything else at this point because it is a top quality product and the functionality is way beyond what most users would need. Great job AEC!
I purchased this extension to manage a fairly complex Joomla/ JomSocial site.
It took a bit of time to get my head around how it works ... but the support on this product was outstanding. Jake sat with me via Skype for 20 minutes and showed me exactly what to do and where.
This is addition to the very extension help on their site. Highly recommended.
It took a bit of time to get my head around how it works ... but the support on this product was outstanding. Jake sat with me via Skype for 20 minutes and showed me exactly what to do and where.
This is addition to the very extension help on their site. Highly recommended.
This component is the obvious choice for anyone who runs a membership/subscription based website.
The component is very intuitive and powerful on all levels. It supports a bunch of different payment gateways and if someone is missing, you can write one yourself fairly easily.
So if you're looking for a good alternative to your website is AEC is the obvious choice. It is worth its cost many times over.
Also, fantastic support!
The component is very intuitive and powerful on all levels. It supports a bunch of different payment gateways and if someone is missing, you can write one yourself fairly easily.
So if you're looking for a good alternative to your website is AEC is the obvious choice. It is worth its cost many times over.
Also, fantastic support!
I have never written a review before... but this time I just HAD to!
Jake is a lifesaver! The support that I was given for this extension is amazing and it is definitely 100000% worth purchasing! Not only were my idiotic mistakes fixed but I was walked through everything with screen-sharing and he made sure that I completely understood everything before he finished. AEC/Jake went WAY above and beyond.
As for the extension...
PRO: I can't see what it DOESN'T do. There are so many ways to setup how I want my subscriptions to run and so many Micro Integrations for LOTS of other plugins like AlphaUserPoints, JomSocial, 3rd-party affiliate managers... It's a wonder that this thing can't feed my puppy when I'm not home!
CON: It doesn't feed my puppy when I'm away! HAHAHAHA! But seriously... I can't find a single thing to put on my wish-list for AEC. I'm sittng here thinking but nothing comes to mind.
One last comment... if you're looking for subscription management and you've been looking at all of the extensions here like I was, starting with the free ones and then wondering if you should spend money on one, I have a suggestion... Install a few others, see how little they do, like I did... and then get AEC. You'll be amazed!!!!
Jake is a lifesaver! The support that I was given for this extension is amazing and it is definitely 100000% worth purchasing! Not only were my idiotic mistakes fixed but I was walked through everything with screen-sharing and he made sure that I completely understood everything before he finished. AEC/Jake went WAY above and beyond.
As for the extension...
PRO: I can't see what it DOESN'T do. There are so many ways to setup how I want my subscriptions to run and so many Micro Integrations for LOTS of other plugins like AlphaUserPoints, JomSocial, 3rd-party affiliate managers... It's a wonder that this thing can't feed my puppy when I'm not home!
CON: It doesn't feed my puppy when I'm away! HAHAHAHA! But seriously... I can't find a single thing to put on my wish-list for AEC. I'm sittng here thinking but nothing comes to mind.
One last comment... if you're looking for subscription management and you've been looking at all of the extensions here like I was, starting with the free ones and then wondering if you should spend money on one, I have a suggestion... Install a few others, see how little they do, like I did... and then get AEC. You'll be amazed!!!!
i would like to say thank you... very interesting component for the first time i cannot say something is missing from here!!! flexibility, dynamic and moreover great support!!!!
Thanks Jake and David
Keep up the good work!
Thanks Jake and David
Keep up the good work!
I've been using AEC for several clients' sites, including my own, for a number of years now. I worked with David and Jake (their support guys) with customizing AEC to work specifically for one of my client's projects a few years ago, and they did a great job. They built it so that it worked perfectly for my client out of the box, they even built it so that it could adapt to my client's needs without going back into any code.
Fast forward to a few years later, and the AEC product has been further polished and improved. The interface is much easier to use, there are many more graphs and helpful visuals for site managers (e.g. my client).
tl;dr: Happy customer, still happy after 4 years, and would recommend to anyone who needs to control access to (portions of) their Joomla site.
Fast forward to a few years later, and the AEC product has been further polished and improved. The interface is much easier to use, there are many more graphs and helpful visuals for site managers (e.g. my client).
tl;dr: Happy customer, still happy after 4 years, and would recommend to anyone who needs to control access to (portions of) their Joomla site.
This component is amazing! It's so flexible and vast, I have not come across an extension like this before. If you give it some of your time, it will give you all of it's power, and there's plenty of it. The new version is a huge leap forward from the previous version. Professional and modern styling, with great statistics for admins to review in the backend. I'd recommend this extension to anyone who is serious about wanting a complete account membership solution.
great tool, excellent support! thanks to David and Jake. many features and easy to use!
I have been using AEC for almost 5 years. The component is extremely powerful and flexible, but because of that, it will take even an experienced Joomla! user some time to figure out all the ins and outs. Any new installation should be thought out and planned carefully before implementation.
I have had a few problems over the years, but the authors have been very good about responding to questions and finding solutions. I just updated to version 1.0 and found it's even better than before. Some users have reported problems with support, but that has not been my experience.
The one weakness I have experienced, which the author acknowledges has been a problem, is documentation, and although they have made progress in that area, the docs are still continuously under construction.
I have had a few problems over the years, but the authors have been very good about responding to questions and finding solutions. I just updated to version 1.0 and found it's even better than before. Some users have reported problems with support, but that has not been my experience.
The one weakness I have experienced, which the author acknowledges has been a problem, is documentation, and although they have made progress in that area, the docs are still continuously under construction.
I deployed AEC for a classic car club membership site, and my word, does it have power! The extension is as comprehensive as anything could possibly be; I can't imagine any membership plan NOT being able to be handled by this software. They have thought of literally everything.
Deployment is easy, once you think deeply about what you want for it to accomplish. You will probably need a bit of support to get it working *optimally*, but David and team have been very responsive and hands-on in getting things tuned just right. I recommend contacting them for a quick once-over of your deployment prior to production (through the ticket system).
Pricing is extremely reasonable. I am very pleased with this developer.
Deployment is easy, once you think deeply about what you want for it to accomplish. You will probably need a bit of support to get it working *optimally*, but David and team have been very responsive and hands-on in getting things tuned just right. I recommend contacting them for a quick once-over of your deployment prior to production (through the ticket system).
Pricing is extremely reasonable. I am very pleased with this developer.
I am not good at English and PHP programming, support of the AEC gave me to resolve the problem.
I have also tried other extensions, but to live without wasting time and money can be the first to AEC · · ·
It is recommended that you try out if you're wondering if the AEC.
If so, would you also say the same thing with me..."That's it !"
I have also tried other extensions, but to live without wasting time and money can be the first to AEC · · ·
It is recommended that you try out if you're wondering if the AEC.
If so, would you also say the same thing with me..."That's it !"
We used the AEC software for a membership site on the Joomla platform. At first, we were disappointed because we could not use WordPress and our our favorite membership software because the project required the Joomla platform. Soon after starting to work with the Joomla platform did we realize that AEC was the right solution at the right time. It allowed to go in depth and configure all aspects of the system to our specifications to launch a great site.
Their customer support is amazing as well as they have gone out of their way to make sure we were taken care of.
Thanks so much!
Their customer support is amazing as well as they have gone out of their way to make sure we were taken care of.
Thanks so much!
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