Key Package Purchase Request

[blc]

There was a thread about 1 to 2 weeks ago where someone asked about being able to take a super key from one site to another. The answer was no. The obvious reason is because the data stored on this Super Key wouldn't work at the second site.

BUT, what I was wondering is ..

IF a person bought the Super Key Pack, for $22, which comes with:

Adds additional space for
+ 10 Plugins
+ 6 Keys
+ 6 Super Keys

Is there a way, or could there be a way, for the person to split that up between various sites

OR even gift away some parts of it to someone else?

Here is my reason for asking. I have my test site as well as my live site. Obviously I am going to invest in more keys etc for my live site, but I really should keep my test site comparable for testing purposes. I bought a Super Key today for my test site, and plan on purchasing a package for my live site, when it occurred to me ask about splitting packages.

Also, as has been alluded to in another thread, Super Keys may be more desirable in the future. I thought if packages could be split so that admins could use them on various sites, they might have more sales appeal. A key in itself couldn't go between sites, but with a package, like above, an admin could use their keys as needed per site or sites or gift one to someone in need.

Hope this makes sense.

[David Clark]

I marked this one with a feature request label, blc.

[blc]

Oct 7, 2013 6:30:03 GMT -8 David Clark said:

I marked this one with a feature request label, blc.

Thank You and Good Morning.

[blc]

Oct 7, 2013 6:30:03 GMT -8 David Clark said:

I marked this one with a feature request label, blc.

How does a feature request thread work? Does it say here in support even though its a request?

[Brian]

Oct 8, 2013 11:33:03 GMT -8 blc said:

Oct 7, 2013 6:30:03 GMT -8 David Clark said:

I marked this one with a feature request label, blc.

How does a feature request thread work? Does it say here in support even though its a request?

That's correct.

The developers check support often for threads with certain labels.

[Michael]

Feature requests sit here in Support until we do a review of requested features. We then do a search for all threads with the Feature Request tag and read through them and determine if the feature is:

1. Actually possible to do.
2. Something that we feel is important enough to be a standard feature.
3. Will be widely used by many types of forums.
4. Fits our goals for the direction of v5.

From a quick read through, this request is a little questionable on #2 and #3. Then you have to look at the bigger question of where this feature will lead us. Will this mean transferring plugin data between forums? If someone just buys a bunch of keys once, they could just keep transferring them around forum to forum forever? Should they not be allowed to move them once they've been distributed? If so, how many times? What is a reasonable number? How much is this going to complicate matters for us on the backend? How are we going to store this data? Process this data? How much is this going to drain resources serverside?

There is a lot of discussion and thought that goes into every feature that we give the forum. I can't really give you any estimate when, or even if this feature will ever be considered.

[blc]

Oct 8, 2013 11:45:20 GMT -8 Michael said:

Feature requests sit here in Support until we do a review of requested features. We then do a search for all threads with the Feature Request tag and read through them and determine if the feature is:

1. Actually possible to do.
2. Something that we feel is important enough to be a standard feature.
3. Will be widely used by many types of forums.
4. Fits our goals for the direction of v5.

From a quick read through, this request is a little questionable on #2 and #3. Then you have to look at the bigger question of where this feature will lead us. Will this mean transferring plugin data between forums? If someone just buys a bunch of keys once, they could just keep transferring them around forum to forum forever? Should they not be allowed to move them once they've been distributed? If so, how many times? What is a reasonable number? How much is this going to complicate matters for us on the backend? How are we going to store this data? Process this data? How much is this going to drain resources serverside?

There is a lot of discussion and thought that goes into every feature that we give the forum. I can't really give you any estimate when, or even if this feature will ever be considered.

In my post I tried to make it clear that keys could not or would not be transferable from one site to another once data had been stored on it.

As for #3 I see it as being used more widely by many forums than the present situation. I thought it would be a plus for PB and encourage more purchases.

Thank for the outline and info. Appreciate it.

[Michael]

Oct 8, 2013 11:56:49 GMT -8 blc said:

Oct 8, 2013 11:45:20 GMT -8 Michael said:

Feature requests sit here in Support until we do a review of requested features. We then do a search for all threads with the Feature Request tag and read through them and determine if the feature is:

1. Actually possible to do.
2. Something that we feel is important enough to be a standard feature.
3. Will be widely used by many types of forums.
4. Fits our goals for the direction of v5.

From a quick read through, this request is a little questionable on #2 and #3. Then you have to look at the bigger question of where this feature will lead us. Will this mean transferring plugin data between forums? If someone just buys a bunch of keys once, they could just keep transferring them around forum to forum forever? Should they not be allowed to move them once they've been distributed? If so, how many times? What is a reasonable number? How much is this going to complicate matters for us on the backend? How are we going to store this data? Process this data? How much is this going to drain resources serverside?

There is a lot of discussion and thought that goes into every feature that we give the forum. I can't really give you any estimate when, or even if this feature will ever be considered.

In my post I tried to make it clear that keys could not or would not be transferable from one site to another once data had been stored on it.

As for #3 I see it as being used more widely by many forums than the present situation. I thought it would be a plus for PB and encourage more purchases.

Thank for the outline and info. Appreciate it.

We're always looking for new ways to encourage more purchases. Maybe being able to transfer keys will be a PB+ feature?

[blc]

Oct 8, 2013 12:00:42 GMT -8 Michael said:

Oct 8, 2013 11:56:49 GMT -8 blc said:

In my post I tried to make it clear that keys could not or would not be transferable from one site to another once data had been stored on it.

As for #3 I see it as being used more widely by many forums than the present situation. I thought it would be a plus for PB and encourage more purchases.

Thank for the outline and info. Appreciate it.

We're always looking for new ways to encourage more purchases. Maybe being able to transfer keys will be a PB+ feature?

That right there would hinder it since PB+ is a $3 a month subscription.

People that are trying to decided if they want to purchase a package are trying to look at the best use per cost. Adding in another fee like PB+ to be able to split a package would just make it undesirable in my opinion.

I would think splitting a package would be easier to do than transferring data. But, admittedly I don't fully understand the workings behind the scenes for the keys/super keys and what is involved.