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What is the default billing failure message for the 1st, 7th and 21 day failures?

If there is not a custom message for the 1st, (7th and 21 for Version 7 or higher) day billing failure message the following message is the default message that is sent out to those customers: |firstname| |lastname|, We attempted to process your credit card that is on file with yoursite.com and the ... Read More

Add a Small Browser Icon or Fav Icon to My MemberGate Site?
Add a Small Browser Icon or Fav Icon to My MemberGate Site?

How To Put A Favicon On Your MemberGate Site To add a favicon to your site do the following. 1. Go to your Control Panel 2. Navigate to the Tools Section 3. Click on Favicon 4. Click on "Upload your logo" 5. Click to confirm upload ...and create Favicons That's it! The generator will show you the various sizes and create all the code in the header of your site https://www.membergate.com/members/manage/favicons.cfm... Read More

How can I set a department so anyone can see the content inside the department, but only members can access it?

To make a department available for anyone to see what contents are contained inside, but only members are able to view the content: Open the Department Managing Departments can be found under Content Departments Edit Department and select the department from the drop down menu Settings Click ... Read More

Upload a Video File (not using the Built in Video Player)

If the video is in .wmv, .avi, .mov or .mpg it can be uploaded using the cf_mgvideo tag. There are two steps: upload the video on your site and then paste the cf tag on a page. Upload the Video on the Site File Upload The file can be uploaded to the site under Utilities File Upload ... Read More

Edit the Billing Failure Message

A billing failure email message is automatically sent to members on a recurring billing plan whose credit cards fail to process. These billing failure messages can be customized.   Click on each section to expand for more information:    ... Read More

How to: Screencast.com Stored Videos - Converting To Responsive Mode To Embed & Play On MemberGate Sites
How to: Screencast.com Stored Videos - Converting To Responsive Mode To Embed & Play On MemberGate Sites

This tutorial is for users of Screencast.com for their web videos and (optionally) Bill Myers' Video Code Encryption Application. Follow the steps in this tutorial to update the Screencast video player so it is mobile responsive.... Read More

Can search engines find or index the inactive pages of my site?

Content pages marked as inactive will not have links to them so search engines will not be able to find them. If you have a link to those pages some where on your site however, the spiders can find them. If a page had been made active, was found by a search engine and then made inactive, it may rema... Read More

How do I handle billing failures?

There is the ability for the site to automatically retry those members who have had billing failures. Your declined members will automatically be retried again 7 and then 21 days later to see if the card will go through. The result is that you will seem to have more declines when in fact it is seein... Read More

Upgrade a Member in the Middle of their Subscription

A member can upgrade to a premium membership by going to the subscription page, choosing the new membership level they would like and selecting 'Yes' in the 'Is this a renewal box?' This allows them to be upgraded to the new plan and they will be credited for the unused time on their old plan.... Read More

Can I give a member a free upgrade by changing their member plan?

If you change a member to a new plan using 'Edit Member Details' under 'Members', the member will be set up with all the parameters of the new plan. If the new plan is a recurring billing plan, the member will be charged the member plan fee on the member's next renewal date. If the new plan is a non... Read More

What is the difference between Department Timed Release and an Active Date for Content?

The Department Timed Released function allows content that has been assigned to a specific department to be released to a member after that member has been active on your site for X amount of days. Articles/Content pages are sorted by "Active Date" within the department they are assigned. ... Read More

Automated Recurring Billing Recovery
Automated Recurring Billing Recovery

The Membergate rebilling system intelligently retries failed credit cards several times. It attempts to correct expiration date issues automatically in order to recover failed past billings. The result is more members are kept active and paying on your site.... Read More

We messed up our member plans and they are not set to bill members correctly. How do we change or edit member plans?

You should not change the settings in a member plan that has active members on it. If you do, the members already on that plan do NOT get those new changes applied to them. A member's recurring information settings are written to their account at the moment of signing up so because of that, changes ... Read More

Steps to Change Member Passwords

A password can be manually updated by an administrator through the 'Edit Member Details' function in the control panel. Edit Member Details The Member Details page can be found under Members Edit Member Details Decide which criteria to use to select a member and click the Edit Selected Member ... Read More

Setup "Time Release" or "drip feed" Content
Setup Time Release or drip feed Content

The Department Timed Released / drip feed function allows content that has been assigned to a specific department to be released to a member after that member has been active on your site for X amount of days.... Read More

How to Stream Video and Audio Files Stored In Your Cloud Service Using MemberGate's Responsive Media Players
How to Stream Video and Audio Files Stored In Your Cloud Service Using MemberGate's Responsive Media Players

Quickly and easily stream mp4 or mp3 files stored in the cloud with MemberGate's updated players. Learn how to use third party hosts to stream your video and audio onto your MemberGate pages using the built in Video and Audio Players.... Read More

How can I remove the preloaded MemberGate information from my site?

MemberGate is installed with content pages that are helpful to you, but should be hidden from your site when you are done with them To remove the preloaded information, set the page status to inactive and move it to your Work Pages Department. The content page can be hidden by first selecting under ... Read More

Embed a YouTube Video On Your Site
Embed a YouTube Video On Your Site

Copy and paste the youtube video embed code onto your pages.Follow these easy instructions.... Read More

I changed the price of a member plan, but my site is still charging the old price.

If you have recently changed the price of one of your membership plans and have noticed that the new price is not effecting your existing members, this is because you can not change the member plan price on your existing members. You should not change the settings in a member plan that has active me... Read More

Member Value Report
Member Value Report

The Member Value Report is a new member report which provides you with both the amount the average customer spends and the total amount that your customers have spent.... Read More

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