Can I protect each video i plan to sell?

[Sandrad]

I am selling videos which are protected by a software within my Wordpress site. Once the videos are protected, the software generates a particular PayPal code and button to access the protected video(s). It generates separate codes for each video. My question is.... can I place this code within zencart for each video i plan to sell so that the client receives the appropriate access code?

[DrByte]

Zen Cart already forces customers to download purchased items via unique links that only work for that customer, and only when their order is paid. And it has nothing to do with PayPal or any specific payment provider, because it doesn't need to be connected to any particular payment approach.

[Sandrad]

Clients will not be able to download the videos as they are embedded in a post within wordpress. When you protect the page, you have to use a PayPal generator which generates a specific key that provides access to the page. I was hoping there was a way I could use that code for the product so that when the customer hits buy, they receive an email with the key that allows them to view the page.

I really want all the products to be sold from the same location so that the site looks cohesive. If I am unable to incorporate the code, I have to use a separate page to create hideous PayPal buttons and ugly layout for purchasing.

Am I making any sense at all?

[DrByte]

In all the years I've worked with sending payments to PayPal, I've never heard of a "paypal generator that generates a specific key that provides access to a wordpress page".
Seems like something's missing in the explanation of what exactly is taking place technically behind the scenes in whatever you're doing.

[Sandrad]

Maybe I'm wrong. Here's what the software says:

s2Member now supports an additional layer of functionality ( very powerful ), which allows you to sell access to specific Posts/Pages that you've created in WordPress®. Specific Post/Page Access works independently from Member Level Access. That is, you can sell an unlimited number of Posts/Pages using "Buy Now" Buttons, and your Customers will NOT be required to have a Membership Account with your site in order to receive access. If they are already a Member, that's fine, but they won't need to be.

In other words, Customers will NOT need to login, just to receive access to the Specific Post/Page they purchased access to. s2Member will immediately redirect the Customer to the Specific Post/Page after checkout is completed successfully. An email is also sent to the Customer with a link ( see: s2Member -> PayPal® Options -> Specific Post/Page Email ). Authentication is handled automatically through self-expiring links, good for 72 hours by default.

Specific Post/Page Access, is sort of like selling a product. Only, instead of shipping anything to the Customer, you just give them access to a specific Post/Page on your site; one that you created in WordPress®. A Specific Post/Page that is protected by s2Member, might contain a download link for your eBook, access to file & music downloads, access to additional support services, and the list goes on and on. The possibilities with this are endless; as long as your digital product can be delivered through access to a WordPress® Post/Page that you've created. To protect Specific Posts/Pages, please see: s2Member -> Restriction Options -> Specific Post/Page Access. Once you've configured your Specific Post/Page Restrictions, those Posts/Pages will be available in the menus below.

Very simple. All you do is customize the form fields provided, for each Post/Page that you plan to sell. Then press (Generate Button Code). These special PayPal® Buttons are customized to work with s2Member seamlessly. You can even Package Additional Posts/Pages together into one transaction.

* Buttons are NOT saved here. This is only a Button Generator. Once you've generated your Button, copy/paste it into your WordPress® Editor. If you lose your Button Code, you'll need to come back & re-generate a new one. If you're in Sandbox Test-Mode, and you're NOT using the Shortcode Format, please remember to come back and re-generate your Buttons before you go live.

[DrByte]

Sounds like the S2Member tool you're using with WordPress does what Zen Cart does automatically. But Zen Cart doesn't require that you generate buttons to put on your product pages. Instead, you connect your downloadable file to your Zen Cart product, and when they purchase the product all the download access is managed based on whatever settings you've configured for maximum downloads and maximum days, etc.

[Sandrad]

I'm concerned by not having the code s2member configures, that customers will not receive access to the page.