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[Daniel Abrams]

Fair enough. How do we change the emails?

Can we only send on Email after they do or don't pay when prompted?

First email sent after registering could just go out to for free events.
Other email sent after payment completed.

[Daniel Abrams]

Watching these Virginia Governor's election results. Democrat is way behind, but the largest (mostly democrat) county has not fully reported.

Yeah, but with 61% reporting, and democrat behind by 200,000, and majority of voters in exit poll disapproving of Biden, not looking good ... for Virginia, or US in 2022 or 2026. There will be a hot place in hell for Manchin!

[Hollis Brown]

Fair enough. How do we change the emails?

Can we only send on Email after they do or don't pay when prompted?

First email sent after registering could just go out to for free events.
Other email sent after payment completed.

Second one goes out after payment complete or not completed. If they register, but don't pay, then Email thanks for registration and prompts to pay by CC or Check.

[Hollis Brown]

Watching these Virginia Governor's election results. Democrat is way behind, but the largest (mostly democrat) county has not fully reported.

Yeah, but with 61% reporting, and democrat behind by 200,000, and majority of voters in exit poll disapproving of Biden, not looking good ... for Virginia, or US in 2022 or 2026. There will be a hot place in hell for Manchin!

https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/Locality/FAIRFAX_COUNTY/Index.html

[Daniel Abrams]

Fair enough. How do we change the emails?

Can we only send on Email after they do or don't pay when prompted?

First email sent after registering could just go out to for free events.
Other email sent after payment completed.

Second one goes out after payment complete or not completed. If they register, but don't pay, then Email thanks for registration and prompts to pay by CC or Check.

So, create a cron script run daily to check if registered users unpaid. If unpaid, send email?

[Hollis Brown]

That's not what I meant, but if that's the way to do it...
My thoughts:
Register - Prompt for payment (the way it is now)
   A. If they pay, then Email confirms registration and payment   B. If they don't pay, then Email thanks for registration and includes payment link and check instructions
Follow-up for non-payers is not a bad idea, but daily reminders for someone who already mailed a check is going to annoy. Optimally it might be an Email a week before the Event or something like that.

[Daniel Abrams]

That's not what I meant, but if that's the way to do it...
My thoughts:
Register - Prompt for payment (the way it is now)
   A. If they pay, then Email confirms registration and payment   B. If they don't pay, then Email thanks for registration and includes payment link and check instructions
Follow-up for non-payers is not a bad idea, but daily reminders for someone who already mailed a check is going to annoy. Optimally it might be an Email a week before the Event or something like that.

Only way we now if they did not pay is to create a cron script to do that check. Week before Event, or whenever.

For now, I edited event-registration.php to only send event registration confirmation email to those who registered for a free Event.

[Hollis Brown]

1. If they register for free event they get registration confirmation
2. If they register and pay they get registration and payment confirmation
3. If they register and don't pay they get payment instructions ... sometime

Is that it?

[Daniel Abrams]

Correct. 1 an 2 already in place. Just have to do 3.

[Hollis Brown]

So what does #three look like?

If they close the payment window without paying, then they get registration confirmation Email with Payment Link and Check instructions. Eventually get reminder with CC to treasurer. Does that work?

[Daniel Abrams]

Okay, some registers for a paid event, and is redirected (for example) here:

https://development.chapteroffice.com/app/cart/cart.php?order=RXZlbnRSZWdpc3RyYXRpb258NDIwfDAuNTB8Q2hhcHRlciBPZmZpY2UgRGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQgU2l0ZXxFdmVudCBSZWdpc3RyYXRpb24gUHVyY2hhc2V8MTEzfDMzfDE2MzU5MDYwNTM=

How do we know if they did not pay? For example, if they close window or go somewhere else.

[Hollis Brown]

That sounds like a question and answer. If they pay, the window closes and they get the meeting/payment confirmation. If they close the window w/out paying we assume they did not pay, so send Email with link to pay.

Doesn't that work?

[Daniel Abrams]

How does a PHP file know tjey closed a window without paying?

[Hollis Brown]

I don't know. Can't you give them three buttons:

1. Pay by PayPal
2. Pay by CC
3. Pay by Electronic Check
4. Close window w/out paying [Pay Later]

[Hollis Brown]

If they select #4, they get Email with payment link.