Here’s a pretty accurate list of what’s coming in a few days on 03/15/2010 03/16/2010….
* Spanking-new DAP Admin Dashboard Navigation Menu
* Comments on protected pages/posts are now hidden from un-authorized users. Comments are shown only to authorized, logged-in users who have access to view that post/page
* DAP now hides WordPress Page links from the sidebar as well as from the WP standard navigation menu. So if a WP Page (not the same as a WP Post) is protected and the user (logged in or not-logged-in) is not yet eligible to view it (or access has expired), then the link to the protected page will no longer even “display” on your blog’s sidebar.
* Title of the Login/Logout Widget on the sidebar, can now be customized
* Login/Logout Form can be completely changed to however you want it to look.
* One-Time Offers (OTO’s) are now free and part of core DAP
* Complete “Power Customization” of protected content error messages (ones with the DAP lock image)
* Ability to redirect unauthorized users to a custom URL : to any page on your site, to any page on any site, to a product-specific error page, or to your sales page.
* Separate customizable error messages for logged-in users (who have lost access to expired content, or because they don’t yet have access to it because of the dripping) and non-logged in users
* Login-form shows up right on the error page for non-loggedin users trying to access a protected link. So when someone visits a protected link, DAP will show them something to the effect of “Sorry, you don’t have access… Click here to buy access to this content. Already a member? Log in below…”
* You can customize every last piece of the error message.
* Custom Product-Level Redirection After Login: You already have this feature at a system-level, where you can say where users should go after login. Now, depending on what product or membership level the user has purchased, you can now configure them to go to a different page after login. To achieve this, you would publish multiple login forms on your web site, one per product/membership level. And pass a hidden form variable called “redirect”. So after the user logs in, you can take the user to any page on any site you want. In effect, what this does is allow you to control the “URL After Login” for different products, and allow you to redirect them to any custom page immediately after they login. Of course, you must set up one login form PER product. May not be too useful for the average DAP Admin, but this has been requested a lot for a while, so we decided to implement this. Low hanging fruit, actually 
. In a future version, you will be able to set this “POST_LOGIN_URL” at a Product level, right within the Product page.
* DAP is becoming a Platform! WooHoo! You will soon be able to Develop Plugins For DAP just the way people today can Develop Plugins For WordPress. So DAP will no longer be just a Membership Script – it will become an entire platform by itself – something that different developers and companies and vendors can extend easily without touching or modifying the DAP core files.
And finally…
* [HUGE] Upsell-Tree for Regular Paypal: You can now do 1-Click Upsells using just a plain ol’ Paypal Standard (business) account. No merchant account required. This Plugin will be sold separately and will not be released as part of DAP core.
And to think that we’re just getting started in 2010! DAP is absolutely going to ROCK! So stay tuned.
And feel free to comment below.
Cheers!
- Ravi Jayagopal & Veena Prashanth
47 comments ↓
D.A.P. is easily the best membership software for wordpress available today.
Ravi, this is simply remarkable and a lesson for all of us on how to “listen” to our clients.
Thanks for making this so great!
Barry Plaskow
Fantastic Ravi, I am looking forward to it. I’ve only been a user for not even 30 days yet and I love what you’ve done!
Congrats on all the hard work…
Thanks
Gavin
Woohoo!
Nice one guys. This is really great.
I know I’ve been bugging you a lot lately about certain features etc so just wanted to express my gratitude for what will be 3.7 and look forward to what comes next (and see if any of my suggestions make it in there!).
Cheers,
Dom, UK.
Awesome as always!
Custom Redirection After Login: >>Well I did ask this question some time back and here we have it. You are good with incorporating users feedback quickly. Thank You.
I am about to start enrollment for my membership site. Do you have any tentative date for the new release? so that I can start with 3.7 itself instead of the earlier version.
Ravi
I just got DAP a few days ago and I must say I’m extremely impressed.
I’m launching my third membership site in about a week/10 days so I have the same question as Ankur: is there are reasonably reliable release date scheduled?
I’d much rather use v3.7 – your ‘taste of things to come’ has got me excited to use it.
Amin
Do you two ever sleep?
I’m looking forward to the upgrades; they are going to make a great package even better!
Thanks, Ravi and Veena, for your excellent support during our site build, too. It’s a pleasure to work with you.
Ravi,
This sounds just great! Is the update free to current DAP users?
Ankur,
Thank you for your comments.
If our testing goes well, 3.7 Beta should be out on 03/13 or 03/14 (in 1-2 days).
- Ravi Jayagopal
Fred,
Yes, v3.7 & LL v1.2 will be free to all DAP users.
Only the “Upsell-Tree For Paypal” plugin will need to be purchased separately.
- Ravi Jayagopal
Very happy to see my request has been accepted as part of the update… it will help get non-members to join.
“Sorry, you don’t have access… Click here to buy access to this content. Already a member? Log in below”
Steve,
Haha… we really don’t sleep much actually
. Sleep is over-rated anyway 
Veena is the one doing all of the hard work – but I’ll take some free credit anyway
- Ravi Jayagopal
Ravi
Love the DAP system – would like to be able to sort the membership lists by either category – assigning a category to each member or just by note – being able to assign a text field and sort by it. Is this possible? For membership sites with more then a hundred members this might be useful…
Eric Wolf
Hey Ravi,
I am so excited you are doing the PayPal upsell. If you need someone to give it a test run let me know
Shannon
Ravi,
Wow… all I can say is wow. Awesome additions! DAP was already the best membership plugin for WordPress but I did find the login/redirect portion a little lacking and had to do some self customization. Not anymore!
Thanks for your hard work and tell Veena fantastic work!
I’ve been a programmer for 20+ years and it’s nice not to have to do it myself for a change. Lets me concentrate on the marketing side.
However, I would like to smooth out the interface between DAP and GetResponse since they have a fairly nice API now. And double opt-in is configurable by campaign. My php skills aren’t 100% (not one of my core languages) but I’d be interested in putting something together with Veena’s oversight and donating it to the project. All I would need is a liitle guidance of the subscription flow and hooks and I can figure it out from there. Have Veena get in touch (if he ever has time) if you’re interested.
I’ll do this on my own regardless, but I thought with your input it might be a worthwhile addition to the DAP core if it’s done right, and would save Veena a little work as well… win-win!
With this release coming so soon I’ll hold off on launching my site for a few days and use the new version so I can get rid of the login/error page customization I’ve done. I wasn’t comfortable with it anyway because of the work it would cause during updates anyway.
Also, even though I hate to give my competition any help, I would like to start promoting DAP on a few of my blogs. Are there banners, ads, and email templates available somewhere? I’ve been so busy I haven’t had a chance to look.
Thanks again for everything.
Kind regards,
Ken
Eric,
You’re basically asking about “tagging” the users, correct?
If so, then yes, we have that on our todo list. Not very high up right now, but we’ll surely get to it at some point.
Thanks for the feature request.
- Ravi Jayagopal
Thanks Ravi
What are you doing with so much time to answer my foolish requests!! Your amazing! Get coding!
Stop being so nice to your customers!
Eric Wolf
Haha… Eric, have a good one man!
- Ravi Jayagopal
Hey Ravi,
Great job continuing to improve DAP with higher level marketing strategies.
I’d like to request that the comments on protected pages and posts have the option of being hidden or shown. My thinking is the comments on the hidden content help build social proof and curiosity for the hidden content. I especially have been using that area for people to post their “Eurekas” for a training session. So if this can be turned off/on, that would be great.
Bob
Hey Ravi,
I know I have about driven you & veena complete mad with all the questions and problems that I have been causing. DAP is great and Yes I am one of the poeple that ask away to have different log-in for different products with download pages. Will the new DAP be able to allow me to set up download pages for each product?
I notice you will be able to pass in background away for dap to know which product they are trying to access if they have purchase 3 different products from me correct?
With you putting this into the new update then I do not have to purchase a Multi DAP license. Please let me know when the update ready and how to update my DAP.
Thanks
I’m looking forward to this release as it will replace some of the customisations that we’ve done.
There is still one area where I think it’s a bit too complicated and that’s with the whole signup process especially when working with aweber.
Currently the user gets 2 or more emails before the can access the site and have to copy and paste a password, then update it in the site if they want to get back in later.
A simpler method would be to let the user create their password instead of it getting created for them and have a “one confirmation email only” instead of the multiple it is at present.
However, all in all, dap is the best software for wordpress I have used.
Stuart
All,
DAP v3.7 & LiveLinks v1.2 are both live now. It’s a silent beta launch.
Soon to follow are videos that show all the cool customization tricks and other new features.
But if you want to download it and start playing with it, both files are already in your DAP member’s area.
Will be sending out an official email tomorrow. Just thought would first notify those who are following this thread.
Ravi & Veena
Thanks Ravi – just updated on my new site http://DiscoverDAP.com, but the admin panel isn’t in a menu like you showed me. It’s a in plain vertical text. It might be missing a CSS file?
Bob
Bob,
It might be a browser cache issue. “Press Shift” + “Click Refresh” simultaneously. That usually does the trick.
Let us know if that helped.
- Ravi
Yep – you’re right; all set now, thanks!
Bob
Bob,
Took your suggestion of “Setup” , and moved “Templates” beneath
Thanks a ton for that!
- Ravi
Ravi,
cool idea to let your commenters know about this first – very good way to build some extra loyalty.
You’ve called it a silent beta – is this a final version of 3.7, or is it actually a beta?
Amin
Hi Ravi,
Can I please have 3.7?
The new software looks like it has some incredible features, the one click paypsl upsell is impressive Super Ravi delivers again!
Ravi -
Looking for 3.7 but I don’t see it on my member page…
Doc
Where is 3.7?
Melissa,
Currently DAP is available only to paying users – those who are past the free trial and have actually paid for DAP.
We will be releasing 3.7 to the general public shortly.
- Ravi Jayagopal
Ravi,
Per your response to Melissa above:
Any chance you can process my trial end payment before the end of the trial? (should be the 22nd). I’d like to work the new version in over the weekend.
Transaction ID : 2858331689
Invoice Number : 156472942
Thanks so much!
Kind regards,
Ken
Ken,
Absolutely. Have updated your DAP order to go through shortly.
Thanks for the show of support!
- Ravi Jayagopal
Amin,
It is really a stable version. But we always release the “beta” first and get feedback and suggestions from existing users, incorporate them into the version, and then release it as the final “final” version.
- Ravi Jayagopal
Ravi,
So the rumors are true… you guys NEVER sleep!
Thanks again!
Ken
Ravi,
Not to be a pest but…. could I please have access to 3.7 now that I’m a full paying member?
Payment cleared this morning. Maybe you were sleeping after all
Thanks!
Take care,
Ken
Also…
I have to apologize for not doing a little testing in regards to GetResponse integration.
GetResponse allows for single opt-ins for email subscriptions so all I had to do was add the subscription email address to the third party notification and it works fantastic.
I misunderstood the built-in Aweber integration with no mention of GetResponse to mean it wasn’t compatible with GR.
Thanks again for a wonderful time saver. And thank Veena for his concern and contact. You guys are the best!
Ken
My request for 3.7 ??? Did it get lost in the shuffle?
Steve
Changed my email add’y from last comment -I AM an existing customer.
Steve,
Currently DAP is available only to paying users – those who are past the free trial and have actually paid for DAP. You are still in the free trial phase.
If you want to cut short your trial and be charged for DAP now, please let us know and we will take care of it. Otherwise, we will be releasing 3.7 to the general public within a week or so.
Veena
Hi,
I am past the free trial by about 6 months, and am a member of full support.
Order ID: 157570956
Date: Tue Mar 16 15:16:59 -0400 2010
Payment Type: Mastercard
Order Status: Accepted
Can I have 3.7
You emailed me offering it to me March 12
Thanks Ravi!
Have a couple of big promotions launching soon and I’m very excited about the features in DAP 3.7
Ravi – can i use DAP in my main site/blog and a subdomain without buying DAP for multiple sites?
Hi,
I know that 3.7beta is out, but when will the production (stable) release 3.7 be out, so I can plan an upgrade? Also, what are the instructions for upgrade?
Thank you,
Sergiu
Hi Ravi,
Are there any plans to update the Drip Content: “ContentResponder” section of admin panel? It would be great to have a more user friendly browse function. Also, bulk updating all of the protected files in the product will help a lot. Plus, consider a quick edit function like you have in the “Drip on Day #” and “Is Free?” boxes like you have on the “manage config” section. Basically, have the boxes with the update button on the right side.
Thanks.
Sound great i am looking forward to the update
Lol no i haven’t been very active you think that i am getting close to the time when i will
Sergiu,
3.7 has been a final release for a few weeks now. Just FYI.
- Ravi Jayagopal
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