What is metering?
Metered Subscription lets you set a specific number of article views before the user is required to log in (register) and/or a specific number of article views before the user is required to subscribe to a service. The meter counts each article individually so a user who has already been allowed to view one article can view that article as many times as they desire. A Payment Handler is also required to use this service which will process credit card transactions.
Below is an illustration showing a metering setup where there are five free article views and five article views after registering.
A metering message will appear above the title on the article page. As users continue to view different articles, the metering message will change, which the customer can use our default messages or provide custom ones.
Metering affects all users on the site, and affects all services. You can set Metering on a specific section or sections at the URL level by using the Page Customizations / Paywall properties for that URL.
Please know that while the metering system "allows" setting a number of Free Article Views (before registration) to a small number, five is the recommended minimum.
How to setup metering
Metering can be configured on either the top-level URL (typically "flexsystem") or a sub-URL basis within the Page Customizations > Paywall panel.
Non Subscriber Access: This property switches between the various supported metering default configurations.
Total Free Views: The total number of free views before the user encounters the subscription wall.
Prompt Login After: This property defines the number of free views before an unknown user is required to log in. Leave blank to have no log in requirement.
Metering Message Mode: This property switches between metering message modes.
Display Metering Count: This property selects how to display the metering count in the notification message.
Preview Paragraphs for Non-Subscribers: This property changes the number of paragraphs that will be freely readable to readers regardless of their services or metering count.
