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These help topics are listed in recommended order of completion.

Subscription Wizard

Subscription Wizard

  • May 1, 2021

The Subscription Wizard within BLOX Subscription allows a reader who has an active User Account to be manually assigned to a subscription service. 

Delimited Verification Service

Delimited Verification Service

  • May 1, 2021

A Delimited Verification service grants readers permission to paywalled content by referencing a .CSV list of current subscribers. 

Domain Service

Domain Service

  • May 1, 2021

A Domain service grants permission to paywalled content to all users with a given domain, such as TownNews.com, as part of their email address. 

Free Service

Free Service

  • May 1, 2021

A Free service grants readers permission to paywalled content. This can be useful for granting staff with site access, without having to purchase a subscription.  

Can I setup my paywall to restrict access to specific articles?

  • Jul 16, 2015

Currently there is no way in BLOX to restrict on a per article or asset basis.  All restriction is done by section/url (news, sports, opinion etc.).

Testing Mode

  • Jul 16, 2021

The Subscription Workspace is where the subscription services and transactions for your site are managed.

How long do users stay logged in?

How long do users stay logged in?

  • Jul 16, 2020

User login sessions are perpetual so long as the browser window is not closed. If a user logs in a second time, while the first session is still open, they will be logged out of the first session.

BLOX Subscription Overview

BLOX Subscription Overview

  • May 1, 2021

BLOX Subscription is where digital subscriptions are created and their subsequent transactions are managed. BLOX Subscription supports a set of service types for managing new and existing subscribers. Rule Profiles are then used to specify which site sections are paywalled for each service.

Subscription Service

Subscription Service

  • May 1, 2021

A Subscription service is a digital service that grants readers access to paywalled site content. Subscription services are configured with tiered pricing based on duration.

Service Types

Service Types

  • May 1, 2021

A subscription service is a digital service that grants readers access to paywalled site content. Subscription services can be configured with tiered pricing based on duration. Multiple subscriptions can be created for appealing to different audiences within your readership. Subscription services support both hard and soft paywalls. 

Working with Rule Profiles

Working with Rule Profiles

  • May 24, 2021

A Rule Profile is a definition of section(s) that encompass a digital subscription. A site can feature a single Rule Profile or multiple Rule Profiles for targeting different audiences. 

How do I update a customer's credit card information in subscription?

  • May 3, 2023

Twenty to forty percent of subscriber churn is involuntary. You can reduce this by updating your customer's credit card information in the BLOX admin.

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