[SC] Purchasable Resource 2.1.6

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[SC] Purchasable Resource adds a complete paid-resource workflow to XenForo Resource Manager. Resource authors can sell digital downloads using XenForo’s existing payment profiles while keeping files and external download URLs protected from unauthorized members.

Requirements​

• XenForo 2.3.7 or newer
• XenForo Resource Manager 2.3.7 or newer
• PHP 7.2 or newer
• PHP 8.3 recommended
• MySQL 5.7 or newer
• MariaDB and Percona compatible
• At least one active XenForo payment profile for paid resources
• PHP file uploads enabled when using locally hosted file delivery

For locally uploaded products, the server’s upload_max_filesize and post_max_size values must be large enough for the configured product file limit.

Features​

Integrated XFRM workflow​

• Adds “Purchasable Resource” as an available XFRM resource type.
• Can be enabled separately for each resource category.
• Purchase settings appear directly on the normal Add resource form.
• Purchase settings remain available on the standard Edit resource page.
• Automatically associates the purchase configuration with the newly created XFRM resource.
• No manual resource ID entry is required.
• Existing configured categories and resources are preserved during upgrades.
• Purchasable resources use XFRM’s fileless-resource structure while the add-on securely controls the actual delivery.

Paid and free resources​

• Set an individual price for every resource.
• Supports standard three-letter currency codes such as USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, and AUD.
• Configurable default currency.
• Explicit “Free” option for no-cost resources.
• Prevents accidentally creating a free resource by leaving all payment profiles unchecked.
• Paid resources require a valid price and at least one selected payment profile.
• Supports one-time purchases without recurring billing.

XenForo payment integration​

• Uses XenForo’s native payment-profile system.
• Works with active payment providers configured through XenForo, including PayPal and Stripe.
• Allows one or multiple payment profiles to be offered for each resource.
• Displays a separate purchase button for each available payment method.
• Sends the resource title as the payment title and transaction description.
• Uses XenForo’s normal checkout, purchase-request, callback, and payment-log systems.
• Does not rely on the customer simply returning from the payment provider.
• Access is granted only after XenForo receives a verified successful payment callback.

Reliable transaction handling​

• Completed payments automatically grant download access.
• Reinstated payments can restore access.
• Duplicate callbacks are processed safely and do not create duplicate access records.
• Refunds, reversals, and chargebacks revoke access associated with the affected transaction.
• Reversing an older transaction does not remove access granted by a later valid repurchase.
• Transaction IDs, provider details, payment profile, amount, currency, status, and purchase date are recorded.

Protected delivery options​

Each resource can use one of two delivery methods:

• Protected external URL
• Locally uploaded protected file

External URLs are stored by the add-on and are not placed in XFRM’s public download field. Authorized buyers are redirected only after passing the entitlement check.


Locally uploaded files are stored in XenForo’s internal-data filesystem rather than a publicly accessible web directory. Files are served only after the member’s download permission and purchase status have been verified.


Additional file-delivery features include:

• Configurable maximum product file size
• Default maximum size of 200 MB
• Replacement of previously uploaded product files
• Automatic removal of the old file when switching delivery methods
• Blocking of potentially dangerous executable and script extensions
• Preservation of the original filename and file size
• Controlled download responses for authorized members

Purchase and download permissions​

Adds a dedicated “Purchasable resources” permission group containing:

• View purchasable resources
• Purchase resources
• Download purchased resources
• Bypass purchase requirement

Permission checks can be enabled or disabled separately for viewing, purchasing, and downloading.


The bypass permission is not automatically granted during installation.

Resource-author access​

• Resource authors can download their own products without purchasing them.
• Author bypass can be enabled or disabled through the add-on options.
• Administrators or trusted user groups can receive the bypass-purchase permission.

Buyer experience​

• Professionally styled purchase panel displayed directly on the resource page.
• Displays the product title and formatted price.
• Dedicated purchase buttons for available payment profiles.
• Login prompt for guests attempting to purchase.
• “Purchased access” status for existing buyers.
• “Download now” button for authorized members.
• Clear messages when the member lacks permission or payment methods are unavailable.
• Dedicated “My purchases” page.
• Purchase-history pagination.
• Buyers can revisit and download active purchases from their history.

Administrative management​

• Hidden administrative management route for existing configurations and transaction records.
• View all configured purchasable resources.
• View purchase records for an individual resource.
• Displays buyer, purchase date, amount, transaction ID, payment status, and download count.
• Administrators can manually revoke or reinstate individual purchase records.
• Resource Manager administrative permission is required to access management pages.
• Purchase-ledger records are retained when an individual resource is deleted for accounting history.

Download tracking​

• Tracks the number of downloads associated with each purchase.
• Stores the last download date.
• Can optionally increment the standard XFRM resource download counter.
• Download counting works with external URLs and locally hosted files.

Configurable options​

• Default currency
• Require view permission
• Require purchase permission
• Require download permission
• Allow resource authors to bypass purchasing
• Increment the normal XFRM download counter
• Maximum locally uploaded product file size

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