5LittleMonkeys Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I'm the director of a fairly large co-op. I have a website set up for us that, right now, contains just basic information about how we run the co-op, important dates, and a link to download registration forms. I would love to be able to set it up so that returning and new members can just register online and then pay through paypal. II have a paypal account set up already but don't have it linked on my website.) However, I inherited this website from the previous director and know nothing about how to do this. Could someone direct me to a tutorial or clear information on how to accomplish what I'm wanting to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 What kind of content management system or software do you use to update the site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 It's a free google website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5of5 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I'm not an expert on Google web sites, but the last time I looked at them, I didn't see that they had this kind of capability -- at least, not built-in. This is actually a somewhat non-trivial thing to accomplish, and if you do it all yourself, you will have a lot of work maintaining the security. You might want to look at member management sites, such as: http://www.wildapricot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I don't have any experience with Google sites per se, but theoretically I would think you could do a registration form through Google Docs and add a Paypal button to your site for payments. Your members are still going to have to conduct two transactions (one to fill out the form, another to pay) but it could at least be done entirely online. For seamless payment integration, you're going to have to spend some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5of5 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 The PP's idea would certainly work. You'd only need a full membership set up if you wanted to offer them members-only web content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredHSmom Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Take a look at Homeschool-life.com. Our group migrated to it this year from yahoo groups and I cannot say enough good things about it. Online registration, online signups for things on the calendar, built in forums. It is truly awesome. It is also very customizable. The homeschool family that runs it provides amazing customer service. I sent an email with some suggestions and they responded point by point to my suggestions and gave me a timetable for their inclusion in the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I look at Google Docs some more and see if that will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I have used JotForms to add on-line registration to a web site. Well, actually, Mr. Ellie did the work. :-) But JotForms allows you to set up an auto-reply as a confirmation, and add a PayPal button and all that. There's also something called EventBrite, which allows you to log on to your account from a laptop or other device and check people in when they arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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