Non-Recurring Subscription Being Downgraded Following Free Trial (PayPal)

[patdumond]

Please see this thread on the WP Sharks forums: https://forums.wpsharks.com/t/free-trial-getting-downgraded/1744/14

This user is having problems with s2Member demoting users following a free trial. The gateway-core-ipn.log indicates that s2Member canceled because the Member canceled at PayPal.

 [0] => IPN received on: Fri Apr 7, 2017 4:45:46 pm UTC
            [1] => s2Member POST vars verified with a Proxy Key
            [2] => s2Member originating domain (`$_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"]`) validated.
            [3] => s2Member `txn_type` identified as ( `subscr_cancel|recurring_payment_profile_cancel|mp_cancel` ).
            [4] => Auto-EOT Time for this account: Fri Apr 7, 2017 4:22 pm UTC
            [5] => Cancellation Notification Emails have been processed.

The site owner says this was a test registration on his account and he did not cancel. He says this is happening with everyone who purchases this non-recurring membership with a trial period. They are canceled at the end of the trial period with this entry in the log. PayPal says they are not sending anything to tell s2Member to cancel.

The site owner is convinced this is a bug in s2Member and I'm almost ready to agree with him. Disclaimer: I have only looked at his logs not his site.

[jaswrks]

@patdumond Thank you for the heads up on this. I just reviewed the thread and I will reach out and ask the customer for additional details. I'm also posting a follow-up here in the forum: https://forums.wpsharks.com/t/free-trial-getting-downgraded/1744/26?u=jaswrks

[jaswrks]

This is now a confirmed bug. I will push a fix shortly.

[jaswrks]

Coming soon ... Next Release Changelog

(s2Member Pro) Bug Fix: Merchants using PayPal Pro (Payflow Edition) to charge a fixed non-recurring fee following an initial 100% free trial period, were seeing their member accounts EOTd after the trial ended, instead of the EOT Time being set to the end of the fixed term period. Props @patdumond, James Hall, and many others for reporting this in the forums and at GitHub. See Issue #1077.

[jaswrks]

Short-Term Patch

• Download this updated file and upload via FTP, allowing it to override your existing copy of: wp-content/plugins/s2member/src/includes/classes/utils-time.inc.php

• Also download this updated file and upload via FTP, allowing it to override your existing copy of: wp-content/plugins/s2member-pro/src/includes/classes/gateways/paypal/paypal-payflow-poll.inc.php

[jhall3rd]

Thanks for the attention Jason. Patches uploaded and we will have real-world confirmation of success in about a week when new trials expire.

[raamdev]

s2Member v170524 has been released and includes changes from this GitHub Issue. See the v170524 announcement for further details.

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This issue will now be locked to further updates. If you have something to add related to this GitHub Issue, please open a new GitHub Issue and reference this one (#1077).