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The default form provides suggests giving levels, and dynamically updates your level based on your gift, while also providing you the option to choose additional member benefits at certain levels.

For members, I created a login option by incorporating a member data API. This allows the form to return your current giving level, and adjust the amounts required to upgrade to each level based on your current gift. It also makes completing the form simpler by auto filling the basic billing information.

This project created some very interesting challenges because this payment gateway is hosted by BluePay for security reasons, and as a result I had no option of generating any functionality server-side. Also with so much logic hinging on my calculations, I had to be very careful that my Javascript returned appropriately rounded and accurate numbers.

In addition to the challenges posed by no server access, BluePay hosted forms only accept a specific set of data points, which do not generally include things like extra benefit choices, or specified giving levels. Therefore, I had to make sure that all data submitted by the form was consolidated down into the acceptable data points in order to avoid an error. I managed this by dynamically updating the values of those data elements based on user choices and then disabling all other data inputs before submitting the form.

Using the same PBS member API, I expanded the functionality to validate a user return the user's activation code if applicable, or further instructions if not.

If the form returns an activation code it generates an automatic activation link to make it simple for the user to continue on to activation.

If the user's information repeatedly fails to validate, they are locked from accessing the form as the first layer of security against a script attempting to access member information.

The custom WordPress plugin uses OAuth to allow for social login, as well as single sign-in with PBS apps. Allowing a WCNY Member to login to our website to access a wide variety of PBS content.

The plugin also allows for one-time user account activation which aligns the user's digital account with their WCNY membership. The activation page includes the ability to receive activation codes as parameters, enabling auto activation of members who respond to links withing e-communications.

Once the user has activated, and logged in, using one of the available options, I incorporated an authenticated check throughout the site. Currently it is being used to direct a user to login, or visit the membersite, but it is built to allow WCNY to expand content for authenticated members across the site in future projects.

The MemberSite itself incorporates video, streaming radio, account information, and a variety of member-exclusive resources.

In redesigning the login section of the page I focused on making the form as simple to use on mobile as possible. Making the login process simple helped encourage user login.

Simplifying the account creation process was a key part of this project. Aiding in the simplification process was instant form validation of all data inputs, particularly passwords. Validating passwords as they are entered helps the user create a compliant password, while encouraging them by tracking their progress.