I've been looking closely at Pushtape Music vs. the CASH Music platform. It seems the only big advantage CASH has now is their ability to allow a track to be downloaded in exchange for an e-mail address.

Searching Drupal's site more generally, I'm (still) not seeing an easy way of doing this. Certainly that feature would be useful for possibly everyone using Pushtape Music. So the request would be to create a module that mimics the CASH Music functionality, which would then be added to this distribution.

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jimmb’s picture

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zirafa’s picture

There are a couple existing module that attempt to capture email addresses in exchange for a file download. I haven't tried any of them, but check out this thread:

#1613392: Comparison of file download gateway and tracking modules

jimmb’s picture

Thanks for the reply Zirafa. Looking at those options, it appears Webform Protected Downloads would be a good alternative for what I believe CASH provides... If I decide to go this route, I'll definitely give it a try!

Cheers,
Jim

gusaus’s picture

Hi Jim - I should also point out that we've been looking to integrate elements of CASH music as an add-on to Pushtape. Hopefully we'll have a module released on d.o. very soon.

jimmb’s picture

Thanks for the info. gusaus - this is good to hear! BTW, it looks like the elements currently available (or in progress) w/ CASH are:

- Digital Purchase
- Download Codes
- Email Collection
- Members Area
- Secure Download
- Social Feeds

I suppose some of these (like social feeds or members area) are already available w/ existing Drupal modules, so it'll be interesting to see which ones you're adding.

I'd personally be very interested in Email Collection, which I think refers to the 'download track for e-mail address' feature. One advantage is the CASH element can sync w/ Mailchimp, which is not possible in Drupal yet for anonymous users...

Also, I imagine their option to use Amazon S3 for file downloads may be more robust than what Webform Protected Downloads allows. In any case, the possibility of using CASH elements within a Drupal environment sounds very exciting indeed.

zirafa’s picture

I think this feature could work as part of a Password protected content feature, as mentioned in #1918542: Record Label Features & Add-ons . Basically in order to gain access to a node or file a visitor would enter their email address, and then the password would be sent via email. This feature would also provide a pathway to providing download codes, members area, and digital purchase.

I'll also toss these links in the thread, though slightly off-topic:

Notifications via e-mail comparison
Comparison of email newsletter oriented modules

Mailchimp is great, but I like the idea of visitors being able to directly subscribe to notifications coming from website updates, as well as not having to rely on a third party service management of an email list. A little out of scope for now, it's probably more productive to focus on password protected access and email capture.

zirafa’s picture

Status: Active » Closed (duplicate)

Closing in favor of this ticket: #1918542: Record Label Features & Add-ons

That ticket would likely make this functionality possible as part of a general purpose password protected content feature. It's also possible to just use the CASH widget and embed it in a block if so desired.