For those using Blesta, I have a couple of questions as I find the documentation extremely hard to follow. There are practically no examples of anything. They list the API's available but not even a REST example, same for hooks or add-ons. WHMCS has a very good documentation page that lists all available methods, each one with its proper basic example on how to use and available parameters.
How hard is it to add PHP code to a Blesta theme page? Can you add the code directly on the template, or it requires some special hook?
Can you create accounts directly from the API? Or can I create a ticket from the API? What exactly can or can't you do at this point using the API's?
Can you change for example the knowledge section to link to somewhere else?
A domain manager is listed, but I cannot find anything in the demo how the domain ordering process works?
Can I add extra features to the domain section or my own add-ons on ordering?
I cannot find anything about the template system either. How hard is to add your own theme and customizations?
Reading from the feature request page, it seems you cannot even offer a free domain on a specific period while ordering, which is somehow concerning since this is a very basic feature with other billing systems.
I understand Blesta does not have all the features that WHMCS has, but does the billing part at least is on pair? While ordering, payments, automated billing, etc.?
If you are coming from WHMCS, how was the migration process? What is not imported, for example?
The biggest selling point for me is the open code format. But I basically need to use Blesta only for billing and ordering, this means I need to bridge and integrate it to an external system and move users back and forth. I did this with WHMCS, but not sure how hard this would be with Blesta. If the API is not available for something, can I just add the proper data to the database and expect it to work?
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For those using Blesta, I have a couple of questions as I find the documentation extremely hard to follow. There are practically no examples of anything. They list the API's available but not even a REST example, same for hooks or add-ons. WHMCS has a very good documentation page that lists all available methods, each one with its proper basic example on how to use and available parameters.
How hard is it to add PHP code to a Blesta theme page? Can you add the code directly on the template, or it requires some special hook?
Can you create accounts directly from the API? Or can I create a ticket from the API? What exactly can or can't you do at this point using the API's?
Can you change for example the knowledge section to link to somewhere else?
A domain manager is listed, but I cannot find anything in the demo how the domain ordering process works?
Can I add extra features to the domain section or my own add-ons on ordering?
I cannot find anything about the template system either. How hard is to add your own theme and customizations?
Reading from the feature request page, it seems you cannot even offer a free domain on a specific period while ordering, which is somehow concerning since this is a very basic feature with other billing systems.
I understand Blesta does not have all the features that WHMCS has, but does the billing part at least is on pair? While ordering, payments, automated billing, etc.?
If you are coming from WHMCS, how was the migration process? What is not imported, for example?
The biggest selling point for me is the open code format. But I basically need to use Blesta only for billing and ordering, this means I need to bridge and integrate it to an external system and move users back and forth. I did this with WHMCS, but not sure how hard this would be with Blesta. If the API is not available for something, can I just add the proper data to the database and expect it to work?
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