Description
Micropayments Paywall allows you to monetize your content by setting up a paywall. Users pay to access individual posts or pay for a lifetime membership (Premium Plugin only), allowing you to generate revenue directly from your website.
Getting Started
- Install the Micropayments Paywall plugin.
- Activate the plugin.
- Go to your WordPress dashboard and click on ‘Paywall’ on the left hand menu.
- Configure the Stripe payment gateway.
- From «Posts» on the left hand menu, create or edit a post. Enable the paywall by checking the «Enable Paywall» box.
- Set the price for the post in the «Product Price» field.
- Publish or Save the post.
- That’s it! Your post will now be paywalled.
Configuring Stripe Payment Gateway
If you have a Stripe account, you can allow customers to pay you via card by purchasing the Premium plugin.
Stripe fees typically include a flat fee (often 30c) plus a fixed percentage over 2.5%. In certain cases, you can request micropayment fee rates which allow for a lower fixed fee.
!!! Stripe does not allow for payments below 0.5 Euro. For this reason, if you enable the Stripe payment gateway, the minimum you can charge for a post is $0.75.
To configure Stripe within Micropayments Paywall Settings (accessible via «Paywall» on your WordPress dashboard):
- Copy the Stripe Webhook URL.
- Navigate to Stripe.com and log into your account. This account will receive payments.
- Search for «webhooks» in the developer section of the site and create a new webhook for the Stripe Webhook URL you copied over from WordPress. You can set the webhook to receive all events.
- Again, on your Stripe dashboard, find your api keys in the developer setting. Set up a new key and get the public key and the secret.
- Enter the public key (which is the API key) and the secret (API secret) into Micropayments Paywall Settings (acessible via «Paywall» on your WordPress admin dashboard).
- Press «Save Settings» on WordPress to confirm changes.
Configuring Life-time Access (Premium Plug-in Only)
- Navigate to WordPress -> Settings -> Micropayments Paywall Settings (see ‘Paywall’ on the left menu)
- Scroll down and tick the box to enable Lifetime access to posts
- Set a price
- Save Settings
- Purchase the premium plugin here
Screenshots
Adding api keys. 
Enabling the paywall and setting the price for a post. 
Paywall displayed on a post. 
Paying for access. 
Configuring lifetime access (Premium Plugin).
FAQ
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How do users pay for the content?
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Users can pay for the content by clicking the «Purchase this post» button that appears when the content is paywalled. If a user is not logged in, they will be prompted to log in before they can pay. They can pay using their credit or debit card (Stripe).
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Can I set different prices for different posts?
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Yes, you can set different prices for each post by editing the «Product Price» field in the paywall meta box. If you enable Stripe, you cannot set the price below 75c.
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What payment methods are supported?
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Card payments via Stripe.
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What is the pricing?
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This plugin does not charge for payments made via credit/debit card. Fees are managed by Stripe. Upgrade to the premium plugin to be able to charge a flat fee for lifetime access buy here.
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Changelog
Open issues
None.
4.0.2
Fix paywall payment button alignment
4.0.0
Enable Stripe onthe free plug-in.
Remove Trelis payment gateway (USDC), as it has been discontinued.
3.0.0
Allow for lifetime access to all posts via credit/debit card in the Premium plugin.
2.5
Cosmetic fixes
2.4.1
Release on WordPress.org
2.2.2
Fix bug on payment link generation
2.2.0
File clean-up
2.1.0
Micropayments Paywall Settings now accessible via «Paywall» on the WordPress admin dashboard
2.0.0
Add support for Stripe
1.0.0
Initial release.