About this plugin
ArticleVault is a lightweight WordPress paywall plugin for publishers, bloggers, creators, and businesses that want to sell individual articles rather than full memberships.
Readers purchase through Stripe Checkout. ArticleVault validates the completed transaction, records the purchase, and grants browser-based access using a secure token.
Features:
- Stripe Checkout integration
- Guest checkout
- Individual article purchases
- Signed Stripe webhook verification
- Pending and paid purchase records
- Duplicate webhook and purchase protection
- Secure hashed access tokens
- HttpOnly access cookies
- Purchases search, sorting, and pagination
- Responsive paywall
- Loading and double-click protection
- Payment success and cancellation pages
ArticleVault currently supports USD payments only.
External Services
This plugin connects to Stripe to process payments.
It sends payment-related information to Stripe only when a customer initiates a purchase through Stripe Checkout.
Information sent may include:
- Purchase amount
- Currency
- Article identifier
- Checkout session information
- Customer email address (entered during checkout)
This information is required to securely process payments and verify completed transactions.
Stripe Terms of Service:
com/legal
Stripe Privacy Policy:
com/privacy