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PayButton

Monetize your content with configurable no-signup paywalls.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Current version6.0.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.9
Minimum stackWP 5.0 · PHP 7.0
Directory statusactive
Last directory update21 Feb 20268mo ago
Active installationsNewAdoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 1 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records PayButton version 6.0.0 as active, updated 8mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.

Overview

About this plugin

PayButton transforms your WordPress site into a powerful monetization platform. Its paywall feature lets you protect digital content, allowing visitors to pay with eCash (XEC) and gain immediate access without creating an account, while WooCommerce integration unlocks the full potential of your store by enabling fast, secure, and seamless eCash payments directly at checkout.

Fully customizable through an intuitive admin dashboard, PayButton provides instant content unlocking, WooCommerce support, flexible settings, and detailed transaction tracking, all with minimal setup.

🔥 FEATURES:

💸 Paywall Digital Content

With PayButton, you can put your digital content behind a paywall easily. Visitors complete a secure eCash payment and immediately gain access to the paywalled content (in less than 3secs).

🛒 WooCommerce Integration

Accept eCash payments directly in WooCommerce. Enable PayButton as a payment gateway and let customers seamlessly complete orders using eCash at checkout.

🛡️ Secure Payment Handling

The payment is handled by PayButton and you receive all payments instantly.

🎨 Customizable Settings

Easily configure button texts, pricing, color schemes, and more through the admin dashboard.

📊 Transaction Tracking

Monitor unlocked content, payment amounts, and user activity with comprehensive analytics.

🔗 Simple Shortcode Integration

Wrap your content in the [paywalled_content] shortcode to protect it, no coding knowledge required.

DOCUMENTATION & SUPPORT

  • Documentation
  • Support
  • Website
  • Email

External services

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PayButton websocket

This plugin connects to the PayButton WebSocket, a service that monitors blockchain transactions. It is used to detect payments made to the PayButton/Widget address in real time. The plugin uses the provided address to establish a connection and begins listening for events emitted when new transactions are detected.

This service is provided by PayButton: terms of use, privacy policy.

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PayButton API

This plugin communicates with the PayButton API to fetch information about the address and its transactions. It provides data such as the transaction price and the address balance, which are used by the widget and the button. This service is also provided by PayButton: terms of use, privacy policy.

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AI API

The integration uses the SideShift API to enable the button or widget to accept payments in a different currency than the one being received. AI: terms of use.

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WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • crypto
  • ecash
  • monetization
  • paywall
  • woocommerce
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.0
Update activity21 Feb 20268mo ago

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