IT solution for paid content

[magenson]

Hey everyone, I need some IT solution for paid content.

More precisely, I need some platform to post content that can be viewed only if user pay previously to view it. I was thinking about forums, but it's not so practical, need some more simpler. The content would sorted in categories (images, videos, txt files, etc). Any ideas?

Thanks.

[NotATether]

What framework are you hosting your site with? If it's not an established CMS, you might end up having to code a paywall yourself.

For Wordpress specifically there is Memberpass, which'll let you block whole pages. You can put links to your content there and after you ensure people pay up, you make the file server require a secret key to view the files so that users can't simply type the URL of the file to access it without paying (which Memberpass does not do, that is a job for the CDN your files are on). But it seems to only support PayPal and Stripe payments and not BTCPayServer. There's a helpful guide on the internet that helps you configure Memberpass for Wordpress[1].

[1]  https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-create-a-pay-per-view-site-with-wordpress/

[magenson]

Yes, maybe WordPress site with Force Login plugin which asks on log-in first in order to view site will do the job, because i just need simple site with log-in before access, not either payment system or so, but..

I can just install WP Plugins if buy Bussiness which costs 299$ per year. That's bad. Is there any free alternative to that?

[examplens]

Yes, maybe WordPress site with Force Login plugin which asks on log-in first in order to view site will do the job, because i just need simple site with log-in before access, not either payment system or so, but..

I can just install WP Plugins if buy Bussiness which costs 299$ per year. That's bad. Is there any free alternative to that?

It's really hard to find good and free WP plugins with many functions. Usually, you can find free but very limited plugins while for an additional fee, you can get additional options.
For example, probably default membership plugins (Yes, proper name what you need is "membership") is wp-member https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-members/#description here you have something for free, but from $59 per year, you will get more options. Much cheaper than $299
Next is one of the most used membership plugins: https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/pricing/ there you also had a free plan with almost all of addons and functionalities. Payments gateways etc...
I will give you another one suggestion https://s2member.com/ where you also have a free version, although this is the most favourable for the purchase. $89 Lifetime licence for one website or $189 lifetime for an unlimited number of the websites.

As you can see, there are many options and all of them you can try for free. I suggest you first to try it all then make a decision based on which one suits you best. Watch it as a tool to make money, a good tool cannot be expensive.

[magenson]

More suggestions? I need simple plugin that does not allow anyone to register, just to be able to login if I give him previously username and password.

Thanks.

[legendster]

You could accept BTC Lightning payments in your Lightning Wallet with LNbits
Follow this guide : https://coincharge.io/en/btc-paywall/

There's an old Github project that does the same thing as most paywalled news sites do - but with BTC
Check here : https://github.com/pooleja/microtrxwordpress

The problem is microtransactions, the tx fees are huge.

The dev at Passster was also looking to develop a crypto friendly paywall. Talk to him if you want. I am sure he can work for you for a fair remuneration.