Web Monetization is a lightweight and extensible plugin that enables WordPress site owners and content creators to receive micro-payments using the Web Monetization. The plugin is designed to be compatible with Interledger wallets and supports flexible configuration across site, author, and content levels.
- ✅ Add a Web Monetization
<link rel="monetization">tag in your site<head> - ✅ Support for site-wide, author-specific, and post-level wallet addresses
- ✅ Visual indicator in admin UI for wallet connection status
- ✅ Multi-wallet mode: show all configured wallet addresses or just the top-priority one
- ✅ Country-based wallet overrides (via optional GeoIP plugin)
- ✅ Exclude specific users from monetization
- ✅ Developer-friendly hooks and filters
- ✅ Fully translatable (
.potfile included) - ✅ Designed for performance and compatibility
- Install the plugin via the WordPress admin dashboard or upload it manually.
- Go to Settings → Web Monetization to configure your wallet address(es).
- Optionally, enable:
- Author-level monetization
- Per-post monetization
- Country-specific overrides
- (requires GeoIP Detection plugin)
- or a site running behind Cloudflare
| Level | Description |
|---|---|
| Site-wide | Default wallet for all pages |
| Author | Each author can set their own wallet (if allowed) |
| Post/Page | Override wallet per individual post |
| Country | Show different wallets for visitors from specific countries (optional) |
- No external services are required by default.
- Optional country targeting requires the free and GPL-compatible GeoIP Detection plugin.
- No tracking or analytics are included.
- Go to Plugins → Add New
- Search for “Web Monetization”
- Install and activate the plugin
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate via Plugins menu in WordPress
- Hooks: Filters and actions available for customizing wallet logic and monetization output.
- Extensible: Easily integrate with custom post types or external wallet services.
- OOP-based architecture using autoloading via Composer.
Want to contribute? See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
- WordPress 5.8 or higher
- PHP 7.4 or higher
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
© Interledger Foundation