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Expandable Paywall

v2.1.4
by E-Moxie · 5.0 (2 reviews)

A paywall solution that can be easily expanded with integration with several third party providers.

10+ active installs Updated Aug 02, 2024 Tested to 6.6.2 Requires PHP 8.1
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Expandable Paywall

About Expandable Paywall

The Expandable Paywall plugin is a great tool for WordPress sites that want to implement paywalls. It has a simple paywall feature and can integrate with circulation fulfillment providers, making it perfect for magazine publishers. There are also premium add-ons available for more advanced features like different paywall types and advanced reporting.

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Changelog

2.1.4

  • UPDATE – Excluded the search screen from paywall trigger

2.1.3

  • UPDATE – Add stub function back into public class for extendability

2.1.2

  • BUGFIX – Fixed issue with 500 error when trying to create a new user on specific installs

2.1.1

  • HOTFIX – Corrected logic for displaying paywall
  • UPDATE – Added in new helper functions

2.1.0

  • UPDATE – Updated all third party libraries to latest versions
  • UPDATE – Refactored all code to PHP 8.1 standards
  • UPDATE – Added many more functions to core Helper class
  • BUGFIX – Fixed PHP warning on login.php template

=2.0.23 =
* BUGFIX – Fixed issue with protecting categories and sub categories on some installs.

=2.0.22 =
* UPDATE – Added in new helper function to check if we should show paid authentication user role.
* UPDATE – Added function to clear logs

=2.0.21 =
* UPDATE – Paywall Category now allows for any sub category under the main protected category to automatically be protected.
* UPDATE – Added option to disable paywall.

=2.0.20 =
* FEATURE – Added whole new logging section

=2.0.19 =
* UPDATE – Updated addon on handling and vendor paths.

2.0.18

  • UPDATE – Updated all third-party vendor libraries
  • BUG FIX – Fixed issue where protected content could not be seen by some users.

2.0.17

  • UPDATE – Updated all third-party vendor libraries

2.0.16

  • Feature – Added in meta box to posts that will generate a unique bypass link for articles to not show paywall.

2.0.15

  • Feature – Added in new filter for allowing to programmatically bypass paywall

2.0.14

  • UPDATE – Updated logic for when locks appear on articles
  • Feature – Upon logging in the user will now be redirected back to where they were with ?cache_busting=RANDOM

2.0.13

  • BUG FIX – Fixed item with archives not being excluded from protection level.

2.0.12

  • UPDATE – Updated to the latest version of Freemius.
  • BUG FIX – Fixed bug where roles were not being read in certain instances.
  • BUG FIX – Fixed bug where Locks were not showing when enabled.
  • UPDATE – Added more error reporting options to error_log

2.0.11

  • UPDATE – When debug is turned on it will send email to site admin.

2.0.10

  • UPDATE – Updated vendor libraries

2.0.9

  • UPDATE – Added in new shortcode to protect pieces of content on any page/post. [expandable-paywall-protect] Protected Content [/expandable-paywall-protect]

2.0.8

  • UPDATE – Updated all vendor libraries
  • UPDATE – Code Cleanup and Refactoring

2.0.7

  • UPDATE – Added in debug mode
  • UPDATE – Added in new filter to allow set basic role

2.0.6

  • BUG FIX – updated authentication to account for case-sensitivity in
  • UPDATE – removed erroneous error_logging. ?

2.0.5

  • BUG FIX – corrected issue with the Lock icon showing up on non-protected pages.

2.0.4

  • FEATURE – Added ability to display a lock icon next to protected posts
  • FEATURE – Added ability to fade out excerpt into paywall.
  • FEATURE – Added ability to output Schema Structured Data.
  • UPDATE – Updated to latest version of Freemius SDK
  • UPDATE – Added a logging function to helper files.
  • UPDATE – Added in more support for multisite installs
  • UPDATE – Added in default styles to fade out the excerpt text

2.0.3

  • FEATURE – Added in logout shortcode
  • UPDATE – Updated Paywall CSS Styles

2.0.1

  • BUG FIX – Corrected improper function calls when initially installing.

2.0.0

  • Reworked a ton of filters and hooks. Updated all latest 3rd party SDKs

1.1.2

  • BUG FIX – Corrected issue which registration would throw a 500 error behind the scenes.

1.1.1

  • BUG FIX – Corrected issues with data sanitization.

1.1.0

  • Initial Version

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