A new WordPress plugin allows creators to monetize with Bitcoin

A new WordPress plugin allows creators to monetize with Bitcoin

Bitcoin Lightning Publisher is the new WordPress plugin that allows creators to monetize their content using the Lightning Network, based on the Bitcoin blockchain. 

The WordPress content management system has a new open source plugin called Bitcoin Lightning Publisher, which users can use to Receive micro payments in Bitcoin directly from your websites, through the Lightning Network

As its developers point out, the plugin is designed to allow users to receive bitcoin payments from their visitors directly to the Lightning Network-compatible wallet of their choice, without having to set up expensive service providers to do so. 

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Crypto payments with Lightning Network in WordPress

The new WordPress plugin, which was developed by the Alby platform, can be easily used to Monetize any website built with WordPressAlby created Bitcoin Lightning Publisher to expand his services and improve opportunities for creators. 

This platform believes that integrating support for Lightning Network wallets directly into websites is the fastest way to monetize digital content, since The network allows micro payments to be made with Bitcoin at a very low cost and instantly.

Recall that Lightning Network It is a solution designed to improve the scalability of the Bitcoin network, which was created as a sidechain on this blockchain and is capable of processing transactions instantly thanks to its payment channels. 

What other cryptocurrency plugins can be used in WordPress? 

In October 2020, WordPress released a plugin called WordProof Timestamp, which allows users to put a timestamp on the blockchain, to pinpoint the exact moment when a specific piece of content was created. Timestamping on the blockchain offers greater Copyright protection and security For creators, it also increases transparency and trust by allowing them to demonstrate the authenticity of its content

As the developers of this plugin indicate, WordProof Timestamp provides proof of existence at certain points in time, which is immutable thanks to the properties of blockchain technology. 

Also in 2019, blockchain content platform Publiq Network launched a plugin that allows its users to manage your cryptocurrency wallets within pages and websites designed with WordPress. 

The content creation and management platform also has other add-ons related to the crypto space, which allow its users store your content and blogs within blockchain networks, to integrate Cryptoasset price monitoring systems, exchange and use cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, Convert media and text files into NFT tokens and more. 

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