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Wordpress Plugin

The wordpress plugin is a wrapper around the web components to offer user management, single purchase and subscriptions.

The latest version of the plugin is available here: https://assets.sesamy.com/scripts/wordpress-sesamy/sesamy-wordpress.zip

Pre Install Configuration​

Before the plugin can be installed the follwing steps are required:

  • Register a Sesamy client.
  • Add a user as admin of the client.
  • Whitelist the domain of the website for the Sesamy indexing service.

Contact support@sesamy.com with the information about the domain and the user.

Configuration​

Once the plugin is installed the Sesamy configuration page is available in the WordPress admin

Sesamy Admin

  • Client ID (required). Is provided by sesamy support.
  • Content types. The content types for which the paywall will be applied.
  • Lock mode. In which mode the paywall will be applied: SignedURL, Embed, Encode, Event or None.

Lock Modes​

There are different solutions for locking the content depending on the customer needs:

  • SignedURL (default). The locked content is fetched on a per user basis from an API endpoint. This is the most secure option.
  • Embed. The locked content is embedded on the public website. It is less secure but has SEO benefits as the entire content will be indexed by the search engines.
  • Encode. The locked content is embedded on the public website, but in a base64 format. It makes it harder for for instance adblockers or other tools to get access to the content by simply appying css rules.
  • Event. A custom event is emitted when the article is unlocked but the locked content is not rendered. This is for instance used for integrating with existing paywalls.
  • None. No paywall is displayed and the the content of the article is not modifed, but an event is emitted if the article is unlocked.