Patrons Tips

Of course! You can restrict old and future content with existing or new tags and categories. And you can also specify a launch date so that your older content won’t be affected.

Yes, you can use Patrons Tips as a simple membership plugin. It basically allows you to restrict content and unlock it for subscribers, so you can find another use for it.

Patreon: 10% commission + taxes Tipeee: 8% commission Buy Me a Coffee: 5% commission Ko-Fi: 5% commission (Last update : July 2025) Patrons Tips: completely free We believe that everyone should pay the same price for the same service. This price souldn't raise based on your success, let alone without any limits, which is why we will never charge commissions on your sales. Earning money is already a huge challenge! Patrons Tips is completely free to let everyone get started, and Patrons Tips Pro is offered at a one-time, fixed annual fee for as long as your subscription is active. We want to help other creators make a living.

Your patrons want to support you, not the patronage platform you're using. Think about it, what will happen if you succeed? By choosing one of these online platforms, you will bring them more than they bring you (advertising, revenue, members), their fees will soar, you will depend on them, you will no longer be able to leave them, even if their conditions no longer suit you (prices, features, policy, etc.), because it is where your entire community will be. Whereas by using Patrons Tips on your own site, you

• Preserve your independence and your ethics
• Maintain total control over your costs, your income, and the functioning of your patronage
• Keep your patrons, your community, and their subscriptions on your side, on your own site
• Receive your earnings directly into your own bank accounts (with WooCommerce)
• Customize your site at your convenience
• Add the features you need anytime with WordPress plugins
• Store all your data on your own server

No, it’s not. Patrons Tips works on its own: you can build a free or offline paid community of supporters. But we recommend to use as it was first designed to work perfectly with WooCommerce to get financial support. Moreover, you can automatize revenue with a subscription plugin.

Sure, you don't have to offer benefits if you just want a tip system that allow your fans to donate and help you with a financial support. You can use Patrons Tips to make a well-designed page with different price points so that every tipper finds a reasonnable choice.