Transform your WordPress site into a premium content platform with Recast Paywall - a flexible paywall solution for WordPress.
Themeable Design
- Custom paywalls with theme integration support
- Responsive design that works on all devices
- Dark mode support
- Smooth animations and hover effects
- Theme customization via WordPress hooks and filters
Content Gating
- Post-level gating - Gate entire posts
- Block-level gating - Gate individual blocks
- Toolbar integration - Easy toggle controls in the block editor toolbar
- Excerpt-based previews - Paywalls display post excerpts as preview text
- Automatic content synchronization with Recast inventory
- Real-time pricing display from your Recast dashboard
User Experience
- Login-first flow - Users must log in before purchasing (WordPress authentication)
- Seamless purchase process with immediate content access
- Status indicators showing availability (Pre-sale, Available, Coming Soon)
- One-click purchase with automatic content reveal
- Progressive enhancement for optimal performance
Developer & Theme Integration
- HTML customization via WordPress filters
- CSS framework with modern design patterns
- JavaScript hooks for custom purchase flows
- REST API for custom integrations
- WP-CLI support for command-line management
- Logging for troubleshooting
Performance & Reliability
- Smart caching - Entitlement decisions cached for 5 minutes
- Memory optimization - Efficient processing for large sites
- Webhook support - Real-time updates from Recast
- Multisite ready - Works with WordPress multisite installations
- Security focused - API secrets never exposed, proper nonces, XSS protection
Dual Editor Support
- Classic Editor - Meta box integration for traditional workflows
- Block Editor (Gutenberg) - Native block support with Document Settings
- Toolbar Integration - Easy toggle controls for block-level gating
- Shortcode support - Easy integration with any theme
- Custom blocks - Dedicated Recast Paywall blocks
Modern Web Standards
- Mobile-first responsive design
- Accessibility compliant (WCAG guidelines)
- Keyboard navigation support
- Screen reader friendly
- Modern CSS with fallbacks
Use Cases:
- Content creators looking to monetize premium articles
- News sites wanting to gate exclusive content
- Educational platforms selling courses and tutorials
- Membership sites with tiered access levels
- Theme developers needing customizable paywall solutions
- Agencies building premium content sites for clients
1. API Setup
- Log in to your RecastPay Dashboard
- Navigate to API Settings
- Copy your API Key, API Secret and Brand ID
- In WordPress, go to Settings > Recast Paywall
- Enter your credentials and save
2. Content Settings
- Show Teaser to Search Engines: Allow search engines to see full content (use carefully)
- Archive on Delete: Archive Recast inventory items when posts are deleted
Note: Paywalls always display the WordPress post excerpt as the preview text. Set the excerpt in the post editor to control what visitors see before purchasing.
3. Webhook Setup (Alpha)
- In your Recast Dashboard, go to Webhooks
- Add a new webhook with the URL:
https://yoursite.com/?recast_webhook=1
- Select the events you want to receive (entitlement and inventory events)
- Save the webhook