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Content Revenue Engine is a monetization plugin for WordPress designed for publishers, premium blogs, media sites, membership-driven content businesses, and knowledge brands that want more than a basic paywall.<\/p>\n\n

With CRE Free you can combine:\n* Metered paywall rules\n* Pay Per Post monetization\n* Stripe payments\n* Conversion-focused CTA and notices\n* Paywall exemptions and content rules\n* Dashboard, Inspector, and Sales<\/p>\n\n

CRE Free includes one Pay Per Post category and one default PPP price, with a direct upgrade path to PRO for advanced paid categories, tags, post-level pricing, and broader monetization controls.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n
  3. Go to ContentRevenue in the WordPress admin menu.<\/li>\n
  4. Configure your paywall, Pay Per Post, and payment settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    What can I monetize with CRE Free?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    You can use a metered paywall and one Pay Per Post category with one default price.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Does CRE Free support Stripe and PayPal?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    CRE Free supports Stripe for WordPress.org distribution. The PRO ecosystem expands monetization and payment flexibility.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Does CRE Free include subscriptions?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    No. Access+ subscriptions are part of the PRO ecosystem.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    What does PRO add?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    PRO adds advanced Pay Per Post controls such as unlimited paid categories, different prices by category, paid tags, paid posts individually, post-level pricing, and additional monetization tools.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    1.4.14<\/h4>\n\n
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    • Kept the real plugin runtime toggle in Settings.<\/li>\n
    • Preserved PPP fully decoupled from the metered paywall.<\/li>\n
    • Maintained the refreshed admin UI, WordPress.org assets, and full repository structure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      1.4.12<\/h4>\n\n
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      • Added the real plugin runtime toggle in Settings.<\/li>\n
      • Preserved PPP fully decoupled from the metered paywall.<\/li>\n
      • Applied the refreshed admin UI and visual cleanup across FREE.<\/li>\n
      • Kept WordPress.org assets, banners, icons, and screenshots aligned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        1.4.8<\/h4>\n\n
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        • Cleaned FREE admin flow by removing dead PRO-only branch handling from the packaged build.<\/li>\n
        • Preserved screenshots, banners, and WordPress.org packaging structure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          1.4.7<\/h4>\n\n
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          • Updated WordPress.org package structure and screenshot assets.<\/li>\n
          • Added screenshots to the plugin directory assets.<\/li>\n
          • Cleaned readme metadata and stable tag handling for WordPress.org.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Paywall and Pay Per Post for WordPress. Monetize premium content and control access with Stripe.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/286190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286190"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/leadhospitality"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=286190"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=286190"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=286190"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=286190"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=286190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}