recastplugin

<p>Transform your WordPress site into a premium content platform with Recast Paywall – a flexible paywall solution for WordPress.</p>
<h3>Themeable Design</h3>
<ul>
<li>Custom paywalls with theme integration support</li>
<li>Responsive design that works on all devices</li>
<li>Dark mode support</li>
<li>Smooth animations and hover effects</li>
<li>Theme customization via WordPress hooks and filters</li>
</ul>
<h3>Content Gating</h3>
<ul>
<li>Post-level gating – Gate entire posts</li>
<li>Block-level gating – Gate individual blocks</li>
<li>Toolbar integration – Easy toggle controls in the block editor toolbar</li>
<li>Excerpt-based previews – Paywalls display post excerpts as preview text</li>
<li>Automatic content synchronization with Recast inventory</li>
<li>Real-time pricing display from your Recast dashboard</li>
</ul>
<h3>User Experience</h3>
<ul>
<li>Login-first flow – Users must log in before purchasing (WordPress authentication)</li>
<li>Seamless purchase process with immediate content access</li>
<li>Status indicators showing availability (Pre-sale, Available, Coming Soon)</li>
<li>One-click purchase with automatic content reveal</li>
<li>Progressive enhancement for optimal performance</li>
</ul>
<h3>Developer & Theme Integration</h3>
<ul>
<li>HTML customization via WordPress filters</li>
<li>CSS framework with modern design patterns</li>
<li>JavaScript hooks for custom purchase flows</li>
<li>REST API for custom integrations</li>
<li>WP-CLI support for command-line management</li>
<li>Logging for troubleshooting</li>
</ul>
<h3>Performance & Reliability</h3>
<ul>
<li>Smart caching – Entitlement decisions cached for 5 minutes</li>
<li>Memory optimization – Efficient processing for large sites</li>
<li>Webhook support – Real-time updates from Recast</li>
<li>Multisite ready – Works with WordPress multisite installations</li>
<li>Security focused – API secrets never exposed, proper nonces, XSS protection</li>
</ul>
<h3>Dual Editor Support</h3>
<ul>
<li>Classic Editor – Meta box integration for traditional workflows</li>
<li>Block Editor (Gutenberg) – Native block support with Document Settings</li>
<li>Toolbar Integration – Easy toggle controls for block-level gating</li>
<li>Shortcode support – Easy integration with any theme</li>
<li>Custom blocks – Dedicated Recast Paywall blocks</li>
</ul>
<h3>Modern Web Standards</h3>
<ul>
<li>Mobile-first responsive design</li>
<li>Accessibility compliant (WCAG guidelines)</li>
<li>Keyboard navigation support</li>
<li>Screen reader friendly</li>
<li>Modern CSS with fallbacks</li>
</ul>
<h3>Use Cases:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Content creators looking to monetize premium articles</li>
<li>News sites wanting to gate exclusive content</li>
<li>Educational platforms selling courses and tutorials</li>
<li>Membership sites with tiered access levels</li>
<li>Theme developers needing customizable paywall solutions</li>
<li>Agencies building premium content sites for clients</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the Recast API service to manage content monetization, inventory synchronization, and user entitlements. The Recast API is essential for the plugin’s core functionality.</p>
<p>Sandbox keys are obtained via: http://business.recast-sandbox.tv/api-register</p>
<p>To setup a production Recast Merchant Account and obtain API keys, visit: http://business.recast.tv/api-register</p>
<h3>Recast API Service</h3>
<p><strong>Service Provider</strong>: Recast (recastpay.com)</p>
<p><strong>Production API</strong>: <code>https://api.recast.tv/api/v0</code><br />
<strong>Sandbox API</strong>: <code>https://api.recast-sandbox.tv/api/v0</code> (used when sandbox mode is enabled in settings)</p>
<p><strong>What the service is used for:</strong><br />
* Managing content inventory – Syncing WordPress posts as products in Recast inventory<br />
* Checking user entitlements – Verifying if users have purchased access to premium content<br />
* Creating purchase intents – Initiating purchase flows for users to buy premium content<br />
* Receiving webhooks – Processing real-time updates about entitlements and inventory changes</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent and when:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>API Credentials</strong> (API Key, API Secret, Brand ID)</p>
<ul>
<li>Sent: When authenticating API requests (used to generate JWT tokens)</li>
<li>When: On every API request after initial authentication</li>
<li>Stored: Only in WordPress database (never exposed to frontend)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>User Identification Data</strong> (WordPress User IDs, mapped to external user IDs)</p>
<ul>
<li>Sent: When checking if a user has access to premium content</li>
<li>When: Every time a user views a paywalled post (if not cached)</li>
<li>Purpose: To verify purchase entitlements</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Product/Post Data</strong> (Post titles, descriptions, IDs, pricing, status, geographic availability)</p>
<ul>
<li>Sent: When posts are published or updated in WordPress</li>
<li>When: Automatically when posts are saved if paywall is enabled</li>
<li>Purpose: To synchronize WordPress content with Recast inventory</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Purchase Intent Data</strong> (User ID, Product ID, optional pricing details)</p>
<ul>
<li>Sent: When a user initiates a purchase of premium content</li>
<li>When: When the purchase button is clicked on a paywall</li>
<li>Purpose: To create purchase intents in the Recast system</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Webhook Receipt</strong> (Entitlement and inventory event data)</p>
<ul>
<li>Received: When events occur in Recast (entitlements created/updated, products updated)</li>
<li>When: Real-time when webhooks are configured</li>
<li>Purpose: To keep WordPress in sync with Recast system state</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Links to Service Policies:</strong><br />
* Merchant Terms of Service: https://recastpay.com/vendor-terms-and-conditions<br />
* User Terms and Conditions: https://recastpay.com/terms-and-conditions<br />
* Privacy Policy: https://recastpay.com/privacy-policy</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong>: All API communications use HTTPS encryption. API secrets are stored securely in your WordPress database and are never exposed to the frontend or transmitted in a way that could be intercepted.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h3>Content Gating Modes</h3>
<p>The plugin supports two gating modes that can be toggled per post:</p>
<h4><strong>Post-Level Gating (Default)</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Gates the entire post content behind a paywall</li>
<li>Shows a beautiful Medium.com-style paywall with post excerpt</li>
<li>Best for premium articles and exclusive content</li>
<li><strong>Preview Text</strong>: Uses the post excerpt (set in post editor sidebar)</li>
</ul>
<h4><strong>Block-Level Gating</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Allows selective gating of individual blocks within a post</li>
<li>Provides more granular control over what content is premium</li>
<li>Perfect for mixed free/premium content strategies</li>
</ul>
<h3>Setting Up Content Gating</h3>
<h4>1. Choose Your Gating Mode</h4>
<ol>
<li>Create or edit a post</li>
<li>In the <strong>Document Settings</strong> panel (Block Editor) or <strong>“Recast Paywall”</strong> meta box (Classic Editor)</li>
<li>Select your gating mode:
<ul>
<li><strong>“Post”</strong> – Gate the entire post (default)</li>
<li><strong>“Block”</strong> – Enable block-level gating</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Save and Publish the post – it will automatically sync with Recast</li>
</ol>
<h4>2. Post-Level Gating</h4>
<p>When using <strong>Post</strong> mode:<br />
* The entire post content is gated behind a paywall<br />
* Users see the post excerpt and purchase options<br />
* On archive/list pages, only the excerpt is shown (no content leak)<br />
* <strong>Tip</strong>: Set a compelling excerpt to encourage purchases!</p>
<h4>3. Block-Level Gating</h4>
<p>When using <strong>Block</strong> mode:<br />
* Individual blocks can be marked for gating using the block’s toolbar<br />
* Users see full content except for gated blocks<br />
* Gated blocks show streamlined paywall sections</p>
<h3>Block-Level Gating with Toolbar Integration</h3>
<h4>Using the Block Toolbar</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Enable Block Mode</strong>: Set the post gating mode to <strong>“Block”</strong> in Document Settings</li>
<li><strong>Select a Block</strong>: Click on any block in the editor</li>
<li><strong>Access the Toolbar</strong>: Look for the <strong>“Recast Paywall”</strong> toggle in the block toolbar</li>
<li><strong>Toggle Gating</strong>: Click the toggle to mark/unmark the block for gating</li>
<li><strong>Visual Indicator</strong>: Gated blocks show a paywall icon in the editor</li>
</ol>
<h4>Supported Block Types</h4>
<p>Block-level gating works with most Gutenberg blocks:<br />
* Paragraphs<br />
* Headings<br />
* Images<br />
* Videos<br />
* Lists<br />
* Custom blocks<br />
* And more!</p>


Recast Paywall

Integrates RecastPay to monetize your content. Features automatic content synchronization and theme customization options.

Bread &amp; Butter

<p>Drive sales, leads, and enhance conversions with your existing forms.<br />
Add the free Bread & Butter conversion tools adding verified leads to your sales pipeline.<br />
Track & scale what converts into qualified leads—not just clicks.<br />
Act on your leads with hyper-personalized email follow ups.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><em>“The quality of leads in our CRM changed overnight. We didn’t have to slog through pages of incomplete forms, or fake email addresses. Bread & Butter content gate started converting overnight for us.”</em><br />
  <strong>@Andrew D – Managing Director, MGI Research</strong></p>
<p><em>“In our first 30 days of implementing Bread & Butter into our Marketing Tech Stack, we saw an incredible 126% increase in our lead conversions. It’s so good, it should be illegal.”</em><br />
  <strong>@Aaron Seminiano – Head of Marketing, Twister Technologies</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Gate content in an SEO-friendly manner, capture first-party data and increase & nurture qualified leads all in one free plugin. Bread & Butter is the only WordPress plugin that leverages social sign-ins like Google and Facebook to reduce friction and get you more verified subscribers, leads, and sales!</p>
<p>Design content-gating experiences tailored to your target audience and buyer user journey: White paper, Annual Report, PDF, Video, Blog Post, Community, Email Newsletter, WP Page, E-Book, and Coupon.</p>
<h4>HIGHLIGHTS</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add the Bread & Butter plugin & start adding verified subscribers to your WordPress database.</li>
<li>Uses Ai to determine the best option for each visitor, e.g., Google versus Facebook, etc.</li>
<li>Integrates with your current marketing suite (Sheet, Mailchimp, Pipedrive, SalesForce, Zapier and more).</li>
<li>Built-in Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, GDPR-ready.</li>
<li>Free to use for WordPress. No credit card required.</li>
</ul>
<h4>FEATURE + BENEFITS</h4>
<ul>
<li>Grow your lead list with real qualified contacts. Works with your existing forms, no changes required.</li>
<li>Track real people, not just sessions. See the full path – from click to conversion.</li>
<li>Campaign level attribution; see what traffic sources convert the best.</li>
<li>Choose the style of website conversion tools to gate content.</li>
<li>Easily add 20%+ of top funnel qualified sales leads to your CRM.</li>
<li>Gate content to convert visitors via their social media accounts that have already been verified and vetted by big tech.</li>
<li>Stop having 50% to 70% of your email subscriber database rendered useless with email burners or fake accounts.</li>
</ul>
<h4>CONVERSION TOOLS</h4>
<blockquote>
<p><em>“Create gated content, just like The Wall Street Journal where you get asked to enter your details before reading an article”</em><br />
  <strong>@Dan, Marketing Director, aither.com.au</strong></p>
<p><em>“When Bread & Butter converts a visitor it researches that prospect (website, social, recent news, activity on our website) and crafts a personalized email. Normally it would take me hours to research a contact, now it’s done in seconds.”</em><br />
  <strong>@Arlene Panganiban, Publisher, vancouvermom.ca</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<h4>Installs with a single click</h4>
<p>Choose email only, or add social logins and select the order they display to emphasize your clientele’s conversion preference.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>Works with your existing forms immediately – no changes nor coding required.</li>
<li>Offer email address opt-in only if you just want to gate content and get going quickly.</li>
<li>Ai-driven discovery workflow proposes the best sign-in option for each visitor e.g. Google versus Facebook, etc.</li>
<li>Choose up to 20 social logins to display & their order.</li>
<li>Choose the conversion tools location on your website.</li>
<li>Personalize the tools to your company name.</li>
<li>Built in Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.</li>
</ul>
<h4>‘Continue with Opt-in’ – MOST POPULAR</h4>
<p>Our easiest way to convert visitors into qualified leads and gather first-party data. When given the option, 76%* of visitors choose social logins over typing their email address. You can add the ‘Continue with Opt in’ conversion tool to one or all of the pages of your website. Once users convert, all the research about your conversions is done automatically and displayed in the Bread & Butter dashboard.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>A floating sign-in widget that can be docked to any corner of your web page. Give every visitor the opportunity to opt-in immediately.</li>
<li>2x the conversions you get from your legacy forms.</li>
<li>The tool uses Ai to determine whether it should display or not, depending on whether other tools, such as Content Preview or Content Gate, are on the same page.</li>
<li>Collapses automatically on scroll.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Content Gate Classic – SEO & GEO friendly</h4>
<p>Our most popular tool for gating content. Content Gate Classic offers an SEO and GEO friendly way to gate high value content, pages or posts, behind a mandatory opt-in. You can personalize the text & imagery on the tool to reflect your brand.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>Turn high value content into more qualified leads. Put SEO articles behind an opt-in banner.</li>
<li>Get the highest SEO &GEO value from your content – content is fully indexed by search engines and LLMs.</li>
<li>Gate entire website directories, post categories or per web page.</li>
<li>Set a time delay or a scroll distance for the content gate to prompt the visitor.</li>
<li>The visitor only needs to enter their information once to have access to all gated content on your website.</li>
<li>Start introducing social logins to see the quality of your leads improve immediately (fewer burner emails in your pipeline).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Content Gate Preview – SEO & GEO friendly</h4>
<p>Our most modern tool for content gating, content preview offers a preview of page/post content, and gates the rest behind a mandatory opt-in. You can personalize the text on the tool to reflect your brand.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>Turn content into more qualified leads. Put SEO articles behind an opt-in banner like popular news sites like the New York Times or Wall Street Journal.</li>
<li>Get the highest SEO value from your content – content is fully indexed by search engines and LLMs.</li>
<li>Gate entire website directories, post categories or per web page.</li>
<li>Set a time delay or a scroll distance for the content gate to prompt the visitor.</li>
<li>The visitor only needs to sign in once to have access to all gated content.</li>
<li>Start introducing social logins to see the quality of your leads improve immediately (fewer burner emails in your database).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Content Gate Secure</h4>
<p>Our most secure tool, ideal for creating a Member’s Area. Select the content or section of your website you’d like to gate. Once the visitor has registered, they will be redirected to your content.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>Place white papers, pdfs, market forecasts, pages, ebooks or posts behind a content gate to get more opt-ins from your exclusive content.</li>
<li>Gate entire website directories, or a specific page linking to files and documents.</li>
<li>Configurable text so visitors know exactly what they’re opting into.</li>
<li>Lower friction by converting visitors on the spot with social logins.</li>
<li>Not SEO friendly as the content is secure and not indexable by search engines and LLMs.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Newsletter Opt-in – Subscribe</h4>
<p>Our classic screen pop-up. It natively works with your WordPress subscriber database without any configurations. Export to your external CRM like Pipedrive and/or emailer like Mailchimp.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>Add custom imagery and text to fit your brand.</li>
<li>Incentivize more opt-ins without changing your website.</li>
<li>Sync subscribers in real time to WordPress, MemberPress, WooCommerce, GoogleSheets, MailChimp or Salesforce, or any other CRM through Zapier.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Contest Entry + Sweepstake + Special Offer Opt-in</h4>
<p>Our way to offer an additional incentive to get visitors to opt-in. Behind the scenes, this triggers your Bread & Butter integration with Mailchimp or other CRM and mailers, kicking off your nurture process.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>Create pop-ups advertising contests, sweepstakes or promotions.</li>
<li>Add custom imagery and text to fit your brand.</li>
<li>Incentivize more opt-ins without changing your website.</li>
<li>Get full visitor profiles into your funnel.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Contact Us – Connect with a real person</h4>
<p>The best way to reduce unwanted messages from filling up your inbox. Visitors are prompted to sign-in with a valid account before being able to get in touch with you, which shows their intent is more genuine. We recommend you remove your generic contact email address from your website and replace it with our Contact Us tool.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>Give your prospects the chance to get in touch with you on any web page. Your visitors shouldn’t have to navigate your site in order to start a conversation.</li>
<li>The tool can be embedded directly, or docked into a corner. </li>
<li>Draft replies are automatically created via our Nurture AI engine – all you have to do is review & edit before sending.</li>
<li>Triggers an email directly to our Nurture Dashboard, and automatically pre-creates a daft reply ready for your marketers to send – no frustrating artificial chat bots.</li>
<li>Allow visitors to opt-in on any page.</li>
<li>Floats over your existing website content.</li>
<li>Eliminate spam by forcing a sign-in and only responding to verified visitors.</li>
<li>Gather additional information like phone number or company name (optional).</li>
<li>Works with our other tools such as Opt-in so you don’t ask for info you already know. If the visitor is already signed in, the Contact Us tool is ready to use.</li>
<li>No annoying Captcha needed!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Subscriber Profile (Sign up / Sign in)</h4>
<p>Add a Subscriber widget to your website quickly and easily. When signed out, it acts as a friendly reminder to your visitors that they can sign in to get more out of your website. When signed in, visitors get a personalized experience, as well as a quick and easy way to log out.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>Add to your website or app navigation.</li>
<li>Clicking it prompts visitors to sign in or or sign out.</li>
<li>The previous sign-in type is always remembered.</li>
<li>Choose the tool location on your website by adjusting corners and px spacing.</li>
</ul>
<h4>De-identification Compliance (GDPR)</h4>
<p>Our newest tool to ensure your compliance with all the latest data privacy laws. This feature allows the visitor to have their data pseudo-anonymized after conversion. Sleep better knowing your business is enabling compliance regardless of content and jurisdiction. All user data is securely handled & is GDPR, CCPA or Data Protection Laws ready.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>Let the visitors know that while they agree to give us their real information on conversion with their social login, our promise is to anonymize this data later on should they wish to opt out.</li>
<li>Add a de-identification link or button on your website to show compliance.</li>
<li>Starting the process validates the visitor De-identify process.</li>
<li>Security PIN is emailed for confirmation before anonymizing the user data.</li>
<li>An API is available to hook into your other applications to ensure the process is processed through everywhere you store customer data.</li>
</ul>
<h4>One-click legacy web forms</h4>
<p>Did you know forms with more than 3 fields lead to a drop-off conversion rate of almost 5% per added field? Eliminate friction and get straight to asking the questions you care about. Autofill First Name, Last Name, and Email into your existing forms. Remove friction for visitors who have already opted in and never ask them the same question twice.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>Does not change your current workflows.</li>
<li>Clicking any field on your existing web form initiates the ‘Continue With’ sign in prompt.</li>
<li>The visitor conversion returns your form with fields filled out (first + last name, email address) and in addition to all your existing fields.</li>
<li>First-party Data is collected and assigned to this visitor in the Bread & butter dashboard, just like any other conversion.</li>
<li>Creates a customer user event in the Bread & Butter user journey so you can track your legacy form’s performance metrics.</li>
<li>Connect your existing web forms: WPForms, Ninja Forms, Gravity Forms, HubSpot, Salesforce, ZeroBounce, Calendly, Contact Form 7, Elementor.</li>
</ul>
<h4>ADVANCED WEB TOOLS</h4>
<h4>Authentication as a Service</h4>
<p>Our easiest way to create an app or intranet sign in screen. Our tool functions as both a sign up and sign in page, dynamically providing your users with the right options to register, or sign-in.</p>
<p>KEY FEATURES</p>
<ul>
<li>One-click with Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. and visitors are automatically signed-in and added to your WordPress Database.</li>
<li>Ideal for creating an Intranet sign-in screen.</li>
<li>Restrict who can sign in to your corporate domain, leaving all outsiders out where they belong.</li>
<li>Select social providers to display & their order.</li>
<li>Personalized to your company name.</li>
<li>Ai-driven discovery workflow proposes the best sign-in option for each user.</li>
<li>Lock users to specific SSO e.g. Okta.</li>
<li>Enable Login Link & Email address sign-ups.</li>
<li>Choose which sign-in options are available to your users.</li>
<li>Social: Microsoft, Google, Facebook / Meta, Linkedin, Twitter/X, Salesforce, Basecamp, GitHub, Dropbox, Apple, Slack, Planning Center, Twitch, Intuit Quickbooks.</li>
<li>Enterprise: Microsoft, OneLogin, Google, Okta.</li>
</ul>
<h4>FIRST-PARTY DATA</h4>
<p>Increase visibility into individual users and their actions. Supercharge your WordPress website with first-party data analytics that provide actionable insight. Find the macro and micro trends for each prospect, customer, and marketing campaign.</p>
<ul>
<li>Custom Funnels & Conversion Events</li>
<li>Enriched User Profiles</li>
<li>Weekly Reports</li>
<li>User Journey Map (Agency Exclusive)</li>
<li>Real-Time Stats (Agency Exclusive)</li>
<li>Lead & Engagement Scores (Agency Exclusive)</li>
</ul>
<h4>ENHANCE YOUR CRM</h4>
<p>Bread & Butter integrates with and passes valuable information to your existing CRM or acts as a standalone CRM. Get your sales pipeline moving. Increase your order size while decreasing time to close.</p>
<ul>
<li>Verified Work Emails from any content gate or signup page.</li>
<li>Lead Scoring lets you prioritize and target the highest-quality prospects.</li>
<li>View the content and website activity history of each prospect.</li>
<li>Use your first-party data to tailor conversations, build rapport, and better understand customers’ needs.</li>
<li>Use simple or multi-stage sales funnels & automatically sync to CRMs or other 3rd party services.</li>
</ul>
<h4>MARKETING AUTOMATION</h4>
<p>Smart automation. Zero coding experience required. Design custom workflows quickly. Keep data synchronized across multiple platforms and save serious time and money. Work on your business, not in your business.</p>
<p>Platform Integrations:</p>
<ul>
<li>Google Analytics (GA4)</li>
<li>Google sheets</li>
<li>WordPress</li>
<li>WooCommerce</li>
<li>MemberPress</li>
<li>Mailchimp</li>
<li>Pipedrive</li>
<li>Slack</li>
<li>Zapier</li>
<li>Segment</li>
<li>Web Forms Hook up:</li>
<li>WPForms</li>
<li>Ninja Forms</li>
<li>Gravity Forms</li>
<li>HubSpot</li>
<li>Salesforce</li>
<li>ZeroBounce</li>
<li>Calendly</li>
<li>Contact Form 7</li>
<li>Elementor</li>
</ul>


Bread & Butter AI: The easy way to Gate Content for Better Quality Leads

Drive sales, leads, and enhance conversions with your existing forms.

Recast Paywall vs Bread & Butter AI: The easy way to Gate Content for Better Quality Leads