recastplugin

Transform your WordPress site into a premium content platform with Recast Paywall – a flexible paywall solution for WordPress.
<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>
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.
Sandbox keys are obtained via: http://business.recast-sandbox.tv/api-register
To setup a production Recast Merchant Account and obtain API keys, visit: http://business.recast.tv/api-register
<h3>Recast API Service</h3>
Service Provider: Recast (recastpay.com)
Production API: <code>https://api.recast.tv/api/v0</code> 
Sandbox API: <code>https://api.recast-sandbox.tv/api/v0</code> (used when sandbox mode is enabled in settings)
What the service is used for: 
* Managing content inventory – Syncing WordPress posts as products in Recast inventory 
* Checking user entitlements – Verifying if users have purchased access to premium content 
* Creating purchase intents – Initiating purchase flows for users to buy premium content 
* Receiving webhooks – Processing real-time updates about entitlements and inventory changes
What data is sent and when:
<ul>
<li>
API Credentials (API Key, API Secret, Brand ID)
<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>
User Identification Data (WordPress User IDs, mapped to external user IDs)
<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>
Product/Post Data (Post titles, descriptions, IDs, pricing, status, geographic availability)
<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>
Purchase Intent Data (User ID, Product ID, optional pricing details)
<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>
Webhook Receipt (Entitlement and inventory event data)
<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>
Links to Service Policies: 
* Merchant Terms of Service: https://recastpay.com/vendor-terms-and-conditions 
* User Terms and Conditions: https://recastpay.com/terms-and-conditions 
* Privacy Policy: https://recastpay.com/privacy-policy
Note: 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.
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h3>Content Gating Modes</h3>
The plugin supports two gating modes that can be toggled per post:
<h4>Post-Level Gating (Default)</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>Preview Text: Uses the post excerpt (set in post editor sidebar)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Block-Level Gating</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 Document Settings panel (Block Editor) or “Recast Paywall” meta box (Classic Editor)</li>
<li>Select your gating mode:
<ul>
<li>“Post” – Gate the entire post (default)</li>
<li>“Block” – 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>
When using Post mode: 
* The entire post content is gated behind a paywall 
* Users see the post excerpt and purchase options 
* On archive/list pages, only the excerpt is shown (no content leak) 
* Tip: Set a compelling excerpt to encourage purchases!
<h4>3. Block-Level Gating</h4>
When using Block mode: 
* Individual blocks can be marked for gating using the block’s toolbar 
* Users see full content except for gated blocks 
* Gated blocks show streamlined paywall sections
<h3>Block-Level Gating with Toolbar Integration</h3>
<h4>Using the Block Toolbar</h4>
<ol>
<li>Enable Block Mode: Set the post gating mode to “Block” in Document Settings</li>
<li>Select a Block: Click on any block in the editor</li>
<li>Access the Toolbar: Look for the “Recast Paywall” toggle in the block toolbar</li>
<li>Toggle Gating: Click the toggle to mark/unmark the block for gating</li>
<li>Visual Indicator: Gated blocks show a paywall icon in the editor</li>
</ol>
<h4>Supported Block Types</h4>
Block-level gating works with most Gutenberg blocks: 
* Paragraphs 
* Headings 
* Images 
* Videos 
* Lists 
* Custom blocks 
* And more!

Recast Paywall

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

Bread &amp; Butter

Turn your existing WordPress site into a high-powered AI Lead Intelligence Engine.
Stop settling for basic form submissions and generic clicks. Bread & Butter works silently behind the scenes to capture, verify, score, and deeply enrich every lead that interacts with your website.
<h4>HOW IT WORKS WITH YOUR EXISTING FORMS</h4>
No rebuilding. No reconfiguring. Just install, submit, and come back tomorrow.
Bread & Butter is universally compatible with the forms you already have on your website (Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, Elementor, WPForms, etc.). There is absolutely zero configuration required. You do not have to map custom fields, adjust your CSS, or alter your user experience in any way. We simply monitor your existing infrastructure in the background.
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Your workflow remains 100% untouched. If your current form routes submissions to HubSpot, triggers an email via Mailchimp, or pings your Slack channel, it will continue to do exactly that. Bread & Butter operates in parallel. We do not intercept or hold your data hostage; we simply listen for the submission, verify the identity, and push the enriched intelligence directly to your Bread & Butter dashboard while your existing tech stack carries on business as usual.
<blockquote>
“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 started converting overnight for us.” 
 @Andrew D – Managing Director, MGI Research
</blockquote>
<h4>ETHICAL INTELLIGENCE & VERIFIED IDENTITY</h4>
Most “visitor identification” tools rely on outdated IP-to-Company mapping. In today’s era of remote work and VPNs, trying to de-anonymize traffic by IP often leaves you with a useless list of ISPs (like Comcast) and zero actual names. They tell you a company might have visited, but they can’t tell you who it was or if they have intent to buy.
Bread & Butter believes in consent-based marketing, not surveillance. Our system stays invisible until a visitor actively interacts with your site (like submitting your existing form). The moment they do, our proprietary Server-Side Tracking and Deep Profile Enrichment take over:
<ul>
<li>Precision Over Volume: We don’t give you a list of 500 anonymous companies. We give you the exact verified identity, job title, and social signals of the specific person who showed intent.</li>
<li>100% Compliant: By focusing on verified identities who have consented to engage, Bread & Butter keeps your sales process ethical, transparent, and fully compliant with global privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA.</li>
</ul>
<h4>BYPASS AD-BLOCKERS WITH SERVER-SIDE TRACKING</h4>
If you rely on traditional browser-side scripts (like Google Analytics, standard CRM snippets, or GTM), you are likely missing 30% to 50% of your highest-value traffic.
<ul>
<li>The Flaw of Browser-Side: Standard scripts execute inside the visitor’s internet browser, making them entirely vulnerable to Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP), strict Safari privacy settings, and widely used ad-blockers. If a CEO visits your pricing page using an ad-blocker, they disappear from your data completely.</li>
<li>The Server-Side Advantage: The Bread & Butter WordPress Plugin utilizes a fundamentally different architecture: proprietary server-side tracking. Because the data is collected securely on your own web server before the page even loads, it completely bypasses browser-level restrictions.</li>
<li>100% Data Integrity: Server-side tracking ensures your analytics reflect your actual traffic. Every single interaction is captured flawlessly, ensuring your AI Lead Scoring is powered by the absolute truth of your pipeline.</li>
</ul>
<h4>THE INTELLIGENCE ENGINE</h4>
<ul>
<li>
LeadScore AI & Attribution 
Stop measuring anonymous clicks and start measuring true ROI. Our AI builds a custom scoring model unique to your website’s specific traffic patterns. It actively evaluates true buying intent by analyzing complex behavioral signals across the entire user journey, scoring every visitor on a scale of 1 to 10.
</li>
<li>
The Focused Tab & Your 5-15% Ratio 
Ever wonder why your CRM is full of noise? Data shows that on average, only 5% to 15% of a website’s total traffic consists of actual, high-intent buyers. The rest are bots, quick bounces, internal employees, and unqualified browsers. The Focused Tab acts as an automated filter that calculates your site’s unique “Focused Ratio.” It strips away the 85-95% of junk traffic, isolating only the real prospects who score a 6 or higher. Your sales team gets a pristine pipeline of ready-to-buy leads, saving hours of manual qualification.
</li>
<li>
Nurture AI & Action Queue 
It doesn’t replace your bulk email marketing (like Mailchimp or HubSpot); it acts as the ultimate 1-to-1 sales intelligence layer. When a high-intent prospect hits the top of your Action Queue, Nurture AI generates a hyper-personalized draft message based on:
<ul>
<li>Deep Profile Relevance: It doesn’t just use <code>[First_Name]</code>. It analyzes professional milestones, company news, and engagement intensity across your site to draft a message that sounds like an hour of manual research.</li>
<li>The “Stitched” Journey: It references the full timeline of the prospect’s anonymous-to-identified history, treating them like a long-term relationship instead of a cold lead.</li>
<li>Adaptive Voice Learning: You are always in control. As you review and edit the drafts before sending, the AI learns your specific voice, tone, and closing style so every subsequent draft sounds exactly like you.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>AI LEAD ENRICHMENT</h4>
Bread & Butter instantly upgrades your existing forms to capture high-quality, verified leads. Our AI agents scour the web to aggregate all available public information about your subscribers the moment they hit submit. We offer two tiers of intelligence based on your sales strategy:
1. Standard Profile Enrichment 
Designed to eliminate manual data entry and provide essential context. Focuses on building a clean, verified record in your CRM the moment an email is captured: 
* 100% Verified Identity: A real name and a confirmed, deliverable email address. 
* Professional Context: The person’s exact role, seniority level, and social profiles (LinkedIn/X). 
* Firmographic Data: Company size, industry, location, and corporate website. 
* User Journey Summary: Recap of exactly how they found you.
2. Deep Profile Enrichment (Premium ABM Intelligence) 
Our AI takes over the heavy lifting for Account-Based Marketing. It delivers comprehensive narrative research so your reps can lead with deep relevance: 
* Profile Summary: AI-generated narrative of their professional background. 
* Profile Highlights: Authored articles, awards, or speaking gigs to use as icebreakers. 
* Company Highlights: Strategic buying triggers, recent funding, and milestones. 
* Company Recent News: Real-time monitoring of press presence. 
* Company Events: Key webinars, product launches, and conferences. 
* Company Employees: Internal stakeholder mapping. 
* Potential Connections: Warm paths via shared networks.
<h4>CONVERSION TOOLS</h4>
<blockquote>
“Create gated content, just like The Wall Street Journal where you get asked to enter your details before reading an article” 
 @Dan, Marketing Director, aither.com.au
“When Bread & Butter converts a visitor it researches that prospect (website, social, recent news, activity on our website) and crafts a hyper-personalized email. Normally it would take me hours to research a contact, now it’s done in seconds.” 
 @Arlene Panganiban, Publisher, vancouvermom.ca
</blockquote>
<h4>INCLUDED TOOLS AND FEATURES</h4>
<ul>
<li>
Instant Lead Capture 
Capture leads in one click—no coding needed. 
A smart floating widget that uses AI to offer the right visitor a one-click opt-in [cite: 41] 
at the perfect moment.
<ul>
<li>2x the conversions of legacy forms</li>
<li>Collapses on scroll to respect the user experience</li>
<li>Real-time sync to your CRM via Bread & Butter automation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Form Booster (Social Autofill) 
Stop guessing if your leads are real. 
Upgrade your existing Gravity, Ninja, or HubSpot forms with one-click social login. [cite: 42] 
Visitors verify with Google or LinkedIn, and the form autofills instantly. [cite: 43]
<ul>
<li>Auto-fills First Name, Last Name, and Email with verified data</li>
<li>Works with your current forms—nothing to rebuild</li>
<li>Built-in anti-spam (No CAPTCHA needed)</li>
<li>Compatible with WPForms, Gravity Forms, HubSpot, Elementor, and more</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Content Gate Classic (SEO Friendly) 
Gate content without hiding it from Google. 
Lock specific pages or articles behind a registration wall while keeping them fully indexed by search engines and AI tools. [cite: 44]
<ul>
<li>Converts up to 55% of visitors</li>
<li>AI automatically selects the best login option for each user</li>
<li>GDPR ready with built-in Terms of Service handling</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Content Gate Preview 
The “New York Times” Model. 
Show a teaser of your content to hook the reader, then gate the rest to drive subscriptions. [cite: 45]
<ul>
<li>Maximum SEO value: search engines see the full page</li>
<li>Trigger by time delay or scroll depth</li>
<li>One login unlocks all gated content site-wide</li>
<li>Eliminates “burner emails” by encouraging social verification</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Content Gate Secure 
Maximum protection for premium assets. 
Perfect for whitepapers, PDFs, and market reports. [cite: 46] 
Users must verify their identity before they can access or download the file. [cite: 47]
<ul>
<li>Ideal for high-value assets you don’t want indexed</li>
<li>Redirects users to the secure file after login</li>
<li>Customizable messaging for a seamless experience</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Calendar Booster (Calendly Integration) 
Know your prospect before the meeting. 
Secure your embedded Calendly booking page. [cite: 48] 
Require verification to book a slot, ensuring every meeting request comes from a real, qualified human. [cite: 49]
<ul>
<li>Nurture AI builds a full prospect profile (Role, Company, LinkedIn)</li>
<li>Eliminates spam bookings and “no-shows”</li>
<li>You walk into every meeting prepared with background intel</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Subscription Booster 
Grow your list without rebuilding your site. 
A high-performance pop-up that syncs real-time with Mailchimp, Salesforce, HubSpot, and more via Zapier. [cite: 50]
<ul>
<li>Up to 80% more verified subscribers</li>
<li>Social login options make your site look premium</li>
<li>Fully customizable imagery and branding</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Contact Intelligence 
Turn your “Contact Us” form into a sales engine. 
Replace your black-hole contact form. [cite: 51] 
Require verification for inbound messages so your sales team knows exactly who is reaching out. [cite: 52]
<ul>
<li>Nurture AI researches the sender automatically (Company, Role, History)</li>
<li>Sales reps can “claim” messages and own the follow-up</li>
<li>Eliminates spam bots without annoying CAPTCHAs</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Incentive Campaigns (LeadScore AI) 
The right offer, to the right person, at the right time. 
Use AI to spot high-intent visitors and trigger personalized incentives (like gift cards or special offers) to close the deal. [cite: 53]
<ul>
<li>Targets behavior patterns, not just random visitors</li>
<li>Great for contests, sweepstakes, and special promotions</li>
<li>Captures full visitor profiles, not just emails</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Hyper-Personalization 
Greet your visitors by name. 
Once a user verifies, inject their first name into headlines, CTAs, and page content to boost conversion rates by up to 202%. [cite: 54]
<ul>
<li>Works automatically with verified profiles</li>
<li>No developer needed—inject names into any text block</li>
<li>Creates a VIP experience for returning users</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Account Widget 
Keep users logged in. 
A simple, customizable “Sign In / Sign Out” button for your navigation menu that remembers the user’s preferred login method. [cite: 55]
<ul>
<li>Persistent login recognition across sessions</li>
<li>Fully customizable positioning</li>
<li>One-click access for returning users</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Privacy Manager (GDPR/CCPA) 
Compliance made simple. 
Give users the power to “pseudo-anonymize” their data after conversion, keeping you compliant with strict data privacy laws. [cite: 56]
<ul>
<li>Secure PIN verification for data management</li>
<li>API available to sync anonymization across your tech stack</li>
<li>Built-in peace of mind for global traffic</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Authentication as a Service 
Enterprise-grade login for Apps & Intranets. 
A complete sign-in solution that supports Enterprise SSO (Okta, Microsoft) and restricts access to specific corporate domains. [cite: 57]
<ul>
<li>AI-driven discovery for the best login option</li>
<li>Restrict sign-in to specific email domains (e.g., @yourcompany.com)</li>
<li>Supports Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Apple, GitHub, and more</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>SEAMLESS INTEGRATIONS</h4>
Push your enriched intelligence exactly where your team already works. Zero coding experience required.
<ul>
<li>HubSpot</li>
<li>Salesforce</li>
<li>Pipedrive</li>
<li>Mailchimp</li>
<li>Slack</li>
<li>Google Analytics (GA4)</li>
<li>Zapier</li>
<li>Segment</li>
</ul>

Bread & Butter: AI Lead Intelligence Engine

Turn your existing WordPress site into a high-powered AI Lead Intelligence Engine.

Recast Paywall vs Bread & Butter: AI Lead Intelligence Engine