TIV Paywall for WooCommerce lets you sell access to premium content. Create products that hide videos, documents, images, audio, or text behind a paywall — customers purchase to unlock.
The extension adds two product types: Paywall (single content item) and Paywall Pass (access to all Paywall products). Both come with configurable access expiration, so you can sell time-limited or lifetime access.
<h3>Supported content types</h3>
Paste a URL into the Hidden media field — Paywall handles the rest:
<ul>
<li>Video: YouTube (including Shorts and Playlists), Vimeo, TikTok, TED, Cloudflare Stream, and direct files (mp4, webm, mov).</li>
<li>Audio: mp3, wav, ogg, and other formats supported by the browser.</li>
<li>Documents: PDF files, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, and files stored on Google Drive.</li>
<li>Publications: Issuu embeds.</li>
<li>Images: Any image URL, including Google Drive hosted images.</li>
<li>Text: Use the product description with the “Hide description” option — content stays hidden until purchased.</li>
</ul>
You can also set a Visible media URL to show a preview before purchase — for example, a video trailer, a watermarked image, or the first page of a PDF.
<h2>How it works</h2>
<ul>
<li>VIDEO: an unlisted YouTube clip becomes visible after purchase. Before purchase, the customer sees only a picture or a trailer.</li>
<li>PDF: a document is hidden until the product is paid for. After purchase, the full PDF is displayed on the product page.</li>
<li>TEXT: content stored in the full description is hidden until purchased. Only the short description is shown before payment.</li>
</ul>
Try it on our demo site: <a href="https://demo-woocommerce-paywall.tiv.net/">https://demo-woocommerce-paywall.tiv.net/</a>
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<h3>Key features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Paywall Pass: a single product that grants access to all Paywall products in the store.</li>
<li>Access expiration: global and per-product settings. Set expiration from 1 hour to 365 days, or grant lifetime access.</li>
<li>Expiration notifications: registered customers receive an email reminder before their access expires.</li>
<li>My Account tab: customers see their purchased Paywall products with remaining access time on the “Purchased Products” page.</li>
<li>Admin expiration override: administrators can set or remove a custom expiration date/time on any order.</li>
<li>Downloadable products: attach downloadable files that become available after purchase.</li>
<li>Shortcodes: <code>[woopaywall_show_after_purchase]</code> and <code>[woopaywall_hide_after_purchase]</code> to control content visibility within any product description.</li>
<li>Customizable buttons: change Add-to-Cart button texts and URLs depending on product state: available, in cart, purchased, or out of stock.</li>
<li>Price display: replace prices with custom text for purchased or in-cart products.</li>
<li>Video player options: choose between the default WordPress player and Presto Player for YouTube and Vimeo.</li>
<li>Admin preview: view any Paywall product as Paid or Unpaid from the admin bar, without placing an order.</li>
<li>Bulk and Quick Edit: update prices and expiration settings for multiple products at once.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>HPOS: fully compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage.</li>
<li>Caching: full integration with WP Super Cache and WP Rocket; built-in cache buster for other page caching plugins.</li>
<li>Name Your Price: compatible with the Name Your Price extension.</li>
<li>WooCommerce Blocks: Paywall products display correctly in block-based shop and cart pages.</li>
<li>Translations: German (de_DE), Spanish (es_ES), French (fr_FR), Italian (it_IT), Dutch (nl_NL), Polish (pl_PL), Swedish (sv_SE).</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Questions?</h3>
Please <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/paywall/">read the documentation</a> and do not hesitate to submit a pre-sale or support <a href="https://woocommerce.com/my-account/create-a-ticket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ticket</a>.
Thank you! 
The TIV.NET Team
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<h4>TIV.NET INC., based in Toronto, Canada, develops and supports the following WooCommerce extensions:</h4>
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<td style="white-space: nowrap;padding: .25em"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/admin-tools-for-woocommerce/" target="_" rel="external noopener">Admin Tools</a></td>
<td style="padding: .25em">A set of utilities for WooCommerce shop owners, administrators, and developers to secure, tune, and debug their store.</td>
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<td style="white-space: nowrap;padding: .25em"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/multi-currency/" target="_" rel="external noopener">Multi-currency</a></td>
<td style="padding: .25em">Lets customers pay in the currency of their choice.</td>
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<td style="white-space: nowrap;padding: .25em"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/paywall-for-woocommerce/" target="_" rel="external noopener">Paywall</a></td>
<td style="padding: .25em">Enables the monetization of various types of content, including videos, documents, etc., by allowing the sale of access to it.</td>
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<td style="white-space: nowrap;padding: .25em"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/tiv-sales-assistant/" target="_" rel="external noopener">Sales Assistant</a></td>
<td style="padding: .25em">Manage store-wide sales from one place — schedule discounts by category, tag, and country instead of editing products one by one.</td>
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