=== Arc - Monetize, cache, and accelerate your website ===

Contributors: arcio
Donate link: https://arc.io/
Tags: Arc, SEO, CDN, speed, performance, cache, content delivery network, free, monetize, ads, static, search engines
Requires at least: 3.0.0
Tested up to: 5.3.2
Requires PHP: 5.4.0
Stable tag: 1.0
License: GPLv3
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

Make money. Cut costs. Speed up your website.

Arc is the world's first Content Delivery Network (CDN) that pays you to use it.


== Description ==

This plugin adds Arc ([https://arc.io/](https://arc.io/)) to your website.

Estimate how much money your website could make here: [https://arc.io/#estimateEarnings](https://arc.io/#estimateEarnings).

While users browse your site, Arc unites some of their spare device bandwidth into a peer-to-peer CDN. Websites rent this Content Delivery Network (CDN), revenue is pooled, and Arc pays you for time users spend at your site.

You get a faster site and make money, without ads.

Arc uses the latest HTML5 APIs — WebRTC to connect browsers, ServiceWorker to fulfill requests, IndexedDB to cache data, and WebCrypto to do it all securely — to create a browser-based CDN in a single <script> tag. And the user experience is never impacted. Ever. Arc uses only a small portion of spare bandwidth, imperceptible CPU, 100MB of cache, and only runs when a device is both powered and connected to Wi-Fi.


== Installation ==

After activating this plugin, complete the installation on this plugin's settings page (Plugins > Arc).


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Where does the money I get paid come from? =

Arc is a two-sided market. On one side of the market, websites buy a fast, low-cost peer-to-peer CDN. On the other side, websites make money by contributing bandwidth to the the p2p CDN. Arc's widget provides access to both sides.

Most websites can both pay less for Arc's new, peer-to-peer CDN and simultaneously make money. Some websites, like content-heavy sites, buy more CDN than they earn in Arc revenue. Other sites, like those with lots of users, earn more in Arc revenue than they buy in CDN.

= How do I get paid? =

You get paid via PayPal -- daily, weekly, bimonthly, or monthly.

You can configure your PayPal payments on the payouts page, here: [https://portal.arc.io/publishers/earnings](https://portal.arc.io/publishers/earnings).

== Screenshots ==

1. See how much money you've earned.
2. Configuration is easy and just takes a few minutes.
3. This is what Arc's widget looks like on your website.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0 =
* Initial release.