=== BitMonet ===
Contributors: Ankur Nandwani, Valerie Chao, Bo Li, bitmonet, martinsuly
Donate link: http://bitmonet.com/
Tags: BitMonet, Bitcoins, BitPay, BTC, Micropayments, Microtransactions, Virtual Currency, Payment, Monetization, Publishers, Content Publishers, Content Monetization, Digital Content Monetization,  Zero Transaction Fees, Free Transactions, Open-Source, Bitcoin Monetization, Off-the Blockchain Transactions, Page, Posts, Plugin, Post
Requires at least: 3.5
Tested up to: 3.8
Stable tag: 1.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Open-source microtransactions platform to monetize digital content with nearly zero transaction fees!

== Description ==

BitMonet is an open-source microtransactions platform that enables digital content monetization with virtually zero transaction fees.

BitMonet takes less than 30 seconds to set up, and a user can pay with Bitcoin, PayPal, Credit Cards, or just by tweeting an article.

= Features include =
1. Monetize per post, or offer time-metered subscription services (per hour or per day)
2. Users can pay with Bitcoins, PayPal, Credit Cards, or by just Tweeting the article.
3. Completely configurable: Customize the branding, color of the modal, number of free pieces of content
4. Enable or disable monetization per post
5. Same day payouts in nearly 20 currencies
6. Zero BitMonet transaction fees
7. No account creation required for the user
8. Set-up in less than 30 seconds

= Featured in =
 * [TechCrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/30/bitmonet-monetizes-your-blog-through-the-power-of-bitcoin/)
 * [PC World](http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047980/news-junkies-opensource-project-links-bitcoin-with-publishers.html)
 * [IEEE Spectrum](http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/payasyouread-with-bitmonet)
 * [The Next Web](http://thenextweb.com/media/2013/09/19/any-publisher-can-make-money-using-bitmonets-bitcoin-powered-micro-paywall/)
 * [Coindesk](http://www.coindesk.com/bitmonet-unveils-free-bitcoin-paywall-function-for-publishers/)
 * [Bitcoin Magazine](http://bitcoinmagazine.com/6574/bitmonet-bitpays-newest-merchant/)

For more information please visit [Bitmonet.con](http://www.bitmonet.com)

BitMonet open source project can be found [here](http://github.com/bitmonet)


== Screenshots ==

1. **Choose a Pass**
2. **Pay with Bitcoin**
3. **Pay with Paypal**
4. **Tweet to read**
5. **Subscription tracking**
6. **Settings page**
7. **Enable BitMonet per post/page**
8. **Responsive mobile layouts**


== Installation ==

=  From WordPress dashboard =

1. Visit 'Plugins -> Add New'
2. Search for 'BitMonet'
3. Activate BitMonet from your 'Plugins' page.
4. Go to 'Settings -> BitMonet' and start monetizing your valuable content


= Manual Installation =

1. Download 'BitMonet' from Wordpress.org.
2. Extract the zip file and drop the contents in the 'wp-content/plugins/' directory of your WordPress installation
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
4. Go to 'Settings -> BitMonet' and start monetizing your valuable content


== Changelog ==

= 1.0 =
 - Added a new option to delay showing the paywall

= 0.9 =
 - Added a new option to set the tweet text
 - Misc. bug fixes

= 0.8 =
 - Bug fixes

= 0.7 =
 - Fixing the issue with Version number -

= 0.6 =
 - Bug Fixes

= 0.5 =
 - Fixing issues with article pass

= 0.4 =
 - Using proper screenshots

= 0.3 =
 - Adding support for payment with PayPal and Credit Cards
 - Social Payment with tweets
 - Bug Fixes

= 0.2 =
 - Bug Fixes
 - Disabling BitMonet by default for all posts

= 0.1 =
 - Initial version