=== Cleeng Content Monetization === Contributors: mtymek, Donald Res Tags: cleeng, content monetization, pay-per-item, sell digital goods, subscriptions, paypal, visa, master card, ideal, make money, earn money, social payment, affiliate, sell content, micropayment, secure, monthly subscriptions, daily pass, paywall, search engine friendly, members, membership Requires at least: 2.9.2 Tested up to: 3.5.1 Stable tag: 2.4 License: New BSD License The best free plugin to sell articles, videos, images & downloads! Exclusive: sell single item + subscription at the same time, keep advertising $ == Description == Cleeng is a unique monetization solution that **satisfies both publishers and users interests**: 1- **If you are musician, blogger, teachers, photographers or software developer, this free plug-in** is made for you! It gives **flexible and powerful monetization** features: * Install and be ready to go in 5 minutes, download included :-) * In-page monetization, so you keep your users and advertising revenues * Protect any part of your site in 2-clicks: few paragraphs, images, videos, downloads * Set when articles are protected: after a few hours or few days * No need to bother with payment solutions: 55 payment methods dynamically selected per country and price point. Fully https secured, from SMS payment to Paypal, including most common credit cards (Visa, Amex, Mastercard) and local payments solutions - Maestro (UK), Carte Blue (FR), ELV (DE), iDEAL (NL) and Direct banking (BE) * All user support, fraud prevention is handled by Cleeng teams (payment, cancellation, claims, etc) * Consolidated reporting & automatic settlement. Finally, you can unleash your creativity, and Cleeng takes care of everything else! You get paid monthly via Paypal or wire transfer. Completely **free** to try, learn and adapt. Check out how it works: [vimeo http://vimeo.com/17094725] With Cleeng you can sell any individual piece of content directly from your own website. This complete plugin gives the options to sell your content or digital products in 3 different ways: 1. **Sell single items**, 2. Provide a **Daily pass(24h)**, or 3. Give access to all your content via membership **subscriptions** (weekly, monthly...) Cleeng is free to use for basic functionalities, see our features and [pricing](http://cleeng.com/us/s/pricing "Cleeng pricing") for all details. 2- **For your users**, it is also made much easier so to boost your conversion rates: * They don't need to register for every site they visit: Use Facebook, Google or Yahoo! once, and instantly login on any publisher website. * All the content they buy is accessible from their Cleeng library: so if they start reading your blog on their office PC, and then want to keep reading on their mobile while commuting - Cleeng will make it happen. * Integrated social-commissions: users share links on social networks, then they also get a chance to generate money. It's a win-win! For more information check out the [Cleeng website](http://cleeng.com "Cleeng content monetization") or any of below links: * [5 Good reasons to use Cleeng](http://cleeng.com/us/features/reasons-to-use-cleeng "Benefits") * [Practical Demos](http://cleeng.com/us/features/demos/ "Practical Demos & examples") * [Cleeng Blog](http://cleeng.com/blog/ "The Cleeng Blog") * [Cleeng Facebook Friends and Tips](http://www.facebook.com/cleeng "Cleeng Facebook friends") Use Cleeng, the best and most powerful plugin to sell any digital products directly from your own website, without impacting your advertising revenues ! == Installation == 1. Upload Cleeng For WordPress to your wp-content/plugins directory. 2. Activate it in "Plugins" menu in WordPress. 3. In the menu "Cleeng" has appeared where you find all detailed instructions on how to set-up single item sales, as well as daily access or subscriptions. 4. Sign-up with Cleeng as a publisher to start making money. You can do this from the plugin, or directly here: http://cleeng.com/us/publisher-registration Note: to activate subscriptions memberships, you can do this once you have created an account. Then go to "My Account/Settingd" or directly here: http://cleeng.com/us/my-account/settings/edit-publisher-plan/1 Check http://cleeng.com for more information. == Frequently Asked Questions == = What can I sell? = You can sell all kinds of digital content: blog posts, web pages, images, videos, downloads and more. You can protect and sell any piece of html. = How much can I charge? = Whatever you think is reasonable, but we do have a minimum of 0.49 USD (or equivalent). = How do my visitors pay? = They can use their Cleeng Credits to buy with one-click, or pay directly via PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, SMS or any other payment method (they all come for free with this package!). = How do I get my money? = Just leave your PayPal email address or provide your wire transfer information in [your settings on cleeng.com](http://cleeng.com/my-account) and once you receive 25 USD or euro earnings, automatically you receive your earnings at the end of the month. = Can I track how much money I make? = Yes, Cleeng provides full reporting on all your sold items on [cleeng.com](http://cleeng.com "Cleeng Content Monetization") = What does it costs? = Nothing. Our SaaS Commerce Platform and Wordpress plugin is entirely free to use. Check our pricing for more details. = How to activate subscription membership? = You can activate subscription from your Cleeng account settings: http://cleeng.com/us/my-account/settings/edit-publisher-plan/1. Once activated, items for sale on your site will either be accessible as direct purchase one by one, or as subscription = What exactly are the social commissions? = This is a unique Cleeng feature: First you need to set commission in WP Plugin. Them, say Joe like your content and buys an item. He shares the short URL provided (http://cleeng.it/iSMKEZ) to his friends on Facebook or Twitter. Every time someone buys your content too, Joe gets a commission. It affiliation 2.0! = I have another question = You can find all FAQ on http://support.cleeng.com (or ask your question there if it is not listed). == Screenshots == 1. In-page monetization; visitors can purchase with one-click, search-engine friendly 2. Your visitors can purchase single items instantly, w/o leaving your site 3. Your visitors can buy a daily pass or subscribe (optional) 4. Detailed information available within the plugin (Admin) 5. Setting up a single-item for sale (Admin) 6. User library, to access all his/her content == Changelog == = 2.4 = * Option to prevent plugin from parsing Cleeng tags on certain pages = 2.3.9 = * Updated all descriptions releated to latest Cleeng pricing + description fix = 2.3.8 = * Updated all descriptions releated to latest Cleeng pricing = 2.3.7 = * update wp_enqueue_style function to wordpress standards = 2.3.6 = * Minimum price (0.49) = 2.3.5 = * Fix database error (save post) = 2.3.4 = * Fix settings price issue = 2.3.3 = * Updated ZeroClipboard to latest version = 2.3.2 = * added missing french translations * added missing dutch translations = 2.3.1 = * fixed url of cleeng plugin * fixed url to API js * added german translations = 2.3 = * Simplified setup & configuration * Allow for more flexibility when integrating your web pages: - The much request option for a "Button Only" (instead of the usual layer) - More customisation options, like changing colour schemes * Allow for selling subscriptions only (Pay-per-item is optional), ideal for membership sites * Further stability and compatibility improvements = 2.2.19 = * fixed item type property being not persisted = 2.2.18 = * updated compatibility note = 2.2.17 = * fixed impression counting when content is revealed * access token can now be passed in URL, to allow revealing article using link from receipt e-mail * description is shown with stripped slashes * fixed some IE7-related issues = 2.2.16 = * added missing french translations = 2.2.15 = * added missing french translations = 2.2.14 = * CSS updates = 2.2.13 = * Fixed RSS URL = 2.2.12 = * added missing french translations * adjustments for Cleeng PRO * added some assertions in JS code = 2.2.11 = * improved loading speed of pages with Cleeng items * removed redundant calls to Cleeng API, improved data validation before it is sent * verify if user has set default pricing conditions with AJAX request * small CSS improvements = 2.2.9 = * italian translations (by Davide Brioschi) * increased size of "upgrade accout" popup window * allowed content prices up to 99.99 USD/EUR/GBP = 2.2.8 = * fixed link "Please upgrade your account here" * updated screenshots * version number in now reported in html comment * small CSS update = 2.2.6 = * updated plugin description * redirect to Cleeng settings with anchor * bulk protection: protect content after first paragraph * bulk protection: fixed permalink passed to Cleeng * bulk protection: fixes in behaviour * restored "About Cleeng" page in overlay * updated button logic to reflect new free content view policy * check if $posts is an array = 2.2.5 = * fixed "activate account" not working properly * fixed notices when WP_DEBUG is set to true = 2.2.4 = * subscriptions in PayPal mode = 2.2.3 = * fixed bulk protection * fixed form creating new content (many extra zeros appear in referal rate) * update plugin pages * CSS fixes = 2.2.2 = * fixed "register as publisher" from wp-admin * fixed "site wants to open popup window" warning = 2.2.1 = * updated channel file = 2.2.0 = * bulk protection of content = 2.1.6 = * plugin now uses new JavaScript API * messages from Cleeng platform (like "you already purchased this content") are show directly on Cleeng layer = 2.1.5 = * improved compatibility with some SEO plugins = 2.1.4 = * updated publisher registration URL = 2.1.3 = * new layer design = 2.1.2 = * fixed CSS in PayPal mode = 2.1.1 = * check if another instance of Cleeng For WordPress is already activated * fixed display problem when user had more plugins that add columns to post list = 2.1.0 = * code cleanup, plugin is based on classes now which should make it easier to maintain * CSS fixes * new column in post list, indicating if given article is protected * fixed IE9 compatibility issues * updated French translation = 2.0.1 = * fixed settings link in "Plugins" page = 2.0 = * NEW! Combining sales per item with full site subscription: provide access via a daily pass, weekly or monthly subscriptions. * Improved usability and clarified functionalites = 1.1.13 = * customer can log out from settings section now * currency symbol is displayed next to value in protected content list = 1.1.12 = * CSS tweaks in "create content" dialog = 1.1.11 = * properly display content type on purchase button * enabled scrollbars in popup window = 1.1.10 = * fixed parse error = 1.1.9 = * fixed displaying publisher's currency in "edit content" dialog * increased popup window height to fit new purchase screen = 1.1.8 = * CSS updates = 1.1.7 = * compatibility with "Wordpress for Joomla!" component * verbose messages when admin is logged in but plugin can't fetch content info from platform * allowed descriptions longer than 110 characters (still only first 110 are saved on platform) * added loading indicator * fixed compatibility problems with Opera = 1.1.6 = * compatibility with WP 3.2RC1 * jQuery cookie is embeded in CleengWidget object to prevent conflict in some cases * escaped dollar sign in Cleeng layer * use polling instead of postMessage communication (works better for IE browsers) = 1.1.5 = * updated frontend CSS = 1.1.4 = * Don't try to render Cleeng layer if tags are broken * fixed settings page for default options = 1.1.3 = * fixed typo = 1.1.2 = * fixed admin login = 1.1.1 = * improvements in CSS file * removed call to error_reporting from ajax.php (should help for external plugins generating E_NOTICE) * "what is Cleeng" link opens in new window * use window.postMessage to communicate between popup and main window if possible = 1.1.0 = * 1.1 embedded full PayPal Digital Goods support = 1.0.3 = * fixed wordpress claiming that Cleeng is not in latest version = 1.0.2 = * support for translations * minor visual improvements = 1.0.1 = * compatibility with WordPress 3.1 * try to load content again with ajax if it fails on the backend * fixed behaviour when revealing content after user is logged in * compatibility check on startup * made plugin more "tolerant" to special situations like connection problems or server errors * now api.cleeng.com is used as JSON-RPC endpoint = 1.0 = * official release = 0.9.7 = * improved the **layout of the layer**: cleaner, simpler, focused on ONE given transaction. * improved the **color scheme**, to better integrate within most common sites * publisher/bloggers **co-branding** to increase user confidence * improved support for **multiple content types**: article, chart, file, image, spreadsheet, video (embed) * different behavior for users who encounter Cleeng for the first time * improved usability of the bottom bar (visible after content is revealed) * improved regular expressions * other fixes = 0.9.6 = * made plugin compatible with jQuery 1.3.2 * made plugin compatible with WordPress 2.9.2 * fixed shadow in IE browsers * added screenshots and updated readme.txt = 0.9.5 = * added readme.txt and licensing information = 0.9.4 = * disable WP SuperCache plugin for pages with Cleeng content = 0.9.3 = * content information is fetched from Cleeng on server side - no more waiting until Javascript loads, purchased content appears immediately after user refreshes page; * fixed compatibility issues related to Internet Explorer family browsers; * Fixed compatibility with different WP templates * fixed lots of small issues/bugs