=== Cred Micropayments ===
Contributors: tobykurien
Tags: cred, micropayments, monetize, paywall, payment
Requires at least: 2.9
Tested up to: 3.0
Stable tag: 0.7.1

Cred is a payment system for Wordpress that allows you to monetize your content through micropayments or 
subscriptions.

== Description ==

With the growth of Wordpress for content sites beyond simply blogging, monetization of these sites has 
become more and more topical as the newspapers and online journals begin to charge for their content. 
With the Cred plugin for Wordpress you will be able to monetize your site either through micropayments 
or through subscriptions to your content. Any content (as long as it is legal) can be sold through our 
payment method and all you need is to install the plugin, signup as a content provider to receive an 
API key and start earning. You can sell text, audio, video and any file format you might want. All sites 
hooked up through the Cred system use one payment system and currency meaning your potential customers 
will not need to signup to every Wordpress paywall site and rather be able to purchase from multiple 
sites with one account. 

== Installation ==

If you are not installing Cred from the Wordpress repository the instructions are as follows:

1. Download the "Cred.zip" file from https://yourcred.com/plugins/wordpress
2. Upload the Cred folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
4. If you are not signed up as a content provider go to https://yourcred.com/welcome/provider_signup_form. 
   You will then be emailed details and an API key
5. Enter the API key in the 'Plugins' menu in Wordpress under 'Cred options'. Enter the API key to 
   get started.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

Go to https://yourcred.com/faq/provider_faq for a full list of general questions and answers. 
Here are some plugin specific FAQ's:

= How do I place a Cred logo into the title for an article that is flagged as paywalled? =
  Edit the template you are using and add this to display the logo of the appropriate size:
  
       <?php echo $cred_title_icon_[small|medium|large]; ?>
       
     For example, to use the small icon:
     
       <?php echo $cred_title_icon_small; ?>
       
     When the plugin is disabled, this will simply echo blank.
  
= My template is displaying an excerpt from the full content, or the full content itself, instead of the actual excerpt with a link to redeem the content. How do I fix this? =

   Most likely your template is using the get_the_content() function of WordPress which does
     not apply any content filters. In this case, simply replace occurrences of 
         get_the_content(...)
     with:     
         apply_filters('the_content',get_the_content( ... ))      
     This should then apply the cred content filter.

== Changelog ==

= 0.7.2 =
* Fixed popup centering

= 0.7.1 =
* Fixed incorrect server URL resulting in errors about not being able to contact Cred server

= 0.7 =
* Moved loading of Cred scripts/styles to pages containing Cred content only

= 0.6 =
* Release candidate

= 0.5 =
* Subscriptions added

= 0.4 =
* User interface on public website changed

= 0.3 =
* Uses new authentication mechanism based on one-off tokens

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 0.7 =
Fixes incompatability with some themes

= 0.6 =
This version includes final tweaks for a production site

= 0.5 =
This version implements the user subscription functionality