Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress for WordPress Plugin Directory
By getalby
Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress is a WordPress app, with a 4.0 average rating from 4 reviews, as of July 10, 2026.
Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by getalby. With a rating of 4.0★ from 4 reviews.
AppRanks data: Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress ranks #0 in Bitcoin on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Payment category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 4 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by getalby — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (4) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress works
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Bitcoin Lightning Publisher is a Paywall, Donation and Value 4 Value plugin for WordPress to accept instant Bitcoin Lightning payments.
It allows you to monetize any digital content with instant microtransactions and receive payments from your visitors directly to your preferred wallet – no need for expensive service providers.
The plugin is the easiest and most flexible plugin to sell your digital content and to receive donations or Value 4 Value payments.
Using the Bitcoin Lightning Network you can create the best visitor experience with seamless one-click payments.
Benefits for you, the publisher:
– Monetize any digital content with instant microtransactions
– Create custom paywalls according to your needs
– Best and fastest checkout payment experience
– Superior paywall user experience
– Save payment fees by using the inexpensive Bitcoin Lightning Network – no need to payment service providers
– Receive payments directly in your preferred wallet (see “Lightning node connections”)
Benefits for your vistors/customers:
– Seamless one-click payments and quick access to the content
– Global availability – let customers from around the world send you payments through the open Bitcoin payment network
Use Case Examples:
– Accept donations / Value 4 Value payments from your visitors
– Monetize any digital content on your website: Articles, pages, file, videos, music, podcasts
– Receive payments (boosts and boostagrams) from podcasting apps via the Podcasting 2.0 podcast:value RSS standard
– Integrate payments with your website functionality
– many more
Features Paywall to sell content Sell any digital content (pay-per-post, pay-per-view, pay-per-download, etc.) with a highly configurable paywall
WebLN enabled by default for easy on-click payments
Add a paywall to posts and pages to easily charge for any published content
Crowdfund option: make the content freely available after a certain amount is received
Time-in option: keep the article freely available for a certain time and then enable the paywall after that
Time-out option: make the article freely available after a certain time
Configure the price in Satoshis, EUR, USD, or GBP (with real-time exchange rate)
Configure the paywall with a shortcode ([lnpaywall])
Or configure the paywall with a Gutenberg Block
Integrate with other tools and plugins like membership tools to control if the paywall should be enabled (see Paywall Hook section)
Donation / Value 4 Value payments The plugin comes with various options to receive donations and Value 4 Value payments.
Gutenberg block for a donation widget
Donation widget for themes
Enable the Lightning meta tag to allow users to send payments (Value 4 Value)
Enable the podcast:value tag in your RSS feed to receive payments for your podcast
Lightning Node connections Connect to your existing Bitcoin Lightning node or simply create a new Alby account to instantly receive Lightning payments.
Alby
LND
LNDHub (e.g. BlueWallet)
LNBits
BTCPay Server
Lightning Address
REST-API for full advanced custom usage For more advanced, custom Lightning integrations you can use the REST API to create and verify invoices. The API also provides a LNURL-pay endpoint. See the REST-API section for details.
Documentation Refer to the readme on GitHub for documentation and more details on how to use the plugin.
Additional Info Contributing
This plugin is free and open source. We welcome and appreciate new contributions.
Visit the code repository and help us to improve the plugin.
Donations
Want to support the work on this plugin?
Support the team behind it and send some sats to this Bitcoin Lightning Address [email protected]
Category rankings
As of Jul 10, 2026- Bitcoin#0of 46Top 1%
- Donation#0of 54Top 1%
- Lightning#0of 7Top 1%
- Payment#0of 600Top 1%
- Paywall#0of 6Top 1%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress stands in the Payment category
Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress ranks #0 of 600 apps in the Payment category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress?
Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.0-star rating from 4 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Payment category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by getalby.
Who uses Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress?
Currently around 90 active stores have installed Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for WordPress. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Payment category on WordPress.