The #1 metered paywall solution for WordPress.
Part of the zeen101 platform for publishers.
Only $197 for the first year
and 50% off every subsequent year
“If you like the sound of the metered paywall model…
then the Leaky Paywall plugin is your best choice.“
— WPMU
Leaky Paywall lets every published article get found in Google search and share socially via Facebook and the rest. It handles posts, issues, and integrates with UniPress for easy publishing to the Apple and Google app stores.
Try a demo, check out the available add-ons, and view our showcase to see how our customers are using Leaky Paywall.
Features
Metered Paywall
Let your readers view X number of free articles per Y number of days, before they need to subscribe
Get found in Google
Every article and blog post shows up in Google search, sending you significantly more potential subscribers.
Allows your articles to be shared virally
Each one of your blog posts/articles can be shared on Facebook, Twitter, etc 1000’s of times. The paywall only prompts an individual browser that decides to view more of your articles
Offer multiple subscription levels
Offer subscribers an unlimited selection of subscription options, recurring or one time. Subscribers can upgrade/downgrade seamlessly
Granular content restriction
Optionally set any article as: always publicly viewable or viewable only by subscribers
Easy subscriber management
Add, edit, and search for subscribers. Easily upgrade a WordPress User to a subscription level
Subscriber database synchs with WordPress users
This lets you tap into your users with other WordPress plugins, while keeping your subscriber info separate and clean
Bulk import subscribers
Need to add subscribers from another system? Import your CSV file in a snap. Fields supported: username, email, price, expires, status
Apple and Android app publishing
Leaky Paywall synchs with UniPress which let’s you instantly publish into the Apple and Google app stores. Subscribers, ads, push notifications and more are easily managed in WordPress
Offer Stripe & PayPal Payments
Accept all major credit cards through Stripe and/or PayPal (Business, Premium or greater). Offer one time payment or recurring subscriptions.
Collect Payments in Multiple Currencies
Go global! Leaky Paywall now gives you the option to collect payments in US Dollars ($), Pounds Stirling (£), and Euros (€).
Tight API integration
Live web hooks for PayPal and Stripe to communicate with your site. If a subscriber unsubscribes in Stripe or PayPal, the user on your site is automatically updated.
Protect your PDF issues
Only paid subscribers will be able to download your issues as PDFs (works with the IssueM plugin)
Leaky Paywall Addons
Subscriber Meta add-on (free)
A Leaky Paywall add-on that lets you add custom subscriber fields. For example: Add ‘Organization’ as a new field to track what organization a new subscriber belongs to. Note: this…
MailPoet add-on (free)
This add-on for the Leaky Paywall plugin allows you to choose which MailPoet list you would like to add a new subscriber to when someone pays and subscribes. You can…
IP Exceptions add-on (free)
Allows publishers to bulk add IP address ranges to Leaky Paywall. The IP addresses will allow visitors from those IP’s to view articles and posts without having to subscribe. Perfect…
Article Countdown Nag add-on (free)
Creates an Article Countdown Nag for the Leaky Paywall plugin. Lets the reader know how many free articles/posts they have left before they need to subscribe. Can be set to not…
Coming soon: Gift Subscriptions
In alpha testing now... let readers and fans purchase gift subscriptions to your publication.
Coming soon: Ad Dropper
Drop ads in anywhere in your publication... into both widgets and content. Tracks ad views and clicks. Can hide ads from paid subscribers. Works with video ads.
Coming soon: Multi-publication subscriptions
Using WordPress multisite you will be able to let subscribers sign up for 2 or more of your publications with one payment. One database manages all your subscribers.
We are now using @zeen101 for our #LeakyPaywall which is hands down, the best paywall for @googlenews publishers.
— Peoples Pundit Daily (@PPDNews) January 15, 2015
“…focuses on doing one job – providing a metered paywall – and does it well.”
— WPMU
Special thanks to contributors who have provided us with translations for the Leaky Paywall plugin.
- Spanish provided by Andrew Kurtis from WebHostingHub