Post Credits (Monetization)

Monetize blog posting with a credit-based system.

Location: Member Blog → Post Credits

Post Credits let you:

• Charge credits for publishing posts
• Sell credit packs through WooCommerce
• Integrate with membership plugins
• Create posting tiers (free vs premium)

1. Members receive credits (via membership, purchase, or manual assignment)
2. Publishing a post deducts 1 credit
3. Members with 0 credits cannot publish new posts
4. Credits can reset periodically (subscription) or be lifetime

Map membership levels to credit amounts:

1. Go to Post Credits → Membership Mapping
2. For each PMPro level, set:
   • Credits to assign
   • Credit type (lifetime/subscription)
3. Save changes

Map subscription plans to credits:

1. Configure credit amounts per plan
2. Credits added when membership activates
3. Credits refresh on subscription renewal

Similar mapping for MemberPress membership levels.

Sell credits directly through WooCommerce:

1. Go to Member Blog → Post Credits → Credit Packs
2. Click Create New Pack
3. Configure:

4. Click Create Pack

• Created as hidden WooCommerce products
• Don’t appear in regular shop catalog
• Members purchase via shortcode or custom page
• Credits added automatically on order completion
• Refunds automatically deduct credits

Use this shortcode to display purchasable packs:

[bpmb_credit_packs]

This shows:

• Available credit packs
• Price for each
• Add to Cart buttons
• Current balance

For membership-based credits:

• Credits refresh on subscription renewal
• Unused credits can roll over (configurable)
• Cancelled subscription freezes credits

Admins can adjust individual user credits:

1. Go to Member Blog → Post Credits → Manage Credits
2. Search for a user
3. View current balance
4. Add or subtract credits
5. Add a note (for audit trail)
6. Save changes

View all credit transactions:

• Credits added (purchase, membership, admin)
• Credits deducted (post published)
• Credits refunded

Displayed on:

• Post creation page
• Author Dashboard (if enabled)
• After publishing a post

Example:

“Post Credits: 8 remaining”

When approaching zero:

“You have 2 credits remaining. Purchase more credits to continue posting.”

When credits exhausted:

“You’ve used all your post credits. Purchase more to publish new posts.”

With a link to purchase page.

Display credit packs for purchase:

[bpmb_credit_packs]

Attributes:

Credits are deducted when:

• Post status changes to “publish”
• Scheduled post auto-publishes

Credits are NOT deducted for:

• Saving drafts
• Submitting for review (pending)
• Editing existing published posts

When a WooCommerce order is refunded:

If member has used some credits, balance may go negative (admin discretion).