2WayMicropay

Turns Any Hyperlink into a Payment Link

Forum Demo With phpBB Forum Plugin

See it in action at https://2waymicropay.com/forum.

This is just an example of how our API can be used to monetize any platform, including forums.

This board uses the 2WayMicropay extension so site owners can charge small vendor-credit amounts for reading or posting. Payments are processed through Qixit (qixit.com); the forum never holds a local wallet.

1. What can be monetized

Admins configure pricing rules in ACP → 2WayMicropay → Pricing Rules. Each rule targets:

  • read_topic — pay to read a specific topic (or use topic_id=0 with care)
  • read_forum — pay to browse a whole forum’s topic list
  • reply_topic — pay to reply / quote in a forum
  • create_topic — pay to start a new topic in a forum

Set forum_id, optional topic_id, amount (USD / vendor credits), and whether the rule is enabled.

2. Access modes (important for posting)

When a member pays for reply or create topic, the rule’s Access mode controls what that payment buys:

  • permanent — One payment unlocks further posting in that forum (ongoing). Hover on Submit only appears until the first successful unlock.
  • ppv (pay per submission) — Pay for each reply or new topic. After you submit, the credit is used up and the next post requires payment again.
  • hours — Unlock lasts N hours, then payment is required again.
  • session — Temporary unlock (about 12 hours on the server).

Founders, full admins, and forum moderators are exempt from payment gates.

3. How members pay to post

  • Open Reply / New Topic as usual.
  • If payment is required, hover Submit to see Purchase for $X.XX (branded tooltip).
  • Click Submit → checkout popup on Qixit → after unlock, the form posts automatically.
  • Allow popups for this site during checkout.

Reading premium topics still uses a Pay button on the locked content (there is no Submit on a read-only view).

4. Qixit ID on your profile

The Qixit alias used on your first successful payment is stored on your forum profile and shown publicly (to logged-in viewers) as Qixit ID. Later payments for that forum account must use the same Qixit identity. You can see the link (read-only) under UCP → 2WayMicropay. Admins can clear a mistaken link in ACP → Diagnostics.

5. Where admins change settings

  • ACP → 2WayMicropay → Settings — enable/disable extension, API base URL, site API key, App ID, timeouts, default fees, exempt groups
  • ACP → 2WayMicropay → Pricing Rules — add/edit/delete rules and access modes
  • ACP → 2WayMicropay → Diagnostics — payment events, force-unlock by transaction, clear Qixit profile link
  • UCP → 2WayMicropay — member view of linked Qixit ID, unlocks, payment history
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