Ledger Plugin Store
Basic concept, encourage members to help build the plugin system, and reward them with a store to sell plugins.
Current state, about 50% completed, the easy stuff is done, view the store page to see the progress.
How it Works
A member subscribes to become an Author, paying £3 per month through secure Stripe payments.
Workflow
- Must be logged in to purchase
- Buy now redirects to Stripe, subscribes to pay the £3 / month
- Stripe pings the store webhook, which changes rank to Author
- The add plugin button then appears in the menu
- Author can now add plugins
Author Plugins
Author plugins are different because they use the simpler Stripe “Payment Link” option - this mean you keep everything you make through the store - we aren't involved in payments at all - so no extra fee % from your sales, just the £3 / month, that's it.
Workflow
Before starting, get an idea of the layout by visiting the Store (which display all plugins), and the plugin details page.
- Create a Stripe product and get the link - read more about creating a Stripe Payment Link
- Complete every section of the add plugin form and hit “Add product”
- Plus status is always set to unpublished - it won't display straight away
- The dev team will test your plugin and either publish it, or get in touch for details on improvement or disallow the plugin for release
Plugin Support
Shortly before notification that your plugin has been published, we'll create a forum so you can take questions, and help members.
Make sure you include a full guide on how to use your product, and then Pin and Lock.
Project Status
What we've completed
- Design and basic functionality complete - plugins can be created, display in admin menu, can be published or deleted and display on store pages.
What needs completing
- Ledger subscription system
- Profile page customization so that purchased plugins can be easily downloaded
- Add star rating and download count to store items and the plugin page
- Add a review form, and display reviews in the reviews tab
- Add plugins to site search
- Mod the store page to display latest plugins and highest rated plugins - this way, every Author is given fair access.
Store Purpose
Mainly to help Ledger grow, the plugin system is basic at the moment, we'd like to develop it so that more advanced features can be added, the community can help with this, and then benefit by adding professional products that enhance Ledger.
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