Pay-To-View Lite

IMPORTANT UPGRADE INFORMATION:

After updating to version 1.3.2, you MUST ADD A PAYPAL CLIENT SECRET ID OR PAY-TO-VIEW LITE MIGHT STOP WORKING! Open Pay-To-View > Settings, add the Client Secret from your PayPal Developer Dashboard, and save the settings.

Pay-To-View is a lightweight WordPress video paywall plugin for selling time-limited access to videos and premium media. Accept PayPal and supported card payments directly from your website without memberships, subscriptions, shopping carts, or customer accounts.

Visitors complete payment and receive immediate access for the rental period you define. When the rental expires, access is removed automatically.

Use Pay-To-View Lite to monetize:

• Independent films and documentaries
• Any video content
• Short films and festival screenings
• Tutorials and educational videos
• Training, coaching, and fitness content
• Webinars and conference recordings
• Concerts, presentations, and event replays
• Premium videos and protected media
• Small streaming libraries and niche video platforms

See Pay-To-View Lite in Action

Watch the short demonstration video:

No Memberships. No Subscriptions. No User Accounts.

Pay-To-View Lite provides a simple pay-per-view workflow:

1. Add a video or media item to a WordPress post or page.
2. Create a rental shortcode with a unique Rental ID.
3. Set your fixed rental price and rental duration.
4. Let visitors pay securely with PayPal or card.
5. Unlock the protected content immediately after payment.
6. Automatically expire access when the rental period ends.
7. All rentals stored in a log accessed from the admin panel

It is a practical alternative to large membership, LMS, and e-commerce systems when you only need to sell individual videos or time-limited media access.

Sell Videos Directly from WordPress

Create a video rental website, add a paywall to premium content, or sell access to individual videos without requiring customers to register.

Version 1.3.0 supports all video players, allowing you to place the Pay-To-View shortcode around the video or media content you already use on your website.

You control the currency, fixed rental price, rental duration, payment settings, confirmation email, and the protected content displayed after purchase.

Built for Simple Pay-Per-View Sales

Pay-To-View Lite is designed for creators who want to:

• Sell videos directly from WordPress
• Rent movies or documentaries online
• Add a payment wall to premium videos
• Sell tutorials and training content
• Monetize webinars and recorded events
• Protect media until payment is completed
• Accept PayPal and supported card payments
• Avoid subscriptions and recurring billing
• Avoid customer registration and account management
• Track completed rentals from WordPress

Ready to Start Selling Videos?

Install Pay-To-View Lite, configure your PayPal settings, create your first rental shortcode, and start selling time-limited video access from your WordPress website.

Tutorial

Watch the complete setup tutorial:

The tutorial covers the plugin settings, shortcode generator, payment process, and unlocked media experience.

Pay-To-View Lite Features

• Create a WordPress video paywall
• Sell time-limited access to videos and premium media
• Accept PayPal and supported card payments
• Support all video players
• Use one fixed rental price for all media
• Use one fixed rental duration for all media
• Choose your preferred currency
• Generate rental shortcodes from the WordPress admin area
• Assign a unique Rental ID to each protected media item
• Protect content until payment is completed
• Unlock content immediately after successful payment
• Automatically expire access after the rental period
• Record completed rentals in the WordPress admin area
• Send configurable confirmation emails to buyers
• Configure the email sender name, subject, and message
• Publish rental buttons in WordPress posts and pages
• Work without WooCommerce
• Work without customer registration
• Work without subscriptions
• Work without a membership plugin

Pay-To-View PRO Features

Pay-To-View PRO includes all Lite features plus:

• Set a different price for each media item
• Set a different rental duration for each media item
• Customize rental button colors, text, labels, and hover effects
• Preview button changes live
• Choose whether administrators receive rental notifications
• Choose whether buyers receive confirmation emails
• Customize the buyer email sender, subject, and message
• Export rental records to CSV
• Store generated shortcodes in a reusable list
• Receive automatic plugin updates
• Receive priority support

Upgrade to Pay-To-View PRO

View pricing and upgrade options:

https://theappmill.com/paytoview/pricing_plans.html

Pay-To-View PRO is designed for creators who need individual pricing, individual rental durations, custom button styling, advanced notifications, CSV export, automatic updates, and easier management of larger video libraries.

How It Works

1. Install and activate Pay-To-View Lite.
2. Open the Pay-To-View Lite settings page.
3. Add your PayPal REST API Client ID.
4. Add your PayPal business email.
5. Select a currency.
6. Set the fixed rental price.
7. Set the fixed rental duration.
8. Add your video or media content to a WordPress post or page.
9. Open the shortcode generator.
10. Enter a unique Rental ID.
11. Generate the rental shortcode.
12. Add the shortcode to the post or page containing your protected content.
13. Publish the page.
14. Visitors can pay and receive immediate time-limited access.
15. Completed rentals are stored in the rental log.

Full installation instructions:

https://theappmill.com/paytoview/installation.html

Use Cases

Online Movie Rentals

Sell time-limited access to independent films, documentaries, short films, festival screenings, or archived productions directly from your WordPress website.

Paid Tutorials

Monetize individual tutorials and lessons without building a complete course platform or membership system.

Training and Coaching Videos

Sell access to business training, coaching sessions, fitness videos, workshops, or professional instruction.

Premium Video Content

Place selected videos behind a payment wall while keeping the rest of your website publicly available.

Webinars and Recorded Events

Sell temporary access to recorded webinars, conferences, concerts, presentations, and event replays.

Membership-Free Video Sales

Offer individual video rentals without subscriptions, recurring payments, customer accounts, or WooCommerce.

External Services

Pay-To-View Lite connects to PayPal to display payment buttons and process transactions.

The plugin uses the official PayPal JavaScript SDK. PayPal may receive information required to display payment options and process transactions according to PayPal’s terms and privacy policy.

PayPal User Agreement:

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full

PayPal Privacy Statement:

https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full

A PayPal REST API Client ID is required. You can create one in the PayPal Developer Dashboard:

https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/

The plugin also includes links to product information, documentation, pricing, terms, privacy information, and the Pay-To-View PRO upgrade page hosted on TheAppMill.com.

Product website:

https://theappmill.com/paytoview/index.html

Pricing:

https://theappmill.com/paytoview/pricing_plans.html

Terms:

https://theappmill.com/paytoview/terms.html

Privacy Policy:

https://theappmill.com/paytoview/privacy.html

Pay-To-View Lite does not send WordPress user data or customer data to TheAppMill.com.

PayPal Integration

• Uses the official PayPal JavaScript SDK
• Displays PayPal and supported card payment options
• Requires a PayPal REST API Client ID
• Uses a PayPal business email to receive payments
• Does not use PayPal IPN
• Does not require customers to register in WordPress
• Does not send customer data to TheAppMill.com

Important payment verification update

Pay-To-View Lite 1.3.2 strengthens payment verification and rental-access protection.

After updating, open Pay-To-View > Settings and add the private PayPal Client Secret from your PayPal developer dashboard. This one-time action is required to continue accepting rentals. The secret is stored in WordPress and is never sent to visitors.

License

Pay-To-View Lite is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

1. Install and activate the plugin.
2. Open the Pay-To-View Lite settings page.
3. Add your PayPal REST API Client ID.
4. Add your PayPal business email.
5. Select your currency.
6. Set the fixed rental price and rental duration.
7. Add your video or media content to a post or page.
8. Open the shortcode generator.
9. Enter a unique Rental ID.
10. Generate the rental shortcode.
11. Add the shortcode to the post or page containing your protected content.
12. Publish the page.
13. View completed rentals in the rental log.

Watch the setup tutorial:

1. 

   Pay-To-View Lite settings for PayPal, currency, rental price, and rental duration.

2. 

   Rental shortcode generator using a unique Rental ID.

3. 

   Pay-per-view rental button displayed on a WordPress page.

4. 

   PayPal and supported card payment options.

5. 

   WordPress rental log showing completed video rentals.

6. 

   News in latest version

1.3.2 update notice

• After update, administrators are directed to Pay-To-View Settings to complete required PayPal server-verification setup.
• Kept the setup notice visible until the PayPal Client Secret is saved.

1.3.2

• Added server-side PayPal payment verification.
• Added a required PayPal Client Secret setting.
• Strengthened rental-access protection using signed, HTTP-only access cookies.
• Added automatic migration for active rentals created with version 1.3.1.
• Added an in-plugin action-required notice until secure payment verification is configured.

1.3.1

• Completely suppressed notices from other plugins on Pay-To-View admin screens.
• Added protection against notices injected after page load.

1.3.0

• Added support for all video players.
• Simplified shortcode generation using a unique Rental ID.
• Removed the need to specify a page slug.
• Improved browser-based rental access and cookie handling.
• Simplified shortcode usage.
• Improved the Pay-To-View admin experience.
• Tested with WordPress 7.0.3.

1.2.9

• Improved plugin documentation.
• Added a new product demonstration video.
• Improved the WordPress.org plugin page content.

1.2.8

• Added a setup tutorial.
• Improved code quality and internal structure.
• Introduced major admin design improvements.
• Added a shortcode list.

1.2.7

• Added minor admin design improvements.

1.2.6

• Improved plugin design and styling.
• Updated the admin interface.
• Added minor user interface refinements and cleanup.

1.2.5

• Updated upgrade page content and feature comparison.

1.2.4

• Updated upgrade page content and links.

1.2.3

• Moved the tutorial video higher in the readme.
• Added the tutorial video to the Installation section.
• Updated plugin links from liserasmussen.se to theappmill.com.

1.2.1

• Added the How It Works section.
• Added the tutorial video to readme.txt.
• Added ptv_logotype.svg to the admin assets.

1.2.0

• Improved protection of the video link until a valid rental is detected.
• Added minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

1.0.1

• Added minor fixes and performance improvements.

1.0.0

• Initial release of Pay-To-View Lite.