Paywall for WooCommerce

TIV Paywall for WooCommerce lets you sell access to premium content. Create products that hide videos, documents, images, audio, or text behind a paywall — customers purchase to unlock.

The extension adds two product types: Paywall (single content item) and Paywall Pass (access to all Paywall products). Both come with configurable access expiration, so you can sell time-limited or lifetime access.

Supported content types

Paste a URL into the Hidden media field — Paywall handles the rest:

• Video: YouTube (including Shorts and Playlists), Vimeo, TikTok, TED, Cloudflare Stream, and direct files (mp4, webm, mov).
• Audio: mp3, wav, ogg, and other formats supported by the browser.
• Documents: PDF files, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, and files stored on Google Drive.
• Publications: Issuu embeds.
• Images: Any image URL, including Google Drive hosted images.
• Text: Use the product description with the “Hide description” option — content stays hidden until purchased.

You can also set a Visible media URL to show a preview before purchase — for example, a video trailer, a watermarked image, or the first page of a PDF.

How it works

• VIDEO: an unlisted YouTube clip becomes visible after purchase. Before purchase, the customer sees only a picture or a trailer.
• PDF: a document is hidden until the product is paid for. After purchase, the full PDF is displayed on the product page.
• TEXT: content stored in the full description is hidden until purchased. Only the short description is shown before payment.

Try it on our demo site: https://demo-woocommerce-paywall.tiv.net/

Key features

• Paywall Pass: a single product that grants access to all Paywall products in the store.
• Access expiration: global and per-product settings. Set expiration from 1 hour to 365 days, or grant lifetime access.
• Expiration notifications: registered customers receive an email reminder before their access expires.
• My Account tab: customers see their purchased Paywall products with remaining access time on the “Purchased Products” page.
• Admin expiration override: administrators can set or remove a custom expiration date/time on any order.
• Downloadable products: attach downloadable files that become available after purchase.
• Shortcodes: [woopaywall_show_after_purchase] and [woopaywall_hide_after_purchase] to control content visibility within any product description.
• Customizable buttons: change Add-to-Cart button texts and URLs depending on product state: available, in cart, purchased, or out of stock.
• Price display: replace prices with custom text for purchased or in-cart products.
• Video player options: choose between the default WordPress player and Presto Player for YouTube and Vimeo.
• Admin preview: view any Paywall product as Paid or Unpaid from the admin bar, without placing an order.
• Bulk and Quick Edit: update prices and expiration settings for multiple products at once.

Compatibility

• HPOS: fully compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage.
• Caching: full integration with WP Super Cache and WP Rocket; built-in cache buster for other page caching plugins.
• Name Your Price: compatible with the Name Your Price extension.
• WooCommerce Blocks: Paywall products display correctly in block-based shop and cart pages.
• Translations: German (de_DE), Spanish (es_ES), French (fr_FR), Italian (it_IT), Dutch (nl_NL), Polish (pl_PL), Swedish (sv_SE).

Questions?

Please read the documentation and do not hesitate to submit a pre-sale or support ticket.

Thank you!
The TIV.NET Team

TIV.NET INC., based in Toronto, Canada, develops and supports the following WooCommerce extensions: