We have been talking about such plugin for like… 8 months? And now it’s finally here. Announcing a (really simple) CubePoints Store Plugin!
Now, this store does not work like others. In fact, it might not even be considered as a “store” plugin. Here is how it works:
- Post a new post with the following tag: [cps]*Name of your item*|*Amount of points you want to sell it for*|*Link text*[/cps]
- Your user will then click on the link to “purchase an item”. Points will be deducted.
- You will receive an email saying this user bought this item. It will also show in the widget in your Admin Dashboard.
- You can then choose to notify your user how to obtain what he just purchased.
Now for example, you can use this plugin to sell ad space. Put a link like that in a post, and an user interested will click on it. You will be notified that the user bought some ad space, and you will contact him for details/instructions.
Download the file here and put it in /wp-content/plugins/ (do NOT put it in cubepoints folder). And yes, obviously, it requires CubePoints to work.
“Wait, Peter, how is this a “store” then?” Here’s what I’d do. Create a category called “store” and exclude it from any category listing. Create your own theme file (category-*ID*.php in your themes folder) to set up a “grid” display (or a list). Take out all the tags/author/category displays, and it will look like it lists products instead of posts.
PLEASE tell us what you think about this. We will work more towards some more features on CubePoints. Next up: Allow users to buy points with paypal
