v0.3.0-alpha — Public Alpha

First public release of Weld for WP.

What is this?

A WordPress plugin that connects your site to the Cardano blockchain. Browser wallet connection via CIP-30, transaction building via Anvil, and server-side signing with pure PHP. No React, no WASM, no Node.js runtime.

Features

• CIP-30 browser wallet connection — Eternl, Lace, Nami, and any CIP-30 wallet
• Transaction building & submission via the Anvil API
• Server-side signing with pure PHP (PHP-Cardano) — no external binaries
• Custodial wallet management — generate wallets, AES-256-CBC encrypted storage
• Live balance & token display — ADA balance and native token/NFT grid via Blockfrost
• Shortcodes — [weldpress_connect], [weldpress_wallet_badge], [weldpress_send]
• REST API — /weldpress/v1/config, /tx/build, /tx/submit
• JavaScript API — window.WeldPress for custom integrations
• Admin dashboard — settings, wallet management, and full docs tab
• 6 KB gzipped frontend bundle, 18 KB PHP signer

Requirements

• WordPress 5.8+
• PHP 7.4+
• Anvil API key for transaction building
• Blockfrost API key for wallet dashboard (free tier)

Installation

cd wp-content/plugins/
git clone https://github.com/invalidcredentials/weld-for-wp.git weldpress
cd weldpress
npm install && npm run build

Activate in WP Admin > Plugins, then configure in Weld for WP > Settings.

Credits

• Weld by Anvil — wallet connector architecture (MIT)
• PHP-Cardano by pb — pure PHP signing (MIT)
• Built using the Anvil API. Not an official Anvil product.