From 0cf7830915eb97ec31cfda3c62f79096eadb180c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glen Chiacchieri Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 21:57:00 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Remove Chrome Store Payments reference, add Extensionpay reference (#1207) * Remove chrome store payments reference, add extensionpay reference Google's Chrome Web Store Payments system has been officially deprecated so developers can no longer user it. Therefore I removed the reference to it in the docs about monetizing extensions. I also added a reference to ExtensionPay, which Caitlin Neiman said she'd approve (even though it was her last day Friday). * add to contributor's list Co-authored-by: Rachel Tublitz --- .../publish/make-money-from-browser-extensions.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/documentation/publish/make-money-from-browser-extensions.md b/src/content/documentation/publish/make-money-from-browser-extensions.md index da7f6c4c9..084508ee1 100644 --- a/src/content/documentation/publish/make-money-from-browser-extensions.md +++ b/src/content/documentation/publish/make-money-from-browser-extensions.md @@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ title: Make money from browser extensions permalink: /documentation/publish/make-money-from-browser-extensions/ topic: Publish tags: [add-on, distribution, guide, monetization] -contributors: [hellosct1, rebloor, unbeatable-101] -last_updated_by: unbeatable101 -date: 2019-03-18 05:01:28 +contributors: [hellosct1, rebloor, unbeatable-101, Glench] +last_updated_by: Glench +date: 2022-01-18 13:47:00 --- @@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ Many payment providers will enable you to offer either one time or subscription #### Implementing a payment and licensing system -If you make your browser extension available on Chrome, you can take advantage of the Google in-app payment API to handle transactions. +One service to add payments to extensions is [ExtensionPay](https://extensionpay.com). It's open-source, works across all browsers, and doesn't have any up-front costs or monthly fees. It has pre-built options for free trials, one-time payments and monthly/yearly subscriptions, and a login system for your extension's users. -For Firefox, and most other major browsers, you will need to setup a payment system. A simple and reasonably robust approach is to do the following: +To create a payment system yourself, a simple and reasonably robust approach is to do the following: - Sell users a lifetime license with a private license key. - On a suitable server, store details of the license key and a related email address.