Wordpress plugin or similar for writing/art submissions + payment?
June 8, 2023 4:42 PM Subscribe
Wondering if anyone knows of a good Wordpress plugin that accepts submissions & payment at once. Not just, like, 1 or 2 word files, but also images and multimedia (say, 10 photos at once, or a video or song).
Essentially the opposite of a click-thru online store payment. Instead of buying, the user 'submits,' and then makes a payment.
If not, can anyone think of a good workaround? [see extended explanation for details]
Hi all,
I've a lot of artistic acquaintances, whose works I increasingly feel called to share and get out into the world. As well as others' valuable under-the-radar works.
Been thinking of converting a somewhat bygone Wordpress site into a modest online literary/arts journal accepting submissions in various genres - stories and poetry, art and photos, short humor and cartoons - and, to offset the time and energy spent, charging small fees for some types of submissions.
However, after looking into the costs of setting up a Submittable Account - used by most literary magazines nowadays - and similar services (Moksha, Duosuma, etc), won't go into details, but suffice it to say, it's prohibitively expensive for the kind of smallscale endeavor I'm envisioning. Would likely be losing a bunch of money, or if not, barely breaking even.
Thus, wondering if anyone knows of a good Wordpress plugin that accepts submissions & payment at once. Not just, like, 1 or 2 word files, but also images and multimedia (say, 10 photos at once, or a video or song).
Essentially the opposite of a click-thru online store payment. Instead of buying, the user 'submits,' and then makes a payment.
If not, can anyone think of a good workaround?
Hopefully there's some way to bypass the whole 'submissions portal subscription' system and set up payments just so Paypal or Stripe gets a cut.
Maybe, 'Honors System' - people send submissions by email + then make a separate payment thru Stripe, whereupon they get the receipt.
This is somewhat clunky and confusing though. Clearly, something simpler, savvier, and more elegant would be better.
I'm not too 'technically savvy'... All informed ideas welcome!
Hi all,
I've a lot of artistic acquaintances, whose works I increasingly feel called to share and get out into the world. As well as others' valuable under-the-radar works.
Been thinking of converting a somewhat bygone Wordpress site into a modest online literary/arts journal accepting submissions in various genres - stories and poetry, art and photos, short humor and cartoons - and, to offset the time and energy spent, charging small fees for some types of submissions.
However, after looking into the costs of setting up a Submittable Account - used by most literary magazines nowadays - and similar services (Moksha, Duosuma, etc), won't go into details, but suffice it to say, it's prohibitively expensive for the kind of smallscale endeavor I'm envisioning. Would likely be losing a bunch of money, or if not, barely breaking even.
Thus, wondering if anyone knows of a good Wordpress plugin that accepts submissions & payment at once. Not just, like, 1 or 2 word files, but also images and multimedia (say, 10 photos at once, or a video or song).
Essentially the opposite of a click-thru online store payment. Instead of buying, the user 'submits,' and then makes a payment.
If not, can anyone think of a good workaround?
Hopefully there's some way to bypass the whole 'submissions portal subscription' system and set up payments just so Paypal or Stripe gets a cut.
Maybe, 'Honors System' - people send submissions by email + then make a separate payment thru Stripe, whereupon they get the receipt.
This is somewhat clunky and confusing though. Clearly, something simpler, savvier, and more elegant would be better.
I'm not too 'technically savvy'... All informed ideas welcome!
Have authors pay the fee first, then get redirected to a upload page after successful payment. Essentially they're buying the right to upload their work to your journal.
A plugin system like Shopify implements everything you need to make a site like this and integrates with Wordpress
posted by wandering zinnia at 2:38 AM on June 9, 2023 [2 favorites]
A plugin system like Shopify implements everything you need to make a site like this and integrates with Wordpress
posted by wandering zinnia at 2:38 AM on June 9, 2023 [2 favorites]
So essentially, you're offering some sort of a multimedia gallery and artists can upload their own content?
If so, I agree with pay first, upload later approach. As they are essentially paying for hosting.
In fact, most dedicated web hosts have reseller programs that will let you resell their hosting as a part of your own domain.
They can opt to use a default template, or hire someone on Fiverr to design their layout. You can let them admin their own site too, the host / resell should take care of that too.
posted by kschang at 8:43 AM on June 9, 2023
If so, I agree with pay first, upload later approach. As they are essentially paying for hosting.
In fact, most dedicated web hosts have reseller programs that will let you resell their hosting as a part of your own domain.
They can opt to use a default template, or hire someone on Fiverr to design their layout. You can let them admin their own site too, the host / resell should take care of that too.
posted by kschang at 8:43 AM on June 9, 2023
Why not just use Submittable's free tier and cap submissions at 200/mo (which is when the free tier runs out). Every other small magazine that doesn't just accept subs over email does this, though it's not perfect, because it saves them from having to reinvent the wheel.
posted by knucklebones at 9:18 AM on June 9, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by knucklebones at 9:18 AM on June 9, 2023 [1 favorite]
« Older Looking for an app to help my son with first grade... | Where to get hired in Cleveland? (with... Newer »
You are not logged in, either login or create an account to post comments
posted by Artifice_Eternity at 8:46 PM on June 8, 2023 [1 favorite]