EricaHargreave

Yes, thanks Coil. Worked on my site too.

Have you see this? https://help.coil.com/docs/monetize/content/wp-faq-troubleshooting/index.html According to this it says the CSS Selectors for GeneratePress should be .content-area .entry-content.

I have asked about this in a few different web monetization communities today, so will let you know if I find a fix or a hack from someone. And I will see if I can reach Paul again at Coil, as he was helpful.

In the meantime, I am thinking of adding a widget to my sidebar that address this. Someone else also suggested that maybe help could be found here on github: https://github.com/coilhq/coil-wordpress-plugin

Your issue is not the browser extension as I am running into the exact same issue while using the browser extension.

I am still running into the exact same issue as you, and I do have the browser extension.

What theme are you using? I am using various Studio Press Genesis Themes and I have the same issue across all the sites.

I haven’t had a chance to fiddle with the excerpts again yet, but here is the advice that Paul gave me on that:

If you are experiencing issues with the excerpts or any of the other custom messages from the plugin it will most likely be caused by improper CSS selectors being called by the plugin for your theme.

With the Coil WordPress plugin, we use generic WordPress selectors that covers a vast range of themes but not all WordPress themes are created equal hey hey!

You can change these within the Coil plugin under Global settings > Advanced config > Then change the CSS selectors there.

There might be a little trial and error to get the correct selectors added but from Inspecting the markup of your three websites I would use .site-container

So within the Coil plugin under Global settings > Advanced config > delete what is currently the and enter .site-container making sure that you include the full stop/period at the beginning of the selector as it is a class, not an id.

I actually emailed them today too, and had a very helpful fellow, Paul, explain to me how I could see for myself if the site was monetized. Here’s what he wrote:

You can check and verify that the site is monetised through using the Coil browser extension.

As you browse, the extension checks whether each page is web monetized by looking for a snippet of code called a Web Monetization meta tag. This snippet must contain a valid payment pointer.

When a page is web monetized, the extension shares an ephemeral (short-lived) identifier with the site, which the site uses to verify that your browsing session is monetized (i.e, that you’re a Coil Member). The identifier is random on every page load. Then, the extension uses the payment pointer to request a temporary, encrypted payment address. The extension sends the payment address to Coil’s servers, then we stream micropayments over Interledger to the address.

As long as you’re active on the page, the extension will continue streaming payments. The extension stops paying if you leave the page, background the page, or are inactive on the page for long enough.

You can tell whether a page is web monetized and whether the extension is paying, by checking the extension’s status.

– extension shows gray logo You’re signed in to your Coil account and the site is not web monetized. Coil is not paying.

– extension shows gray logo with red box You are not signed in to your Coil account and the site is not web monetized. Coil is not paying.

– extension shows black logo You’re signed in to your Coil account and the site is web monetized, but Coil is not paying. Reasons can include:
> You have a Coil Member account but haven’t entered your payment details
> You had a trial that ended
> Your latest payment failed
> You only have a free Creator account

– extension shows black logo with green box You’re signed in to your Coil account and the site is web monetized. Coil is paying.

– extension shows black logo with red box You are not signed in to your Coil account and the site is web monetized. Coil is not paying.

You can also click the extension to see its status.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by EricaHargreave.
• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by EricaHargreave.

I was just asking myself all these same questions.

Thanks in advance to whomever can answer these questions for us.

Hi,

I am just trying to figure out how to create a similar index, so thought I’d check in to see where you are at with regards to this feature?

Love your plugin, by the way.

Erica

Here’s a link to a good description on how to set up the cron command on your cpanel: https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/cron

Also running into the same problem.