Description
This shortcode will generate an anchor element for buying creds according to given attributes. mycred_buy is the little brother of mycred_buy_form allowing for very simple, straight forward purchase link to a specific payment gateway.
Requires the buyCRED add-on to be enabled.
Available since version 1.1
Shortcode Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
gateway |
string | Yes | - | The payment gateway to use with this button. Can not be empty. |
ctype |
string | No | - | The point type the user gets. Should only be used if you want to sell a custom point type. |
amount |
int or float | Yes | - | The amount of points the buyer gets. |
gift_to |
int | No | - | Option to gift the purchase to a particular user. If used, you can use either the numeric ID of the user or keywords like "author" for the post author if the shortcode is used inside the loop. |
class |
string | No | mycred-buy-link btn btn-primary btn-lg | The classes to assign to the button. |
login |
string | No | buyCRED Settings | Option to show a custom message for visitors (not logged in users). Will default to the message you set in your buyCRED Settings. |
CSS Styling
// The button
a.mycred-buy-link { }Examples
Example 1: Buy 50 points (default point type) using Skrill.
[mycred_buy gateway="skrill" amount=50]Buy 50 Points[/mycred_buy]
Example 2: “Gift” the content author 10.50 points (assuming you use decimals in your point type).
[mycred_buy gateway="paypal-standard" amount="10.50" gift_to="author"]Buy This Author 10.50 Points[/mycred_buy]
Example 3: Buy tokens for a specific user using NETbilling.
[mycred_buy gateway="netbilling" amount=100 gift_to=1]Buy %display_name% 100 Points[/mycred_buy]
Example 4: Buy custom points “mycustompoint” via PayPal.
[mycred_buy gateway="paypal-standard" amount=100 ctype="customtypekey"]Buy 100 Coins[/mycred_buy]
Example 5: Buy 10 points using Skrill without the link being rendered as a button but as a regular text link.
[mycred_buy gateway="skrill" amount=10 class=""]Buy 10 Points[/mycred_buy]
