Unlock new revenue streams and increase user engagement by allowing your members to purchase points directly through their mobile phones. The myCred SMS Payments plugin bridges the gap between your digital loyalty program and real-world currency by enabling seamless mobile billing. Designed for site owners who want to remove friction from the purchasing process, this integration empowers your users to top up their point balances instantly via SMS, ensuring they never run out of the credit they need to participate in your community or store.
Key Features
- Seamless Integration: Fully compatible with the myCred points management system, ensuring that SMS-based purchases are automatically credited to the correct user accounts without manual intervention.
- Carrier Billing Support: Leverages mobile carrier billing gateways to process transactions, making it easier for users without credit cards to participate in your ecosystem.
- Global Reach: Designed to work with various SMS gateway providers, allowing you to reach an international audience and accept payments from users across different regions.
- Real-Time Processing: Users receive their points immediately after the SMS transaction is confirmed, providing an instant gratification experience that encourages repeat purchases.
- Detailed Transaction Logs: Keep track of every SMS payment with comprehensive reporting, allowing you to monitor revenue, track user behavior, and reconcile accounts with ease.
- Customizable Keywords: Configure specific SMS keywords for different point packages, giving you full control over how users trigger purchases via text message.
Use Cases and Who It’s For
This plugin is an essential tool for community managers, digital publishers, and e-commerce store owners who utilize myCred to gamify their websites. If you run a membership site where users spend points to unlock premium content, participate in auctions, or purchase digital goods, SMS payments remove the barrier of entering complex credit card details on mobile devices.
It is particularly effective for businesses targeting demographics that may be “unbanked” or prefer mobile-first payment methods. By turning a simple text message into a transaction, you can significantly increase the conversion rate of your point sales. Whether you are running a gaming community, a content-gated portal, or a loyalty rewards program, this plugin transforms your existing points system into a flexible, mobile-ready revenue engine.
Setup and How It Works
Getting started with myCred SMS Payments is designed to be straightforward for site administrators:
- Install and Activate: Ensure you have the core myCred plugin installed and active on your WordPress site before installing the SMS Payments add-on.
- Gateway Configuration: Connect your preferred SMS gateway provider within the plugin settings. You will need to input your API credentials provided by your SMS service partner.
- Define Point Packages: Create specific point bundles in the settings area and assign a unique SMS keyword to each package.
- User Instructions: Display the shortcode or provided instructions on your site, informing users which number to text and which keyword to use to purchase their desired amount of points.
- Automatic Fulfillment: Once the user sends the SMS, the gateway processes the payment and notifies your site, which then automatically adds the purchased points to the user’s myCred balance.
Similar Plugins
If you are exploring other ways to monetize your myCred points system, there are several alternative add-ons available within the myCred ecosystem. These include integrations for major payment gateways such as PayPal, Stripe, and Authorize.net, which allow users to purchase points using traditional credit card and bank transfer methods. Additionally, there are various third-party WooCommerce integrations that allow you to sell myCred points as standard products within a WooCommerce store, providing a more traditional e-commerce checkout flow for your users.