Pay To Blog With Domain Mapping

Hello,

I’m new so please hang in there with me. I understand that I can set up WordPress mu using sub domains mapped to unique domains. However, I’m not clear if I can set up Pay to Blog so that users can pay to control/lease an entire blog for a period of time.

The goal is to create several hundred blogs under separate domains so that each blog/domain can be leased to individuals. An example of this is could be:

Main Site – akronblog.com (this site would list the available categories for lease. i.e. akronplumber.com, akronelectrician.com, akrondoctor.com, etc…

Is this something that can be done using the Pay to Blog plugin? If so, can people pay through both main site (akronblog.com) and the individual site (akronplumber.com)? This way business owners might find the individual blog listed in the serps and could easily pay to lease the site.

I am open to alternatives to achieve the goals in case I’m way off base.

Thanks for your help.

Chuck

  • Andrew
    • Champion of Loops

    Hiya.

    Is this something that can be done using the Pay to Blog plugin?

    That wasn’t the intended purpose of the plugin when it was coded but it should work ok. You’ll need to manually add the user account to the blog and then they can pay.

    If so, can people pay through both main site (akronblog.com) and the individual site (akronplumber.com)?

    They can only pay via the individual site. You could definitely extend the plugin to allow them to pay from the main site though.

    I am open to alternatives to achieve the goals in case I’m way off base.

    I think the Pay to Blog plugin is a good starting point for you. However, you’re probably going to need some custom additions/changes in order to get the final product you’re looking for.

    Thanks,

    Andrew