We'll soon be bringing the donation buttons back for files, and we're wondering how you'd like to see this work.
For anyone unfamilar, before the IPS4 migration, we had a feature where users could add a PayPal donation button next to their files by filling in the 'PayPal Donation E-mail' field on their profile.

I've thought of numerous ways of doing this:

• Straight copy from the old site. We'll simply show a PayPal donation button next to (above or below) the download button.
• We require users to type a amount to pay for your file. This would allow the option of $0, so users would still be able to download your file for free. We'd also have a recommended amount configurable by the author, which would be the default amount which shows. For an example of this, see the following site: https://elementary.io/
• When the user hits 'Download', we show a plea from the author, then present with two buttons, Donate & Download or just Download.

Of course, we could maybe have a mixture of these options, or we could implement all of these options and have them entirely configurable by the creator. I'd prefer if we could settle on just one, as this would make this a lot easier and quicker to implement and being able to have this up and running asap.

Let us know!
Cyan

First way is probably the simplest, just having a donate button.

Hate the second way, that's a no. Prompting users to pay (even if they can enter $0 and get it free) is going to make a lot of people go "nope, I'm not paying for this"

3rd option I like, but instead change the wording to "donate" and "continue to download" and have it as a sort of processing screen where "the mod is processing for download, would you like to donate or skip to the download?"

 

Another alternative which I like is the beerware license. Instead of a donate button have a "Buy me a coffee" or "Buy me a beer" button including little coffee mug/beer bottle icons which brings up a donate form pre-filled in with a specific amount (example $5) which would buy you a beer or a coffee. Then you can enter a custom amount if you want or just go with the pre-filled amount. I'm aware this is just a glorified donate button but it looks nicer and has a nice incentive.

We'll soon be bringing the donation buttons back for files, and we're wondering how you'd like to see this work.
For anyone unfamilar, before the IPS4 migration, we had a feature where users could add a PayPal donation button next to their files by filling in the 'PayPal Donation E-mail' field on their profile.

I've thought of numerous ways of doing this:

• Straight copy from the old site. We'll simply show a PayPal donation button next to (above or below) the download button.
• We require users to type a amount to pay for your file. This would allow the option of $0, so users would still be able to download your file for free. We'd also have a recommended amount configurable by the author, which would be the default amount which shows. For an example of this, see the following site: https://elementary.io/
• When the user hits 'Download', we show a plea from the author, then present with two buttons, Donate & Download or just Download.

Of course, we could maybe have a mixture of these options, or we could implement all of these options and have them entirely configurable by the creator. I'd prefer if we could settle on just one, as this would make this a lot easier and quicker to implement and being able to have this up and running asap.

Let us know!
Cyan

I like the first way, nice and simple.

I'd go for the First Option. :)

Not a modder myself, but definitely a donator. So i'm going for 3 first, 1 second and no nr.2 since i think a lot of people will misread anyway and think that all mods would be payable.

 

Edited July 7, 201510 yr by TheChef

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Another alternative which I like is the beerware license. Instead of a donate button have a "Buy me a coffee" or "Buy me a beer" button including little coffee mug/beer bottle icons which brings up a donate form pre-filled in with a specific amount (example $5) which would buy you a beer or a coffee. Then you can enter a custom amount if you want or just go with the pre-filled amount. I'm aware this is just a glorified donate button but it looks nicer and has a nice incentive.

What about those of us who licence our stuff using the private-jet-and-fifty-car-garage licence?

What about those of us who licence our stuff using the private-jet-and-fifty-car-garage licence?

You'll be waiting a long ass time that's what.

Donation buttons are now live.