Get involved

A community-led model

The Web Monetization tools for Publishers, Supporters and Developers are no longer being proactively developed by the Interledger Foundation in terms of new features or integrations. We are maintaining all existing tools and they will remain open source and available to use.

The Web Monetization extension itself will continue to exist as a wallet-agnostic browser extension that allows users to support web monetized sites while the native browser implementation continues to be developed.

We are moving to a community-led model and welcome code contributions, including the development of new features. All code will be reviewed by the Interledger Foundation.

The Web Monetization standard will continue to be actively stewarded by the foundation.

Welcome to the Web Monetization community! Whether you’re a seasoned developer, content creator, or just getting started with open source, there are many ways to contribute to the Web Monetization project. This guide will help you find your place in our vibrant ecosystem.

🚀 Get started

New to Web Monetization?

• Explore the projects

  • Web Monetization (specification, user docs)
  • Web Monetization extension
  • Publisher tools

• Join our community

  • Connect with us on interledger.slack.com in the #webmonetization channel for real-time discussions
  • Join our Web Monetization Community calls

• Get hands-on

  • Try implementing Web Monetization on your website to familiarize yourself with its functionality. Don’t hesitate to ask questions in GitHub Discussions!
  • Contribute something you’ve built, open a new issue, or contribute to existing issues
    • Web Monetization (specification, user docs) issues and contribution guidelines
    • Web Monetization extension issues and contribution guidelines
    • Publisher tools issues and contribution guidelines

💻 Coding

• Update the existing Web Monetization v1 tools/libraries to the latest spec
• Create new Web Monetization tools/plugins for frameworks and libraries
• Build applications with new and varied use cases around Web Monetization. For example, you could:
  • Add Web Monetization to your favorite open source project
  • Create tools to allow websites to interact with web monetized visitors. Visual indicators, like celebration confetti, thank you notes, or payment counters are just a few ways to promote interaction

📚 Documentation and learning

• Contribute to the docs by suggesting additions and improvements
• Create tutorials and guides to help others in the community work with Web Monetization

🌟 Community building

• Join us at the Interledger Summit and participate in our annual hackathon
• Organize your own hackathons, coding sprints, and installa-thons, both online and offline. Run campaigns and encourage participants to develop, collaborate on, and test projects

🤝 Getting help

Stuck on something? We’re here to help:

• Ask questions in the #webmonetization Slack channel for quick assistance
• Join our community calls

Remember, every contribution matters - whether it’s a small documentation fix, a bug report, or a major feature implementation. We’re excited to have you as part of the Web Monetization community!