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Mocono is the subscriber CRM and paywall built for digital publishers. A guided setup takes you from sign-up to live — backed by a 60-day free trial.
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Performance Overview
Monitor your subscription metrics and revenue performance
Last updated:Revenue Trend
Monthly recurring revenue over time
Subscriber Growth
New vs churned subscribers
Powering independent publishers across consumer, niche and trade
How it works
From sign-up to live in minutes.
No engineering team required. We do the heavy lifting so you can focus on the journalism.
Connect your WordPress site
Install our WordPress plugin and paste two keys — your publication is wired up in minutes. No developer time, no integration sprint, no waiting on a build queue, and no bespoke code sitting on your site waiting to break the next time your theme updates.
Work through the checklist
Ten clear steps walk you through plans, access rules, branding and emails, with a live summary updating at every stage. Preview the reader experience, tweak the copy and colours, and know exactly what your paywall will look like before a single subscriber sees it.
Go live and start earning
Activate and Mocono takes over — paywalling, access rules, signup flows, email capture and subscriber dashboards all run on your site. Stripe sits underneath as the secure payment rail while Mocono handles conversion, billing automation and ongoing subscriber management.
Want to size the opportunity first? Try our free publisher calculators — paywall revenue, subscriber lifetime value, ad vs subscription income and more.
Guided setup
Never wonder what to do next.
A ten-step checklist walks you from sign-up to launch. The two integrations you actually need come pre-wired with copy-paste keys and one-click connection tests. Zapier is there when you want it, not before.
Setup checklist
Guided, step by step
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- Connect your WordPress siteNext
- Add your publication details
- Set currency & taxes
- Create subscription plans
- Configure access rules
- Brand the paywall
- Set up subscriber emails
- Connect Stripe billing
- Test a subscription
- Go live
A checklist that finishes itself
Every publisher gets the same ten-step path — configure plans, set access rules, brand the paywall, wire up emails, then hit Go Live. Progress is saved as you go and mirrored in a live summary.
Integrations
Two required, one optional
WordPress
Required · plugin connected · content sync live
Site key
mc_site_9f2b…4ae1
Secret
mc_sk_live_••••7c30
Stripe
Required · billing, cards and invoices pre-wired
Webhook endpoint
mocono.io/webhooks/stripe/a8x2
Zapier
Optional · 6,000+ apps, routed by Plan ID
Copy-paste keys, one-click connection tests, no developer required.
Two required, one optional
WordPress and Stripe are the only required connections — both are guided, copy-pasteable and testable in a click. Zapier is an optional add-on for when you're ready to automate the rest of your stack.
The reader experience
Plans shaped exactly how you sell.
Every plan, price point and bundle is yours to configure. Digital-only, print + digital, events-included, donor tiers, corporate seats — whatever your model looks like, Mocono renders it in your own brand so it feels native to your title.
Need to grant something off-platform — an event ticket, a printed copy, a mailing-list segment? Trigger it from any plan via our Zapier integration using that plan's Mocono Plan ID. Full flexibility, no custom build.
One plan or ten — your call
Run a single membership or stack multiple tiers side-by-side. Highlight a recommended option, add a free-trial badge, and price each plan to fit your audience.
Individual, group or both
Sell to individuals, offer seat-based group subscriptions for teams and corporates, or combine the two. Monthly and annual pricing with savings surfaced automatically.
Frictionless checkout
A branded, Stripe-powered checkout with discount codes, saved cards and a clear subscription summary.
Customisation
Make the paywall unmistakably yours.
Upload your logo, set brand colours and typography, write your subscription message, and choose how the paywall appears to readers — a modal overlay or a full-screen takeover. Add your terms and privacy links and you're compliant from day one.
- Logo, colours and paywall message in your brand
- Modal popup or full-screen takeover — your call
- Terms & privacy URLs wired into every subscription flow
Brand kit
The Ledger
logo.svg uploaded
Display mode
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Digital
£4.99/mo
- Exclusive market analysis
- Daily briefings
- Full archive access
- Weekly data dashboards
- Subscriber-only newsletter
Digital Pro
£14/mo
3 days free trial- Exclusive market analysis
- Daily briefings
- Full archive access
- Weekly data dashboards
- Subscriber-only newsletter
All Access
£29/mo
- Exclusive market analysis
- Daily briefings
- Full archive access
- Weekly data dashboards
- Subscriber-only newsletter
Subscriber CRM
Every subscriber, in one place.
Search, filter and manage your entire member base from a single view — then drill into any subscriber to adjust their plan, pricing, billing and payment details without ever leaving Mocono.
A living list of every paid member
Filter by date, status, plan or billing frequency, search by name or email, customise your columns and export to CSV in a click.
Full control over each account
Change plans, adjust seats and pricing, update payment methods on a subscriber's behalf, send a password reset or cancel a membership — all from one secure profile.
Access rules
From hard paywall to fully open — your call.
Lock the whole site, gate specific categories, run a free-article meter, or keep everything open and use Mocono purely for signups, payments and CRM. A live summary panel mirrors every rule in plain English.
- Protect content by category, tag or individual article
- Reward email signups with as many bonus articles as you choose
- Switch off restrictions entirely for print-led or donation-funded titles
System events
To: {{email}}
MergingThe Ledger
Reader services
Your {{plan_name}} renews today
Hi {{first_name}},
We've charged {{amount}} to your card ending {{card_last4}}. Your next renewal is {{renews_on}}.
Sent by Mocono on behalf of The Ledger
Subscriber communications
Beautiful emails, sent for you.
Send welcome, renewal, payment-failure and dunning emails from day one using our verified delivery — or plug in your own SMTP to send from your own domain. Every template is fully editable and personalised to each reader.
- Professionally designed HTML templates — accept them and go
- Send from your own domain via custom SMTP when you're ready
- Personalise each template with reader and subscription details
Promotions
Coupons that convert.
Spin up promotional codes for launches, partnerships and win-back campaigns. Cap them by usage or by date, toggle them on and off in a click, and track redemptions without leaving the dashboard.
- Percentage discounts with usage limits or expiry windows
- Activate, pause or retire codes instantly
- See redemptions, status and remaining uses at a glance
Coupons
New promotional code
Coupon code
Discount
—
Usage cap
—
Expires
—
Live codes
0 redemptions today- LAUNCH3030% off0/500 used
- WINBACK2020% off148/250 usedActive
- PARTNER1515% off62/100 usedActive
- SUMMER2525% off300/300 usedRetired
Zapier & automation
Mocono talks to everything else.
Connect Mocono to Zapier and your subscriber events flow straight into the rest of your stack — CRMs, ESPs, community platforms, spreadsheets, finance tools, internal alerts. If Zapier speaks to it, so does Mocono.
Every Mocono plan has its own Plan ID, and it travels with the event. Use it inside Zapier as a filter or path, and each tier of subscriber is funnelled to exactly the platforms, lists and benefits you intend.
plan_premium_annualVIP list + Slack alertplan_standard_monthlyOnboarding sequenceplan_studentCommunity invite- Trigger on new subscribers, upgrades, cancellations and failed payments
- Filter or branch on Plan ID to give each tier its own treatment
- No developer needed — build and change flows in Zapier yourself
Everything included
Built for the way publishers actually work.
Every feature designed to remove friction — for your team and your readers.
Gate it, meter it, or leave it open
Run a category-based paywall, a free-article meter, or keep access fully open for print-led, donation-funded or ad-supported titles.
Individual, group and trial plans
Monthly and annual pricing, free-trial days, seat-based group subscriptions for teams and corporates, and per-plan category access.
Branded paywall in minutes
Drop in your logo, brand colours and typography, choose a modal or full-screen paywall, and preview it before you go live.
Emails that send themselves
Welcome, renewal, failed payment, cancellation and password reset emails fire on the event, personalised with merge tags — or send the templates as-is.
Coupons that track themselves
Create percentage or fixed-amount codes with expiry dates and redemption limits, then watch take-up update in real time.
Performance at a glance
MRR, churn, ARPU and conversion in one dashboard. Compare periods and spot what's working in seconds.
Billing on autopilot
Stripe-powered checkout, renewals, card updates and dunning happen in the background. No chasing, no revenue leaking.
Free articles to convert quietly
Set a monthly free allowance and reward email signups with as many bonus articles as you like.
A guided ten-step setup
A checklist walks you from sign-up to Go Live, saving progress as you go, so nobody has to guess what happens next.
Two integrations, not twenty
WordPress and Stripe are the only required connections — both guided, copy-pasteable and testable in a click.
Zapier for everything else
Trigger anything in your stack from a plan's Mocono Plan ID — event tickets, print fulfilment, CRM records, mailing-list segments.
Multi-site from one account
Run several publications from a single login. Add a new title, switch between sites and grant team access in seconds.
Try Mocono free for 60 days.
Live in minutes.
The full platform, end to end. We ask for a card purely to confirm you're a real publisher rather than a bot — you won't be charged for 60 days, and you can cancel any time.
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