Pay-per-article access for independent publishers

The readers who won't subscribe are still worth something.

Tabline adds a "$1 to read this article" option next to your subscribe button. Nothing is charged at that moment: purchases go on the reader's tab, charged once when it reaches $5. You keep 80%, get the reader's email, and every unlock carries your subscription offer.

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How it works

One account for readers, one plugin for publishers, one charge per tab. If Tabline is ever unreachable, your page behaves exactly as it did before Tabline existed.

01 · READER

One click to read

A reader who won't subscribe clicks "This article · $1.00," signs in once by email, saves a card once, and is reading in seconds. Every later unlock, on any Tabline site, is a single click.

02 · TAB

Charged once, not per article

Purchases accrue on a tab and the card is charged once, at $5 or 30 days. Small payments finally work, and the reader can self-refund any purchase for 24 hours.

03 · PUBLISHER

Your funnel, not a rival

You set prices, keep 80%, and receive each reader's email. Every unlock screen pitches your subscription; when a reader converts, Tabline steps aside and counts it on your dashboard.

+83%conversion lift from a $2 per-article option (Washington Post, 2026)
80%of every unlock goes to the publisher, paid through your own Stripe account
10–15%of per-article buyers go on to subscribe, in published industry deployments
1 hourtypical install: a WordPress plugin or two lines of code on your existing paywall

For publishers

Built for independent outlets on WordPress, Ghost, or a custom stack. No changes to your paywall logic, no crypto, no new checkout — Tabline hands your site a signed proof that a reader paid, and your site keeps deciding who gets in.

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Tabline is onboarding a small group of pilot publishers. Tell us about your publication and we'll be in touch, usually within a day.