As of April 2026, Authenticate Sponsorware Videos via GitHub is a WordPress block plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.5.0+ and PHP 7.0.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website….
With Github’s new Github Sponsors program, Github developers can choose to sponsor open source projects.
This plugin is designed to help those wishing to monetize according to the ‘sponsorware’ pattern specified by Caleb Porzio:
https://calebporzio.com/i-just-hit-dollar-100000yr-on-github-sponsors-heres-how-i-did-it
Specifically it is to help with “Phase 3: Sponsored Screencasts”.
This plugin utilizes Github OAuth and calls the Github API to gatekeep specified videos to only Github Users, with the option to require sponsorship to a particular organization or user.
The plugin utilizes the built-in HTML5 video player, by embedding (when the user is authorized) a video and source element.
The plugin adds an editor block to include in posts and a custom post type…
| WordPress | 5.5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.1.10 |
| PHP | 7.0.0+ required |
*Testing on 6.1.1, update to the latest npm packages for security fixes, etc.
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