Paid Bitcoin voting directly on WordPress

Coinsnap Bitcoin Voting turns a normal WordPress poll into a pay-to-vote interaction.

Visitors choose an option, pay a small Bitcoin amount, and the vote is counted after successful payment. Requiring a payment creates an economic barrier against spam and automated bot voting while also giving publishers and communities a way to monetize participation.

Payments can be made with Bitcoin via Lightning or on-chain.

Coinsnap is Bitcoin payment software for merchants and a brand of Onlineshop24 d.o.o., Serbia.

Key features

Create paid Bitcoin polls in WordPress
Accept Lightning and Bitcoin on-chain payments for votes
Support for Coinsnap and BTCPay Server
Up to four answer options per poll
Define the price per vote
Choose between one vote per person or multiple votes
Configure a voting duration
Display updated poll results after payment
Optional collection of voter information
Name, email, address and custom-field options
Multiple supported currencies
Light and dark themes
Shortcode-based placement
Payment confirmation after successful voting payment
Non-custodial / self-custody payment model
Optional bank settlement through supported Coinsnap partners

Typical use cases

Use Bitcoin Voting for:

community polls
fan voting
contests
feature prioritization
content selection
paid surveys
audience engagement
community decisions
bot-resistant online voting

This plugin is not intended as a replacement for legally regulated elections or formal public-sector voting systems.

How it works

Install and activate the plugin.
Connect Coinsnap or your own BTCPay Server.
Create a poll.
Add up to four answer options.
Define the Bitcoin payment amount required for a vote.
Choose one-vote or multiple-vote mode.
Set the voting duration and optional voter information.
Add the poll shortcode to a page or post.
A visitor selects an option and pays with Bitcoin.
The vote is recorded after successful payment and the updated result is shown.

Poll settings

Each poll can include:

Poll title
Up to four answer options
Price per vote
Currency
One-vote or multiple-vote mode
Voting duration
Light or dark theme
Optional voter information
Custom field
Thank-you message
Payment provider

Shortcode

The plugin uses:

[coinsnap_bitcoin_voting]

Use the shortcode displayed in the WordPress backend for the poll you want to publish.

Coinsnap or BTCPay Server

The plugin supports:

Coinsnap — accept Bitcoin and Lightning without operating your own payment infrastructure.
BTCPay Server — connect your own self-hosted BTCPay Server.

Bot-resistant paid voting

A vote is counted only after the required Bitcoin payment is completed.

This creates an economic barrier against automated voting, but it does not provide identity verification and should not be understood as a guarantee that manipulation is impossible.

Voter information

Voter information is optional. Depending on the poll configuration, you can request information such as name, email address, address or a custom field.

Only collect personal data when it is necessary and when you have an appropriate legal basis.

Settlement

With Coinsnap, payments can be settled to a compatible Bitcoin or Lightning wallet.

One option is the Coinsnap Wallet.

Coinsnap follows a non-custodial / self-custody approach and does not hold merchant Bitcoin.

Depending on the merchant setup and supported partner integrations, Bitcoin payments can also be converted and settled to a bank account.

More information

Product page: https://coinsnap.io/wp-plugins/wp-bitcoin-voting/
User Guide: https://coinsnap.io/user-guides/wp-bitcoin-voting-user-guide/
WordPress Plugin Directory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/coinsnap-bitcoin-voting/
Demo: https://voting.coinsnap.org/
GitHub: https://github.com/Coinsnap/Bitcoin-Voting
Coinsnap Wallet: https://coinsnap.io/wallet/
Coinsnap API: https://docs.coinsnap.io/
Coinsnap account: https://app.coinsnap.io/register

Coinsnap Bitcoin Voting

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