Post Purchase States and Access CTAs
How a post page changes between author view, locked buyer view, purchased viewer state, and monetization-setup state, including the main CTAs users actually see.
Where you see this in the app
These states appear on the main post page at /posts/{postId}.
The user-facing experience changes based on:
| Viewer state | What usually changes |
|---|---|
| Author | Management and monetization controls appear |
| Logged-in buyer without entitlement | Purchase CTA appears when the post is priced |
| Entitled buyer | The post stays open and gated attachments/workspace can unlock |
| Anonymous viewer | The post may be readable, but account-aware actions still depend on sign-in |
Locked buyer vs entitled viewer vs author view
The post page does not look the same for every user.
| State | Plain-English meaning |
|---|---|
| Locked priced post | You can see the post page, but paid access has not been unlocked yet |
| Entitled viewer | You already bought or subscribed, so the paid gate should no longer block the attached experience |
| Author view | You can manage pricing and post settings because it is your own post |
The important distinction is that "can see the page" and "can use the paid workspace or artifact" are not always the same thing.
Do Fund and Enable monetization CTAs
The main monetization CTAs are:
| CTA | Who sees it | What it means |
|---|---|---|
Do Fund | Non-author viewers on a priced post without entitlement | Start checkout |
Enable monetization | Author on an unpriced post | Turn the post into a priced offer |
| author-side price summary | Author on an already priced post | Pricing is active and buyers see this price on checkout |
For subscription-priced posts, the page also explains that billing is monthly until canceled.
Workspace and attachment access after purchase
Purchase entitlement can affect more than just the text body of the post.
From the end-user perspective, a successful purchase may unlock:
- the post’s protected attachment,
- the post workspace,
- the artifact site tied to that post.
Whether workspace and artifact access both require purchase depends on that post’s workspace configuration.
How to read pricing locked state
The author-side priced state includes a warning that pricing is locked once enabled.
That means creators should treat the first monetization setup seriously:
- decide whether the post is one-time or subscription,
- confirm the price,
- then enable monetization.
After pricing is live, the page shifts from setup mode into sales mode.
Related docs
See it in action
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Post Pricing and Purchases
What the pricing controls mean, how one-time and monthly pricing differ, and what buyers should expect after checkout.
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Post Management, Editing, Pricing, and Co-Sellers
How authors edit posts after publishing, what pricing-locked means inside edit mode, and how co-seller setup appears on managed posts.