Connect external accounts
You can connect social media accounts to automatically thank new financial contributors
Connecting a Twitter account
Click on Connect Twitter. You will be prompted to either directly authorize Open Collective to access your account or to log in and authorize it.
Connecting your account will provide you a few automation options based on how many financial contributors Collectives you host have reached:
To use a template parameter, put it in brackets like this: {collective}
. Here are the parameters supported by each template:
Parameter | Templates | Description | Example |
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| New financial contributors | Twitter Handle of the contributor without the |
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| New financial contributors | Contribution amount with the currency |
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| Ten contributors Fifty contributors One hundred contributors | Either the collective name or, if set, the Twitter handle prefixed with an |
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| Ten contributors | Top 10 contributors names or handles | Facebook, @airbnb, company3, joe, @anotherAccount, anotherAccount2, anotherAccount3, anotherAccount4, anotherAccount5, anotherAccount6, +6 |
Receiving contributions through PayPal
This feature is currently in beta, meaning it's still being tested. To turn on PayPal contributions, email support.
Fees
Payment processor fees charged by PayPal will be automatically deducted. If any platform tips or platform share is paid through PayPal, it will go to your account and will be paid later, via the monthly settlement expense.
Connecting PayPal
If you're already in the beta test group, you can follow these instructions:
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