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Buy Me a Coffee setup

The app has a Buy me a coffee button under the logo. It currently points to a placeholder. Follow these steps to create your page and plug in your link.

1. Create your account

  1. Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com
  2. Click Start my page (or Sign up).
  3. Sign up with email or Google.

2. Set your username (your link)

  1. During signup, or in Settings → General, you’ll set your username.
  2. Your public link will be: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/YourUsername
  3. Pick something short and clear (e.g. statecollegeguitar, scguitar, or your name). You can’t change it later without contacting support.

3. Complete your page

  1. Profile: Add a photo and a short bio (e.g. “Guitar teacher, State College. This trainer is free — tips help keep it that way.”).
  2. Story: Optional. A few sentences about the trainer and why support helps.
  3. Goal (optional): e.g. “Keep the trainer free and ad‑free” or a monthly goal amount.

4. Connect payouts

  1. Go to Settings → Payment.
  2. Add your payout method (bank account or PayPal). They’ll send payouts on a schedule (e.g. monthly or when you hit a threshold).
  3. Confirm your identity if they ask (normal for payment platforms).

5. Put your link on the app

  1. Open public/guitar-interactive-base.php in your project.
  2. Find the line:
    href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/yourpage"
  3. Replace yourpage with your actual BMC username.
    Example: if your username is statecollegeguitar, use
    href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/statecollegeguitar"

Save the file. The button under the logo will now go to your real Buy Me a Coffee page.

6. Optional: custom amount

  • In BMC, you can set a default tip amount (e.g. $5) and/or allow custom amount.
  • Under Settings or Page, look for Coffee price / Support amount and set what you prefer.

Quick checklist

  • Sign up at buymeacoffee.com
  • Choose username (this becomes your link)
  • Add profile + short story (optional)
  • Add payout method
  • In public/guitar-interactive-base.php, replace yourpage in the BMC link with your username

After that, the Buy me a coffee button on the trainer will point to your page and people can tip with card or PayPal through BMC.