The latest articles on DEV Community by Panquesito7 (@panquesito7). https://dev.to/panquesito7 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F492185%2F50945668-d057-4ed2-a1a0-3c723ecc9929.png https://dev.to/panquesito7 en Panquesito7 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 02:51:01 +0000 https://dev.to/panquesito7/github-sponsors-now-allow-one-time-and-customizable-donations-ehk https://dev.to/panquesito7/github-sponsors-now-allow-one-time-and-customizable-donations-ehk <p>As you may have seen, GitHub made GitHub Sponsors in 2019 to fund Open Source developers for their work. Something I (and many other people) have been waiting for: <strong>GitHub now supports one-time and customizable donations for your sponsors!</strong></p> <p><em>If you do not know what GitHub Sponsors is, refer to <a href="https://docs.github.com/en/github/supporting-the-open-source-community-with-github-sponsors/about-github-sponsors">this</a> link.</em><br> <em>If you aren't still participating in GitHub Sponsors, refer to <a href="https://docs.github.com/en/github/supporting-the-open-source-community-with-github-sponsors/setting-up-github-sponsors-for-your-user-account">this</a> link.</em></p> <h2> How do I configure one-time donations? </h2> <p>If you are already participating in GitHub Sponsors, it's time to set up one-time donations! This way, people will be encouraged to donate to you one time.</p> <ol> <li>Go to <a href="https://github.com">GitHub</a>.</li> <li>Click on your profile photo.</li> <li>Click on "Your Sponsors". <img src="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fxgvqmc5zy66fgmw2rrlg.png" alt="image" width="214" height="596"> </li> <li>Click on the "Dashboard" button for your personal account (or your organization account).</li> <li>Click on "Sponsors tiers". <img src="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F28f658mtn7zsnkbl96cn.png" alt="image" width="371" height="453"> </li> <li>To add tiers for one-time donations, click on "one-time tiers". <img src="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F4citgw8c1y0zj6gusfir.png" alt="image" width="800" height="82"> </li> <li>Add a price, a description, publish it, and done! <strong>Now people can one-time donate to you.</strong> 😉</li> </ol> <h2> How do I set customizable donations for my sponsors? </h2> <p>In order to enable custom amounts, follow the next steps:</p> <ol> <li>Go to <a href="https://github.com">GitHub</a>.</li> <li>Click on your profile photo.</li> <li>Click on "Your Sponsors". <img src="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fxgvqmc5zy66fgmw2rrlg.png" alt="image" width="214" height="596"> </li> <li>Click on the "Dashboard" button for your personal account (or your organization account).</li> <li>Click on "Sponsors tiers". <img src="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F28f658mtn7zsnkbl96cn.png" alt="image" width="371" height="453"> </li> <li>Check the following box. <img src="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fdgi4bbx6ocvs69v65eud.png" alt="image" width="788" height="130"> </li> <li><strong>You're all set: people will now be able to donate to you using one-time or monthly donations with a custom amount!</strong></li> </ol> github donations opensource githubsponsors