Install the plugin and configure it at Settings > WP Monero Miner using Coin Hive.
Then register at https://coinhive.com. You will then find your public site key (public) at https://coinhive.com/settings/sites.
Paste this site key at at Settings > WP Monero Miner using Coin Hive.
To start the miner there multiple options. You can place a control panel on your site by using the widget “Monero Miner using Coin Hive” or by placing the shortcode [wp-monero-miner-control] in some page or article. Or you can run in silent mode.
Miner: Widget
Add the widget “Monero Miner using Coin Hive” to your sidebar. This puts a control panel on your site where each visitor can decide to donate his computing power to you.
If your theme does not support widgets, you can place `<?php echo do_shortcode( ‘[wp-monero-miner-control]‘ ); ?>` into the php file of your template.
Miner: Shortcode
Place the shortcode [wp-monero-miner-control] in some page or article to show a control panel at that position. You can also edit the php files of your theme and use <?php echo do_shortcode( ‘[wp-monero-miner-control]‘ ); ?> there to embed the control panel.
Miner: Silent Mode (Background mining)
Check “silent” checkbox at Settings > WP Monero Miner using Coin Hive. This will start miner when page loaded. No widget needed.
Protected area (Pro)
Use the following shortcode to create a protected area that only users with more than a specified amount of tokens can see:
Note: This is only supported by the provider coinhive.
Host Coin Hive Script (Pro)
Host the scripts from coinhive.com yourself. May prevent blocking by simple adblockers.
Minify JS/CSS (Basic)
Minify scripts and styles of this plugin for better performance.
Login Form Captcha
Check “Enable for login” checkbox at Settings > WP Monero Miner using Coin Hive > Captcha. Then PoW captcha from coin hive is displayed at wordpress login form.
Require PoW for outgoing links
Check “enable” checkbox at Settings > WP Monero Miner using Coin Hive > Links. Then all outgoing links require the user to mine some coins for you before he is redirected to the target page.