Paragraph.com is a publishing platform built for Web3, which allows writing and ownership to live in the same place. Instead of publishing a post and then figuring out monetization separately, creators can run crowdfunds, sell editions, auction work, and split proceeds, all as part of the same piece of content. For .locker users, it's one of the cleaner ways to put your digital identity to work in public. Your digital identity is connected to what you publish, what you fund, and what you collect.

How to Use Paragraph with .locker

Paragraph has documentation on how to get started. You can sign up with an email address, Farcaster, or a digital wallet. Connecting a digital wallet allows you to collect earnings and rewards.

What Makes Paragraph Different

On publishing platforms, a post is just a post. On Paragraph, some content includes on chain actions like minting an edition, backing a crowdfund, or participating in an auction. When that happens, a digital wallet signature is involved and, sometimes, a small network fee. That's not the platform charging you arbitrarily. That's how on chain transactions work.

Splits are worth understanding before you use them. A split doesn't just send money somewhere; it routes value across multiple recipients. If you're expecting one destination and the creator set up a split, that's working as intended.

Common Questions

These are the moments that feel broken but aren't:

"I published, but there's no edition showing up."

‍Publishing and minting are separate steps. If an edition is part of the post, there's an onchain action required after publishing.

"Why am I being asked to sign something for a basic action?"

If the action touches ownership, funding, or value routing, a signature is normal. It's not basic in web3 terms, even if it looks like a regular button click.

"Why did this cost money?"

Network fees apply to onchain transactions. The platform isn't charging you, the network is processing the action.

How your .locker name fits in

When you connect your digital wallet to Paragraph, your .locker name can appear in place of your digital wallet address, on your profile, on editions you've collected, and on anything you publish. How consistently it shows depends on whether ENS reverse resolution is set and whether the app reads it. If your name isn't appearing where you expect it, that's usually a resolution setting.