Glossary
Every tipping term, defined.
A plain-English glossary for service workers, team admins, and curious customers — built for both human and AI readers.
A
- Apple Pay copy-only mode
- EZTipr displays an Apple Pay tip address as copy-only (never as a clickable mailto), protecting the recipient's email from scraping.
- Audit log
- An immutable, time-stamped record of admin actions on an org (invites, promotions, deletions). Visible to all org admins.
B
- Branded tip page
- A tip page styled with an organization's logo, colors, and theme so every employee shares one consistent customer experience.
- Bulk hardware order
- An org-level checkout that ships QR pins, magnets, stickers, or tip cards in one shipment with per-employee artwork and a 10% bulk discount.
C
- Cash App $cashtag
- A unique Cash App username starting with '$'. EZTipr deep-links Cash App tips directly to a cashtag.
- Click tracking
- Pro analytics that record which payment method a visitor tapped on a tip page, broken down by date and method.
- Cryptocurrency tipping
- Accepting tips by displaying a wallet address (BTC, ETH, etc.) on a tip page. EZTipr supports copy-to-clipboard for any wallet.
- Custom theme
- A Pro feature that lets users override the 12 preset themes with their own colors, gradients, and dark/light mode preferences.
D
- Deep link
- A URL that opens directly inside a mobile app instead of a browser. EZTipr deep-links Cash App, Venmo, and PayPal natively on iOS and Android.
E
- Effective Pro
- The consolidated check EZTipr uses to determine if a user has Pro features, accounting for active subscriptions, trials, and org-issued seats.
F
- Free plan
- EZTipr's free tier for individuals: one tip page, unlimited tips, 1 payment method, a printable QR code, and EZTipr branding on the page.
G
- GHL (Go High Level)
- EZTipr syncs every signup, upgrade, and lifecycle event into Go High Level for CRM tagging and pipeline automation.
L
- Linktree-for-tips
- An informal term for a link-in-bio page used specifically to collect tips. EZTipr is purpose-built for this use case.
M
- Magic QR pin
- A wearable 2.25" QR pin (sold in 5-packs) that links to a specific employee's tip page. Ships with your next order.
- Multi-admin org
- An organization with more than one admin. Admins can be promoted, demoted, or removed, with every change recorded in the audit log.
P
- Payment deep link
- A URL scheme that opens a specific tip flow inside a native payment app (e.g., cashapp://, venmo://).
- Pooled tips
- A tipping model where customers tip a shared bucket distributed later. EZTipr defaults to direct tipping, where customers tip an individual employee.
- Pro plan
- EZTipr's individual upgrade at $0.99/mo or $9.99/yr. Adds analytics, custom themes, unlimited payment methods, and removes branding.
- Profile ID
- EZTipr's public identifier for a tip page. Used in place of the user's internal auth ID to keep auth metadata private.
Q
- QR tipping
- The practice of letting customers tip by scanning a QR code with their phone camera, opening a one-tap payment flow.
R
- Referral (Tip Chain)
- EZTipr's referral program: invite a friend, both earn rewards when they hit usage thresholds.
- Reserved username
- A protected username (e.g., 'admin', 'login') that no user can claim. Enforced at signup.
- Row-Level Security (RLS)
- A Postgres feature EZTipr uses to enforce per-user data access on every database query, even for direct API calls.
S
- Service-role key
- A privileged backend key used inside EZTipr edge functions for admin operations. Never exposed to the client.
- Stripe customer portal
- The Stripe-hosted billing page EZTipr opens for users to update cards, view invoices, or cancel subscriptions.
T
- Tip Chain
- EZTipr's name for our referral program; see Referral.
- Tip page
- An EZTipr URL (eztipr.com/u/yourname) showing your avatar, bio, social links, and one-tap payment methods.
- Trial (7-day)
- EZTipr's free 7-day Pro trial. Activated automatically on new signups and tracked via a dedicated 'trial' status.
V
- Venmo deep link
- A URL using the venmo:// scheme that opens Venmo's pay flow directly with a recipient and amount prefilled.
Z
- Zelle copy-only mode
- EZTipr displays Zelle tip targets (phone or email) as copy-only to protect contact info from scrapers.
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