{"id":42581,"date":"2020-09-14T09:50:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T09:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=42581"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:33:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:33:02","slug":"wordpress-membership-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-membership-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Best WordPress Membership Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42581\" class=\"elementor elementor-42581\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49f6000 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49f6000\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41ed748\" data-id=\"41ed748\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46dd5e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46dd5e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Searching for the best WordPress membership plugins to create a members-only site? In this post, we&#8217;ll break down all the best membership plugins by the features that matter, like how they let you restrict content, sell memberships, integrate with other plugins, and more.<\/p><p>Membership plugins are an incredibly useful tool for a variety of different types of WordPress sites&#8230;which is why there are so many membership plugins to choose from! You can use them for online courses, private forums, social communities, purchasing clubs, and a whole lot more.<\/p><p>To help you narrow down your search and find the best plugin for your needs and budget, we&#8217;ve collected the eight best membership plugins for WordPress.<\/p><p>All of these plugins can do the difficult backend work of managing members and restricting access to your content, while still letting you use Elementor to design the front-end of your site. Some go further and offer direct integrations with Elementor so that you can even restrict access to individual Elementor sections and widgets.<\/p><p>Membership plugins are an incredibly detailed topic, so there&#8217;s a lot of ground to cover here.\u00a0<\/p><p>Let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265b8ee4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"265b8ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-gac=\"CTA_Elements\" data-gaa=\"Link\" data-gal=\"Position_Text_CTA\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-membership-site-memberpress-elementor\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn How To Create a WordPress Membership Website With Elementor <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babdaa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"babdaa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are WordPress Membership Plugins Used For?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3bc397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3bc397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At a high-level, membership plugins let you accept members on your website and offer different experiences to members as opposed to anonymous visitors (or even different experiences to different classes of members).<\/p><p>Those really are the only two basic conditions:<\/p><ol><li>You want to accept registration from members.<\/li><li>You want to offer different experiences to members, typically by restricting access to content for non-members (though you can also do so in other ways).<\/li><\/ol><p>Depending on how you want to implement things, you could let people become members for free. Or, you could charge a one-time or recurring membership fee to join. You can also go further and offer different subscription levels that grant different levels of access.<\/p><p>This basic functionality opens up a ton of possibilities for building interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/create-website-with-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress sites<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b0de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64b0de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Types of WordPress Membership Sites Can You Build?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51230f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51230f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are some examples of the types of sites that you can build with WordPress membership plugins:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Online courses <\/strong>&#8211; you could deliver <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/create-online-course-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online course<\/a> content to members.<\/li><li><strong>Private communities <\/strong>&#8211; you could create <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/paid-member-subscriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">private communities<\/a> that mix course content, message boards, private coaching, and more.<\/li><li><strong>&#8220;Premium&#8221; content<\/strong> &#8211; this is pretty generic, but you can use membership sites for any type of premium content. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/scottscheapflights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott&#8217;s Cheap Flights<\/a> shares the best cheap airfare deals with members.<\/li><li><strong>A private forum <\/strong>&#8211; you could create your own forum and restrict access to some\/all of the forums based on different membership levels.<\/li><li><strong>Your own WordPress.com clone <\/strong>&#8211; you can let members create their own sites on your network <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-is-wordpress-multisite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using WordPress multisite<\/a>, just like how it works with WordPress.com.<\/li><li><strong>E-commerce perks <\/strong>&#8211; you could offer special deals\/discounts to members at your <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/ecommerce\/\"   title=\"eCommerce\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25742\">eCommerce<\/a> store, sort of like your own version of Amazon Prime. Or, you could require people to be members to make a purchase to create a private purchasing club.<\/li><\/ul><p>This is by no means a complete list, there are a lot of different ways that you can go with a WordPress membership plugin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8a357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c8a357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to Look for in a WordPress Membership Plugin\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3a9a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3a9a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choosing a membership plugin is one of the harder decisions that you&#8217;ll make simply because there are so many features that go into a membership plugin. Additionally, there are a lot of small features that might be important for your specific membership implementation.<\/p><p>That is to say, this is not a complete list of what to look for. Instead, these are just some of the biggest factors to consider when choosing a plugin:<\/p><ol><li>Content restriction options<\/li><li>Subscription levels\/management<\/li><li>Payment options<\/li><li>Integrations with other tools<\/li><li>Price<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c64965 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c64965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content Restriction Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1060bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1060bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How does the plugin let you restrict access to content? Can you restrict the following:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Parts of content<\/li><li>Entire posts\/pages<\/li><li>Entire categories of content<\/li><li>Entire post types<\/li><li>Certain templates?<\/li><\/ul><p>Do you need to go beyond content restrictions? For example, do you want to let members create their own network site via WordPress multisite? Some plugins support this, while others don&#8217;t.<\/p><p>Do you want to restrict file downloads? Again, not all plugins offer this.<\/p><p>Also important \u2014 how can you control the timing of content restriction:<\/p><ul><li>Can you drip content out over time? This helps keep people coming back.<\/li><li>Can you set a hard expiration date for content?<\/li><li>Can you unlock content access after a certain period of time?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc4f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcc4f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscription Levels\/Management\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a816e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a816e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you want to offer multiple membership levels? Or do you just want to create a single &#8220;member&#8221; class?<\/p><p>Additionally, you have other important questions:<\/p><ul><li>Should members be allowed to have multiple subscriptions?<\/li><li>Do you want members to be able to change their subscription levels without manual intervention?<\/li><li>Do you want to offer group subscriptions? For example, a business could purchase a membership for its staff.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe9efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abe9efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Payment Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b0240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b0240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re not looking to charge for access to your community, you can safely ignore this one.<\/p><p>However, if you are planning to monetize your membership site, there are a lot of questions to consider here:<\/p><ul><li>Which payment gateways are supported?<\/li><li>Can you give free trials or charge a one-time signup fee (on top of the membership)<\/li><li>Can you offer discount codes or run other promotions?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3079676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3079676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integrations\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e6483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e6483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you want to create a membership community based around another plugin, you&#8217;ll need to pay special attention to integrations.<\/p><p>For example, do you want to create a members-only forum? Make sure you choose a plugin that integrates with bbPress.<\/p><p>Want to offer free shipping to members of your <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/woocommerce-builder\/\"   title=\"WooCommerce Builder\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25743\">WooCommerce<\/a> store? Make sure the plugin has a WooCommerce integration (and that specific feature).<\/p><p>Some of the common integrations that you&#8217;ll want to consider are:<\/p><ul><li>Email marketing services (to automatically add members to your lists)<\/li><li>WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads<\/li><li>bbPress<\/li><\/ul><p>If you&#8217;re using Elementor, you&#8217;ll also want to think about Elementor integration. Because these plugins work with core WordPress features, they all should integrate with Elementor at a basic level. For example, if you restrict an entire page, it doesn&#8217;t matter whether you built that page with Elementor or the native WordPress editor.<\/p><p>However, some plugins go further than others with their Elementor integrations. For example, some let you restrict access to individual Elementor sections, columns, or widgets, which is really useful if you plan to rely on partial content restriction in your Elementor designs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e2eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64e2eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7da05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d7da05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lastly, and quite obviously, there&#8217;s the issue of price. You&#8217;ll find a pretty broad range of options, so you&#8217;ll want to look for something that fits your budget. You&#8217;ll find prices ranging from free up to $400+ when it&#8217;s all said and done.<\/p><p>In the sections below, we&#8217;ll break down each plugin&#8217;s features by these same categories to help you quickly assess them. However, membership plugins have far too many features to include in a roundup post like this, so we&#8217;d encourage you to use our descriptions as a jumping-off point for further research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c6767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14c6767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8 Best WordPress Membership Plugins\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292f64e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"292f64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/memberpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">1. MemberPress<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b21042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b21042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=362\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MemberPress.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-42586\" alt=\"MemberPress&#039; homepage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MemberPress.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MemberPress-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e032b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e032b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MemberPress is one of the most popular WordPress membership plugins. It only comes in a premium version, but it&#8217;s affordably priced unlike most of the competition.<\/p><p>For a more detailed look at what it&#8217;s like to use MemberPress, we have an entire <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-membership-site-memberpress-elementor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tutorial on how to build a membership site<\/a> using Elementor and MemberPress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ca834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8ca834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content Restriction Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b3ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83b3ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MemberPress gives you a lot of options for restricting content.<\/p><p>First off, you can bulk restrict content in a number of ways:<\/p><ul><li>All content<\/li><li>Entire categories<\/li><li>Entire tags<\/li><li>Child pages of content<\/li><li>Post types<\/li><\/ul><p>You can also restrict individual pieces of content (including widgets). Or, you can use partial content restriction via a shortcode or PHP.<\/p><p>MemberPress also lets you protect files, which lets you prevent unauthorized downloads<\/p><p>You can also use these rules to:<\/p><ul><li>Drip content<\/li><li>Expire content after a certain amount of time.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11bd38b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11bd38b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscription Levels\/Management\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0578bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0578bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MemberPress lets you create unlimited free and paid subscription levels. You can create &#8220;tiers&#8221; so that members can upgrade and downgrade accordingly.<\/p><p>Members will be able to manage their own subscriptions from the front-end. They can update, upgrade, downgrade, etc.<\/p><p>With the Corporate Accounts add-on, you can also create group memberships with sub-members inside that account.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2fb45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e2fb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Payment Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73dcff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c73dcff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MemberPress supports both one-time and recurring payments via the following payment gateways:<\/p><ul><li>Stripe<\/li><li>PayPal (Express, Standard, Pro)<\/li><li>Authorize.net<\/li><li>Offline payments<\/li><\/ul><p>You can offer both free trials or paid trials, as well as coupon codes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70bc1b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70bc1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notable Integrations\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19840a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e19840a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/memberpress.com\/integrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MemberPress integrates<\/a> with the following tools:<\/p><ul><li>bbPress<\/li><li>Affiliate Royale (from the same developer) to create an affiliate program<\/li><li>Zapier<\/li><li>Many popular email marketing services<\/li><li>External object storage (like Amazon S3) to restrict access to files from those services<\/li><li>LearnDash and some other LMS plugins for online courses<\/li><\/ul><p>There&#8217;s also <a href=\"https:\/\/memberpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an official Elementor add-on<\/a> that lets you restrict individual sections from inside the Elementor interface. This is really handy if you want to use Elementor to design the content that you offer to members.\u00a0<\/p><p>Or, you could include these rules in templates from <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementor Pro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/theme-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theme Builder<\/a> to easily restrict content sitewide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f814dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f814dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c55e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c55e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MemberPress has three different pricing plans, each with different features and site usage limits:<\/p><ul><li>Basic &#8211; $149<\/li><li>Plus &#8211; $249<\/li><li>Pro &#8211; $349<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8d99d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b8d99d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/restrictcontentpro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">2. Restrict Content Pro<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05916f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05916f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=359\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42587\" alt=\"restrict content pro&#039;s homepage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image1-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image1-1-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b930a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b930a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Restrict Content Pro is a popular WordPress membership plugin that was <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemes.com\/restrict-content-pro-is-joining-ithemes-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acquired by iThemes<\/a> on September 1st, 2020. While this is a big change, iThemes is a very established company and is planning to put resources into Restrict Content Pro, so you should still feel confident that it will be around for the long haul.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331683a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"331683a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content Restriction Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c5478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49c5478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can restrict individual posts\/pages, or, you can also bulk restrict content based on:<\/p><ul><li>The category that the content is<\/li><li>The post type<\/li><\/ul><p>If you need more granular control, you can also partially restrict content using a shortcode or PHP function.<\/p><p>Other useful features include:<\/p><ul><li>Drip content<\/li><li>Hard expiration date for content<\/li><li>Unlock content after a certain amount of time<\/li><\/ul><p>You also get some other interesting ways to restrict &#8220;content&#8221;. For example, you can let members create their own network site on your WordPress multisite network.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3046e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3046e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscription Levels\/Management\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d428e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d428e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Restrict Content Pro lets you create unlimited subscription levels, including both free and paid levels.<\/p><p>Members can manage their subscription levels from the front-end, including options to upgrade or downgrade.<\/p><p>With the Group Accounts add-on, you can also offer multi-member group memberships that you can sell to organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab69ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ab69ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Payment Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6779e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6779e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Restrict Content Pro offers support for the following payment gateways:<\/p><ul><li>Stripe<\/li><li>Braintree (by PayPal)<\/li><li>2Checkout<\/li><li>Authorize.net<\/li><li>PayPal (Express, Standard, Pro)<\/li><\/ul><p>You can offer free trial periods, as well as a fairly flexible coupon feature that lets you add coupon limits and even lock coupons to specific membership levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcf372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffcf372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notable Integrations\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b64d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b64d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Restrict Content Pro has built-in integrations for some popular email marketing services including:<\/p><ul><li>Mailchimp<\/li><li>AWeber<\/li><li>ConvertKit<\/li><li>ActiveCampaign<\/li><li>MailPoet<\/li><li>Campaign Monitor<\/li><\/ul><p>There are also dedicated integrations for a few other plugins:<\/p><ul><li>WooCommerce<\/li><li>Easy Digital Downloads<\/li><li>WP Job Manager<\/li><li>bbPress<\/li><\/ul><p>Finally, it also integrates with the AffiliateWP plugin to help you create an affiliate program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6025a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6025a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8beba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce8beba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is technically a free version of Restrict Content available at WordPress.org, but it&#8217;s very limited.<\/p><p>Most sites will want to go with Restrict Content Pro, which has four pricing plans:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Personal &#8211; <\/strong>$99 &#8211; premium features on one site.<\/li><li><strong>Plus <\/strong>&#8211; $149 &#8211; premium features on five sites.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Professional <\/strong>&#8211; $299 &#8211; premium features + 18 pro add-ons on unlimited sites.<\/li><li><strong>Ultimate <\/strong>&#8211; $499 &#8211; premium features + 18 pro add-ons on unlimited sites <strong>with lifetime support\/updates<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><p>Or, thanks to the new iThemes acquisition, you can also get it as part of the iThemes Toolkit, which starts at $700 for access to all iThemes plugins\/services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9ab08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed9ab08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/woocommerce.com\/products\/woocommerce-memberships\/\" target=\"_blank\">3. WooCommerce Memberships<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8ab87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb8ab87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=492\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image5-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42590\" alt=\"woocommerce memberships&#039; homepage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image5-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image5-1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fc690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24fc690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WooCommerce Memberships is a WordPress membership plugin that, as the name suggests, uses WooCommerce as its base.<\/p><p>This leads to a common misconception that WooCommerce Memberships is only for creating a membership site built around an eCommerce store. That is <strong>not<\/strong> the case &#8211; you can use WooCommerce Memberships to create any type of membership site (though it does have some nice options for eCommerce stores).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2bcac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f2bcac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content Restriction Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e0ba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51e0ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WooCommerce Memberships lets you bulk restrict content at various levels:<\/p><ul><li>Entire post types<\/li><li>Categories<\/li><li>Tags<\/li><li>Custom taxonomies<\/li><\/ul><p>You can also restrict individual pieces of content, as well as partial content restriction via shortcodes or block settings.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re running a WooCommerce store, you can also restrict who can view and\/or purchase products.<\/p><p>Finally, you can also drip content out over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534726d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"534726d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscription Levels\/Management\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d30a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d30a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can create unlimited subscription levels and link them to WooCommerce products to control access. That is, when someone purchases a product, they get access to the subscription level. You can also offer free memberships by creating a free product.<\/p><p>Members can have multiple subscription levels. If you&#8217;re using WooCommerce Subscriptions, they&#8217;ll also be able to manage their subscriptions using features from that plugin.<\/p><p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/woocommerce.com\/products\/teams-woocommerce-memberships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teams for WooCommerce Memberships extension<\/a> (separate $129 purchase), you can also sell group memberships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13d77f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b13d77f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Payment Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982d386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"982d386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because it&#8217;s built on WooCommerce, WooCommerce Memberships really shines when it comes to payment integrations. You&#8217;ll be able to tap into all the regular WooCommerce payment gateways and features.<\/p><p>That includes coupons, discounting rules, free trials\/sign-up fees (with WooCommerce Subscriptions), and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff099da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff099da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notable Integrations\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2ce72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b2ce72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are running a WooCommerce store, WooCommerce Memberships does have some useful WooCommerce-specific features:<\/p><ul><li>Require people to be members in order to purchase products.<\/li><li>Offer special discounts or free shipping to members.<\/li><\/ul><p>It also integrates with <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/sensei-lms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automattic&#8217;s Sensei LMS plugin<\/a>, which helps you create online courses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604955f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"604955f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590020a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"590020a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WooCommerce Memberships itself costs $199. However, most membership sites will also need to purchase some other WooCommerce extensions to get all of the features that they need.<\/p><p>For example, if you want to offer recurring subscriptions, you&#8217;ll need the WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin, which also costs $199. For that reason, this one can be a little more expensive than another option that has everything built in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a2ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2a2ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paidmembershipspro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">4. Paid Memberships Pro<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf67ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf67ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=424\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image7-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42591\" alt=\"paid memberships pro&#039;s homepage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image7-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image7-1-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1610001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1610001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paid Memberships Pro is the first membership plugin on this list that offers a full-featured free version at WordPress.org.<\/p><p>With just the free core version, you already get access to a lot of features. If you want to go further, you can also choose from 18+ free add-ons and 65+ premium add-ons. Because it has so many add-ons, Paid Memberships Pro gives you a lot of flexibility for how you set up your site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0089fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0089fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content Restriction Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b68d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b68d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can restrict entire pieces of content by:<\/p><ul><li>Individual pieces of content<\/li><li>Category<\/li><li>Post type<\/li><\/ul><p>You can also hard-code content restriction using a PHP function. You can also use this to wrap ads so that you can offer members an ad-free experience while showing ads to non-members.<\/p><p>For partial content restriction, the plugin includes both a shortcode and a dedicated &#8220;Member&#8221; block that restricts all blocks nested inside.<\/p><p>Through its many add-ons, it also supports:<\/p><ul><li>Drip content<\/li><li>Member-specific RSS feeds<\/li><li>Network sites for members with WordPress multisite<\/li><li>Limiting post views (like the paywalls that many newspapers use)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06b7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b06b7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscription Levels\/Management\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ac90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0ac90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paid Memberships Pro allows unlimited membership levels, including an option to link membership levels to new or existing WordPress user roles.<\/p><p>Some other notable features are:<\/p><ul><li>Members can have multiple membership levels<\/li><li>You can sell group memberships to organizations<\/li><\/ul><p>You can also create a front-end directory of user profiles, which is useful for community websites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e421c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e421c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Payment Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b663a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b663a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paid Memberships Pro supports one-time and recurring payments via the following gateways:<\/p><ul><li>Stripe<\/li><li>PayPal (Express, Standard, Website Payments Pro, and Payflow Pro)<\/li><li>Braintree<\/li><li>Authorize.net<\/li><li>CyberSource<\/li><li>2Checkout<\/li><li>Payfast<\/li><\/ul><p>There&#8217;s also a WooCommerce integration that lets you use WooCommerce to handle payments.<\/p><p>Other useful features include:<\/p><ul><li>Trial periods<\/li><li>Coupons\/discounts<\/li><li>Failed payment limits<\/li><li>Variable pricing\/donations<\/li><li>Proration and membership pausing<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca89493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca89493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notable Integrations\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f2306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f2306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Popular email marketing services, including Mailchimp and AWeber<\/li><li>Zapier<\/li><li>WooCommerce<\/li><li>BuddyPress<\/li><li>bbPress<\/li><li>Download Monitor<\/li><li>Some popular events plugins for members-only events<\/li><\/ul><p>Additionally, there&#8217;s an official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paidmembershipspro.com\/documentation\/compatibility\/page-builders\/elementor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementor integration<\/a> that allows you to restrict content at the element or widget level and display content to non-members or for specific membership levels. It also gives you more flexibility over the appearance and the content restrictions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e30c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e30c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fca582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fca582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The core Paid Memberships Pro plugin is available for free at WordPress.org. You can also get 18+ free add-ons through the developer&#8217;s website.<\/p><p>There are two plans to access the 65+ premium add-ons and support:<\/p><ul><li>Plus &#8211; $297 for up to 5 sites<\/li><li>Unlimited &#8211; $597 for unlimited sites<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f73a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26f73a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozmoslabs.com\/wordpress-paid-member-subscriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\">5. Paid Member Subscriptions<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357e46f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"357e46f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=414\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image8-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42592\" alt=\"paid member subscriptions&#039; homepage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image8-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image8-1-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58746a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58746a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paid Member Subscriptions is a freemium membership plugin from the same developer as the TranslatePress plugin, which we <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/multilingual-website-translatepress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detailed in our tutorial on how to translate Elementor<\/a>.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s a little more lightweight than some other plugins, but it still has all the features that most membership sites will need and it&#8217;s more affordable than most of the competition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d688a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17d688a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content Restriction Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9ea6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9ea6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your options for restricting content vary between the free and paid versions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individual pieces of content (free)<\/li>\n<li>Entire taxonomies (paid)<\/li>\n<li>Entire&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-custom-post-types\/\" target=\"_blank\">custom post types<\/a>&nbsp;(paid)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For partial content restriction, you can use shortcodes and you can also drip content out over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327a6c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"327a6c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscription Levels\/Management\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a71e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26a71e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paid Member Subscriptions lets you have unlimited levels of membership subscriptions. You can arrange your levels in a hierarchy to make it easy for members to upgrade\/downgrade.<\/p><p>With the paid version, you&#8217;ll also get the following features:<\/p><ul><li>Members can have multiple subscription levels<\/li><li>Group\/umbrella memberships for organizations<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af01eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4af01eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Payment Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cab53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3cab53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paid Member Subscriptions integrates with the following payment gateways:<\/p><ul><li>PayPal (Standard and Express)<\/li><li>Stripe<\/li><\/ul><p>It supports both one-time and recurring payments as well as the following features:<\/p><ul><li>Free trials<\/li><li>One-time signup fees<\/li><li>Taxes and EU VAT<\/li><li>Pay what you want (variable pricing)<\/li><li>Discount codes<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f154c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f154c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notable Integrations\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f55d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f55d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First off, Paid Member Subscriptions has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cozmoslabs.com\/docs\/profile-builder-2\/general-settings\/content-restriction\/elementor-content-restriction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a dedicated Elementor integration<\/a> that lets you restrict individual sections, columns, or widgets using the native Elementor interface. You&#8217;ll get a new <strong>Visibility Restriction<\/strong> setting in the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab when you&#8217;re working in Elementor.<\/p><p>You can use this to restrict parts of individual designs. Or, if you combine it with <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementor Pro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/theme-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theme Builder<\/a>, you can add content restriction directly to your templates.<\/p><p>Other integrations include:<\/p><ul><li>WooCommerce (restrict product viewing\/purchasing or offer special perks)<\/li><li>bbPress<\/li><li>Profile Builder<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb4201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fb4201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8acdf43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8acdf43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paid Member Subscriptions has a viable free version available at WordPress.org.<\/p><p>If you need additional features, there are two paid plans with different features and site limits:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Hobbyist &#8211; <\/strong>$69 for basic add-ons on one site<\/li><li><strong>Pro <\/strong>&#8211; $149 for all add-ons on unlimited sites<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b724f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b724f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/membermouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">6. MemberMouse<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85eed83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85eed83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=380\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image4-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image4-1-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2306f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d2306f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MemberMouse is a membership WordPress plugin that operates more like a SaaS tool in its billing model and approach.<\/p><p>It offers a lot of advanced features in one package. However, one important thing to note is that MemberMouse is <strong>not<\/strong> GPL-licensed like most other WordPress plugins. That means, in part, that you won&#8217;t be able to edit any of the underlying code. If GPL licensing is important to you, you&#8217;ll want to look for another plugin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a500f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6a500f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content Restriction Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d8407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d8407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MemberMouse lets you restrict individual pieces of content as well as bulk restriction via:<\/p><ul><li>Categories or other taxonomies<\/li><li>Post types<\/li><\/ul><p>You can also partially restrict content using SmartTags. SmartTags also let you display different content based on a user&#8217;s level, which is useful for creating personalized experiences.<\/p><p>Other features include:<\/p><ul><li>Content dripping<\/li><li>&#8220;Teaser&#8221; versions of restricted content &#8211; this lets members still share restricted content, but limits what guests can see<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ea78f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78ea78f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscription Levels\/Management<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec08a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec08a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MemberMouse lets you create unlimited subscription levels. However, while members can upgrade and downgrade their level, they can only have one membership level at a time.<\/p><p>MemberMouse also lacks a group membership feature, though there are some <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/groups-for-membermouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third-party extensions that add this<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc3ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cc3ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Payment Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195ccb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"195ccb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MemberMouse supports the following payment gateways:<\/p><ul><li>Stripe<\/li><li>PayPal<\/li><li>Braintree<\/li><li>Authorize.net<\/li><li>Clickbank<\/li><li>Sticky.io<\/li><li>Coinbase<\/li><\/ul><p>You can sell both one-time or recurring memberships including:<\/p><ul><li>Free or paid trials<\/li><li>Payment plans<\/li><li>Coupon codes<\/li><li>One-click upsells<\/li><li>Gifting<\/li><\/ul><p>One notable feature is that MemberMouse can also help you sell individual products in addition to memberships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba72c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba72c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notable Integrations\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc875f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc875f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because you can&#8217;t edit the underlying code, it will be difficult to set up integrations beyond the built-in ones (though MemberMouse <a href=\"https:\/\/support.membermouse.com\/support\/solutions\/articles\/9000020268-api-documentation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">does have an API<\/a>).<\/p><p>MemberMouse&#8217;s integrations are basically limited to popular email marketing services, along with a catch-all Zapier integration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579f11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"579f11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0aad07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0aad07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MemberMouse uses SaaS-style recurring billing based on the number of members your site has, along with some other feature differences:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Builder &#8211; <\/strong>$39.95\/month for up to 5,000 active members<\/li><li><strong>Advanced <\/strong>&#8211; $99\/month for up to 50,000 active members<\/li><li><strong>Premium <\/strong>&#8211; $299\/month for up to 100,000 active members<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d8ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7d8ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/members\/\" target=\"_blank\">7. Members<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840ced3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"840ced3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=232\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42594\" alt=\"members&#039; homepage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image3-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image3-1-300x97.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd6e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fd6e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members is a lightweight free WordPress membership plugin that was <a href=\"https:\/\/memberpress.com\/members-role-editor-plugin-is-joining-the-caseproof-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acquired by the MemberPress team in late 2019<\/a>.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s a good option if you just want a lightweight option to restrict access to content, but it doesn&#8217;t have the advanced subscription level and payment features that the other plugins offer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7bde8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d7bde8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content Restriction Options<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1acb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df1acb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members works in tandem with WordPress&#8217; default roles and capabilities features to help you control what users can do on your site.<\/p><p>You&#8217;ll be able to restrict access by user role\/capability for lots of different parts of your site including:<\/p><ul><li>Blocks<\/li><li>Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) fields<\/li><li>Easy Digital Downloads<\/li><li>GiveWP<\/li><li>Meta Box custom fields<\/li><li>WooCommerce<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deac70b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deac70b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscription Levels\/Management\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c529c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c529c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Again, you&#8217;ll use the default WordPress roles and capabilities features &#8211; it doesn&#8217;t add its own subscription management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155323a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"155323a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Payment Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187b522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"187b522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>None, but you could integrate it with MemberPress for payments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e21dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2e21dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notable Integrations\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b220d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b220d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members integrates with the capabilities in a lot of other WordPress plugins including:<\/p><ul><li>ACF<\/li><li>Easy Digital Downloads<\/li><li>GiveWP<\/li><li>Meta Box<\/li><li>WooCommerce<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff75695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff75695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f5335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31f5335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the MemberPress acquisition, the Members plugin and all add-ons are free.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9c7f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f9c7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-members\/\" target=\"_blank\">8. WP-Members<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d9ae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33d9ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720,h=228\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image6-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42597\" alt=\"wp-members&#039; homepage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=720\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image6-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/image6-1-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1de28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1de28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WP-Members is a popular free membership plugin at WordPress.org, where it&#8217;s active on over 80,000 sites with a 4.7-star rating on over 200 reviews. There are also additional premium add-ons that extend the core plugin.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s a good lightweight option but, like Members, it lacks some of the advanced features found in the other membership plugins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b5bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56b5bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content Restriction Options\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bea49b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bea49b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WP-Members lets you restrict individual posts, pages, or custom post types. You can also partially restrict content using shortcodes. However, there&#8217;s not an option to bulk restrict content.<\/p><p>With a premium add-on, you can also restrict access to specific files.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba0226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ba0226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscription Levels\/Management<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f58a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f58a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike the other plugins, WP-Members doesn&#8217;t let you create unlimited subscription levels. 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