The best WordPress LMS setup depends on what you sell. LearnDash, Tutor LMS, LearnPress and Thrive Apprentice build the courses themselves, with lessons, quizzes and certificates. A membership plugin like Ultimate Membership Pro adds the business layer: it sells course…
You can create a membership website for free by pairing a free WordPress install with free hosting, a free subdomain, a free theme and a free membership plugin. The catch is that free tools come with limits, such as unstable…
A recurring subscription charges members automatically at set intervals, such as monthly or yearly, for as long as they keep their access. For most membership sites that publish new content or run a community, it is the better model, because…
The main types of membership are free, paid recurring (subscription), one-time or lifetime, fixed-term, trial, tiered, audience-based (such as student or family), and group or corporate memberships. Most membership sites combine two or three membership types, for example a free…
A membership site platform is the software that runs your members area: sign-ups, payments, and access to members-only content. You have three main options: WordPress with a membership plugin, a website builder with membership features, or a stand-alone creator platform.…
To create a paid membership WordPress site, you set a goal and a plan, choose WordPress as your platform, and install a membership plugin that sells Memberships, takes recurring payments and restricts content to paying members. With the right plugin,…
A membership dashboard is the page members see after they log in: one place to check their Membership, manage billing, update their profile and get to the content they paid for. To create one on WordPress, use a membership plugin…
WooCommerce Subscriptions is the official WooCommerce extension that turns regular products into subscription products. Customers pay weekly, monthly or yearly, renewals are charged automatically through supported gateways, and subscribers manage their plans from My Account. It is the right tool…
Stripe vs PayPal for a membership site comes down to checkout control versus brand recognition. Stripe usually costs less per card payment in the US and lets members pay on your own pages, while PayPal is a name many buyers…
The best WordPress membership plugins are Ultimate Membership Pro, MemberPress, Paid Memberships Pro, MemberMouse, WishList Member and Restrict Content Pro (now Kadence Memberships Pro), with ARMember, SureMembers, WooCommerce Memberships, Ultimate Member and Simple Membership as strong options for specific needs.…
