A member directory is a searchable online list of the people in an organization, with a profile for each member: name, photo, role, expertise and contact details. You need one if your members benefit from finding and contacting each other,…
The best WordPress community plugins for membership sites are Ultimate Membership Pro, MemberPress, Kadence Memberships Pro (formerly Restrict Content Pro), MemberMouse and BuddyPress. Membership plugins control who can join and how members pay, while BuddyPress adds the social layer, with…
Plans for subscription payments let customers pay a set amount every month, quarter or year for ongoing access to your content or service, with each payment charged automatically. The easiest way to implement them on a WordPress site is a…
A community membership is a paid or free membership where the main thing people join for is each other: discussions, advice, events, and connections with people who share an interest or goal. To build one, pick a specific audience, give…
Frequently asked questions
The fastest and cheapest way to build a membership app is to start from a mobile-friendly membership website and turn it into an app with a membership app builder (a website-to-app converter), so members keep the same login, content, and…
The best digital products to sell are the ones you create once and deliver automatically: eBooks, online courses, templates, printables, stock photos and videos, software, fonts, music and membership access. They have no inventory or shipping costs, so most of…
The best WordPress hosting for membership sites is the plan that can handle logged-in members, not just anonymous visitors. Small, new sites can start on good shared hosting. Growing sites should move to managed WordPress, VPS or cloud hosting with…
A good membership site domain name is short, easy to spell, tells people what your community is about and ends in a trusted extension, usually .com. Check that nobody holds a trademark on it, buy it from a reputable registrar,…
Restrict Content Pro suits you if you want an easy plugin with a free version to start a membership site, while MemberPress suits you if you need advanced access rules and a built-in course builder. Restrict Content Pro is now…
