--- title: Add custom tabs to the Member Portal description: Use the Member Portal Tabs module to add your own tabs or links to the Ultimate Membership Pro Member Portal, give them content and change the order of all tabs. url: "https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/account-custom-tabs/" updated: "2026-10-18" category: "Members & Member Portal" --- # Add custom tabs to the Member Portal 5 minBeginnerUltimate Membership Pro 14.2+ · Module In Ultimate Membership Pro, the Member Portal Tabs module adds your own tabs or links to the [Member Portal](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/features/member-portal/) menu and lets you reorder all its tabs. Use it for a Resources tab with [downloads](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/download-monitor-integration/), a link to your community forum or a page of upcoming events. This guide adds a tab, gives it content, puts it in place and shows it to members. Before you start - Your license is active; modules need it. See [Find and activate your license key](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/where-to-find-your-license-key/). - The Member Portal is set up. See [Set up the Member Portal](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-member-portal/). ## Switch on the module 1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Modules and open **Member Portal Tabs** (in Members & Registration). 2. Switch on **Activate/Hold Member Portal Tabs** and click Save Changes. [![Member Portal Tabs module: Activate/Hold Member Portal Tabs switched on and a Save Changes button](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-portal-tabs-08-tabs-module.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-portal-tabs-08-tabs-module.png) The module switch. ## Add a menu item [![Add new Menu Item box with Slug events, Label Live Events, Link https://yoursite.com/events/ and an optional Icon picker](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-portal-tabs-09-tabs-add.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-portal-tabs-09-tabs-add.png) A menu item that links to an events page. Leave Link empty for a tab with its own content. SlugRequired A unique name in lowercase letters, without spaces or special characters. Built-in tab names can't be used: overview, profile, subscription, social, orders, transactions, membeship_gifts, membership_cards, pushover_notifications, user_sites, help, affiliate, logout. LabelRequired The name in the portal menu. Link Optional. With a link, the menu item opens that address. Without one, it opens a tab whose content you write in step 4. Icon Optional icon next to the label. 1. Click Save Changes. The item appears in the list below. ## Put the tabs in order [![ReOrder Menu Items table listing Slug, Label, Icon, Link and Delete for overview, profile, subscription, social, orders, membeship_gifts, membership_cards, pushover_notifications, user_sites, help, affiliate, logout and the custom resources tab](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-portal-tabs-10-tabs-reorder.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-portal-tabs-10-tabs-reorder.png) Drag a row to move the tab. Only your own tabs can be deleted. 1. Drag the rows into the order you want. 2. Click Save Changes. The order applies to all tabs, built-in and your own. ## Write the content and show the tab 1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Showcases*›*Member Portal, scroll to **Content Section** and click your tab in the menu list. 2. Switch on **Show in Portal**. New tabs start hidden. 3. Fill in **Tab Title** and **Tab Content**, then click Save Changes. [![Member Portal Content Section with the custom Resources tab selected: Show in Portal on, Menu Icon and Label Resources, Tab Title Coaching resources and Tab Content with a sentence about worksheets and recordings](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-portal-tabs-09-custom-tab-content.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-portal-tabs-09-custom-tab-content.png) Your tab has the same settings as the built-in ones. Tab Content takes text, images and [shortcodes](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/shortcodes-reference/). Use **UMP · Inside Locker** in the editor toolbar to show part of the content only to some Memberships; see [Hide part of a page (Inside Locker)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-set-an-inside-locker/). ## Check it as a member [![Member Portal menu with the Resources tab highlighted and its content: heading Coaching resources and a line about worksheets, session recordings and templates](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-portal-tabs-17-front-custom-tab.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-portal-tabs-17-front-custom-tab.png) The Resources tab in the portal. Good to know - If the slug is already used or reserved, the item isn't added. Pick another slug. Tip - Put `[ihc-list-all-access-posts]` in a tab to give members a library of everything they can access. See [List the posts a member can access](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/list-access-posts/). ## Example: a Resources tab **Coaching Club**Members find worksheets and recordings in their portal. **Slug** : resources **Label** : Resources **Link** : empty **Tab Title** : Coaching resources **Tab Content** : Worksheets, session recordings and templates **Position** : Last in the menu ## Troubleshooting Why isn't my new tab in the Member Portal? New tabs start hidden. Turn on Show in Portal for the tab in Showcases › Member Portal and save. Why didn't my new menu item save? The slug is already used or is the name of a built-in tab. Use another slug, for example `library`. Why doesn't the new tab order show? Click Save Changes under ReOrder Menu Items after dragging the rows, then clear your [page cache](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/performance/cache/). ## What's next [**Set up the Member Portal**Templates, banner and built-in tabs.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/set-up-the-member-portal/)[**Hide part of a page (Inside Locker)**Content for some Memberships only.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-set-an-inside-locker/)[**Give each member a private page**A page for every member.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/individual-page/)[**Customize the Subscriptions and Payments tables**The built-in tabs' tables.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/customize-the-subscriptions-and-payments-tables/)