---
title: Add members to MailPoet lists (MailPoet Integration)
description: "The MailPoet Integration add-on of Ultimate Membership Pro saves members as subscribers in MailPoet lists, with a different list for each Membership, and takes them off a list when a Membership ends."
url: "https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/mailpoet-integration/"
updated: "2026-10-19"
category: "Pro Add-ons"
---

# Add members to MailPoet lists (MailPoet Integration)

8 minBeginnerMailPoet Integration add-onUltimate Membership Pro 14.2+

In Ultimate Membership Pro, the MailPoet Integration add-on saves your members as subscribers in the lists of the MailPoet newsletter plugin on your site. Each Membership can have its own list, and members are taken off that list when the Membership ends, so your MailPoet newsletters reach the right people.

On the Modules screen the add-on's card is named **MailPoet V3**. This guide switches the add-on on, chooses the Default List and a list for each Membership, and shows when members are added and removed.

Before you start

- The **MailPoet Integration** add-on is installed and active. It's a Pro add-on, included in the Full Package and Agency plans. See [Install a Pro add-on](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/install-pro-add-ons/).
- Your license is active. See [Find and activate your license key](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/where-to-find-your-license-key/).
- The MailPoet newsletter plugin is installed and active on the same site, with at least one list.
- Your web server has the PDO, PDO_MYSQL, XML and ZIP PHP extensions, which MailPoet needs. If one is missing, the add-on screen shows a warning that says so.
- Your Memberships exist. See [Create your first Membership](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/step-2-create-levelssubscriptions/).

## What it adds to the built-in Opt-In

The Opt-In module of Ultimate Membership Pro already has a Wysija option, the former name of MailPoet: one list, filled when a member registers. See [Collect newsletter subscribers (Opt-In)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-activate-optin-subscriptions/). The add-on works with the Membership a person holds as well.

Opt-In with Wysija (built in)

**List**
: One list for everyone

**Added**
: When a new member registers

**Removed**
: Never

MailPoet Integration (add-on)

**List**
: A Default List, plus a different list for each Membership

**Added**
: When a new member registers (as an Opt-In service) and each time a Membership is activated

**Removed**
: Unsubscribed from the list when a Membership ends; from the lists of their Memberships when the account is deleted

## Switch on the add-on

1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Modules and open the **MailPoet V3** card.
2. Switch on **Activate/Hold MailPoet V3 Integration** and click Save Changes.

[![MailPoet Integration add-on: MailPoet V3 box with the Activate/Hold MailPoet V3 Integration switch on and highlighted](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-ao-mailpoet-01-module.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-ao-mailpoet-01-module.png)
The switch at the top of the MailPoet V3 screen.

 Activate/Hold MailPoet V3 Integration

Integrates MailPoet lists with your Memberships.

Default: **Off**

## Choose the Default List

The lists come straight from the MailPoet plugin on your site; there is nothing to connect or refresh. Create new lists in MailPoet first, then reopen this screen.

[![Default List select set to Coaching Club Newsletter](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-ao-mailpoet-02-default-list.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-ao-mailpoet-02-default-list.png)
The list used when a Membership has no list of its own.

 Default List

Members are saved in this list when a Membership has no list of its own, and when they register with MailPoet V3 chosen as the Opt-In service.

## Choose a list for each Membership

Under **List assigned based on subscription** there is one select per Membership. Pick a list for each Membership that should have its own, then click Save Changes.

[![List assigned based on subscription with one select for each Membership: Free Community has no list, Pro Monthly uses Pro Members, Annual Pass uses Annual Pass Members](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-ao-mailpoet-03-membership-lists.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-ao-mailpoet-03-membership-lists.png)
One list for each Membership.

 1List for <Membership name>

The list that members of this Membership are saved in. Leave “...” to use the Default List.

## Add new sign-ups to the Default List

With the add-on on, **MailPoet V3** appears in the list of Opt-In services. Choose it to send every new registration to the Default List.

1. Go to Ultimate Membership Pro*›*Registration Form.
2. Switch on **Opt-In Subscription**, click **MailPoet V3** under **Choose Opt-In Service** and click Save Changes.

[![Opt-In Subscription switched on; the Choose Opt-In Service grid lists MailPoet V3 as the last option and it is selected](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-ao-mailpoet-04-optin.png)](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ump-ao-mailpoet-04-optin.png)
MailPoet V3 is added to the Opt-In services.

## When members are added and removed

 A new member registersMailPoet V3 chosen as Opt-In service

The member is saved in the Default List with their email address, first name and last name.

A Membership is activated

The member is saved in the list of that Membership, or in the Default List when it has none. A person who already is a MailPoet subscriber is subscribed to the list; otherwise a new subscriber is created.

A Membership expires or is deleted

The member is unsubscribed from the list of that Membership, or from the Default List when it has none. The subscriber stays in MailPoet.

An account is deleted

The member is unsubscribed from the lists of their Memberships and from the Default List.

Good to know

- Removal when a Membership expires runs together with the daily email notification check, so keep at least one notification for expired subscriptions (to the member or to the admin) in your Email Notifications. See [Set up email notifications](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-send-notifications/).
- A Membership without its own list uses the Default List for adding and for removing. If members can hold several Memberships, give each one a list of its own.
- Members are saved only from the moment the add-on is on. Existing members are not copied.

## Example: a list for each paid plan

 **Coaching Club**Paid members land in their own MailPoet list; free members use the newsletter.

**Activate/Hold MailPoet V3 Integration**
: On

**Default List**
: Coaching Club Newsletter

**List for Free Community**
: ...

**List for Pro Monthly**
: Pro Members

**List for Annual Pass**
: Annual Pass Members

**Opt-In Subscription**
: On, MailPoet V3

## Learn more about MailPoet Integration

- [MailPoet Integration add-on page](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/addon/mailpoet/): what it does, at a glance.
- [All Pro add-ons for Ultimate Membership Pro](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/pro-addons/).
- [Ultimate Membership Pro plans](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/pricing/): Pro add-ons come with the Full Package and Agency plans.
- [Creating a list in MailPoet](https://kb.mailpoet.com/article/282-create-a-list).

## Troubleshooting

  The lists show only “...”. Why?

The lists are read from the MailPoet plugin. Check that MailPoet is installed and active on this site and that it has at least one list, then reopen the screen. If a warning about PHP extensions is shown, ask your host to enable PDO, PDO_MYSQL, XML and ZIP.

  What does “MailPoet requires the following PHP extensions” mean?

MailPoet needs the PDO, PDO_MYSQL, XML and ZIP extensions on your web server. The add-on shows this message when one of them isn't loaded. Your host can enable them.

  Why isn't a new member saved in my list?

Check that the add-on switch is on and saved, that MailPoet is active, and that a list is chosen: the one for the Membership or the Default List. For members who only register, MailPoet V3 must also be chosen under Choose Opt-In Service.

  How do I send a newsletter only to members of one Membership in Ultimate Membership Pro?

Give that Membership its own list under List assigned based on subscription, then send your MailPoet newsletter to that list.

## What's next

 [**Collect newsletter subscribers (Opt-In)**The built-in option and the consent checkbox.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-activate-optin-subscriptions/)[**Set up email notifications**The emails Ultimate Membership Pro sends itself.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-to-send-notifications/)[**How renewals, cancellations and expiry work**What ends a Membership.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/how-renewals-cancellations-and-expiry-work/)[**Add members to Mailster lists (Mailster Pro)**The same idea for Mailster.](https://ultimatemembershippro.com/docs/mailster-pro/)
