Build a membership site for online courses

Sell course access as a Membership. Run your membership site for online courses with Ultimate Learning Pro, WPIndeed’s course plugin, or with lesson pages that open week by week.

Courses that come with a Membership

Courses Lessons Teams

Ultimate Learning Pro · sold separately Photography Basics

CurriculumUnlocked by: Photography Basics

1Know your cameraOpen

2Light and exposureOpen

3CompositionOpen

4Editing your first setOpen

Without the Membership, the course and its curriculum stay locked.

How it works

Course pluginUltimate Learning Pro · sold separately

Each courseLinked to a Membership

Restricted togetherThe course and its curriculum

Sold asA Membership in Ultimate Membership Pro

Drip content · every plan Lesson pages, each with its own drip setting

Lesson 3: Writing dialogue

LockerShow only for · Writing Course▾

Drip · ReleaseAfter subscription · 14 days▾

Drip · ExpireNever▾

The settings behind it

Set onEach page or post

ReleaseRight away, after days, weeks or months, or on a date

Applies toThe Memberships in the Locker

Students hear about itDrip Content Notifications

My Group Accounts · Full Package Seats for the design team

Team MembershipUp to 10 seats

NBNora Banksnora@northwind.exampleOwner

JTJames Tulljames@northwind.exampleActive

ARAna Ruizana@northwind.exampleInvited

Invite by emailsam@northwind.example

Send invite

How it works

Add-onMy Group Accounts · Full Package

SeatsYou set them for each Membership

The ownerPays and invites by email

If the owner cancelsEveryone in the group loses access

Sound familiar?

Teaching is the easy part. Running the course is the rest

Lessons sent one email at a timeEach lesson page opens a set number of days after a student joins, or on a date you choose.

Course access handed out by handSell access as a Membership. In Ultimate Learning Pro, you link a course to a Membership.

One login shared by a whole classCheat Off logs out the earlier session when someone else logs in with the same account.

Two ways to build it

Sell courses with a WordPress membership

Both start with Ultimate Membership Pro selling the Membership. The difference is where your lessons live.

Sold separatelyWith Ultimate Learning ProWPIndeed’s course plugin, sold separately from Ultimate Membership Pro.

Build your courses in Ultimate Learning ProLink each course to an Ultimate Membership Pro MembershipThe course and its curriculum are restricted together

Visit Ultimate Learning Pro

Every planWith lesson pagesNo second plugin. Each lesson is a WordPress page or post that opens on a schedule.

Lock each lesson for the Memberships you chooseOpen it days, weeks or months after a student joins, or on a dateShow students a list of the lessons they can open

How drip content works

How course creators use it

Everything around the lessons, handled

Each job below maps to a feature you can switch on today.

Recurring subscriptionsEvery planSell course access as a MembershipCharge every month or year, in a set number of installments, or once for lifetime access. Add a free or paid trial if you like.How it works

Drip contentEvery planOpen lessons on a scheduleEach lesson page opens a set number of days, weeks or months after a student joins, or on a date you choose.How it works

Group membershipsFull PackageEnroll a whole team or classOne person pays and invites the rest by email, up to the seats you set for that Membership.How it works

Limited SubscriptionsFull PackageCap the size of a cohortSet the most members a Membership can have. When it’s full, no one else can join, and cancelled spots open again.How it works

Cheat OffEvery planKeep one login per studentWhen someone logs in with an account that’s already in use, the earlier session is logged out.How it works

List Access PostsEvery planShow students their lessonsOne shortcode lists every lesson a student can open, based on their active Memberships.How it works

Invitation codesEvery planLet only invited students sign upRegistration works only with a valid code. Create codes one by one or in bulk, and set how many times each can be used.How it works

Invoices and taxesEvery planGive students printable invoicesPrintable invoices in each student’s account, with your logo and details, and tax by country or state.How it works

Email marketingEvery planAdd students to your email listNew students join your Mailchimp, AWeber, GetResponse or other list when they tick the opt-in box at sign-up.How it works

Your setup

Set up your course site in four steps

A starting point you can change later. Names and prices are yours to choose.

1Choose your routeUltimate Learning Pro for courses with their own curriculum, or lesson pages with drip content.

2Create your MembershipsFor example Monthly, Yearly and Team, each with its own price and billing.

3Link or lock your lessonsLink each course to a Membership in Ultimate Learning Pro, or lock each lesson page and set when it opens.

4Switch on the add-onsCheat Off, Drip Content Notifications, Invitation Codes and Invoices come with every plan. My Group Accounts comes with Full Package.

Good to know

Before you start

Straight answers to what course creators ask us first.

How the course setup works

Ultimate Learning Pro is a separate WPIndeed plugin, sold separately from Ultimate Membership Pro. Ultimate Membership Pro doesn’t add quizzes, certificates or progress tracking. On their own, lessons are WordPress pages that open on a schedule. Drip is set on each lesson page or post, not on the Membership or the whole course. The course connection on this page is with Ultimate Learning Pro. Using a different course plugin? Check the documentation before you buy. Group seats and cohort limits need Full Package. Everything else from Ultimate Membership Pro on this page works on every plan.

FAQ

Questions about course memberships

Not sure your setup is covered? Search the documentation or try the live demo before you buy.

Can I build a membership site for online courses with Ultimate Membership Pro?

Yes. Sell Memberships that unlock your courses, either with Ultimate Learning Pro linking each course to a Membership, or with lesson pages you lock and release on a schedule.

Do I need Ultimate Learning Pro?

No. You can build lessons as pages or posts, lock them for your Memberships and release them with drip content. Ultimate Learning Pro, sold separately, is for courses with their own curriculum, each linked to a Membership.

How do I sell courses with a WordPress membership?

Create a Membership and charge for it every month or year, in installments or once. Then link a course to that Membership in Ultimate Learning Pro, or lock your lesson pages for it.

Can lessons open one week at a time?

Yes. Set each lesson page to open a number of days, weeks or months after the student joins, or on a date you choose.

Can a company buy seats for its team?

Yes, with Full Package. With My Group Accounts, one person pays and invites the others by email, up to the seats you set for that Membership.

Does it work with other course plugins?

The course connection is with Ultimate Learning Pro, WPIndeed’s course plugin. If you use a different course plugin, ask the support team before you buy.