WP eMember WordPress eMember is a powerful WordPress Membership Plugin that can turn your existing or new WordPress site into a fully featured membership site easily.Install the plugin, Choose your preferences and within minutes you will have your own membership site ready to go!WP eMember lets you selectively protect articles by creating various membership levels (example: Free, Basic, Premium, Ultimate etc.) and protect the content (posts, pages, comments etc) of your site. The plugin manages all the membership management side of things. Here we present a summary in which we explain about this plugin and the most important advantages it provides to the user. We have used several sources in writing this summary, on top of which comes the official website of the developers, as well as the opinions of users on the wordpress.org site, in addition to our personal opinion based on our experience with it.
We include here the users rating and a summary of their opinions on this plugin, according to the wordpress.org site. Final rating: 4.5 stars Rating percentages: 5 stars: 75% 4 stars: 15% 3 stars: 5% 2 stars: 3% 1 star: 2% General impression: WP eMember is a popular membership management plugin with mostly positive feedback. Its ease of use and rich feature set make it a solid choice for creating and managing membership sites.
A membership website will have specific content for members of the site. The content could be tutorials, videos, ebooks, digital downloads, news articles etc. Generally members have to pay a fee to become a member. It could be a one time fee or a recurring fee (billed per month/3 months/year etc) to get access to some or all of the members only content.
Below are just some of the notable features of the WP eMember Plugin:
Easy installation like any other WordPress plugin. Upload, activate, follow our video tutorials and you will be up and running within minutes.
Membership signup, profile maintenance, payments, account expiry, upgrade notification, cancellation, password reset is fully automated after you setup the plugin.
Selectively protect the full or a section of an article content. Create different membership levels and select what content (posts, pages, categories, comments) can be viewed by each membership level.
You also have the option to bulk protect the posts, pages and categories of your site. Protecting a category will protect all posts under that category.
Create “Basic”, “Premium”, “Ultimate”, or any other levels you want. Charge more for higher levels of access – all within the same WordPress site.
View your members, membership level, account status and much more. Easily upgrade members, move them to different membership level, pause their membership, or delete them entirely.
You can choose to manually approve the member accounts. There is also an option to send them an email when you approved the member account.
Ability to blacklist IP addresses, email addresses or email address patterns. This can help you prevent problematic users from registering on your site.
Easily protect a section or sections of a post or page to create teaser content. Only members with the correct permission can view the protected section content.
Multiple membership levels can be assigned to a member’s profile. In this setup the member will be able to access content from all the different membership levels that he has in his profile.
Schedule automatic upgrade of your members from one level to the next. For example, after 30 days, you can automatically upgrade members from a “Silver” level to “Gold” level which will allow them to view the content of this new level.
Set the first page your members see when they login. Even use a different redirection page for each membership level.
You can customize what fields are included in the member registration form. You can also add custom registration fields to the member registration form.
Very easy to use the plugin and it seamlessly integrates into your existing WordPress site. No site or theme redesign necessary.
Your members can bookmark their favourite posts and pages on your site then view their bookmarks later.
Ability to export all your members profile data to a CSV file. You can open the CSV file in Excel for further processing, analysis, formatting, or printing.
If you offer downloads for your members then you can use the folder protection feature. Users will need to provide valid login credentials to download any file from the protected folder.
Secure RSS feeds allow your members to view their membership material in their favorite RSS reader (non-members cannot access the feed).
Our plugin code-base is very stable. We put a lot effort into testing and developing our plugins so it doesn’t break your site after you upgrade.
WP eMember plugin works with https pages out of the box (useful if you are using an SSL certificate on your website).
Can be easily integrated with a hosted or standard PayPal button. Both one time and subscription/recurring payments are supported.
WP eMember plugin can be easily integrated with the Braintree buy now buttons (onsite checkout) to accept membership payment via Braintree gateway.
WP eMember plugin can be integrated with the WooCommerce plugin to accept membership payment via WooCommerce.
It can be integrated with Autoresponders (AWeber, MailChimp, GetResponse, MailPoet). This way the members automatically get signed up to your list/campaign for email marketing purpose.
You also get access to the following WP eMember addon plugins with your purchase of our WordPress membership plugin.
The Members Profile Display Addon lets you display your member’s profile on a WordPress page so other visitors can view it. Easily show off your members list.
Using Captcha on the registration form is a great way to stop spam signups (if you offer free user registration). This plugin has a variety of captcha options that you can use on your member registration form.
This addon allows you to capture each WP eMember user signup as affiliate leads if the user was referred by an affiliate. This can be helpful if you are using our affiliate plugin.
This addon gives you the ability to create pricing tables for your membership levels. You can summarize the benefits of your main membership levels and how much it costs.
This addon gives you the ability to send an email broadcast to your members (all or a few selected members) from within the WordPress dashboard.
We offer you all the features of the Premium Package.
The Impact of WP eMember on Member Experience
WP eMember is a noteworthy WordPress plugin that aims to streamline membership management and enhance the overall user experience. By offering a range of features that cater to content protection, registration customization, and member administration, this plugin holds potential for those looking to create a secure and engaging online community. While it is essential to maintain realistic expectations and recognize that WP eMember may not be a one-size-fits-all solution, it is certainly worth considering for website owners interested in cultivating a dedicated member base. Ultimately, the value of WP eMember will depend on your specific needs and objectives, but it is undeniable that it brings some valuable tools to the table for managing and nurturing online communities.
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