Membership Sites on WordPress

September 16, 2012

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Membership Sites on WordPress

So Many Plugins!

• S2Member

• WishList Member

• Digital Access Pass

• WP eMember

• Membership

• MemberMouse

• WP-Member

• WP-Members™

• MemberWing X

• MagicMembers

• Easy Member Pro

• aMember Pro

• iMember 360

• Paid Memberships Pro

• And on, and on…

Some Criteria for Selecting Your Membership Plugin

• Price vs. what you expect to make

• Number of levels of membership

• Ability to export members

• Available payment gateways

• Integration with BuddyPress, bbPress, or other forum software

• Integration with your autoresponder, CRM program, etc.

Free: Membership Lite

Free: S2 Member Framework

Free: WP-Members™

$19: Membership (WPMUDev)

$39.99: WP-Member

$67: EasyMember Pro

$69: S2Member Pro

$97: MagicMembers

$97: Paid Memberships Pro

$97: WishList Member

$167: DAP

$179.95: aMember Pro

$199.95: MemberWing X

$370/Year: iMember 360

$97/Month: MemberMouse

S2 MEMBER FRAMEWORK Membership Plugin in Action

Quick Start Guide

The Process

• Create a (Blank) Login Welcome Page

• Create a (Blank) Membership Options Page

• Configure General Options

• Configure PayPal Options

• Configure Restriction Options

Create a Login Welcome Page

Create a Membership Options Page

Go to General Options

Customize Email Notification

Set Up Registration

Login/Registration Design

Add Profile Fields

Select Welcome & Options Pages

Member Profile Modifications

PayPal Options

Request PayPal API Signature

Fill In PayPal Account Details

Encrypt Payment Buttons

Turn on PayPal IPN

Set up PayPal Auto Return

Enter PDT Token

Edit Email Confirmation

Choose End of Term Options

PayPal Button Options

Create PayPal Buttons

Paste Shortcodes on Options Page

Your PayPal Button

PayPal Checkout Process

Subscriber Modification Buttons

Restriction Options

Download Options

Registration Page

Member Password Email

Member Login Page

Member Profile Modification

SOME ALTERNATIVES And from Anca

Participants Database

• Doesn’t create WordPress users with login capability, but helps you track members.

• Imports from and exports to CSV.

• Allows you to manage a database from within WordPress, rather than going to Google Docs.

• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/participants-database/

Participants Database Fields

Participants Database CSV Import

Premise Membership Module

• Premise is a Copyblogger/StudioPress product, originally created for landing pages.

• http://getpremise.com/access/

• Integrates with vBulletin Forums.

• Includes drip content and product sales.

• $165 one-time charge for unlimited sites.

Premise Member Access Settings

More screenshots and a setup tutorial at http://getpremise.com/access/