MemberPress

noun · membership plugin · element 47 of 117

A WordPress membership plugin: paid plans, content rules that lock pages to members, coupons and recurring billing.

My levelExpertYears of daily use. I build tools on it, teach it or lead teams with it.

In my work since: 2021
Family: Platforms

What is MemberPress?

MemberPress turns a WordPress site into a membership business: plans, recurring payments through Stripe or PayPal, rules that restrict content to members, coupons and course add-ons.

It is the usual choice when a site sells access rather than products.

How I use MemberPress

At TeamQ I built multilingual stores and membership sites with MemberPress, BuddyPress and LMS plugins.

Where I have used itMemberPress by company and year, from the projects on this site and the rest of my career.

TeamQ DevelopersClient work · 2021 to 2025

What MemberPress connects to

Paid Memberships ProAn open-source membership plugin for WordPress: levels, recurring payments and content restriction, with a large add-on library.
LearnDashA learning management plugin for WordPress: courses, lessons, quizzes and certificates inside a WordPress site.
BuddyPressAn open-source plugin that adds social networking to WordPress: profiles, activity streams, groups, messages and notifications.
WooCommerceThe open-source e-commerce plugin that turns WordPress into a store: products, cart, checkout, payments and orders.

Type	Membership plugin
Released	2013
Billing	Stripe, PayPal