membership sites on wordpress
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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/