Your membership software should work alongside your WordPress site. Let's outline how to get a WordPress membership site up and running in a few minutes with Memberful. First, you'll need to sign up for a free Memberful account. They have a starter plan with no up-front costs and no monthly fees. You only pay per successful transaction. Read more about it on the pricing page.
WordPress membership site examples
Below are a a few membership sites built with Memberful and WordPress. They should give you a good idea of the possibilities:- Habits of Entrepreneurs is a video series featuring in-person interviews with fascinating people who have built amazing things. Members pay for monthly access to video interviews.
- Minimalist Baker is a space for simple, delicious recipes. Members subscribe to video courses and purchase ebooks.
- Simple Fitness Habit is a unique program for changing your eating and exercise habits, and making them stick. Members pay monthly for access to videos, articles, and a community discussion forum.
Step 1: Create a subscription plan
Memberful makes it really easy to create a subscription plan. Choose a renewal period, set a price, and create the subscription. You can even include digital downloads (like an eBook) with your subscriptions.
Once you've created your subscription plan, we'll provide you with a purchase link. You can insert the purchase link anywhere on your WordPress website. Customers will click the link to purchase the actual subscription. Memberful handles the payment form, automatic renewals, and everything related to the membership.
Step 2: Connect to WordPress and protect content
Watch the 30 second video and see how easy it is to connect Memberful to WordPress. Once connected, we'll automatically sign new customers into your WordPress site and sync their subscription plans.After connecting WordPress to Memberful you'll see a Memberful: Restrict Access box on every post and page below the editor. To protect the post or page, check the subscription you want to require.
To the right you'll see a text box for your marketing content. This content will be shown to anyone who isn't an active subscriber to the required subscription plan.
Step 3: Connect to Stripe
Stripe is a credit card processor. They securely process your payments, take a fee, and then transfer the funds to your bank account. They're like PayPal, but with more modern security features and simpler pricing.You might be wondering: "What is Stripe and why do I need a payment processor to sell stuff?" Good question. Whenever you sell online, you need a payment processor to actually process the transaction. In the past, this involved signing up for a merchant account with a bank and finding a payment gateway to process payments. This was a hassle. Stripe and PayPal combine these functions and are therefore commonly referred to as "full stack" payment processors. If you're interested in learning even more about this whole process from both sides of the transaction, i recommend watching this Khan Academy video on institutional roles in issuing and processing credit cards.
So where does Memberful fit in? Memberful sits alongside your WordPress website and handles account management, subscription renewals, card updates, content protection, mailing lists, and reporting. Think of Memberful as the hub that connects your WordPress membership site to your payment processor (in this case Stripe).
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