Simple Membership

Description

A flexible, well-supported, and easy-to-use WordPress membership plugin for offering free and premium content from your WordPress site

The simple membership plugin lets you protect your posts and pages so only your members can view the protected content.

Unlimited Membership Access Levels

Set up unlimited membership levels (example: free, silver, gold etc) and protect your posts and pages using the membership levels you create.

User Friendly Interface for Content Protection

When you are editing a post or page in the WordPress editor, you can select to protect that post or page for your members.

Non-members viewing a protected page will be prompted to log in or become a member.

Have Free and Paid Memberships

You can configure it to have free and/or paid memberships on your site. Paid membership payment is handled securely via PayPal. Membership payment can also be accepted using Stripe or Braintree payment gateways.

Both one time and recurring/subscription payments are supported for PayPal and Stripe.

You can accept one time membership payment via Braintree payment gateway.

Option to make membership payment buttons using the new PayPal Checkout API.

There is also option to use PayPal smart buttons for membership payment.

You can enable email activation or email confirmation for the free memberships.

Membership Payments Log

All the payments from your members are recorded in the plugin. You can view them anytime by visiting the payments menu from the admin dashboard.

Developer API

There are lots of action and filter hooks that a developer can use to customize the plugin.

There is also an API that can be used to query, create, update member accounts.

Member Login Widget on The Sidebar

You can easily add a member login widget on the sidebar of your site. Simply use the login form shortcode in the sidebar widget.

You can also customize the member login widget by creating a custom template file in your theme (or child theme) folder.

Option to show a password visibility toggle option in the login form.

Documentation

Read the setup documentation after you install the plugin to get started.

Plugin Support

If you have any issue with this plugin, please visit the plugin site and post it on the support forum or send us a contact:
https://simple-membership-plugin.com/

You can create a free forum user account and ask your questions.

Miscellaneous

• Works with any WordPress theme.
• Ability to protect photo galleries.
• Ability to protect attachment pages.
• Show teaser content to convert visitors into members.
• Comments on your protected posts will also be protected automatically.
• There is an option to enable debug logging so you can troubleshoot membership payment related issues easily (if any).
• Ability to customize the content protection message that gets shown to non-members.
• Ability to partially protect post or page content.
• You can apply protection to posts and pages in bulk.
• Ability to use merge vars in the membership email notification.
• Membership management side is handled by the plugin.
• Ability to manually approve your members.
• Ability to import WordPress users as members.
• Search for a member’s profile in your WP admin dashboard.
• Filter members list by account status.
• Filter members list by membership level.
• Site admins can save private notes about members, providing a convenient way to keep track of important information.
• Can be translated to any language.
• Hide the admin toolbar from the frontend of your site.
• Allow your members to delete their membership accounts.
• Send quick notification email to your members.
• Email all members by membership level, with an option to filter by account status.
• Customize the password reset email for members.
• Use Google reCAPTCHA on your member registration form.
• Use Google reCAPTCHA on your member login and password reset form.
• The login and registration widgets will be responsive if you are using a responsive theme.
• Ability to restrict the commenting feature on your site to your members only.
• Front-end member registration page.
• Front-end member profiles.
• Front-end member login page.
• Option to configure after login redirection for members.
• Option to configure after registration redirect for members.
• Option to configure after logout redirection for members.
• Option force the members to use strong password.
• Option to make the users agree to your terms and conditions before they can register for a member account.
• Option to make the users agree to your privacy policy before they can register for a member account.
• Option to hide the registration/join option. Useful if you prefer visitors not to see the registration option on your site.
• Option to automatically logout the members when they close the browser.
• Ability to forward the payment notification to an external URL for further processing.
• Option to configure whitelisting for user email addresses to allow registration only from specific email addresses or email domains.
• Option to configure blacklisting for user email addresses to block registration from certain email addresses or email domains.
• Allows you to set an active login limit for members, helping to prevent account sharing.
• Option to reset the settings and data of the plugin to start fresh.
• Option to configure PayPal payment buttons for memberships (one-time and recurring payments).
• Option to configure Stripe payment buttons for memberships (one-time and recurring payments).
• Option to configure Braintree payment buttons for memberships (one-time payments).
• The plugin is actively maintained and we are working on new features for the plugin.
• Browse the plugin documentation to learn more about the features of this plugin.

Language Translations

The following language translations are already available:

• English
• German
• French
• Spanish
• Spanish (Venezuela)
• Chinese
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Portuguese (Portugal)
• Swedish
• Macedonian
• Polish
• Turkish
• Russian
• Dutch (Netherlands)
• Dutch (Belgium)
• Romanian
• Danish
• Lithuanian
• Serbian
• Japanese
• Greek
• Latvian
• Indonesian
• Hebrew
• Catalan
• Hungarian
• Bosnian (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Slovak
• Italian
• Norwegian
• Mexican
• Arabic
• Czech
• Finnish

You can translate the plugin using the language translation documentation.

Arbitrary section

None

Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

• Payment Button

Installation

Do the following to install the membership plugin:

1. Upload the ‘simple-wp-membership.zip’ file from the Plugins->Add New page in the WordPress administration panel.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

FAQ

Where can I find complete documentation for this plugin?

You can find the full documentation for this plugin on the Simple Membership plugin documentation page.

Reviews

It Works Great

amandamagilldesign November 16, 2024 1 reply

After looking around for easy membership plugins that didn’t cost the earth, I found Simple Membership. It integrated into a complex site with Jet Engine and what is best is the team at Simple Membership sent me some additional code to add a feature not yet included. Amazing

Great, simple to use

remcovansanten November 14, 2024 1 reply

We need to have a membership area on our Wordpress site to be able to hide pages from the world. With this plugin it was really easy to accomplish. Keep up the great work!

Great

jerrymossies October 22, 2024 1 reply

Prima leden plugin. Heel blij mee. Thanks

Custom Forms

tianth September 27, 2024 1 reply

Remember: any custom signup form is payed though an add-on plugin.

Great features and promising start

empowerbizness September 22, 2024 1 reply

Really enjoying this plugin for my websites and will be encourage clients and members to use it too!

So far so good,

davidvia September 12, 2024 1 reply

i have yet to config but it looks promising

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

4.5.7

• Enhanced the efficiency of the ‘pre_get_posts’ filter hook handling function to address issues encountered on some sites during page saving and publishing.

4.5.6

• New free addon for resetting the settings and data of the plugin. Refer to this documentation for more information.
• The ‘load_plugin_textdomain’ function call has been moved to init hook with a higher priority for better compatibility with other plguins. This seem to work better for most languages.
• Regenerated the language POT file for the plugin to include the latest changes.
• Protected posts are now excluded from WP search query if the user doesn’t have access to the post.

4.5.5

• New ‘Active Login Limit’ feature added. Refer to this documentation for more information.
• PayPal standard subscription canceled status will also be shown in the ‘subscription created’ transaction details page.
• Do not execute the after_login_redirection and the wp_signon function when the login originates from an external login form (example: WP, WooCommerce etc). This creates a better user experience.
• Minor Update to the swpm-orange-box CSS class to make it more readable.
• Added a new auto-redirect feature to the ‘Full Page Protection Addon’ for when a visitor attempts to access a protected page.
• Updated the password reset shortcode’s email field to use a size of 30.
• Added members meta database table to store additional member data.
• Added a new option to bulk delete all members from a specific membership level.
• Added a twice daily cron job event that will be used to do various cleanup tasks in the future.
• Updated settings menu help text CSS to use the ‘description’ class for improved readability.
• Updated the Italian language translation file.

4.5.4

• Subscriptions can be canceled from the transaction details page of a ‘subscription created’ transaction (supported for the New PayPal PPCP API and Stripe subscriptions).
• New settings to send notification email on subscription payment canceled or expired event.
• The subscription agreement tranaction record’s status will get updated when the subscription is canceled.
• Added Typecasting to the transaction ID variable for the PayPal IPN handling process.
• The PayPal standard subscriptions will also save a ‘subscription created’ entry in the payments menu for new subscriptions.
• The transaction type will also be stored in the transactions table, allowing for future filtering of transactions based on type.
• Canceled subscription status will now be shown in the ‘subscription created’ transaction details page.
• The ‘redirect_to’ parameter on the login page is now processed through the ‘wp_validate_redirect’ function.
• The ‘get_user_ip_address’ function has been updated to make it more robust.
• Query updated of the ‘get_incomplete_paid_member_info_by_ip’ function.
• Added a new utility function ‘get_user_by_ip_address’.

4.5.3

• The ‘Reset Debug Log Files’ option now utilizes AJAX for improved user experience and smoother functionality.
• Removed the unused ‘shutdown’ function from the plugin.
• Added a new settings to hide the join us link. Refer to this documentation for more information.
• Deleting a member will now also cancel any PayPal subscriptions configured through the PPCP (New API) option.

4.5.2

• Added a new feature to display the subscription payment cancellation status in the “Edit/View Member” menu. This status is also shown in the member’s login widget.
• Added a new filter hook ‘swpm_registration_data_before_save’ to allow customizing the registration data before saving it to the database.
• Added a check to ensure a valid membership level ID is entered when the free membership is enabled in the settings.
• The ‘after_registration_callback’ function is handled using a lower priority for better compatibility with other plugins.
• Added a new utility function in the SwpmTransactions class to retrieve all the transactions for a specific member.
• Added spacing before the “Edit Profile” link in the login widget.
• The “Edit Profile” and “Logout” links in the login widget are now bolded.
• Added a toggle visibility option for System-Related Additional Data in the Edit/View Member’s Profile interface.

4.5.1

• Stripe library updated to the latest version (v15.4.0).
• Updated the ‘swpm_login_failed’ action hook’s trigger condition.
• Renamed the login form and reset password shortcode function name for better clarity.
• The edit profile interface in the admin dashboard will display an appropriate error message if an attempt is made to edit a profile that has been deleted.

4.5.0

• Added membership level specific default account status feature.
• New admin notes feature added. It can be used to save private notes about members.
• Added new ‘login’ API endpoint to the free SWPM API addon.
• PHP 8.2 compatibility related improvements.
• New two filter hooks added to the mini/compact login shortcode.
• The custom messages addon can now be used to customize the output of the mini/compact login shortcode’s output.
• Added a new action hook “swpm_login_failed”. This is equivalent to the “wp_login_failed” action hook.

4.4.9

• Minor update to the German language file.
• Added a new filter hook ‘swpm_after_email_activation_redirect_url’ to allow customizing the email activation redirect URL.
• Added a check in the member’s add/edit interface to ensure a membership level exists before attempting to add or edit a member record.
• If the site admin deletes the membership level of a member who then tries to log in, an appropriate error message will be displayed instead of a fatal error.
• When the debug feature is enabled and the debug log file doesn’t exist, it will create one automatically.
• Added reCAPTCHA V3 support. You can now enable reCAPTCHA V3 for the member registration.

4.4.8

• Rolled back one of the changes from the previous version that was causing an issue with the WP user profile update process.
• If your site is experiencing any issue after the update and you need the older version 4.4.6 (before the profile update related improvements/changes), you can download it using the following link:
• Simple Membership Plugin v4.4.6

4.4.7

• The PayPal PPCP subscriptions will also save the is_live parameter in the transaction record.
• Minor improvements to the newly added cancel subscription shortcode.
• Changed the status of the 1st transaction of a Stripe subscription to ‘subscription created’ for better clarity.
• Added more output escaping to the payment button shortcode output.
• Fixed a minor issue with the manual transaction add feature.
• Added architecture so the password update from profile edit page doesn’t require a re-login.
• The PayPal’s new API button options have been moved to the top in the button creation interface.
• Improved the ‘profile_update’ action hoook handling code – the user will remain logged-in after the password is changed from WP User profile page.
• Added a new filter hook swpm_wp_profile_update_hook_override.

4.4.6

• Various translation related changes to the button configuration admin interface.
• Generated a new translation POT file for the plugin.
• Fixed an error with the cancel Stripe subscription shortcode.
• Added output escaping to the PayPal cancel subscription shortcode.

4.4.5

• Added a link to the corresponding member profile in the newly added transaction view/edit interface.
• Added a link to the corresponding membership level in the newly added transaction view/edit interface.
• Minor PHP compatibility related improvements for PayPal and Stripe checkout.
• Minor updates to the the debug log messaging for the refund/cancelation process.

4.4.4

• Added an option to configure a Cancel URL for Stripe SCA Subscription type buttons.
• Some options related to hiding the WP Admin Bar have been moved from the General Settings menu to the Advanced Settings tab.
• A warning message is displayed when editing membership levels if both manual approval and email activation settings are enabled simultaneously.
• Output escaping added to the shortcode output of the subscription cancel shortcode.
• PayPal PPCP button’s JS SDK related code has been converted to use vanilla JavaScript to eliminate the dependency on jQuery.
• Stripe promotion code feature added for Stripe SCA Buy Now type buttons.
• The Payments menu now shows the transactions from the SWPM_Transactions custom post type. This will allow us to add more features to the transaction records in the future.
• Added the option to edit a transaction record from the payments menu of the plugin.
• Added a new shortcode that can show any active subscriptions and offer an option to cancel it for the logged-in member. It works for the New PayPal API and Stripe Subscription buttons.
• Documentation for the new subscription cancel shortcode

4.4.3

• The accepted payment method types can now be controlled from your Stripe account settings. This will allow you to enable/disable certain payment methods.
• Updated the documentation link for the Stripe Subscription button configuration.
• Enhanced the auto-login feature’s redirect URL handling for better compatibility with some servers.
• New registration and profile form UI and validation is the default UI for all new installs. The old UI can be enabled from the advanced settings menu.
• Added Arabic translation files to the plugin. Thanks to @Adham.
• Added output escaping to the new registration and edit profile forms.

4.4.2

• Added an option to specify a cancel URL for Stripe buy now button.
• The PayPal order ID is also passed to the PayPal payment capture API call’s header.
• Added a check for the PayPal Buy Now payment capture status in the IPN handling script.
• Updated the Spanish language translation file.
• Minor spelling mistake fixed.

4.4.1

• Added ‘Cayman Islands’ to the country dropdown list.
• The unique session ID generation process improved.
• The PayPal Token cache will be deleted automatically if the Live/Test mode option is changed in the settings menu.
• Fixed an issue with the PayPal test/live mode toggle issue with the new API.

4.4.0

• Added a new feature in the ‘Bulk Operation’ menu tab to allow bulk update members account status.
• Improved the email validation in the new registration form UI.
• Updated the Spanish language translation file.
• Changed the aciton hook name ‘swpm_login’ to ‘swpm_after_login_authentication’ to describe the hook better.
• The after login redirection feature won’t be application when the login form originates from the WP Login form.
• This will remove confusion for some users when they login from the standard WP login form (not the simple membership’s login form) and then the page redirects to the after login redirection URL.

Full changelog available at change-log-of-old-versions.txt