By default, WordPress lets you add different types of users to your website. However, you might be looking for a more flexible way to manage the people who interact with your content. If this is the case, you can use a WordPress user management plugin to manage authors and contributors. With an efficient user management […]
Continue ReadingStrong Customer Authentication (SCA) takes effect on September 14, 2019. Let’s look at what it is and how it affects your membership site powered by Paid Member Subscriptions, especially if you're using the Stripe add-on to collect member payments. What is Secure Customer Authentication or SCA? Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is part of PSD2 (Payment […]
Continue ReadingWordPress content restriction plugins offer simple ways to restrict content in WordPress without hassle. Using them you can easily charge for premium content or build pages only members of your organization and specific users have access to. In this post, we’re going to cover five free WordPress content restriction plugins and look closely at what […]
Continue ReadingLooking for the best WordPress member directory plugin to showcase the users at your membership site in a public list? In this post, we go hands-on with 5 great options to help you find the plugin that's right for your unique situation. Beyond sharing each plugin's key features, we'll also have a look at important […]
Continue ReadingDo you want to give your site members professional-looking profiles? A WordPress user profile plugin can easily add this functionality to your site. But if you don't know what you're looking for, you might end up with the wrong tool. There are plenty of beginner-friendly plugins that let you create member profiles - and even […]
Continue ReadingImproving your product's user experience is an ongoing task. Or at least, it should be. Adding feature after feature in the hope of attracting more customers can easily become the norm and usability starts suffering. Without focusing on the big picture and constantly asking why, it's easy to get off track. We're guilty of it […]
Continue ReadingThere are certain situations where an admin needs to add payments manually for some subscribers of his membership site. As it has constantly been requested by our membership plugin users, the ability to manually add a payment and link that to a member is now part of Paid Member Subscriptions core. This offers extra flexibility […]
Continue ReadingSetting up a WordPress Private Site is now easier than ever, with the help of the Profile Builder plugin. The private website feature is available in all versions of the Profile Builder. If you’re looking to make your website visible to members only, then this feature is for you. Keep in mind that this lets […]
Continue ReadingAccepting donations or enabling a variable pricing for your subscription plans is really straight forward using the Pay What You Want add-on for Paid Member Subscriptions. You're probably familiar with the concept of allowing users the ability to set their own price for things like downloads, access to premium content, or to make a donation […]
Continue ReadingUnlike regular membership plans, which grant access for an amount of time depending on the purchase date, Fixed End Date Subscriptions grant access to members ending at a specific date, no matter when they were purchased. Some of the most common requests for this feature include having a subscription plan that ends at the end […]
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