If you are looking to transform your blog or your WordPress site into a member area site, “ Memberful May be the solution you are looking for. It is a powerful hosted solution that will turn a WordPress website into a feature-packed member area website.
In this tutorial we will look at the features offered by " MemberFul ”Including its ease of use, automated payments, and more. Next, we will discuss how to get started with this plugin and how to use it to create a member's area site on WordPress.
MemberFul Features
To help you decide if Memberful is the good plugin for member space on WordPress, here are its best features.
Different shots of the plugin
Memberful is a plugin for freemium member area available in three different formulas. The lowest offer is the free option, perfect for those who are just starting out in the world of member's area sites. This is this free version of Memberful which we will mainly focus on today.
When you create an account for Memberful, your account will initially be in "trial mode". This will allow you to set up your site and try out both the free features and the premium features that Memberful to offer. If you choose to go for a premium version, you will not be billed until you accept the actual billing.
Ease of use
Memberful is extremely easy to set up and use. The majority of the work is done on the Memberful website, on your dashboard.
Working in the Member Dashboard, rather than your WordPress dashboard, has its benefits. The impressive user experience of the member site puts you at ease quickly and allows you to smoothly customize and manage your membership site. It is from your Member account that you can create and modify subscription plans, as well as access member information and monitor site activity once it is up and running.
Create custom subscriptions
The free version of Memberful allows you to create two different subscription plans for your member's area site. There are plenty of customization options to choose from when setting up your plans, giving you control over payment schedules, pricing, and more.
If you upgrade to a premium plan, you can create an unlimited number of subscription plans for your audience. Premium plans also allow you to create a free subscription option, alongside your premium plans.
Automated payments
You can use "Stripe" to process payments securely. Customers can pay with any major credit card from anywhere in the world. Stripe takes care of all payment details, so you no longer need an SSL certificate for your site.
As part of the service, Membering automatically handles recurring payments, collecting them on your behalf. It is interesting to note that the free version of Member comes with a 10% transaction fee. However, that drops dramatically to 2% and then 1% if you upgrade to one of the premium plans.
Select the pages and publications to protect
When building your membership site, Memberful makes it easy to publish the content. The plugin adds a control panel to the publish and edit screens of WordPress pages, making it easy to definition of those who can access this content.
The Memberful plugin also allows you to restrict access to all of your posts and pages on your site or in specific categories. Depending on how you set up your site, you may be able to give members access at a different level or content than at another level.
Premium features
If you are looking for more advanced features than the free plan, you may need to upgrade to one of the Premium plans. Here are some of the features of the Pro plan.
- Possibility to offer promo codes
- Create accounts for your team
- Integration of newsletter with MailChimp
- Enable Free Membership Levels
- API and Webhooks
That's all for this tutorial, you now know what the MemberFul plugin offers. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask them.
