What are the Best Wordpress Membership Plugins

by faraox
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Hi there,

I'm wondering what the best membership plugins are these days.

anyone have recommendations for free ones and paid ones?

Thanks in advance.
#membership #memberships #plugins #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    I use and recommend Digital Access Pass.

    Have been using it for a few years now and it is the goods and very well supported.
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  • Profile picture of the author mrhonored
    Digital Access Pass
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  • Profile picture of the author Matt Carlson
    I have been using Wishlist member and it works great for me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Laura Stevens
    hmm...wishlist too
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  • Profile picture of the author faraox
    Thanks allot guys for your recommendations.

    I'm going to give s2member an try.
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  • Profile picture of the author paul nicholls
    i use fast member for the membership security

    and optimize press for the membership platform

    this is a great little combination and works great for me

    fastmember - $297

    optimize press - $97

    not cheap but it`s an investment into your business and certainly pay off

    paul
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Cole
    For me it is DAP (Digital Access Pass). It is updated often and I haven't had any issues with it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Paleochora
    Fastmember is pretty awesome in what it can do. Pretty hard to beat what they have put together.
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  • Profile picture of the author firzmotion
    s2member, you can also try its free version. just download it on wordpress plugin directory
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  • Profile picture of the author dorai123
    Affiliate Link Cloaking, Jetpack - Both are free
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  • Profile picture of the author alexdigital
    I've got on well with S2, but it is quite complicated.

    Wishlist works well too.
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    • Profile picture of the author taskemann
      Originally Posted by alexdigital View Post

      I've got on well with S2, but it is quite complicated.

      Wishlist works well too.
      Complicated? No.. :p

      I tried S2member for the first time a few weeks ago on my new membership site, and it was quite easy to implement it. Even for me who doesn't have any coding skills.
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      • Originally Posted by taskemann View Post

        Complicated? No.. :p

        I tried S2member for the first time a few weeks ago on my new membership site, and it was quite easy to implement it. Even for me who doesn't have any coding skills.
        Did you implement the s2member paid or free version?
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        • Profile picture of the author taskemann
          The Pro/paid version.

          Jimmy

          Originally Posted by InquisitiveMarketer View Post

          Did you implement the s2member paid or free version?
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    • Profile picture of the author Bruce Wedding
      Originally Posted by alexdigital View Post

      I've got on well with S2, but it is quite complicated.
      It can be as complicated as you want it to be. It is complex, but a basic membership site is simple. I've got a free video, no opt-in, setting up a complete membership site using S2Member. It supports multi-levels and even has an integrated autoresponder.

      You can watch here:

      Setup a Full-Blown Membership Site in 34 Minutes… Free! | WP Video Notes

      As for people asking about free vs pro, there is no real difference as far as membership capabilities go. The difference is the ability to take Paypal Pro and the ability to create one-time offers for your members.
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  • Profile picture of the author mayhem3030
    free or premium? if premium I like the sound of WP emember (by tips and tricks HQ) but I've not tried it. I haven't had a need for a paid membership site (yet).
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  • Profile picture of the author martin davis
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    • Originally Posted by martin davis View Post

      Fastmember is the best
      Tell us specifically why you like it best. Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author Marco Scabia
    I use DAP too, and it works very well for me.
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  • I researched digital access pass, wishlist, s2member.. I think these are the most popular.. but there are others. I bought and returned wishlist, it just was not for me so I went with s2member instead.
    I find that s2member does everything I want it to and more..
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  • Profile picture of the author seoed
    I have to add my opinion here on s2member too. S2member seems to be a solid
    membership plugin BUT it caused my site to load in about 15-20 sec.!

    There was no way to fix this issue although I had hired some coding guys.

    It surprises me that no one reports any problems with s2member. Is is just me
    or what?
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    • Profile picture of the author Boaz Dekel
      Originally Posted by seoed View Post

      I have to add my opinion here on s2member too. S2member seems to be a solid
      membership plugin BUT it caused my site to load in about 15-20 sec.!

      There was no way to fix this issue although I had hired some coding guys.

      It surprises me that no one reports any problems with s2member. Is is just me
      or what?
      have you tried to improve your site performance by using a caching plugin or a CDN?
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  • Profile picture of the author Prof1tSn1per
    Could anyone compare S2Member and DAP ? Pros and cons,pls. !
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by Prof1tSn1per View Post

      Could anyone compare S2Member and DAP ? Pros and cons,pls. !
      No, they can NOT!
      The futility of threads like this is clearly shown by the fact that 99% of the responders are using only ONE solution/plugin and are NOT able to make any kind of comparison. Everybody posts about their personal preference, which is based, in most of the cases, on an accidental choice of a plugin
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      • Profile picture of the author Bryan Zazz
        Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

        No, they can NOT!
        The futility of threads like this is clearly shown by the fact that 99% of the responders are using only ONE solution/plugin and are NOT able to make any kind of comparison. Everybody posts about their personal preference, which is based, in most of the cases, on an accidental choice of a plugin
        While you are in principle correct: very few have actually "compared"
        tools, most are simply telling their personal experience with "one" tool.
        Not to mention that "the best" in anything is subject to interpretation.

        But I disagree that such discussions are futile for the simple reason that
        the OP author is confronted with a problem - need for a membership solution -
        and is looking for advice from fellow marketers. I see value here,
        although it is questionable and subject to interpretation.
        But it is better than nothing.

        So the OP might have better titled his thread something like:
        "What is your favorite WP membership plugin?"

        Anyway, I just learned about a new package I did not knew existed: fastmember
        so I'm a happier warrior now ... hehe
        thx.
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  • Profile picture of the author HugoLand
    Digital Access Pass
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  • Profile picture of the author seoed
    have you tried to improve your site performance by using a caching plugin or a CDN?
    yes, but this problem is not a caching issue. its something different I dont understand...
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  • Profile picture of the author ashishkakran
    Premium WordPress Membership Plugins is best.
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  • Profile picture of the author carolineleah
    Hi , These are the top best membership Plugins
    WishList Member
    WordPress eMember
    Magic Members
    CMS Members
    s2Member Pro
    WP-Member
    MemberWing
    Amember Pro
    Your Members
    Digital Access Pass
    Suma
    WP-Membership
    s2Member
    Members
    hope it will be useful to you
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  • Profile picture of the author JulianKane
    I use S2 Member and I did not find it too difficult to set up and I feel that it works great.
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  • Profile picture of the author faraox
    Thanks allot guys for your recommendations. i eventually bought wishlist and I'm very happy whit it.
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  • Profile picture of the author impro42
    I would easily say that s2member is the best free one
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  • Profile picture of the author mikeye
    Warrior Press is a new membership plugin just released and I bought it. WishList is another one but more expensive.
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  • Profile picture of the author afokalakala
    Wordpress.org has i think around 80 plugins for membership sites. Do go there to search and browse around those plugins to choose from. Take care!
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