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What MemberPress Courses is
MemberPress Courses is an LMS add-on for creating, protecting, and selling online courses directly from a WordPress site. Its visual drag-and-drop builder helps structure lessons and learning paths. The product page lists quizzes, automatic progress tracking, a built-in gradebook, and completion certificates, though the maker says some features vary by plan. Courses can be sold through memberships or one-time purchases and bundled with other premium content. MemberPress access rules can protect lessons and align access with course payments. The maker presents it for creators who want to sell courses and manage them inside WordPress. It is a paid product with no free plan or free trial. The listed plans are Launch at $199.50 a year, Growth at $349.50 a year, and Scale at $499.50 a year. Launch includes a 4.9% transaction fee; Growth and Scale list no transaction fees. The pricing page lists integrations including Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit, Drip, Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, and WPBakery, with availability varying by plan.
Who it suits
It suits creators who already want to work within WordPress to build, protect, and sell courses. Buyers should check which plan includes the learning tools and integrations they need.
What it does well
- Visual drag-and-drop course builder
- Supports memberships and one-time purchases
- Lessons can be protected with access rules
- Growth and Scale list no transaction fees
What to know first
- Requires a WordPress site
- No free plan or trial
- Launch has a 4.9% transaction fee
- Features and integrations vary by plan
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | $199.50 / year (normally $399; page shows $199.50 savings) · 4.9% transaction fee · unlimited members, courses, and lessons · 25,000 AI credits | $199.50 a year |
| Growth | $349.50 / year (normally $699; page shows $349.50 savings) · No transaction fees · includes Launch features · 50,000 AI credits | $349.50 a year |
| Scale | $499.50 / year (normally $999; page shows $499.50 savings) · No transaction fees · includes Growth features · 100,000 AI credits | $499.50 a year |
As memberpress.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
MemberPress Courses combines course building and access control within WordPress, with integrated ways to sell courses. Plan details matter: fees, learning features, and integrations differ by tier.
Facts from MemberPress Courses's own pages
- Access control
- MemberPress access rules can protect course lessons and align access with course payments. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Company
- The MemberPress website identifies Caseproof, LLC as its copyright holder. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Course builder
- Courses includes a visual drag-and-drop builder for structuring lessons and learning paths. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Course formats
- lessons,quizzes,assignments,videos,blog posts,digital downloads,links,custom HTML · memberpress.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Course plan limits
- The maker says some Courses features vary by plan; its pricing page lists quizzes, assignments, and certificates among Growth plan features. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Email marketing
- Yes · memberpress.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2004 · memberpress.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · memberpress.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Cedar City, Utah, United States · memberpress.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The pricing page lists integrations including Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit, Drip, Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, and WPBakery, with availability varying by plan. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker presents MemberPress Courses for creators who want to turn their expertise into paid courses and manage them inside WordPress. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Learning tools
- The product page lists quizzes, automatic student progress tracking, a built-in gradebook, and completion certificates. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- branded · memberpress.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Payment options
- integrated · memberpress.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Product
- MemberPress Courses is an LMS add-on for creating, protecting, and selling online courses directly from a WordPress site. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The pricing page lists Cloudflare Turnstile, Math reCaptcha, and forced SSL on registration pages as security features. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Selling courses
- Courses can be sold through memberships or one-time purchases and bundled with other premium content. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- MemberPress directs existing customers to its support ticketing system and provides a form for presales or general questions. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Transaction fee
- 4.9 · memberpress.com, 20 Sept 2026
- WordPress requirement
- The maker describes MemberPress as a WordPress plugin, and its Courses feature runs directly within a WordPress site. · memberpress.com, 11 Oct 2026
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