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Ultimate Member
What Ultimate Member is
Ultimate Member is a WordPress plugin for creating online communities and private membership websites. Its core plugin brings together user profiles, registration and login, member directories, account management, and content restriction. A drag-and-drop form builder lets site administrators create registration, login, and profile forms, including multi-column layouts. Administrators can set up roles with different permissions and restrict access across the site or on particular pages and posts. Members can make profiles private or keep them out of directories, while administrators can control the visibility of individual profile fields. Login forms include a hidden honeypot field, a submit delay, and WordPress nonces for anti-spam protection. Extensions add options such as groups, private messaging, social login, user verification, reviews, and profile tabs. Listed integrations include MailChimp, myCRED, Unsplash, ForumWP, Zapier, Stripe, WooCommerce, JobBoardWP, and Google reCAPTCHA. Stripe membership subscriptions are included in the Pro plan. The Free plan costs nothing. Ultimate Member is based in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, and was founded in 2014.
Who it suits
Ultimate Member suits WordPress site owners building member communities or private websites that need registration, profiles, directories, and access controls. It can also suit sites seeking paid memberships through Stripe, which is included in Pro.
What it does well
- Free plan includes profiles, registration, login, directories, and content restriction.
- Drag-and-drop forms support multi-column layouts.
- Administrators can control roles, access, and profile-field visibility.
- Extensions add groups, messaging, social login, and more.
- Stripe subscriptions support paid memberships in Pro.
What to know first
- The self-hosted Pro plugin has no free trial.
- Paid licenses renew automatically every year unless canceled.
- Expired licenses no longer receive support or updates.
Limits
The Free plan lists core membership features, while Standard and Pro include 21 standard extensions, one year of updates, and one year of email support. Standard covers one site license and Pro covers two; the Stripe integration for selling subscriptions is included in Pro.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Forever · User profiles · User registration & login · Content restriction · Member directories · User accounts | Free |
| Standard | Billed once per year until cancelled; page also says “That's $23 a month” · 21 standard extensions · 1 site license · Updates for 1 year · Email support for 1 year | $276 a year |
| Pro | Billed once per year until cancelled; page also says “That's $29 a month” · 21 standard extensions · Stripe integration · Zapier integration · 2 site license · Updates for 1 year · Email support for 1 year · Ultimate Member Theme | $348 a year |
As ultimatemember.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the Ultimate Member website.
- Use the free plan to start with its core membership features.
- Install the plugin on a WordPress site.
- Choose Standard or Pro if you need their extensions, updates, and email support.
- Choose Pro to use the included Stripe integration for paid memberships.
Verdict
Choose Ultimate Member to build WordPress membership or community features, especially if its free plan covers the needed profile and access functions. Look elsewhere if you require a free trial or need a published price before choosing a paid plan.
Questions
Is Ultimate Member free?
Yes. The Free plan costs nothing and includes profiles, registration and login, content restriction, member directories, and user accounts.
Does Ultimate Member offer a free trial?
The maker says it does not offer a free trial for its self-hosted Pro plugin.
What do the paid plans include?
Standard and Pro each include 21 standard extensions, one year of updates, and one year of email support. Standard covers one site license; Pro covers two.
Can Ultimate Member sell paid memberships?
Yes. Its Stripe integration supports website memberships sold through Stripe subscriptions and is included in Pro.
Which integrations are listed?
They include MailChimp, myCRED, Unsplash, ForumWP, Zapier, Stripe, WooCommerce, JobBoardWP, and Google reCAPTCHA.
Who makes Ultimate Member?
Ultimate Member is made by Ultimate Member, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Facts from Ultimate Member's own pages
- Anti-spam
- Login forms include a hidden honeypot field, a submit time delay, and WordPress nonces for anti-spam protection. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Content gating
- full_site · ultimatemember.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Core capabilities
- The core plugin includes user profiles, registration and login, content restriction, member directories, and account management. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Extensions add features such as groups, private messaging, social login, user verification, reviews, and profile tabs. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Form building
- Its drag-and-drop form builder creates registration, login, and profile forms, with multi-column layouts. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2014 · ultimatemember.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · ultimatemember.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK · ultimatemember.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include MailChimp, myCRED, Unsplash, ForumWP, Zapier, Stripe, WooCommerce, JobBoardWP, and Google reCAPTCHA. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- License renewal
- Paid license keys automatically renew every year, and customers can cancel at any time. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Paid memberships
- The Stripe integration supports selling paid website memberships through Stripe subscriptions and is included in the Pro plan. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- Members can make profiles private or hide them from directories, and administrators can set visibility for individual profile fields. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Ultimate Member is a membership and community plugin for WordPress for building online communities or private membership websites. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Roles and access
- Administrators can create user roles with different permissions and restrict access globally or by page or post. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Subscription billing
- both · ultimatemember.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Support
- Standard and Pro include one year of email support; the maker says expired licenses no longer receive support or updates. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Trial and refund
- The maker says it does not offer a free trial for its self-hosted Pro plugin and offers a 30-day refund guarantee. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Usage limits
- The maker says its plugin does not charge based on the number of users; the paid plans specify site-license counts. · ultimatemember.com, 11 Oct 2026
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