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WP eMember
What WP eMember is
WP eMember is a WordPress plugin for creating free or paid membership areas on self-hosted websites. It can gate an entire site or selectively protect posts, pages, categories, comments, and sections according to membership level. Site owners can define unlimited membership levels and members, offer free or paid access, configure trial periods with subscription payments, and drip content over time. After setup, it automates sign-up, profile updates, payments, account expiry, upgrade notices, cancellations, and password resets. Access controls include IP-based login restrictions, blocking simultaneous logins for one account, and protected download folders. Listed payment integrations include PayPal, ClickBank, Braintree, WooCommerce, WP Express Checkout, Stripe Payments, and WP eStore. Email integrations include AWeber, MailChimp, GetResponse, and MailPoet. HTTP GET or POST APIs support account management. Documentation, video tutorials, and a support forum are provided. The plugin has a free plan, no free trial, and no listed price.
Who it suits
WP eMember suits WordPress site owners who need free or paid memberships, selective content protection, payment handling, and member administration. It is intended for self-hosted WordPress sites.
What it does well
- Protects full sites or selected content
- Unlimited membership levels and members
- Automated membership administration
- Multiple payment integrations
- HTTP account-management APIs
What to know first
- No free trial
- Cross-site shared user database unsupported
- Optional two-factor security is an add-on
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| WP eMember | One-time purchase; no ongoing fees · Includes free updates | $59.95, paid once |
As tipsandtricks-hq.com lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
WP eMember provides broad membership, content-gating, payment, and account-management tools for WordPress. Its main constraint is that one user database cannot serve member logins across multiple WordPress installations.
Facts from WP eMember's own pages
- Access controls
- Features include IP-based login restrictions, disabling simultaneous logins for one account, and protected download folders. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- API
- The documentation lists HTTP GET or POST APIs to create, update, query, and deactivate member accounts. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Content gating
- full_site · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Content protection
- It can selectively protect posts, pages, categories, comments, or sections of posts and pages by membership level. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Drip content
- Yes · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Email integrations
- The maker lists integrations with AWeber, MailChimp, GetResponse, and MailPoet. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Free and trial memberships
- The plugin supports free and paid membership levels, and a trial period can be configured with a subscription payment option. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The product is for site owners who want to restrict website content and manage free or paid memberships on WordPress. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Membership limits
- The maker says there is no limit on the number of membership levels or members. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Membership management
- After setup, it automates membership signup, profile maintenance, payments, account expiry, upgrade notifications, cancellation, and password reset. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The FAQ says using one user database for member logins across multiple WordPress installations is not supported. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Payment integrations
- The maker lists PayPal, ClickBank, Braintree, WooCommerce, WP Express Checkout, Stripe Payments, and WP eStore payment options. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- WP eMember is a WordPress plugin for creating free and paid membership sections on a website. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Security options
- The documentation lists integrations for Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA and Google reCAPTCHA, and an optional two-factor authentication add-on. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Subscription billing
- both · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Support
- The maker provides product documentation, video tutorials, and a customer support forum. · tipsandtricks-hq.com, 12 Oct 2026
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