WordPress is a great platform not only for blogs, but also for setting up membership sites to deliver premium content.
There are a lot of WordPress membership plugins available these days and the options can be confusing. I have had a chance to play with a few of them and will share what I have learned in this post. I will update this post once in a while when updates become available or as I learn something new. If you would like to stay updated, please bookmark this URL and check back once in a while.
Wishlist Member
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Pre-Requisites: None
Wishlist Member is probably the most popular membership plugin. It is probably one of the most complete plugins, and although some features available in the other plugins below are not found in Wishlist Member, this plugin will likely fulfill most people’s requirements. It has a ton of cool features and is offered as either a single or multi-license.
Detailed review coming soon…
RAP Press
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Pre-Requisites: (Rapid Action Profits + RAP PayPal Addon) or (Rapid Action Profits Membership Plus Bundle)
RAP Press is the “new kid on the block” but is developed by Bill Ortell and Erin (aka netkickstart). If you use Rapid Action Profits or are looking into using it, I strongly recommend you take a look at RAP Press. The content drip features are just awesome, and because it integrates with RAP Purchases. RAP Press is offered as a single or multi-site license.
Detailed review coming soon…
Digital Access Pass
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Pre-Requisites: None Other than WordPress
Digital Access Pass is also a very cool plugin. I have not yet spent a whole lot of time with it, so I will have to do some more playing to write a complete review and share my experience, but it had a ton of features and I like the content drip functionality. RAP Press is offered as a single or multi-site license. Additionally, the developer also offers a free installation service to get you going quickly and with minimal effort.
Detailed review coming soon…
Other Plugins
There are a lot of other plugins out there for creating and managing WordPress-based membership sites. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to test them all. If you are a plugin developer and you would like me to try out and review your plugin, Contact Me Via Twitter and let me know. If you use another plugin yourself, leave me a comment on this post and tell me what it is and why I should check it out. What’s great about it?
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Hello there. Thanks for the informative comparison of these WordPress Membership Plugins. I just finished reading a similar comparison/review published by a friend of mine. Your review included two of the same plugins that his did (Wishlist Member and Digital Access Pass). However, there were two that he compared that I did not see on your blog, so I thought I’d send you the link to his review so that perhaps you can weigh in over there.
Read my friend’s review here:
http://wordpressmembershipplugins.net/
Thanks for the informative post!
JMK
Justin,
Thanks for the info. Will check out those other plugins soon.
Wil
awaiting your DAP review Wilson!
and thanks for a great Stomper webinar tonite on how to do webinars!
Mtn Jim