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Meet Kim Coleman

Kim Coleman is the co-founder of Paid Memberships Pro, the most trusted membership platform, which powers over 90,000 membership sites worldwide. With over two decades of experience in development, management, and marketing, Kim plays a pivotal role in shaping the product and guiding the team.

She specializes in content creation, video tutorials, and frontend development for the core open-source plugin and its various Add Ons, helping businesses of all sizes build and grow their membership sites.

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What to Do About the Critical PHP Security Release of October 2026

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Paid Memberships Pro v3.9 Release Candidate: Ready for Developer-Supported Production Sites

Code Recipe: Disable Content-Only Editing Mode for Unsynced Patterns, with a block pattern in content-only mode in the WordPress block editor

Disable Content-Only Editing Mode for Unsynced Patterns

Code Recipe: Give Your Custom Post Types Their Own Memberlite Layout Settings, with the Customizer showing Events Layout settings

Give Your Custom Post Types Their Own Memberlite Layout Settings

Code Recipe: Add Custom Colors to the Block Editor Color Palette, with the block editor color picker showing custom brand colors

Add Custom Colors to the Block Editor Color Palette

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Always Show the Discount Code Field

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Change Membership Level on Cancellation or Expiration

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Business Insurance for Membership Sites: What Coverage to Look For

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How to Add Custom Reports to the Memberships Reports Admin in PMPro

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Do You Actually Need a CRM? (Your Membership Site Might Already Be One)

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We’re Hiring a Sysadmin for Our Hosting Platform

What's New in Memberlite Version 7.1: Block-Based Header and Footer Variations, Nav Menu and Member Info Blocks

Memberlite 7.1: Block-Based Header & Footer Variations

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Register a Custom Font Family for Memberlite

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Adding a Widerruf or Kündigung Button to a Paid Memberships Pro Site

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How to Migrate from Restrict Content Pro to Paid Memberships Pro

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Our plugin's code is not obfuscated, runs on as many sites as you want and can be customized to fit your project's needs. We just ask that you follow the GPLv2 guidelines by applying the GPLv2 license to any altered or unaltered version of PMPro that you distribute. License Details »

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Recent Articles and Updates

  • What to Do About the Critical PHP Security Release of October 2026

    What to Do About the Critical PHP Security Release of October 2026

  • Paid Memberships Pro v3.9 Release Candidate: Ready for Developer-Supported Production Sites

    Paid Memberships Pro v3.9 Release Candidate: Ready for Developer-Supported Production Sites

  • Disable Content-Only Editing Mode for Unsynced Patterns

    Disable Content-Only Editing Mode for Unsynced Patterns

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