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

by Kim Coleman on October 16, 2026

Test the PMPro v3.9 release candidate: built-in payment and expiration date patterns, percentage and fixed discount codes, login captcha, and WP-CLI commands. Continue Reading »

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