Display a Count of Members by Level and/or Status via Shortcode

This nifty little shortcode will output the number of members in a level (or across all levels).

The output displays a message in the format: “This site has 25 Gold members”, or you can define the attribute ‘justnumber’ to output only the count of members and craft your own message like the one pictured to the right.

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Shortcode Attributes

justnumber: Show just the count of members (optional; default: NULL)
level: A single level ID or comma-separated list of level IDs (optional; default: count for all levels)
status: A single status or comma-separated list of statuses (optional; default: ‘active’)

Screenshot of shortcode rendering number of members

The Shortcode Plugin

Copy and paste this code into a standalone .php file and upload to your site’s ‘wp-content/plugins’ folder. Activate the plugin via the Plugins admin page.

Author: 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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