We are excited to announce the release candidate (RC) for Paid Memberships Pro v3.8. The headline update in this release is a completely upgraded Email Template Editor, now built on the standard WordPress visual/text editor with built-in Liquid syntax autocomplete for variables, tags, and filters. This release also adds a new [pmpro_membership_level] shortcode for displaying level details anywhere on your site, Divi 5 compatibility for content restrictions, and a handful of enhancements, bug fixes, and deprecations.

The rest of this post covers each major feature in detail and highlights the other changes included in this release. Keep reading to learn how to download and test the v3.8 release candidate.

Using the Release Candidate on Our Main Site

To show our confidence in the stability and reliability of v3.8, the main website you’re browsing now is already running PMPro v3.8 RC 1. We invite other sites, particularly those with a developer on the team, to join us in this crucial phase by testing the 3.8 version on their production websites.

Release Candidate Timeline

The RC phase is scheduled for roughly one week, after which we will proceed with the full PMPro v3.8 release.

• Download: The RC is available as a .zip file, downloadable directly from this post.
• Eligibility: We recommend the RC for production sites where a developer is available to address any potential issues with customizations or integrations.
• Feedback: Your insights and reports are invaluable. We encourage you to share your experiences, bugs, and suggestions to help us refine the final release.

Overview of Key Features in v3.8

Alongside numerous bug fixes and enhancements, below is an overview of the key features in PMPro v3.8.

Upgraded Email Template Editor with Liquid Autocomplete

In v3.7 we introduced Liquid-style template syntax for email bodies, giving you conditional logic and formatting without writing PHP. In v3.8 we’ve upgraded the email template editor itself to the standard WordPress visual/text editor, so editing an email feels just like editing a post or page.

The biggest improvement is built-in Liquid syntax autocomplete. As you type, the editor suggests the available variables, tags, and filters for that template, so you no longer have to memorize variable names or jump back and forth to a reference panel. This makes building conditional logic and personalized content faster and far less error-prone.

New [[pmpro_membership_level]] Shortcode

PMPro v3.8 adds a new [[pmpro_membership_level]] shortcode for displaying a single membership level detail on any post or page. This makes it easier to build custom pricing pages, level comparison sections, and marketing copy that stays in sync with your actual level configuration.

The shortcode takes two required attributes:

• field: The level detail you want to display.
• level: The ID of the membership level to pull the detail from.

For example, to display the name of level 1:

[[pmpro_membership_level field="name" level="1"]]

You can display any of the following fields: name, description, initial_payment, billing_amount, cycle_number, cycle_period, billing_limit, trial_amount, trial_limit, expiration_number, expiration_period, level_cost, and checkout_url. Price fields are automatically formatted using your site’s currency settings, level_cost returns the full formatted cost text (the same string PMPro shows on your pricing pages), and checkout_url returns the direct checkout link for that level. Both the field and level attributes are required… leave either one out and the shortcode returns a short reminder instead of output.

Divi 5 Compatibility

PMPro v3.8 adds Divi 5 compatibility for module-level restrictions and no-access message handling. If you build with Divi, content restriction applied at the Divi module level and the associated no-access messages now render correctly under Divi 5.

Other Enhancements and Changes

Beyond the features above, v3.8 includes several other improvements:

• New level_group_id email variable: Every email template class that already exposes membership_id now also exposes a level_group_id variable, giving template authors access to the level’s group in their liquid conditional logic and output tags.
• Shortcodes in the account page message: The account page message now renders shortcodes, so you can embed dynamic content directly in that message, like a link to a protected download or course.
• Gateway-scoped trial settings: The recurring trial settings on the membership level and discount code edit pages are now hidden when the active payment gateway doesn’t support recurring trials, reducing confusion when configuring levels.
• Cleaner level deletion: Deleting a membership level now also cleans up orphaned membership level relationships, keeping your database tidy.
• Confirmation message fix: PMPro no longer shows the membership confirmation message when an order has not actually been confirmed.
• Code cleanup: Removed the unused pmpro_userfields_get_group and pmpro_userfields_get_field AJAX handlers.

Deprecations

• Credit Card Expiring email template: The credit card expiring email template is now deprecated.
• Membership Billing page user meta: The Membership Billing page no longer writes pmpro_b* user meta on save, and the email field has been removed from that page.

Providing Feedback on PMPro v3.8 RC 1

Anyone that chooses to use the release candidate version should share feedback, bugs, warnings, issues, and anything else worth reporting. Here’s how to share your feedback.

• Slack Community Members can share feedback in the #dev Slack channel. Join the Free Slack Community here.
• If you do not wish to join the Slack Community, please submit your findings to us via our Contact Us page.
• Developers can open an issue and submit a pull request through our GitHub repository.

Your insights and contributions are invaluable to the improvement of PMPro.

Working Changelog for v3.8

This is the working changelog for the v3.8 release candidate.

• FEATURE: Upgraded the email template editor to the standard WordPress visual/text editor with built-in Liquid syntax autocomplete for variables, tags, and filters.
• FEATURE: Added a new [[pmpro_membership_level]] shortcode for displaying membership level details.
• ENHANCEMENT: Added Divi 5 compatibility for PMPro module-level restrictions and no-access message handling.
• ENHANCEMENT: Added a new level_group_id email template variable to every email template class that exposes membership_id.
• ENHANCEMENT: Allowed shortcodes in the account page message.
• BUG FIX/ENHANCEMENT: Now hiding the recurring trial settings on membership level and discount code edit pages when the active gateway doesn’t support recurring trials.
• BUG FIX: Cleaned up orphaned membership level relationships when a level is deleted.
• BUG FIX: No longer shows the membership confirmation message when the order has not been confirmed.
• REFACTOR: Removed unused pmpro_userfields_get_group and pmpro_userfields_get_field AJAX handlers.
• DEPRECATED: Deprecated the credit card expiring email template.
• DEPRECATED: The Membership Billing page no longer writes pmpro_b* user meta on save, and the email field has been removed from that page.