The landing page for your membership levels is a primary place where your site attracts and sells its membership products. At PMPro, we offer several ways for you to design this page, including the default membership levels page shortcode or block and more extended options when using the Advanced Levels Page Add On.
But, some sites want even more control over designing this page. If you would like to design a completely custom membership level pricing page, this guide is for you.
In this article, we’ll cover the basics of designing a custom membership level pricing page using page builders, like the Block Editor or Elementor, as well as a few free pricing table plugins.
CSS is the easiest way to customize the appearance of your Membership Checkout page.
Sometimes you want your checkout experience to match your membership level. Maybe you offer a ‘Gold’ tier of membership and want to add a few golden highlights to the form. The good news is that you can make these visual changes easily with CSS, no deep code customizations required.
In this post, you will learn how to target a specific level’s checkout page using built-in CSS selectors available today in your PMPro-powered site. Armed with knowledge of these selectors, we will show you two recommended ways to apply custom styles to your site: one in the theme customizer, and the other by leveraging WordPress’ wp_footer hook.
Dynamically convert level pricing at checkout to the approximate rate in the visitor’s local currency, as detected by their IP address and geolocation.
Your membership site’s login page gets a ton of traffic—not only for people trying to log in to their existing account but also for non-members who happen upon this page while browsing premium content.
Depending on how you protect access in your membership site, people may be redirected to this page in their normal browsing patterns, too.
With all this traffic, we wanted to give you a tutorial on how to make this page work a little harder for you and your business goals. Here’s a creative way to make this basic login page do more than just its sole purpose of allowing your members to sign in.
This code recipe gives you the drop-in content for the WordPress Block Editor to make your login page have a dual purpose: add a small ad block on your login page that includes a link to registration and some benefits of becoming a member.
Many people use page builders to create a more visually appealing user experience on their websites without custom development.
Page builders give website creators loads of tools to design and create unique page layouts. They function as an extension of your WordPress site’s theme and unlock design tools, such as:
- drag-and-drop elements
- pre-designed templates
- visual assets like images and icons
All of this helps non-coders create beautiful layouts.
However, there’s an art to properly using these tools alongside the required shortcodes on various pages of your membership site, like the pricing page or membership account page.
In this post, we talk all about page builders, including some frequently asked questions, compatibility issues, and information about the page builders natively supported in Paid Memberships Pro.
Enhance the levels page or showcase your pricing anywhere on your membership site. Display plans in columns, a table, or in a comparison view. Hide or show specific plans and plan details.
Unlocking the potential of a successful membership site requires more than just compelling content—it demands a thoughtful and strategic approach to user experience.
When carefully crafted, your membership site becomes more than just another website. It evolves into a thriving environment where members find value, engage actively, and build lasting relationships.
In this guide, we dive into the 7 essential pages that anchor a successful membership site:
- Explore the core pages that shape a potential member’s journey, from the initial introduction on the homepage to the decisive moment on the checkout page.
- For current members, we emphasize the importance of user-friendly dashboards, seamless login processes, and easy-to-navigate support and cancellation pages.
- Finally, this guide explores the specialized pages you may need based on your specific niche.
This guide is designed to give you a blueprint for building a successful membership site that not only attracts new members, but also retains and nurtures its existing base.
Paid Memberships Pro supports the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) with 15 blocks included in the core plugin. In this documentation, we cover how to use the blocks designed for your frontend plugin pages, like the Membership Account or Membership Checkout page.
If you are using the Block Editor, you can swap the default page shortcodes with the equivalent block version, giving you more freedom to design your WordPress membership site.
As a business owner, you have a level of expertise and knowledge that others would pay good money for. So why not let them? Creating a members-only page will allow you to share the knowledge you’ve gained through the years while earning more money.
If you want to get people to pay for your membership, one of the first things you should do is establish a connection with them. This is where collecting email addresses comes in.
But with all of the junk people receive in their inboxes on a daily basis, what’s going to motivate them to actually give you their email address? The answer is to provide some kind of real-world benefit—something that they desire.
Common examples include:
- PDF guides that help them learn something
- Templates or creative assets that help them create something
- Workbooks or checklists that help them accomplish something
- Community access that helps them connect with a niche community
When it comes to membership sites, one of the fastest roads toward converting paying members is to first give them access to a free membership level. We talk more about this in our post How Free Content Will Help You Boost Sales.
Regardless of the lead magnet you choose, once you have something that people actually want, they will gladly give you their email addresses in exchange.
So, how do you go about capturing these leads on your membership site? Landing pages are key.
In this post and video tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to set up a landing page to capture email addresses and connect with your audience. The good news? You can do this in under five minutes.
Let’s get started!
Getting a visitor to your membership registration page can feel a lot like running a race. You’re so close to the finish line. Then, out of nowhere, another runner blows past you to claim first place.
It doesn’t matter how well you run the rest of the race if you can’t cross the finish line first.
The same is true with your membership website. You can write the most compelling homepage, but if visitors bounce when they get to your registration page, you’ll still lose a sale.
To close the deal, you must ensure that your membership registration page maximizes conversions. This post covers what to include on your registration page, potential pitfalls to avoid, as well as some tips for optimizing conversions.
The Memberships > Settings > Page Settings admin page allows you to generate and manage all frontend pages needed for your Paid Memberships Pro site. In addition, any Add Ons that have a frontend page requirement are managed here.
We have several tutorials to help you design your membership levels page using the default shortcode or the Advanced Levels Page Add On. This post summarizes several methods to:
It’s a useful guide if you aren’t quite sure of a method to use and want to explore your options.
If you’re just getting started with Paid Memberships Pro and would like to learn the different ways you can potentially charge your members, this guide is for you.
Keep reading to learn about some of the most common pricing models for membership sites, as well as how to configure membership level pricing for your site.
Building a membership or subscription business online starts with a major decision: pricing. More specifically, what type of pricing model do you want to use for your business?
The type of pricing model you choose influences everything from member acquisition and retention to overall revenue.
This post covers the ten most popular pricing models for membership-type businesses, with examples to help you determine the best fit for your unique project.
The next step is to set up some pages that Paid Memberships Pro needs to get the job done.
The Memberships > Settings > Pages admin page allows you to generate and manage all frontend pages needed for your Paid Memberships Pro site.
If you generated frontend pages within the Setup Wizard, this step is already completed for you.
If you’re using Paid Memberships Pro on your website and only offer one membership level, there’s an effective way to simplify this process for your users—by skipping the PMPro Levels page and directly guiding them to the checkout page.
This strategy can help streamline the user journey, increasing conversion rates and enhancing overall user satisfaction. In this guide, we will explore why you might want to use this approach and how you can easily implement it on your own website. Whether you’re a seasoned PMPro user or a novice, this post will provide the insights you need to optimize your membership sign-up process. Let’s dive in!
Our plugin filters your members-only content using WordPress’ the_content template tag. Occasionally, certain themes and plugin elements also filter on this template tag, which can result in improper/unexpected members-only content filtering.
The code recipe below can help resolve this by running the PMPro filter later.
Allow customers to pay what they can and set their own price when checking out for your membership levels.
Use this hook to add extra fields to the checkout page or execute custom code immediately after the Prcing fields.
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Group Accounts requires you to have a minimum of two membership levels in your site: one that the owner of the group will hold (the parent account) and the level that members of the group get assigned (the child account).
Naming your membership levels might seem like a small detail, but it can have a significant impact on your business.
The names you choose for your membership tiers aren’t just labels. They shape how potential members perceive your offerings, influence their decision to join or walk away, and set the tone for your brand’s identity.
Whether you’re launching a new membership site or refining your current pricing structure, naming your levels is a high-impact decision that affects conversions, engagement, and long-term retention.
In this article, you’ll learn why your membership level names matter more than most people realize. We’ll cover proven naming structures, explore the psychology behind what makes names effective, share real-world examples, and offer a step-by-step framework to help you craft better names.
Let’s dive in.
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Best WordPress membership plugins on your mind?
Besides making it incredibly easy to build and maintain websites, WordPress opens up a whole new world of recurring-revenue opportunities for creators, coaches, organizations, and businesses that want to gate premium content.
There are now dozens of WordPress membership plugins available, giving site owners true choice. But what are the best WordPress membership plugins in 2025? Which of the best WordPress membership plugins should power your member portal from day one?
The best WordPress membership plugins in ranked order are:
- Paid Memberships Pro
- MemberPress
- WooCommerce Memberships
- Ultimate Member
This article explains why these four membership plugins stand above the rest, highlights their key differences, and shows you how to pick the *best membership plugin for WordPress, for you.
