WP eMember
The facts below are what the maker publishes about WP eMember, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From WP eMember's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| WP eMember | $59.95, paid once | Includes free updates · One-time purchase; no ongoing fees |
The facts
Each one read from WP eMember's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- Features include IP-based login restrictions, disabling simultaneous logins for one account, and protected download folders.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API
- The documentation lists HTTP GET or POST APIs to create, update, query, and deactivate member accounts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content gating
- full_sitechecked 20 Sep 2026
- Content protection
- It can selectively protect posts, pages, categories, comments, or sections of posts and pages by membership level.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Drip content
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Email integrations
- The maker lists integrations with AWeber, MailChimp, GetResponse, and MailPoet.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is for site owners who want to restrict website content and manage free or paid memberships on WordPress.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Membership limits
- The maker says there is no limit on the number of membership levels or members.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Membership management
- After setup, it automates membership signup, profile maintenance, payments, account expiry, upgrade notifications, cancellation, and password reset.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The FAQ says using one user database for member logins across multiple WordPress installations is not supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Payment integrations
- The maker lists PayPal, ClickBank, Braintree, WooCommerce, WP Express Checkout, Stripe Payments, and WP eStore payment options.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- WP eMember is a WordPress plugin for creating free and paid membership sections on a website.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security options
- The documentation lists integrations for Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA and Google reCAPTCHA, and an optional two-factor authentication add-on.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker provides product documentation, video tutorials, and a customer support forum.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free and trial memberships
- The plugin supports free and paid membership levels, and a trial period can be configured with a subscription payment option.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Subscription billing
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
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