=== Paid Member Subscriptions Basic ===
Contributors: cozmoslabs
Donate link: https://www.cozmoslabs.com/wordpress-paid-member-subscriptions/
Tags: membership, paid membership, subscription, restrict content, membership plan, membership level, member, members, subscription plans, user payments, paying users, paid users, restrict access, content protection, content restriction, recurring payments, woocommerce
Requires at least: 3.1
Tested up to: 5.8.1
Stable tag: 1.0.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

WordPress membership plugin that lets you create subscription plans, accept payments and restrict content on your membership site. WooCommerce integration.

== Description ==

**[Paid Member Subscriptions](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/wordpress-paid-member-subscriptions/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) is a robust WordPress membership plugin that's a joy to setup and use.**

It offers a complete membership solution, allowing you to accept member payments, manage members, create subscription plans and restrict access to premium content.

Integrates with [WooCommerce](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/94386-restrict-woocommerce-product-purchase-shop-page-non-members/), allowing you to restrict product viewing and purchasing to members-only as well as offer special discounted product price based on subscription plans.
You can also use it to setup an [Elementor membership site](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/156382-elementor-membership-site-with-paid-member-subscriptions/) fast and easy.

To start simply create a new page and give it an intuitive name(e.g. Member Registration) and add the following shortcode: [pms-register].
Publish the page and you are done!

= Shortcodes for Member Registration, Login, Content Restriction and managing Membership Plans =
You can use one of the following shortcodes:

* **[pms-register]** - adds a front-end user registration form where users can purchase a membership level
* **[pms-login]** - create a front-end member login form
* **[pms-restrict subscription_plans="9,10"]** *Special content for members subscribed to the subscription plans that have the ID 9 and 10!* **[/pms-restrict]** - to restrict content based on subscription plans or logged in status
* **[pms-account]** - setup a [WordPress members area](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/177365-wordpress-members-area/) where members can easily edit their account information and manage their subscription plan(s)
* **[pms-payment-history]** - adds a front-end table with the member's payment history
* **[pms-recover-password]** - adds a recover password password form, that enables users to reset their password if needed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AEIvvCOZHM&start=0&autoplay=1

= Membership Modules: =

= Content Restriction =
 You'll find it really simple to restrict entire posts, pages or custom post types or just portions of them.

 Restrict Content offers you options to:

 * display content based on logged in status
 * show content to members only, setup [private pages for subscribers](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/251415-wordpress-private-pages-for-subscribers/)
 * partial content display by using the [pms-restrict][/pms-restrict] shortcode
 * display another template for restricted posts

 Integrates with Elementor page builder allowing you to [restrict content for Elementor](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/paid-member-subscriptions/integration-with-other-plugins/elementor/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) sections and widgets based on logged in status or subscription plans, by using the visual interface.

= Membership Payments =
Accept PayPal payments from your subscribers. You can keep track of all member payments, payment statuses and purchased subscription plans. Access to detailed payment logs.

= Hierarchical Subscription Plans =
You can create an unlimited number of hierarchical subscription plans (eg: Free, Silver, Gold). Each new user can choose a membership plan (subscription) during the registration process.
Existing users can purchase a subscription plan from a page with the [pms-subscriptions] shortcode.

Members can upgrade their subscription plan from the [pms-account] page, the same page also allows the member to Renew, Cancel or Abandon his subscription.

Subscription plans can offer free and/or paid memberships on your website.

= Members Management =
Have an overview of all your members and their subscription plans. Easily add/remove members or edit their subscription details.

= Membership Emails and Messages =
Customize default member emails and setup member messages sent/displayed on certain user actions.
Admin emails can also be customized.

= Free Trial and Sign-up Fees =
You can configure your subscription to have a free trial period and a sign-up fee, allowing you to have more control on your subscription setup. [Click to view which payment gateways support this feature](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/paid-member-subscriptions/payment-gateways/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree).

= Reports and Exports =
Whether you prefer to maintain your own records of your members’ database, do custom reports , or you simply need to import records into another service or application, such as MailChimp or Excel, you can do that with Paid Member Subscriptions. Export all member records to a CSV at anytime.

Payment history can be exported to a CSV file, letting you then import the payment data into Excel, QuickBooks, or other accounting software that can process a CSV file.

= WooCommerce Integration =
Paid Member Subscriptions integrates beautifully with [WooCommerce](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/paid-member-subscriptions/integration-with-other-plugins/woocommerce/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree), allowing you to do the following:

* **Create a Members-only Store** - [restrict access](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/94386-restrict-woocommerce-product-purchase-shop-page-non-members/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) to the Shop page to members-only
* **Restrict Product Viewing and Purchasing** - control who can see or purchase a WooCommerce product based on logged in status and subscription plan. Easily create members-only products.
* **Offer discounted product prices to members** - offer special product prices to members based on their active subscription. Set membership discounts per product or subscription plan.

= Others =
* GDPR
* automatically log users in
* hide admin bar
* [prevent account sharing](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/141224-prevent-account-sharing-membership-site/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree)
* redirect default WordPress pages
* setup a [WordPress members area](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/177365-wordpress-members-area/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree)
* reCAPTCHA

= Powerful Add-ons =

Paid Member Subscriptions has a range of premium [Add-ons](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/paid-member-subscriptions-add-ons/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) that allow you to extend the power of the membership plugin:

**Basic Add-ons** (available in the [PRO or Basic](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/wordpress-paid-member-subscriptions/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) version)

* [bbPress](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/paid-member-subscriptions-bbpress/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - integrate Paid Member Subscriptions with the popular forums plugin, bbPress, to [restrict your forums and topics](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/104619-restrict-bbpress-forum-membership-subscription/).
* [Global Content Restriction](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/global-content-restriction/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - add global content restriction rules to subscription plans, based on post type, taxonomy and terms
* [Discount Codes](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/discount-codes/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - create an unlimited number of discount codes and offer percentage or flat rate based discounts
* [Email Reminders](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/email-reminders/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - create multiple automated email reminders that are sent to members before or after certain events take place (subscription expires, subscription activated etc.)
* [Navigation Menu Filtering](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/navigation-menu-filtering/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - dynamically display menu items based on logged-in status as well as selected subscription plans
* [Fixed Period Membership](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/fixed-period-membership/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - create subscriptions plans that end at a specific date, no matter when a member subscribes to it.
* [Pay What You Want](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/pay-what-you-want/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - accept donations and let subscribers pay what they want when purchasing a subscription plan
* [Labels Edit](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/pms-labels-edit/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - edit any label/string that is coming from the Paid Member Subscriptions plugin

**Pro Add-ons** (available in the [PRO version](http://www.cozmoslabs.com/wordpress-paid-member-subscriptions/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) only)

* [Tax & EU VAT](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/tax-eu-vat/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - collect tax or vat from your users depending on their location, with full control over tax rates and who to charge
* [Group Memberships](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/group-memberships/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - sell group subscriptions to your users
* [Recurring Payments for PayPal Standard](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/recurring-payments-paypal-standard/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - accept recurring payments from your members through PayPal Standard
* [PayPal Express](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/paypal-pro-paypal-express/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - accept one-time or recurring payments through PayPal Pro (credit card) and PayPal Express Checkout
* [Stripe Gateway](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/stripe/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - accept credit card payments, both one-time and recurring, directly on your website via Stripe
* [Content Dripping](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/content-dripping/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - create schedules for your content, making posts or categories available for your members only after a certain time has passed since they signed up for a subscription plan
* [Multiple Subscriptions per User](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/multiple-subscriptions-per-user/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - setup multiple subscription level groups (e.g. Physics, Math) and allow members to sign up for more than one subscription plan, one per group (e.g. Physics Beginner and Math Advanced)
* [Invoices](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/add-ons/invoices/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) - both you and your members will be able to download PDF invoices for each payment that has been completed

= Paid Member Subscriptions in your Language =
We're focusing on translating Paid Member Subscriptions in as many languages as we can. So far, the translations for 10 languages are almost complete, but we still need help on a lot of other languages, so please join us at [translate.wordpress.org](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/paid-member-subscriptions)
You will be able to download all the [available language packs](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/paid-member-subscriptions) as well as help us translate Paid Member Subscriptions in your language.
For more information please visit our [documentation page](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/paid-member-subscriptions/how-to-translate-paid-member-subscriptions/)

= Website =

[https://www.cozmoslabs.com/wordpress-paid-member-subscriptions/](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/wordpress-paid-member-subscriptions/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree)

= Documentation =

[https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/paid-member-subscriptions/](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/paid-member-subscriptions/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree)

= Addons =

[https://www.cozmoslabs.com/paid-member-subscriptions-add-ons/](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/paid-member-subscriptions-add-ons/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree)

== Installation ==

1. Upload the paid-member-subscriptions-basic folder to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What type of membership sites can I create ? =

Here are [some examples](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/188635-membership-websites-examples/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) of what you could sell from your membership site: premium tutorials, newsletter, magazine, database, online community, software, apps, videos, ebooks, audio files, discount codes, fan clubs, consulting, coaching etc.

= Can my members pay using a credit card ? =

The subscription plan payments are handled via PayPal Standard. Your members will be able to pay for the membership via their credit card or their PayPal account. More payment gateways are supported via [Add-ons](http://www.cozmoslabs.com/paid-member-subscriptions/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree).

= Can I offer both free and paid memberships at the same time ? =

Yes, you can have both free and paid memberships on your site.

= Can I restrict access to premium content allowing only paying users to view it ? =

Yes, the plugin allows you to [restrict content](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/paid-member-subscriptions/content-restriction/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree) and make it available to paid members only.

= Can I modify the registration form ? =

Yes, this is possible using [Profile Builder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/profile-builder/). For custom fields you will need a [paid version](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/wordpress-profile-builder/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree).
More information can be found on [this page](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/paid-member-subscriptions/integration-with-other-plugins/profile-builder/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree).

= Where can I find out more information? =

For more information please check out [Paid Member Subscriptions documentation](https://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/paid-member-subscriptions/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=pms-description-page&utm_campaign=PMSFree).


== Changelog ==
= 1.0.2 =
* Feature: Added recurring support for Fixed Period Memberships
* Fix: For PayPal Express recurring subscriptions, if a discount is used for the first payment, properly display the order amount when the user creates the billing agreement on the PayPal website
* Misc: Set default value of Maximum Uses and Limit Discount Uses Per User to unlimited when a Discount Code is created
* Misc: Add processing state to PayPal Express Payment Confirmation form so it cannot be submitted multiple times

= 1.0.1 =
* Fix: errors caused by the add-ons removal
* Misc: Don't display new subscription form when doing an [pms-account] while on the [pms-register] form with Multiple Subscriptions Per User activated
* Misc: improved updates unavailable message prompting users to insert their licence key

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial Release
