WishList Member X is a powerful WordPress membership plugin designed for creating paid membership sites, private communities, online courses, subscription websites, protected content libraries, and digital-product businesses.
It allows you to create unlimited membership levels, control exactly which members can access specific content, accept one-time or recurring payments, drip content over time, and connect your membership workflow with popular payment gateways, email platforms, CRMs, automation tools, and other WordPress services.
Whether you’re launching a simple members-only website or building a multi-level subscription business, WishList Member provides flexible tools for managing access, payments, members, and protected content directly inside WordPress.
Key Features
- Unlimited Membership Levels – Create as many free or paid membership tiers as your business requires.
- Unlimited Members – Manage supported membership sites without a plugin-imposed member limit.
- Content Protection – Restrict posts, pages, custom post types, files, and supported sections of content.
- Drip Content – Release protected content gradually according to the member’s signup date or configured schedule.
- Scheduled Access – Make selected membership content available on specific dates.
- Content Archiving – Restrict older content based on when a member joined or according to configured archive rules.
- Pay Per Post – Sell access to individual protected pieces of content without requiring a complete membership subscription.
- Recurring Memberships – Create subscription-based access using compatible payment-provider integrations.
- Free & Trial Memberships – Offer free levels, trial access, one-time purchases, or recurring paid plans.
- Custom Registration Forms – Collect additional member information during supported registration workflows.
- Member Dashboard – Give members a self-service area for managing supported account and membership information.
- CourseCure Integration – Build online courses and supported quizzes through WishList Member’s course tools.
- Upgrade Paths – Move members between different levels according to your membership structure.
- REST API & Developer Tools – Extend and automate membership functionality through supported APIs and WordPress development tools.
Perfect For
WishList Member X is suitable for membership communities, online courses, coaching programs, digital-product websites, premium blogs, educational platforms, professional associations, private client portals, subscription businesses, creators, consultants, and businesses that want to monetize protected WordPress content.
Protect Posts, Pages & Custom Content
WishList Member gives you detailed control over which members can access your WordPress content.
You can protect regular posts and pages as well as supported custom post types. Different content can then be assigned to different membership levels depending on your business model.
Private tags can also be used to protect only a specific section within otherwise public content.
This makes it possible to create public previews, members-only sections, premium downloads, or tier-specific content without necessarily hiding an entire page.
Create Unlimited Membership Levels
WishList Member supports unlimited membership levels.
For example, you could create:
- Free Member
- Basic
- Premium
- VIP
- Course Access
- Coaching Member
- Lifetime Member
Each level can have different permissions and protected content.
Members can also follow upgrade paths as they purchase additional access or progress through your membership system.
Drip & Schedule Membership Content
Not every member needs access to all content immediately.
WishList Member lets you drip content gradually, making selected material available according to a schedule.
This is useful for:
- Online courses
- Training programs
- Coaching memberships
- Weekly lessons
- Challenge websites
- Premium content libraries
- Structured learning programs
You can also schedule content for specific dates or archive older material according to configured membership rules.
Accept One-Time & Recurring Payments
WishList Member works with a wide range of payment providers and shopping-cart systems.
Current official integration information includes services such as:
- Stripe
- PayPal
- WooCommerce
- Authorize.Net
- ClickBank
- 2Checkout
- eWAY
- Recurly
- SamCart
- ThriveCart
- PayKickStart
- JVZoo
- UltraCart
- SendOwl
The exact integrations available can vary according to your WishList Member plan.
This allows you to build one-time purchases, recurring subscriptions, paid membership levels, trials, and other supported payment models.
Connect Email Marketing & CRM Platforms
WishList Member can automatically connect membership activity with supported email-marketing and CRM systems.
Official documentation lists integrations including:
- ActiveCampaign
- AWeber
- ConvertKit
- Constant Contact
- Drip
- FluentCRM
- Mailchimp
- Other supported providers
Members can be added to relevant email lists or automation workflows when they register, change levels, or perform supported membership actions.
Build Online Courses with CourseCure
WishList Member includes CourseCure tools for creating online learning experiences alongside your membership site.
You can combine course content with membership restrictions so only eligible members can access particular courses or lessons.
Depending on your plan, CourseCure can also provide supported quizzes and gamification features, making WishList Member useful for educational websites, training programs, and premium coaching platforms.
Create Flexible Content Access Rules
Different membership sites require different access models.
WishList Member can be configured for:
- Free memberships
- Paid memberships
- Monthly subscriptions
- Annual subscriptions
- One-time access
- Pay-per-post content
- Trial memberships
- Multiple membership levels
You can combine different models within the same WordPress website, allowing you to build a structure that fits your products and audience.
Connect Your Membership Workflow
WishList Member provides integrations across payment systems, email providers, automation platforms, webinar tools, learning systems, and community services.
Official documentation currently describes well over 60 integrations, including payment platforms such as Stripe and PayPal, email tools such as ActiveCampaign and Mailchimp, and services including Zapier, BuddyBoss, and GoToWebinar.
This can help automate onboarding, marketing, payments, content access, and other membership operations.
Manage Members from WordPress
WishList Member provides an administrative dashboard for managing your membership community.
You can review members, assign membership levels, import or export member information, manage access, and monitor supported membership statistics directly inside WordPress.
Member lists can also be imported and exported using CSV workflows.
Developer-Friendly Membership Platform
For customized membership projects, WishList Member provides a REST API and WordPress-style template tags.
Developers can use these tools to connect membership data with custom applications or automate supported membership workflows beyond the standard interface.
Build a Complete WordPress Membership Site
Create and monetize protected content with WishList Member X – WordPress Membership Site Plugin.
With unlimited memberships, content protection, drip scheduling, recurring payments, CourseCure, member management, custom registration, payment integrations, email automation, and developer tools, WishList Member provides a flexible foundation for building professional WordPress membership websites.
