Create and grow your community with the all-in-one WooCommerce memberships extension
Build content paywalls, member-only products, exclusive discounts, subscriber directories, and purchasing clubs, all perfectly integrated with your existing WooCommerce store.
Whether the membership perk you offer is content access, exclusive event tickets, course access, listings in a directory, store discounts, or special products (or something we haven’t even imagined yet!), you can create that membership with WordPress amd WooCommerce.
Get your membership site running in under 10 minutes with our guided setup wizard
- No limits: create an unlimited number of plans, sign up an unlimited number of members.
- Sell memberships with one-time payments, recurring billing, or installment plans.
- Give away memberships for free by granting access for registration or for free purchases.
- Use free trials to let members try before buying — you can even delay some perks until after the trial period.
- Compatible with WooCommerce Subscriptions to enhance recurring billing even more, adding prorated upgrade and downgrade paths.
- Create paywalls for blog posts, pages, products, and custom content types (like forums, videos, portfolios, podcasts, and more).
- Use content dripping to unlock member perks over time, retaining members for longer.
- Reward members with discounts store-wide or for specific products.
- Show a directory of members publicly on protected pages to advertise your roster.
- Enrich member profiles with custom fields (for admins only, or to display in your directory).
- Save churn and win back expired members with baked-in member emails.
- Manage members in bulk through your member list or import/export tools.
- Offer free shipping rates specifically for active members.
Perfect for every type of membership store
- Online course creators and educators: Protect course content with drip-fed lessons, offer member-only resources, and sell certifications exclusively to enrolled students.
- Content publishers and bloggers: Create article paywalls, premium content access, and subscriber-only archives that grow your recurring revenue.
- Retail store owners: Build VIP purchasing clubs with exclusive member discounts, early access to products, and members-only categories.
- Communities and associations: Create private member directories, protected forums, and exclusive networking opportunities for your members.
- Service providers and consultants: Offer tiered access to tools, resources, and premium support based on membership levels.
Key features that drive member growth
Flexible billing options
Sell your membership products via one-time or automatic recurring billing with subscription billing or payment plans, including free trials and more!
Membership profile fields
Add unlimited custom fields to let members build their profile, or keep admin-only records for member information, preferences, and demographics. Can be synced with your email marketing provider.
Store-wide member discounts
Create product, category, or store-wide discounts for members. Offer percentage or fixed-amount discounts on all products for active members
Automated content dripping
Schedule access to content or perks over time to improve member retention. Schedule blog posts, pages, and resources to unlock over time based on membership start date. Release online course lessons, modules, and materials on a predetermined timeline.
Essential membership extension features
Flexible billing options
One-time payments, recurring subscriptions, installment plans, or just give away memberships.
- Recurring subscription billing: Monthly, yearly, or custom billing cycles with automatic renewals
- One-time membership payments: Lifetime access options for higher-value customers
- Free trial memberships: Let customers try before they buy with customizable trial periods
- Installment payment plans: Break expensive memberships into affordable monthly payments
- WooCommerce Subscriptions integration: Enhanced billing features with proration and upgrade paths
Content protection and dripping
Protect blog posts, pages, products, and custom content types
- Automated content dripping: Schedule blog posts, pages, and resources to unlock over time based on membership start date
- Drip campaign customization: Create different release schedules for each membership tier or plan level
- Member retention optimization: Keep subscribers engaged longer with strategic content release patterns
- Course content scheduling: Release online course lessons, modules, and materials on a predetermined timeline
- Free trial content restrictions: Control which content is available during trial periods vs full memberships
- Profile page integration: Seamlessly integrate with WooCommerce account pages and member dashboards
Member management and discounts
Unlimited membership plans and member accounts
- Category-specific member pricing: Create exclusive discounts for specific product categories or collections
- Individual product member discounts: Set special member-only pricing on select high-value items
- Member-only coupon codes: Generate exclusive discount codes that only work for active members
- Progress tracking: Members can see upcoming content releases and track their membership journey
- Tiered membership discounts: Offer different discount levels based on membership plan or loyalty status
- Custom membership profile fields: Add unlimited fields for member information, preferences, and demographics
- Profile field types: Text, dropdown, checkbox, file upload, and custom field options for any data collection need
- Admin-only data tracking: Keep private notes, membership history, and internal records invisible to members
- Wholesale membership pricing: Create B2B discount tiers for business members and bulk purchasers
- Bulk member import/export tools
Member area and dashboard
Full dashboard functionality on all devices without leaving your WooCommerce site
- Membership status overview: Current plan details, renewal dates, and active benefits summary.
- Content access tracking: List of accessible content with upcoming drip release dates and unlock schedules.
- Member discount dashboard: Active coupon codes, exclusive pricing, and running savings total.
- Progress tracking timeline: Visual membership journey showing completed and upcoming content milestones.
- Profile management tools: Update member directory information and privacy settings.
Advanced member features
7+ advanced features
- Member directory listings: Display member profiles publicly to showcase your community and attract new members.
- Member search and filtering: Let visitors find members by location, skills, interests, or any custom criteria.
- Free shipping for members: Reward membership with exclusive free shipping benefits.
- Dynamic pricing integration: Works seamlessly with quantity discounts and other WooCommerce pricing extensioons.
- Time-based content access: Set content to unlock after days, weeks, or months of active membership.
- Automated renewal and expiration email campaigns.
- Integration with bbPress and BuddyPress for enhanced communities.
Real-world membership site examples
1We recommend using bbPress or BuddyPress (both free!) to offer enhanced member communities. Constellation supports both of them out of the box.
Why you should choose Constellation
How to get started
- Buy this extension.
- Download and install the Constellation .zip file into your WooCommerce store.
- Complete the onboarding wizard to create a plan for member access and perks.
- That’s it! Start accepting members and grow your recurring revenue!
Ready to transform your WooCommerce store into a thriving membership site? Constellation is built by Kestrel, featuring top WooCommerce core contributors who’ve been building premium WooCommerce extensions since 2012. We’re here over a decade later because we love empowering entrepreneurs and we can’t wait to bring that same enthusiasm to your membership venture.
