MembershipWorks – Membership, Events & Directory
MembershipWorks is an advanced all-in-one membership, directory, events, and donation platform for chambers, associations, professional, networking and other membership groups. This plugin integrates your…
Safe pick
Yes — MembershipWorks is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 2K+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 4 weeks ago, and scores 85/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 4 weeks ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Momentum — downloads up 463.8% vs the previous 30 days
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where MembershipWorks stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| calendar | >100 |
| directory | #21 |
| member access | #24 |
| membership | #27 |
| tickets | #66 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 from 37 reviews
About MembershipWorks
From the official readme · v6.16.1Description
MembershipWorks is an advanced all-in-one membership, directory, events, and donation platform for chambers, associations, professional, networking and other membership groups. This plugin integrates your MembershipWorks account to your WordPress site. MembershipWorks is free for small groups and also free to try with our 50 member/account plan.
Easy WordPress Setup
- Use shortcodes to place the membership forms, events calendar, member directory and more on pages.
- Fully responsive and works with most themes
Third Party Integrations
- Payment Gateways – Stripe, Paypal Website Payments Pro, Paypal Payments Pro/Payflow, Paypal Expanded Checkout, Authorize.net
- Accounting Software – Xero, QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online
- Emails/Newsletters – MailChimp
- OAuth 2.0 Single Sign On
Membership
- Unlimited membership levels, add-ons and billing configurations
- Configurable pro-rating, fixed anniversary dates, trial periods, application fees and discount codes
- Members can signup, renew, or upgrade/downgrade their membership at any time
- Automated emails for payment receipts, renewal and past-due notices
- Segment members by labels or folders
- View/Export metrics and financials
- Daily membership report email
- Send bulk emails to members
- Custom fields and customizable membership forms
Events
- Display events in calendar or list
- Upcoming events widget
- Event categories
- Create unlimited paid and free event tickets
- Limit event ticket quantity, event capacity, event tickets per registration, and more
- Restrict event tickets by membership
- Customizable event registration and ticketing questions
- Automatic event registration confirmation email with iCalendar attachment
- Edit or cancel registrations and issue full or partial refunds
Member Only Access
- Restrict content on any page or post to members or to specific membership levels with a shortcode
- Member only event tickets or cart items
- Automatically retire access when membership is past due
- Allow members to add or edit events
Directory and Deals
- Search by keyword, location, fields or by labels/folders
- Interactive map
- Multiple locations for a business or organization
- Customizable cards
- Customizable member profiles with logos, pictures, map, social media links and more
- Enable/disable features by membership
- Create a member deals or offers page
- Comply with CAN-SPAM act and protect member email addresses from spam with our messaging system
- Member slideshow widget
General Forms, Shopping Cart and Donations
- Create forms for donations, committee or volunteer signup, contact forms, and more
- Sell items or collect donations
- Setup item quantities and checkout limits
- Create member only forms or shopping carts
- Automated confirmation and notification emails
- Checkout actions to add or remove labels/folders, allows for advanced workflow
Job Board, Classifieds and Announcements
- Create boards for jobs, classifieds, announcements and other listings
- Monetize listings by charging listing fee or make it a membership privilege
- Restrict listings to members only or make it public
- Option to require admin approval for new listings
- Allow members to manage their own listings
Billing and Accounting
- Financial dashboard
- Setup tax rates by city, state, zip or country
- Export transactions to Xero, QuickBooks or spreadsheet
SEO
- Events and directory listings optimized with Rich Snippets
Installation
- Install and activate the plugin
- Sign in with your MembershipWorks account
- Create pages for your membership sign up form, member sign-in form, member directory, member deals page, event calendar using our shortcodes
- Create your membership levels, and setup your payment gateway
- Setup your tax rates if applicable
- Import your members with a csv file
- For help, videos and documentation, see the Help section in the plugin
Frequently asked questions
Is this a paid plugin?
This plugin is an interface to your MembershipWorks account, much like how MailChimp or Google Maps plugins are an interface to those systems. When you embed a Google Map on your web page, the map is not generated from your WordPress server. Similarly the heavy lifting and processing for our system happens on our side, including all data storage (triple redundant with daily backups), email delivery, security, updates and compliance. The plugin provides the convenience of integrating features on the website with shortcodes, provides an admin panel on the WordPress dashboard, and checks access…
How do I setup the pages for membership sign-up, directory, deals, event calendar, etc?
Create pages and put the corresponding shortcode on the page. The shortcode generator can be found in the Help section under MembershipWorks > Help > Website Integration > Integrate with WordPress
Where can I find the documentation?
The Help section provides all the documentation. Once you activate the plugin, you can access that under Help from the MembershipWorks menu.
How do I restrict access to a page or post to members only?
To restrict the content of the entire post/page to members, place the [memberonly] shortcode at the beginning of the post/page. For advanced options please see Help > Website Integration > Integrate with WordPress.
Changelog
0.1
- Initial release
1.0
- Stable release
1.2
- SEO improvements
1.5
- Adds menu for label and membership
1.6
- Adds menu for advanced customization
1.6.1
- Adds option to disable social share buttons
- Adds option to load js/css inline
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MembershipWorks: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026
Is MembershipWorks free?
Yes. MembershipWorks is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is MembershipWorks safe to use in 2026?
Yes — MembershipWorks is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 2K+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 4 weeks ago, and scores 85/100 on our health check.
How many websites use MembershipWorks?
MembershipWorks is active on 2K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 98,840 times since it launched in November 2012. It was downloaded 3,851 times in the last 30 days.
Does MembershipWorks work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested MembershipWorks up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 3.0.2 or newer.
When was MembershipWorks last updated?
The latest version, 6.16.1, was released on August 27, 2026 (4 weeks ago).
Who makes MembershipWorks?
MembershipWorks is developed and maintained by MembershipWorks.
What are the best alternatives to MembershipWorks?
The most popular alternatives to MembershipWorks are The Events Calendar (600K+ installs), Events Manager (60K+ installs) and Timetable and Event Schedul… (30K+ installs).
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