Anyone can start a blog or an online community around their passion on WordPress.com — and anyone can turn that passion into a livelihood. To date, WordPress.com’s payments features have processed more than $25 million in payments for our users and more than 1,000 WordPress.com websites are adding new payments features each week.
Why Create a Membership Site?
Membership sites provide recurring income, allow creators to connect with fans, and offer a platform for exclusive content. WordPress.com makes it easy to get started without coding skills.
How to Set It Up
- Create a post or page to host your premium content.
- Insert the Premium Content block to restrict access to subscribers.
- Connect a Stripe account to receive payments.
- Set up your payment plans and go live.
Video Overview
Examples of Use
From yoga instructors to indie journalists, thousands of creators use WordPress.com for memberships. Whether you’re sharing tutorials, recipes, or podcasts — it works for all.
Multiple options
Premium content
In this particular tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to use WordPress.com to create a paid membership website, giving paid subscribers access to private content via the Premium Content block.
Useful Tools for Membership
- Convert images: For creating SEO optimized pages and making images load faster
- Stripe: For payment processing and subscription management.
- WordPress.com Premium Content Block. To restrict access to exclusive content.
- Mailchimp: For email marketing and member communication.
- Google Analytics: To track user engagement and site performance.
- Canva: For creating visually appealing content and graphics.