Membership and marketplace

A WordPress social network with paid membership

Membership tiers and paywalled content built with MemberPress, Paid Memberships Pro or WooCommerce Memberships, plus vendor marketplaces on Dokan, WCFM or WC Vendors.

Scoping
Free
Built on
A staging copy
Estimate
Within 48 hours
Handover
Your repository

What we connect

Membership and marketplace plugins tied to BuddyPress or BuddyBoss so paying and selling feel native to the community.

Paywalled groups and content

Group membership, activity and specific content gated behind a MemberPress, Paid Memberships Pro or WooCommerce Memberships tier.

Vendor storefronts as member profiles

A Dokan, WCFM or WC Vendors storefront that reads and writes to the same BuddyPress profile, not a separate account.

Reign marketplace add-ons

Extending or customizing Reign's Dokan, WCFM or WC Vendors add-ons for a themed marketplace experience.

Reign Dokan add-on

Tiered access rules

Different activity, group and content visibility per membership level, including a free tier that can see enough to want to upgrade.

Commission and payout logic

Vendor commission splits and payout rules built onto the marketplace plugin's own order flow.

Renewal and access sync

Membership expiry and renewal kept in sync with group membership, so an expired member loses access without a manual step.

Which membership plugin fits

An honest comparison of the three we connect most often.

MemberPress
Paid Memberships Pro
WooCommerce Memberships
Best whenMembership is the whole productYou want the most configurable free-tier rulesYou already sell physical or digital products on WooCommerce
Setup we typically doContent and group dripping tied to sign-up dateComplex tier and add-on rulesMembership as one more product type beside what you already sell
Where it goes wrongLess flexible if pricing changes oftenMore setup time for simple casesTies membership to a WooCommerce store you have to maintain anyway
600+
13+
4.8
100%
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Questions

Can members and vendors be the same person?
Yes. A member profile and a vendor storefront can read from the same account, so someone can belong to the community and sell in it.
Will this survive a plugin update?
We integrate through each plugin's documented hooks and APIs, so a MemberPress, Dokan or WooCommerce update does not silently break the connection.
Can you build this on a site with paying members already?
Yes. Development happens on a staging copy, and we schedule the release for a window that does not interrupt active subscriptions or orders.
Do you handle payment processing?
No. Payments run through the membership or marketplace plugin's own checkout and your payment gateway. We build the community integration around it.
What's the difference between a membership site and a WordPress social network?
A membership site gates content behind a paywall. A WordPress social network adds profiles, activity streams, groups and messaging on top, so paying members interact with each other, not only view gated content.
Do I need WooCommerce to use a WordPress membership plugin?
No. WP Sell Services and BuddyNext Pro both handle payments and paywalls on their own, without requiring a WooCommerce store underneath.

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