Membership Management in Kadence RCP (Restrict Content Pro) provides the tools necessary to curate and maintain a thriving subscriber community. From defining registration workflows to managing complex group structures, these features ensure that site administrators and members alike have a clear, organized experience. Effective management is the key to reducing churn and ensuring that your members can easily access the value they are paying for.

The platform offers several robust management modules:

Role-Based Permissions: Different levels of access within groups (Owner, Admin, Member) ensure that billing and management tasks are only accessible to authorized individuals, protecting the integrity of the membership structure.

Core Member Interaction: Using simple shortcodes like [register_form] and [login_form], you can deploy high-performance entry points for your users. These forms handle all necessary data collection and can be configured with custom redirects to guide users to their account or premium content upon successful login.

Group Accounts (Umbrella Memberships): This powerful add-on allows you to sell “group” memberships where an Owner can invite and manage multiple members under a single billing account. Owners have the authority to add/remove members and promote others to Admin roles within the group, while site administrators maintain global oversight of all groups through the WordPress backend.

Bulk Management: Administrators and group owners can streamline large-scale onboarding by importing members from a CSV file, ensuring that migrating lists or adding corporate teams is fast and error-free.

Kadence RCP Membership Management articles

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This collection provides detailed guides on member registration, group account configuration, and administrative tools for managing large subscriber bases.

[login_form]
This short code will display the login form. This will allow users to login into their account. Upon successful login, the user will be redirected back to the current page. To show the login form on a post or page, simply use the short code like this: [login_form] Setting up redirects If you would like…
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[rcp_profile_editor]
This short code will display a profile editor form to allow your users to update their account info. [rcp_profile_editor] Have more questions? Submit a request Was this article helpful? Yes No Thank you for your input. Thank you for your feedback.
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[register_form]
This shortcode will display the registration form. The form will include all necessary registration fields, such as name, username, email, password, etc, and will also display all of the available membership levels. To show the registration form on a post or page, simply use the short code like this: [register_form] Upon successful registration, the user…
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[subscription_details]
This short code will display the details of the currently logged-in user’s subscription, including a history of their subscription payments. [subscription_details] Have more questions? Submit a request Was this article helpful? Yes No Thank you for your input. Thank you for your feedback.
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Active vs Inactive Membership Levels
When creating a membership level you have the option of setting the status to “Active” or “Inactive”. Active membership levels are automatically displayed on the registration page created by the [register_form] shortcode. Inactive membership levels are not displayed on the [register_form] shortcode page. What behavior changes when a membership level is set to “inactive”? What stays the…
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Auto-Renewal Settings
The setting for auto-renewal is located Restrict > Settings > General. It looks like this: There are three choices: Always auto-renew – Auto-renew will automatically be enabled for all customers. Never auto-renew – Auto-renew will NOT be enabled. All users will need to renew manually when their accounts expire. This is done by going through the registration form again. Let…
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Can I import members from a CSV file?
Yes, you can! Import Tool Version 3.1 added a CSV importer tool directly to Restrict Content Pro. Navigate to Restrict > Tools > Import to get started. You’ll be asked to import your CSV file and will be given a few other optional settings. Note: If you are on a multisite installation you need to add “CSV” to…
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Can I manually approve member accounts?
Yes, you can! You can use WP Approve User in conjunction with Restrict Content Pro. Install WP Approve User and user accounts will need to be manually approved before members are able to log in and access the restricted content. When WP Approve User is active, pending accounts will display an Approve link in the Restrict > Members page. Hover over…
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