Kadence RCP Membership Management
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
This collection provides detailed guides on member registration, group account configuration, and administrative tools for managing large subscriber bases.
Canceling Memberships
Read more: Canceling MembershipsMembers are given the option to cancel their membership at any time from their account page, which is a page that contains the [subscription_details] shortcode. When a member cancels their membership, their automatic renewal payments will be immediately disabled but the member will retain access to restricted content up until the expiration date on their account is reached. For example,…
Changing Membership Level Prices
Read more: Changing Membership Level PricesThe price of a membership level is set when it is created. If you need to change the price of an existing membership level, there is an important detail to consider. Does the membership level have active memberships? If there have never been any active members on a membership level, the price of the level can be safely changed at any time. If, however,…
Creating Membership Levels
Read more: Creating Membership LevelsThrough Restrict Content Pro, your website can have any number of membership levels. Each level created can have its own price, duration, access level, and user role. Content on your website can be restricted to specific membership levels, so site owners will frequently create multiple membership levels and then use the restriction settings to determine what members of each…
Creating Memberships with a Free Trial
Read more: Creating Memberships with a Free TrialFree trials allow you to take payment information during registration but delay billing for a chosen period (like one week). This allows customers to try your service for free for a specified period of time before they need to start paying. This article will walk you through how to set up a free trial for…
Creating Payment Plans
Read more: Creating Payment PlansPayment plans were introduced in version 3.0. They allow you to set up installment payments. This might be an alternative to charging a large single amount upfront. Instead of a $400 one-time payment, you can set up four monthly payments of $100 per month. Billing then stops automatically after the fourth and final payment. Payment…
Editing Existing Memberships
Read more: Editing Existing MembershipsYou can edit an existing membership by navigating to Restrict > Memberships and clicking on a record. This will bring up the “Membership Details” interface, which allows you to update details about the membership. How can I change the membership level? Click the “Edit” link next to the membership level. This will allow you to choose a…
Expiration and Renewal Reminders
Read more: Expiration and Renewal RemindersExpiration and renewal email reminders can be configured in Restrict > Settings > Emails. Expiration reminders are sent to users who do not have auto-renew enabled. The emails remind users that their subscription is expiring soon and encourage them to renew. Renewal reminders are sent to users who have auto-renew enabled. The emails remind users that they will…
Group Accounts – Member View
Read more: Group Accounts – Member ViewGroup members who do not hold the “owner” or “admin” rank do not have access to the group dashboard. If they attempt to view the dashboard page, they see this message instead: Additionally, group members who are not owners are not allowed to go through the registration form and change their memberships. This is to prevent…