by Cozmoslabs 4.7 (270 reviews)

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction

Name: Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction
Rating: 4.7 (270 reviews)
Author: Cozmoslabs

Feature-packed membership plugin for creating subscription plans, adding recurring payments & content restriction on your membership site.

Paid Membership Subscriptions ranks #1,469 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #35 of 1,867 in the User Management category, a 4.7/5 rating from 270 reviews, and was last updated Oct 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v3.1.3 Current Version v3.1.3

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 20 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 4 days ago Last Refreshed on

#35 of 1,867 in User Management Top 5% by installs Downloads +82.1% this week Actively maintained

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#1,469

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10K+

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Downloads

2.1M

+193 today

Support Resolved

95%

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (270 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 91.9%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

270 reviews

Overall 94%

234 (87%)

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95%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

29 known vulnerabilities on record · 20 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

Sep 28, 2026

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction [paid-member-subscriptions] < 3.1.2

CVE-2026-105317 · Fixed in v3.1.2
Sep 23, 2026

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction [paid-member-subscriptions] < 3.1.0

CVE-2026-90950 · Fixed in v3.1.0
Sep 21, 2026

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction [paid-member-subscriptions] < 3.1.0

CVE-2026-97249 · Fixed in v3.1.0
Sep 15, 2026

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction [paid-member-subscriptions] < 3.1.0

CVE-2026-90951 · Fixed in v3.1.0
Aug 4, 2026

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction [paid-member-subscriptions] < 3.0.8

CVE-2026-14848 · Fixed in v3.0.8
Jul 31, 2026

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction [paid-member-subscriptions] < 3.0.7

CVE-2026-14847 · Fixed in v3.0.7
Jul 31, 2026

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction [paid-member-subscriptions] < 3.0.7

CVE-2026-14849 · Fixed in v3.0.7
Jul 27, 2026

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction [paid-member-subscriptions] < 3.0.9

CVE-2026-90922 · Fixed in v3.0.9
Jul 1, 2026

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction [paid-member-subscriptions] < 3.0.8

CVE-2026-59539 · Fixed in v3.0.8
Jul 1, 2026

Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction [paid-member-subscriptions] < 3.0.5

CVE-2026-57348 · Fixed in v3.0.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.1.3
Last Updated: Oct 20, 2026
Requires WP: 3.1+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Cozmoslabs

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 270
Support Threads: 21
Resolved: 95%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for website owners who want to build a membership site with subscription plans, recurring payments, and content restriction. It solves the problem of monetizing content and managing members by handling registration, payments, and access control in one plugin.

Recurring payments via PayPal/Stripe
Content restriction shortcodes
WooCommerce integration
Elementor content restriction
Discount codes
Free trial and sign-up fees
Members management dashboard
CSV export of members/payments

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction

Here are some examples of what you could sell from your membership site: premium tutorials, newsletter, magazine, database, online community, software, apps, videos, ebooks, audio files, discount codes, fan clubs, consulting, coaching etc.

You can sell one-time or recurring memberships with any custom duration you wish. You can also give users a free trial to your plans and/or charge a sign-up fee.

Yes, you can have both free and paid memberships on your site.

Yes, you can create percent or fixed-amount discount codes that are available for selected subscriptions. You can limit the uses of a discount code, make it available only to new users, have a set period in which the discount is available, and many more. Learn more

Yes, the plugin allows you to restrict content and make it available to paid members only. Any type of content can be restricted including posts, pages, and custom post types. We also have an integration with WooCommerce so you can restrict access (or purchase) to these products We also offer an Elementor integration which lets you restrict any Section or Widget and make it available only to paid users. You can also restrict Gutenberg blocks and Divi Modules

Yes, the registration form can be customized using Profile Builder. You can change the order of the form fields, remove fields that aren't required and also add extra fields to the form like Inputs, Checkboxes, Selects, Radio buttons, and more. Learn More

Yes, this is possible through Profile Builder as well using its Email Confirmation feature. In this case, the payment will happen after the user has clicked the link he received in the confirmation email after registering. Learn more

Yes! Users can pay with a credit or debit card without leaving your website through the Stripe payment gateway. Through Stripe you can also access additional payment gateways like iDeal, Bancontact, Giropay and more. The free version includes a 2% fee on all Stripe transactions, on top of Stripe's own processing fees. This fee supports the development of the plugin and is removed when you use a paid version of Paid Member Subscriptions with a valid license.

Users can pay using Apple Pay and Google Pay by using the Stripe payment gateway and enabling these Payment Methods. Learn More Revolut Pay or Alipay can also be used, alongside the Stripe specific Link payment method.

For more information please check out Paid Member Subscriptions documentation.