Find out if a member is logged in or not


global $auth;
$user_id = $auth->getUserInfo('member_id');
if (!empty($user_id))
{
    //pleace code that only members can see
}


Get member id and his/her current status


global $auth;
$user_id = $auth->getUserInfo('member_id');
if (!empty($user_id))
{
    //User is logged in so add your conditional code here
    $membership_level = $auth->getUserInfo('membership_level');
    if($membership_level == 1)
    {
        //Add stuff for this level
    }
}


Before you use this method please note that if you want to import your WordPress users into eMember then there is an easier option for you. Simply browse to the “Import WP Users” tab from the “Members” menu and you will be able to import all your WordPress users into eMember.

Setup/Preparation

• Install the WP CSV to DB plugin.
• Download the members.csv template file and open it using Microsoft Excel.
• Fill up the member details; One member per row (There are two example entries in that file so replace them with actual details).
• Once you are done entering all your member details then save the file as a CSV file.

Specify the General Options

• Enter 2 in the “Starting Row” field. This is the row number in the CSV file where you want the plugin to start reading from (the first row is the column titles so you want to read from the 2nd row)
• Enter “wp_wp_eMember_members_tbl” in the “Database Table Name” field (this is the database table name for the WP eMember’s member table given you haven’t change the default database prefix of wordpress)
• Enter the content of this text file in the “Column Names” field:

Specify the Input CSV file

Use the upload option to upload the CSV file created in the setup/preparation step.

Import into the Database

Hit the “Import to DB” button which will dump the member details from the CSV file into the database.

Now if you browse to the “Member” menu of WP eMember, you should see all the new members that you just added.

To integrate MailChimp with eMember simply go to the “Autoresponder Settings” tab from the Settings menu of eMember and set it up. 

MailChimp Integration for eMember

This will make it so after a member registers on your site he/she will automatically be signed up to your mailchimp list.

In order to customize which fields appear on the form please go to the “Pages Settings” tab from the eMember settings menu. There are two sections on this page that allows you to turn on/off certain fields from the registration and edit profile page.

Customize which fields appear on the registration form

Customize which fields appear on the edit profile page

For example, I have placed this compact login form on the header of my theme and it looks like the following to an anonymous visitor:

Compact Login Form Display (when not logged in)

When a member logs in it looks like the following:

Compact Login Form Display (when logged in)

How to Use the Compact Login Form?

You can use the following shortcode if you are placing it on a post or page:

[wp_eMember_compact_login]

If you are placing this on your theme’s template file then use the following PHP fuction where you want it to appear (e.g. header.php, footer.php etc):

<?php echo eMember_compact_login_widget(); ?>


Auto upgrade works based on the time duration that the user stays a member of a particular membership level. This time duration is specified by the admin in the “Auto Upgrade” tab under the “Members” menu.

So for example, let’s say you have three membership levels:

• Basic Membership
• Premium Membership
• Ultimate Membership

Now let’s say you have set the auto upgrade so that a member who stays as a basic member for 14 days will get automatically get upgraded to premium member.

Basic Membership -> Premium Membership = after 14 days

or

Premium Membership -> Ultimate Membership = after 30 days

Now For example, if Joe signs up to the Basic membership and stays a member for 14 days he will automatically get upgraded to premium membership after 14 days.

Once a member gets upgraded to the next level he/she gets access to the new content based on this new membership level. This is why this feature is very handy when you are developing a membership site that will be used to deliver an online course and you want to drip the course content over a period of time.

If you want to add a little bit of flavour to your membership upgrade path then create special payment buttons that are just like the payment button for the normal premium membership but with a discounted price. Then place it on a page that only premium members have access to. Now, your members can make payment using these buttons to upgrade their account at a discounted price. Since this page that contains these buttons can only be viewed by a premium member, an anonymous visitor won’t be able to signup at this special price.

Content Protection

• Ability to selectively protect the posts, pages, categories and comments
• Selectively protect full or section of a post or page
• Teaser content – Ability to use “more” tag protection to create teaser content
• Secure RSS feeds - Secure RSS feeds allow your members to view their membership material in their RSS reader
• Login restriction by IP Address - If the number of login attempts from different IP addresses exceed the specified limit then the member’s account will be locked
• Domain Level Lockdown – ability to restrict anonymous visitor access to your site at a domain level (the site won’t even load unless the visitor logs in as a member). The only page the visitor will be able to access on the site when not logged in is the “Join Us” page.

Membership Options

• Unlimited membership levels – Your membership site can have as many “levels” as you need
• Unlimited members. You can have an unlimited number of members with the eMember plugin
• Flexible membership options- eMember gives you the flexibility to create different types of membership levels. e.g. free, trial, and paid memberships
• Subscription length control. You can control the length of each member’s access to your membership site.  A membership will automatically expire when the set time has been reached (e.g. 7 days, 1 month, 1 year etc)
• One time payment membership option - if you do not want to offer a subscription based membership then you can use the one time payment option (e.g. a once off payment of $49.95 for a full year membership)
• Auto Upgrade – You can setup scheduled upgrade of member’s membership level (e.g a member of silver membership will be automatically upgraded to gold membership after 1 month). This model can be used to drip content or deliver course materials to students in a timely fashion. 

Setup and Design

• Simple installation with new and existing WordPress blog – Turn your existing or new WordPress blog into a membership site by simply installing the WP eMember and configuring a few basic settings
• Fully automated membership system
• Source code is non-encrypted - If you are a developer and would like to make customizations for your install then you are welcome to do so
• Easy member management. You can easily view your members, their registration status, membership level etc
• Bookmarking feature – your members can bookmark their favourite posts and pages then view their bookmarks later.
• Login redirection - Control the first page your members view when they login. You can specify a different redirection page for each membership level. This is very useful for adding welcome messages, information for that membership level, updates, news and events etc
• Membership login can be placed in a post, page, or sidebar
• Compatible with the current version of WordPress
• Lightweight – WP eMember is a lightweight and easy to use membership plugin
• WP eMember is compatible with all properly coded (valid xHTML code) themes

Integration Option

• Pre-integrated with the WP eStore plugin. This allows you to setup one time or recurring payments for membership payments. You can also display a member’s purchase history when they make purchases using eStore.
• Pre-integrated with the WP Affiliate platfrom plugin. So if you decide to boost your membership signups by introducing an Affiliate Program (award affiliates that redirect visitors who become your member) later then all you have to do is activate the other plugin
• Simple PayPal button integration. You can use the eMember with a simple PayPal button for one time payments and recurring payments
• Can be integrated with AWeber to automatically sign up the members to your AWeber list

Miscellaneous

• Free technical support – please see our support options here
• Free updates - please see how updates are handled here

Visit the WP eMember (WordPress Membership) plugin page.

You can use the following shortcode on a post or page to display a member’s purchase history:

[wp_eStore_members_purchase_history]

It will display the purchase history of the member who is logged in and viewing that post or page. Please note that the purchase history only works for purchases done via the eStore plugin so you will need to have both eMember and eStore installed on your server (the above shortocode is actually an eStore shortcode).

The purchase history looks similar to the following screenshot: