Take full control over your membership community by adding a manual review process to your registration flow. The Paid Memberships Pro – Approvals Add On is an essential tool for site owners who need to vet new members before granting them access to exclusive content, private forums, or professional services. By introducing an approval step, you ensure that every user meets your specific criteria, maintaining the quality and integrity of your membership site while preventing unauthorized or spam signups.
Key Features
- Manual Approval Workflow: Require administrators to review and approve or deny new member registrations before their account becomes fully active.
- Customizable Email Notifications: Automatically notify administrators when a new pending registration arrives, and send professional confirmation or rejection emails to the applicant.
- User Status Dashboard: Easily view, filter, and manage all pending, approved, and denied members directly from your WordPress dashboard.
- Flexible Access Control: Choose to apply the approval process to all membership levels or selectively enable it only for specific, high-value tiers.
- Seamless Integration: Designed specifically for Paid Memberships Pro, ensuring a smooth user experience that blends perfectly with your existing checkout process.
- Pending Status Messaging: Display custom messages to users after they register, informing them that their application is under review and providing clear expectations on the next steps.
Use Cases / Who It’s For
This add-on is perfect for any site owner who needs to verify the identity or eligibility of their members. If you run a private community, the Approvals Add On acts as a gatekeeper, ensuring that only vetted individuals enter your space. For professional associations or certification bodies, it provides a necessary layer of compliance, allowing you to verify credentials or professional standing before granting access to member-only resources.
It is also highly effective for B2B membership sites where you may need to verify a company’s business information or tax status before initiating a paid relationship. By adding this manual step, you reduce the risk of fraudulent accounts and improve the overall experience for your legitimate members, fostering a more secure and trusted environment for everyone involved.
Setup / How It Works
Getting started with the Approvals Add On is straightforward and integrates directly into your existing Paid Memberships Pro configuration:
- Install and Activate: Install the add-on just like any other WordPress plugin. Once activated, it will automatically register with your Paid Memberships Pro installation.
- Configure Settings: Navigate to the plugin settings page to select which membership levels require approval. You can also customize the email templates sent to both the administrator and the applicant.
- Manage Applications: When a user signs up for a level requiring approval, their account status is set to “pending.” You will receive an email notification alerting you to the new submission.
- Review and Approve: Visit the Members list in your dashboard to view pending applications. From there, you can review the user’s details and choose to approve or deny their request with a single click.
- Automated Communication: Once you take action, the plugin automatically updates the user’s account status and sends the appropriate notification email, keeping the user informed throughout the process.
Similar Plugins
While the Approvals Add On is the native solution for the Paid Memberships Pro ecosystem, other membership management tools may offer similar functionality through their own proprietary add-ons. Users often compare this functionality to features found in plugins like Ultimate Member or MemberPress, which also offer registration moderation features for WordPress membership sites.