Current WP users/accounts

We are considering adding S2 to a WordPress site. I see where I have to/how to import users if I’m moving from another membership platform but currently the client’s 10,000+ customers are in WordPress’ built in database as subscribers. Will we have to import those to S2member, or will it recognize them, or how would that work?

Thanks for your inquiry. ~ We appreciate your patience :-)

Import/Export functionality is a feature provided by s2Member® Pro. You will need to look over the documentation in your Dashboard regarding the format of your CSV import file. Regardless of what platform you’re coming from, you will need to construct a CSV import file to the specs detailed here please.

See: Dashboard -› s2Member® -› Import/Export -› User/Member Importation

Thanks. When a user is created via s2member, does it add that user to the existing WordPress user/subscriber database?

Thanks for the follow-up :-)

When a user is created via s2member, does it add that user to the existing WordPress user/subscriber database?

Yes, that is correct. s2Member integrates seamlessly with WordPress. We use the same database tables that come with WordPress. Users are stored in the `wp_users` table, and meta data is stored in `wp_usermeta`.

BUT, users that already exist in those tables prior to installation of s2member are not part of s2member. Correct?

Thanks for your reply :-)

It depends on what Role they have in WordPress.

s2Member® Membership Levels Provide Incremental Access

* A Member with Level 4 access, will also be able to access Levels 0, 1, 2 & 3.
* A Member with Level 3 access, will also be able to access Levels 0, 1 & 2.
* A Member with Level 2 access, will also be able to access Levels 0 & 1.
* A Member with Level 1 access, will also be able to access Level 0.
* A Subscriber with Level 0 access, will ONLY be able to access Level 0.
* A public Visitor will have NO access to protected content.

New and/or existing WordPress® “Subscribers” are at Membership Level 0. If you’re allowing Open Registration, Subscribers will be at Level 0 (a Free Subscriber). WordPress® “Administrators”, “Editors”, “Authors”, and “Contributors” have Level 4 access, with respect to s2Member. All of their other Roles/Capabilities are left untouched.

See also: Dashboard -› s2Member® -› General Options -› Open Registration
See also: Dashboard -› s2Member® -› General Options -› Membership Levels/Labels

GREAT, thanks. That’s the information I was trying to elicit and I was puzzled when the first reply to this thread said I’d have to import them anyway. Appreciate the help; sorry I had trouble finding it myself in the documentation.