Migrating WPMU Membership Pro to s2Member?

I am currently using a plugin called WPMU Membership Pro on a client’s web site (she purchased it before discussing it with me so it’s been a bit of a nuisance getting it to do what we want it to do). There are a LOT of problems with this plugin and I am investigating other options. Here is what we need to be working:

– Aweber Integration (we have multiple lists set up)
– Invite codes and coupons (does not work in WPMU plugin, though it’s in the control panel!)
– Easier way for members to view and update their profiles (no kidding, it seems like her customers have to jump through hoops to get to their profiles)
– Easier login (what is on the site now was patched together by me by editing code and adding plugins). We definitely want the login box to be up top, pretty much where it is now.
– Dripped content
– Ability to disable login until AFTER the registrant has paid for the registration (no kidding – WPMU plugin actually gives the person signing up full subscription access BEFORE the payment is completed!)
– We’d like to be able to list multiple subscription options to people who register, but also have the ability to offer a special rate to only to a select group of folks – without that option showing up on the page where everyone else can see it.

We’re using Paypal Express gateway for subscriptions. We would like to continue using this method.

Here is a link to current plugin we’re using:

It’s not so great

Here’s the website we’re using it on:

TheDanniApp

If we decided to use s2Member, how difficult would converting from WPMU plugin be? Would we lose our current membership data, or could we keep everything we currently have with the exception of having to set up access and subscription levels?

Thanks in advance for your help!
Lynn Coffren

• This topic was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by  Lynn Coffren. Reason: Forgot to mention a couple things!
• This topic was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by  Lynn Coffren.

Hi Lynn,

Please see my replies below:

– Aweber Integration (we have multiple lists set up)

Yes, we support integration with both AWeber and MailChimp.

– Invite codes and coupons (does not work in WPMU plugin, though it’s in the control panel!)

s2Member Pro comes with the Pro-Coupons feature, which allows you to create any number of coupon codes that apply various types of discounts to the total at checkout. You can then give out those coupon codes for people to use. You can also set coupons to expire after a specific date.

There are no “invite” codes at this time.

– Easier way for members to view and update their profiles (no kidding, it seems like her customers have to jump through hoops to get to their profiles)

s2Member provides a shortcode that you can place on a “Edit Profile” page (see Dashboard -› s2Member® -› General Options -› Member Profile Modifications) to allow your users to edit and update their profile.

– Easier login (what is on the site now was patched together by me by editing code and adding plugins). We definitely want the login box to be up top, pretty much where it is now.

s2Member uses the WordPress login and authentication system. If you want to create your own login form, any plugin that works with the WordPress login should also work with s2Member. Otherwise, you can certainly code your own login form. s2Member Pro comes with the Pro Login widget, so if you have a widgetized area of your theme, you can use that in there (this works well in sidebars).

– Dripped content

Yes, s2Member supports Content Dripping (please see Dashboard -› s2Member® -› API / Scripting -› Content Dripping).

– Ability to disable login until AFTER the registrant has paid for the registration (no kidding – WPMU plugin actually gives the person signing up full subscription access BEFORE the payment is completed!)

By default, s2Member registers users as Free Subscribers, regardless of what level they paid for. When s2Member receives payment confirmation from PayPal via the backend IPN communication, s2Member silently and automatically upgrades their account to the level of access they paid for. This ensures that only those who have really paid you get access to the protected content.

– We’d like to be able to list multiple subscription options to people who register, but also have the ability to offer a special rate to only to a select group of folks – without that option showing up on the page where everyone else can see it.

Yes, you can create any number of PayPal Buttons and/or Pro-Forms and place those wherever you want. If you want to create a special private page where you list a few special signup options, you can do that as well.

We’re using Paypal Express gateway for subscriptions. We would like to continue using this method.

Yes, PayPal Express is supported. (See Pre Sale FAQs » What payment gateways does s2Member® support? for a complete list.) Also, keep in mind that the Pro-Forms that come with s2Member Pro do not require PayPal Pro; you can use them with PayPal Express. The Pro-Forms allow you to create any number of registration forms for your various levels of access.

If we decided to use s2Member, how difficult would converting from WPMU plugin be? Would we lose our current membership data, or could we keep everything we currently have with the exception of having to set up access and subscription levels?

That’s hard to say. I’m not familiar with how WPMU works. However, if it stores all the users in the WordPress user base, then the migration should be relatively straightforward. s2Member uses the WordPress user base and authentication system, so if your other membership plugin maintains it’s own separate database for users, you’ll need to migrate those over. Please see How to Migrate to s2Member Pro from Other Software for more information.

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I recommend watching our tutorial videos and downloading and installing the free s2Member Framework to get a better idea of how s2Member works. If you have any further questions, please let us know.