Are you wondering if your website is using the latest version of WordPress?

With each new release, WordPress developers fix bugs, add new features, improve performance, and stay up to date with new industry standards. If you don’t keep your website up to date, then you risk your website security and miss out on new features.

In this article, we’ll show you how to check and update to the latest WordPress version.

Here are the topics we’ll cover in this article. Use the links below to jump to the section you are most interested in.

Why You Should Always Use the Latest Version of WordPress

The most important reason to use the latest version of WordPress is improved security of your website. Since more than 43% of all websites use WordPress, it’s a common target for hackers, malicious code distributors, and data thieves.

Every time a security vulnerability is reported, the core WordPress team works diligently to release an update that fixes the issue. That makes the latest version of WordPress the most secure version.

New WordPress releases also include useful new features as well as bug fixes to old features.

Often plugin and theme developers coordinate their updates with major WordPress releases. This lets them take advantage of newly available features and enhancements. And that often means the latest version of WordPress is the most compatible.

Learn more in our guide on why you should always use the latest version of WordPress.

How to Easily Check Your WordPress Version

The first thing you need to do is login to the WordPress admin area and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Look for the phrase, ‘Thanks for creating with WordPress.’ Next to that, you will see the WordPress version number.

On the Dashboard » Home screen, you can also find your WordPress version number in the ‘At a Glance’ admin widget. In the screenshot above, we are using WordPress version 6.0.2.

Sometimes you will want to know the WordPress version of a website when you don’t have admin access. Luckily, there are other ways to check the version they are using, and you can learn about them in our guide on how to easily check which WordPress version you are using.

How to Check for WordPress Updates

You can see if a new version of WordPress is available by visiting the Dashboard » Updates page of your WordPress admin area.

If your WordPress version is up to date, then you will see a message that says you have the current version. In the screenshot below, that is version 6.0.2.

On this page, you’ll also see the timestamp when your WordPress site last checked for updates.

WordPress automatically checks for updates on a regular basis. However, you can also click the ‘Check again’ link to manually check for updates.

When a latest version of WordPress is available, you will see the message, ‘An updated version of WordPress is available.’

Under this message, you’ll find an ‘Update Now’ button. The next section will show you how to install a WordPress update.

How to Safely Update to the Latest Version of WordPress

Before you update anything, it’s important to perform a full backup of your WordPress website. You can learn the best way to do this in our guide on how to back up and restore your WordPress site.

Once you’ve done that, you can return to the Dashboard » Updates page and then click the ‘Update Now’ button you can see in the screenshot above.

WordPress will automatically put your site into maintenance mode, then fetch the latest version of the software and install it for you. You will see the update progress on your screen.

Advanced users can also update WordPress manually. You can learn how in our guide on how to safely update WordPress.

Once the WordPress update has been installed, you should visit your website to make sure everything looks right and is working.

If there are any issues, then you will need to do some troubleshooting. You might like to take a look at our list of common WordPress errors and our WordPress troubleshooting guide.

If you don’t find a way to fix the issues, then you can restore your website from the backup you created.

How to Enable Automatic WordPress Updates

When you visit the Dashboard » Updates page in your WordPress admin area, you will see the message, ‘This site is automatically kept up to date with maintenance and security releases of WordPress only.’

Because it’s best to install security updates immediately to keep your website safe, WordPress does this automatically for you. That means you can be confident your site will stay secure, even if you’re busy or away from home.

If you would like all WordPress updates to be handled the same way, then simply click the link labeled ‘Enable automatic updates for all new versions of WordPress.’

There are a few more ways to enable automatic WordPress updates, and you can learn about them in our guide on how to enable automatic updates in WordPress for major versions.

Automatic WordPress updates are convenient, but they can also lead to problems. For example, it’s possible that an update could break your site. If WordPress is updated automatically, then you may not be around to fix it, or even notice there is a problem.

That’s why it’s good to keep a little more control over your updates. You can learn how in our guide on how to better manage automatic WordPress updates.

If you decide to turn off automatic updates in the future, then simply return to the Dashboard » Updates page and click the link that says ‘Switch to automatic updates for maintenance and security releases only.’

Now major WordPress releases will not be installed automatically, only security updates which are much less likely to have conflicts that break your site.

You might like to see our guide on how to disable automatic updates in WordPress to learn additional methods. That article will even show to turn off automatic security updates, although that’s not something we generally recommend.

How to Test a WordPress Update on a Staging Site

If you’re worried about an update breaking your site, then you can test whether there are problems before installing it on your live website. You can do this with a staging site.

A staging site is a clone of your live website and should be installed on the same web hosting server. This means that if the WordPress update works correctly on the staging site, then you can be confident it will cause no problems on the live site.

Some of the best WordPress hosting companies offer 1-click staging websites. If your website is hosted with one of them, then you can easily create a staging site without any hassle.

If your hosting provider doesn’t offer this service, then you can easily create a staging site yourself. You can do so manually or use a plugin like WP Stagecoach.

We show you how to install and use a staging site in our step-by-step guide on how to easily create a staging site for WordPress.

How to Install the Latest WordPress Nightly Builds

The most up-to-date WordPress updates are called nightly builds. They should never be installed on a live website because they are still being tested for bugs.

Instead, nightly builds should be installed on a staging site or locally on your Windows or Mac computer. You can do this using the WordPress Beta Tester plugin which will automatically update your WordPress install to the latest nightly builds.

Who should install WordPress nightly builds?

Developers use nightly builds to make sure their plugins and themes will work with future versions of WordPress before they are released. If there is a problem, then they can fix their own code, or let the WordPress core developers know about any bugs they discover.

It’s also a good way to contribute to the WordPress project. Normal users without programming skills can test the nightly build and report any bugs they find. Those with programming skills can even submit code patches that fix those bugs.

We hope this tutorial helped you learn how to check and update the latest WordPress version. You may also want to learn how to speed up your WordPress website, or check out our list of must-have WordPress plugins to grow your site.

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Are you looking for a way to redirect users after they’ve submitted a form on your WordPress site?

You can lead users to your top-performing blog posts, display the latest deals, or show a thank you page to build a relationship with your audience.

In this article, we’ll show you how to redirect users after form submission in WordPress.

Why Redirect Users After Form Submission?

When a user submits a form on your WordPress site, many business owners might think that’s the end of the process. However, you can use forms to increase user engagement on your website and get even more conversions.

For instance, you can direct users to a thank you page after form submission and list your high-converting articles. This way, you can get more pageviews to your best content and drive more sales.

On an online store, you can upsell products and offer incentives like discounts and free shipping when a visitor submits a form.

You could even redirect users to a page where they can download a free resource after submitting the form. For example, you can create a lead magnet where people can fill out a form in exchange for a free resource like an eBook, podcast, media file, or PDF.

That said, let’s see 4 different ways you can easily redirect users after form submission in WordPress. Simply click the links below to jump ahead to your preferred section:

Redirect Users After Form Submission in WordPressRedirect Users Based on Their Responses After Form SubmissionRedirect Users After Comment Submission in WordPressRedirect Users After Registration Form Submission

Redirect Users After Form Submission in WordPress

The easiest way of redirecting users after they’ve filled out a form is by using WPForms. It’s the best contact form plugin for WordPress, and over 5 million professionals use it to create different types of forms for their websites.

WPForms comes with a built-in setting to let you choose if you’d like to show a thank you message, show a specific page, or redirect users to another URL altogether. Plus, you get a drag-and-drop form builder to easily customize your form.

For this tutorial, we’ll use the WPForms Lite version because it is free to use, and you can redirect users after form submission in just a few clicks. There is also a WPForms Pro version which offers more pre-built form templates, customization options, and powerful addons.

First, you’ll need to install and activate the WPForms plugin. For more details, please see our guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, you will see the WPForms welcome page in your WordPress dashboard. Go ahead and click the ‘Create Your First Form’ button.

After that, WPForms will have you choose from multiple, free form templates. You can select any template and quickly customize it according to your needs.

Let’s start by entering a name for our form at the top and then selecting the ‘Simple Contact Form’ template.

After selecting a template, the WPForms form builder will launch.

Here, you can customize your form and add new fields from the menu on your left. Simply drag and drop the fields you’d like to add. You can then rearrange their order to your liking.

If you want to add fancy fields like a website URL, phone number, address, file upload option, and more, then we recommend upgrading to the WPForms Pro license.

You can also further customize existing fields on the template. For more details, please see our guide on how to create a contact form in WordPress.

Set Up the Redirect URL after Form Submission

Once you’ve customized your contact form, simply go to Settings » Confirmations in the form builder.

Under the Confirmation Type setting, click the dropdown menu and select the ‘Go to URL (Redirect)’ option.

After that, simply enter a link in the ‘Confirmation Redirect URL’ field and specify where you’d like to redirect users after they’ve submitted a form.

How to Embed Your Form in WordPress

Once you’ve added a redirect URL, the next step is to embed the form on your website.

Go ahead and click the ‘Save’ button at the top to store your form settings and then click the ‘Embed’ button beside it.

WPForms will now ask if you’d like to embed the form on an existing page or on a new page.

We’ll choose the ‘Create New Page’ option for this tutorial.

Next, you’ll need to enter a name for your new page.

After entering the name, simply click the ‘Let’s Go’ button.

The plugin will now automatically add your form to the WordPress content editor inside the WPForms block.

When you’re ready, simply click the ‘Publish’ button at the top.

Redirect Users Based on Their Responses After Form Submission

WPForms also lets you set up conditional logic, which automatically redirects users to different pages based on their responses when submitting a form.

For example, let’s say you have different teams that handle questions sent by users, like billing, technical support, and general inquiries. Based on the choice a user selects in the form, you can redirect them to a specific URL that relates to their needs.

Note that you’ll need a WPForms Pro license to use the conditional logic feature. You also get more form fields to add to the template, and you can use addons like User Journey to see how people interact with your forms.

First, you can add a multiple choice, checkbox, or any other field that allows users to select different options. We’ll add a ‘Multiple Choice’ field in our tutorial.

Next, you can edit the options in the ‘Multiple Choice’ form field by simply clicking on the fields in the template to the right.

For instance, you can see in the image below that we renamed the options to different departments that would handle specific questions.

After that, you can head to Settings » Confirmations in the form builder.

Now click the ‘Add New Confirmation’ button to set up conditional logic.

Next, you will have to enter a name for your new redirect. Be specific so you are able to track it easily.

Simply click the ‘OK’ button when you’re done.

For this tutorial, we want to direct users to specific pages based on the department they select in the form.

First, you can select ‘Go to URL (Redirect)’ from the Confirmation Type dropdown menu and then enter a link to the respective page in the ‘Confirmation Redirect URL’ field.

Next, you will need to click the ‘Enable Conditional Logic’ toggle. Once you do that, more options will appear.

Go ahead and select ‘Use’ this confirmation if ‘Multiple Choice’ is ‘Billing’ in the conditional logic settings. This will redirect users to a URL that holds more information about billing when they submit a form.

That’s all! Simply save the form and the WPForms block you added earlier will automatically redirect users to different the URL you set based on their responses.

Next, you can just repeat this step for other multiple choice options in the form and create new confirmation notifications with conditional logic.

Redirect Users After Comment Submission in WordPress

Did you know that you can redirect users to different pages if you have first-time commenters on your WordPress site?

For example, you can show a simple thank you page with an email signup form and get users to subscribe to your newsletter after commenting. Similarly, you can redirect people to a page with your social media links and increase followers.

Redirecting users after comment submission can also help boost pageviews and conversions. You can redirect commenters to your top blog posts, show a special offer or coupon page, or display a lead magnet page to get more conversions.

The easiest way of setting comment redirects is by using the Yoast Comment Hacks plugin. For more information, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

It lets you choose which page to display after a first-time user leaves a comment.

All you have to do is navigate to Settings » Comments Hacks in your WordPress admin dashboard. Then just select the specific page you want to send them with the ‘Redirect to’ dropdown.

Be sure to save the page to store your settings when you’re finished.

For more details, please see our guide on how to redirect your user’s attention with a comment redirect.

Redirect Users After Registration Form Submission

If you allow user registration on your website, then redirecting people can come in handy.

For instance, if you run membership website or sell online courses, you can redirect users to their account area or dashboard upon submitting a registration form. This way, users can access their download files, license keys, course materials, curriculums, and more.

With MemberPress, you can easily restrict access to different sections of your website. It’s the best membership plugin for WordPress and allows you to set up multiple membership levels.

Using MemberPress, you can also create a pricing page using one of the plugin’s built-in templates. If an unregistered user tries to access restricted content, then you can redirect them to a pricing page.

Once you’ve created a custom pricing page, simply enter the URL in the ‘Unauthorized Access’ section of MemeberPress to redirect unregisted users to your pricing page or registration page.

If you want even more options, we recommend using a page builder like SeedProd. SeedProd is a drag-and-drop page builder that makes it super easy to customize the layout and design of any page.

You can add elements like a ‘Pricing Table’ to the page you redirect users to. For more details, please see our guide on how to add a beautiful pricing table in WordPress.

The default WordPress registration page is plain and only contains the WordPress logo and branding.

You can make it more engaging by using a SeedProd template and then adding a ‘Pricing Table’ block to create a custom login and registration page.

If you need help, then please see our guide on how to create a custom user registration form in WordPress.

We hope this article helped you learn how to redirect users after form submission in WordPress. You may also want to see our guide on how to choose the best design software and a comparison between WordPress.com vs WordPress.org.

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Do you want to improve your WordPress comment notification emails?

Comments drive discussion and user engagement on many blogs. However, WordPress doesn’t do such a great job when it comes to notifying users about comment activity.

In this article, we will show you how to better manage WordPress comment notification emails to boost user activity on your website.

Why Improve WordPress Comment Notification Emails

Comments are an important element of many WordPress websites, particularly on news sites and WordPress blogs. More comment activity means a more engaged audience which results in more page views and ultimately more revenue.

However, the comment system that comes with every WordPress website is fairly limited. It sends comment notifications only to site administrators and article authors. Apart from that, there isn’t a default option for other site users to be notified of new comments.

Wouldn’t it be nice if users were able to get comment notifications for the posts they like or when someone replies to a comment they left?

That said, let’s see how you can enhance the default WordPress comment system and notification emails for a more engaging user experience on your website.

The Default Comment Notification Options in WordPress

By default, WordPress does not have an option to send notifications to commenters.

However, it does have an option to send email notifications to site administrators when a new comment is published and when a comment is held for moderation.

You can view these options by going to Settings » Discussion from your WordPress dashboard and navigating to the ‘Email me whenever’ section.

Both these notifications are only sent to the site administrators. However, WordPress also sends an email notification to the post author about new comments.

If you get a lot of comments on your website, you might not want to receive email notifications for all comments held for moderation. You can simply uncheck the box here to disable those.

How to Let Users Know When Their Comment is Approved

If a user’s comment is held for moderation, they will see a message telling them so. However, they will have no idea whether you approve it or not without returning to your site.

Unfortunately, many of these users never return to your website to check, so they won’t ever know that you approved their comments.

You can fix this by using the Comment Approved Notifier Extended plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Comment Approved Notifier Extended will notify users when their comment is approved. It works right out of the box, and there are no additional settings you need to configure.

You can also see our list of best plugins to improve WordPress comments.

How to Allow Users to Subscribe to Comments in WordPress

In addition to not knowing if their comment was approved, commenters will not be notified about replies, either.

Once they leave a comment, they will have to manually visit your website again to see if someone has replied.

To solve this, you need to install and activate Subscribe to Comments Reloaded plugin. For more details, see our guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

It allows your users to subscribe to comments on any article with or without leaving comments. Users can also easily unsubscribe at any time.

For detailed step-by-step instructions, see our article on how to allow users to subscribe to comments in WordPress.

How to Allow Users to Subscribe to Just their Own Comments in WordPress

Many users may not want to receive notifications for all comments on an article. However, they may want to know if someone replied only to their own comments.

You can add this feature as well using the same Subscribe to Comments Reloaded plugin. First, you’ll need to install and activate the plugin. If you need help, then please see our guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Next, simply visit the StCR » Comment Form in your WordPress dashboard. From here, click on ‘Yes’ next to the ‘Advanced Subscription’ option.

Users will now see a new option under the comment box whether they’d like to subscribe to all comments or just their own comments.

For more details, see our article on how to notify users of replies to their own comments in WordPress.

How to Allow Authors to Subscribe to Other Author’s Posts

If you run a multi-author blog, then other authors may want to keep up with discussions across your website. If you already have comment subscriptions enabled, then each author can manually go and subscribe to comments.

However, if you want certain users to receive all comment notifications, then you can do this with Better Notifications for WordPress plugin. For more details, then please see our guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Once the plugin is active, you can head to Notifications » Add New from your WordPress dashboard and can enter a title for your notification at the top.

Next, you can select ‘New Comment’ from the ‘Notification for’ dropdown menu. After that, simply add the user roles that will receive these notifications in the ‘Send To’ field.

The plugin also offers an option to send notifications to the post’s author and even exclude user roles from receiving email notifications for new comments.

How to Create Custom Comment Notification in WordPress

Want to create your own custom comment notifications in WordPress? Custom notifications can allow you to replace the default WordPress notification with your own.

First, you will need to install and activate the Better Notifications for WordPress plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, you need to visit the Notifications » Add New page from your WordPress admin panel to create your custom comment notifications.

You can edit the notifications for new comments, comments awaiting moderation, and comment replies. Additionally, you can send notifications to any user role or to individual users.

The plugin also lets you add email addresses manually that are not even connected to a user on the site.

You have the option to completely customize the comment notification sent by WordPress and use shortcodes inside the email text to add custom tags.

For more details, see our article on how to add better custom notifications in WordPress.

How to Improve Deliverability of WordPress Email Notifications

All the above tips will fail if your WordPress site fails to send email notifications or if those emails are marked spam by email providers.

To fix WordPress email issues and improve email deliverability, you need to install and activate the WP Mail SMTP plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, visit the Settings » WP Mail SMTP page to configure plugin settings.

This plugin allows you to use SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) to send emails. SMTP is a much better and more reliable method than the default mail function used by WordPress.

It works with any email service that supports SMTP. This includes your free Gmail account as well as Google Workspace, Mailgun, and Sendgrid.

For details, see our article on how to use SMTP server to send WordPress emails.

We hope this article helped you learn how to manage WordPress comment notification emails. You may also want to see our ultimate step-by-step guide on improving WordPress speed and performance for beginners and how to start an online store.

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Do you want to add a title or nofollow tag to your WordPress links?

By default, WordPress doesn’t provide a way of adding title and nofollow attributes when creating links with the WordPress block editor.

In this article, we’ll show you how to add options for title and nofollow attributes to the Insert Link popup in WordPress.

Why Add Title and NoFollow Attributes to Links in WordPress?

When writing content, you can add links to interconnect your posts and pages and refer to articles on other sites. These links will tell visitors to your WordPress website where they can find more information on a topic.

It’s helpful to give your links a title. This will appear when someone points their mouse cursor over a link.

This can be reassuring to your readers because it makes it clear where the link leads. It also improves your site’s SEO.

SEO experts also recommend that you use a nofollow attribute when linking to external websites. This attribute tells search engines that they can crawl these links, but not pass on any link authority to these websites.

However, when you click the Insert Link icon in WordPress, there are no options to add a link title or to make the link nofollow. The popup only lets you add the Link URL and gives an option to open the link in a new window.

With that being said, let’s take a look at how to easily add title and nofollow options to the Insert Link popup on your WordPress blog.

How to Add Title and NoFollow to Insert Link Popup in WordPress

The first thing you need to do is install the free All in One SEO Lite plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

All in One SEO (AIOSEO) is the best WordPress SEO plugin and helps you improve your website SEO. You just need the free version to add extra attributes to the Add Link popup, but AIOSEO Pro offers even more features to help you rank better in search engine results pages.

Upon activation, you need to configure the plugin using the AIOSEO setup wizard. For detailed instructions, see our ultimate guide on how to set up All in One SEO for WordPress.

Once you’ve done that, the plugin will automatically add extra attributes to the Insert Link popup.

These include a title field and options to add nofollow, sponsored, and UGC (user-generated content) tags.

To add the link title, just type it into the ‘Add title attribute to link’ field. When when you save the link, AIOSEO will apply the title and any attributes you toggle on.

We hope this tutorial helped you learn how to add title and nofollow options to the Insert Link popup in WordPress. You may also want to learn how to speed up your WordPress performance or check out our list of must-have plugins to grow your site.

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Do you want to sell group memberships for corporate teams?

Normally, membership websites only allow you to sell single user subscriptions. But what if you wanted to sell group memberships, so businesses can easily add their team members to the same account?

In this article, we will show you how to easily sell group memberships in WordPress for corporate teams.

Why Create Group Memberships in WordPress?

Selling membership subscriptions is a popular way to make money online blogging with WordPress. However, businesses may want to buy memberships for multiple people at once, such as an entire team or department.

Creating group memberships in WordPress makes it easier for companies to purchase your product licenses in bulk. It also allows the account administrator to easily add or remove licenses as needed.

Group memberships aren’t just useful for corporate teams. Volunteer groups and nonprofit organizations, church groups, or even families may find it easier to buy a group membership rather than multiple individual subscriptions.

You could also create this type of account to help teachers set up a virtual classroom for a group of students.

You may even allow members to re-sell your subscriptions. For instance, let’s say you run a membership site with healthy eating plans and online yoga classes.

Personal trainers or health and fitness experts could buy a corporate membership from your site and then sell access to their own clients.

That being said, let’s take a look at how to sell group memberships in a WordPress website.

Setting Up Group Memberships in WordPress for Corporate Teams

For this guide, we’ll be using MemberPress. It is the best WordPress membership plugin on the market and allows you to easily sell online subscriptions on your website.

First, you need to install and activate the MemberPress plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Note: You will need a MemberPress Plus account or higher in order to install the Corporate Accounts add-on.

Upon activation, you’ll need to visit the MemberPress » Settings » License page in the WordPress admin area and enter your license key.

You’ll find this information under your account on the MemberPress website. It’s also in the email you got when you purchased MemberPress.

After entering this information, click on ‘Activate License Key.’

Next, you need to set up at least one payment gateway so you can easily accept credit card payments for your group memberships.

MemberPress Pro supports PayPal, Stripe, and Authorize.net. To add one of these payment gateways, simply click on ‘Add Payment Method’ and chose a payment method from the ‘Gateway’ dropdown.

MemberPress will now show all the settings you need to configure before you can use this payment gateway.

Each gateway has different settings, for example in the following image we’re adding PayPal payment to WordPress.

After adding one or more gateways, it’s time to enable the corporate membership features.

To do that, go to MemberPress » Add-ons and click on the ‘Install Add-on’ button next to the Corporate Accounts add-on.

Now it’s time to create a corporate membership level by going to the MemberPress » Memberships page.

Here, click on ‘Add New.’

To start, type a title for your corporate membership plan.

You can then set a price by typing into the ‘Price’ field.

Next, use the ‘Billing Type’ dropdown to create the billing cycle, for example you might charge a one-time fee for lifetime access or create a recurring monthly subscription.

In the following image, we’re charging $100 every 6 months.

Next, you need to scroll to the Membership Options area and click on the ‘Advanced’ tab. Here, check the box next to ‘Subscribers to this Membership are Corporate Accounts.’

After that, you will see a new field where you can set the maximum number of sub-accounts that the account owner can add to this subscription.

Anyone who purchases a corporate membership subscription will see a new ‘Sub Accounts’ link on their Account page.

If they click the link, then they’ll see how many sub-accounts they have left to use.

They can add people to their account by typing in information such as the person’s first name, last name, and email address.

By default, members can create an unlimited number of sub-accounts.

However, you’ll typically want to limit the number of sub-accounts to stop people from adding hundreds or even thousands of people to the same account.

To set a limit, type a number into the ‘Max Sub-Accounts’ field.

There are some more settings that you can use to further customize the membership level. However, this is enough to create a basic corporate membership subscription.

When you’re happy with how the plan is set up, go ahead and click on the ‘Publish’ button.

Restricting Content for the Corporate Team Members to Access

The next step is restricting your content so only people with the right subscription can access it. You do this by creating membership rules.

For example, you might lock all child pages of a ‘Corporate Membership’ parent page, or restrict access to all posts that have the ‘corporate’ category or tag.

To create a rule, go to MemberPress » Rules in your WordPress dashboard. Then, simply click the ‘Add New’ button.

The ‘Content & Access’ section allows you to restrict access in lots of different ways.

For example, you might make a single page members-only.

You can also restrict access to entire groups of content.

In this example, we’re going to restrict access to all content that has the ‘Corporate’ tag.

To do this, open the ‘Protected Content’ dropdown and choose ‘All Content Tagged.’ Then, type ‘Corporate’ into the field next to it.

After that, open the ‘Access Conditions’ dropdown and select ‘Membership.’

You can then open the second dropdown and choose the corporate membership level you created earlier.

There are lots of other settings that you can try, including showing a preview to non-members. For example, you might show the post excerpt to people who don’t have a corporate membership. This can encourage visitors to buy a subscription so they can read the entire post.

To learn more about creating advanced membership rules, please see our ultimate guide to creating a WordPress membership site.

When you’re happy with how the rule is set up, scroll to the top of the screen and click on ‘Save Rule.’ You can create more content restriction rules, simply by repeating the same process described above.

We hope this article helped you learn how to sell group memberships in WordPress for corporate teams. You may also want to see our guide on how to create an email newsletter and our expert pick of the best business phone services for small businesses.

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