Best membership management plugins for WordPress
The most popular membership management plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MembershipWorks Login Connector leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of Gym Studio Membership Management (70+) and Administrator Access to PMPro Protected Content (60+). All 6 plugins tagged “membership management” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 membership management plugins
- 1.
MembershipWorks Login ConnectorThe most installed membership management plugin, with 800+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Gym Studio Membership Management70+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 15 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
Administrator Access to PMPro Protected Content60+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 4.MC Professional Authentication and User Sync
20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 5.
Membership ManagementFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 6.
Aurora Membership ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “membership management”

MembershipWorks Login Connector
Up in the last 7 days:11#7,581by MembershipWorks5 months ago
Allows members to sign in to MembershipWorks and as a WordPress user on your site.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Gym Studio Membership Management
Down in the last 7 days:97#18,566by Fitsoft1 year ago
Gym Studio Membership Management adds class calendar, schedule of classes and membership checkout to your posts and pages.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 3.9(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Administrator Access to PMPro Protected Content
Down in the last 7 days:24#19,832by Thomas S6 years ago
Overrides the PMPro "Require Membership" settings and grants view access to any user assigned to the WordPress "Administrator" rol …
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MC Professional Authentication and User Sync
Up in the last 7 days:137#26,583by MemberClicks2 years ago
Provides SSO (Single Sign-On) with MemberClicks Professional to restrict content based on member group. Sync user records for consistent access.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Membership Management
Down in the last 7 days:12,957#69,795by Digitally Cultured16 days ago
Self-hosted membership management for clubs, nonprofits, and associations — dues, renewals, and a member dashboard, without the SaaS fee.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Aurora Membership Manager
#72,201by autoranoor1 month ago
Manage members in WordPress and from the secure Aurora Admin mobile app, with QR membership verification and optional event check-in.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day