Reign

Membership site

Build a WordPress membership site with community

A subscription / membership site where paid tiers unlock access to community + content. Reign provides the community theme, MemberPress or Paid Memberships Pro handles the billing + access control.

Stack recipe

What you need to assemble.

Theme

Reign Theme

Pro pack

BuddyPress Community Bundle

Third-party

MemberPress or Paid Memberships Pro

Build it in 5 steps

From zero to live community.

01

Install Reign + community bundle

Reign Theme + BuddyPress + Community Bundle gives you the community surface.

02

Add a membership plugin

MemberPress for the most polished UI + best onboarding flow. Paid Memberships Pro for the more flexible / open-source choice.

03

Define 3 tiers max

Free / Premium / Founders is the canonical structure. More tiers = more decision paralysis for buyers. Pick 3.

04

Gate content + groups

Map each tier to specific BuddyPress groups + content. Free tier sees public groups + 10% of content. Premium sees most. Founders sees everything + early access.

05

Stripe + onboarding

Stripe for billing. FluentCRM or MemberPress emails for day-1 welcome, day-7 check-in, day-30 cancel-save sequence.

FAQ

Common questions.

MemberPress or Paid Memberships Pro?

MemberPress for polish + best-in-class onboarding. Paid Memberships Pro for flexibility + open-source preference. Both work with Reign equally well.

Should I start free or paid?

New founders should run free for 60-90 days to prove engagement before introducing paid tiers. Established founders with audience trust can charge from day 1.

Ship it

The BuddyPress Community Bundle kit has everything in this recipe.