Swift and expert coding!
Swift and expert coding by Kerit to apply a personalised display adjustment on the Reign Theme for a media plugin that was not fully supported at the moment.
Membership site
Build a WordPress membership site with community
A subscription site where paid tiers unlock community and content. BuddyNext, Learnomy, and Jetonomy supply the things members actually pay for and install free. MemberPress or Paid Memberships Pro handles billing and access control.
The Reign theme is the only thing you have to buy. See every plugin that installs free, or have us install the whole stack for $699.
Stack recipe
What you need to assemble.
Buy the theme. Install our plugins free. The third-party engine and its Reign add-on are here for people already running that stack, not a second bill everyone pays.
Theme
Reign Theme
Free plugin · ours
BuddyNext
Free plugin · ours
Learnomy
Free plugin · ours
Jetonomy
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, the one purchase
Reign is $99 a year or $249 once for a single site. Everything a member sees is styled by it.
02
Add the community engine, free
BuddyNext gives you profiles, an activity feed, groups, and messages at no cost. Already on BuddyPress or BuddyBoss? Reign styles those, and the BuddyPress Community Bundle adds our Pro community plugins from $249 a year or $699 lifetime.
03
Add the things people pay for, free
Learnomy for courses, Jetonomy for forums and Q&A, both free to install. Build the member value before the paywall exists, because a membership with nothing behind it churns in month two.
04
Add billing and define three tiers
MemberPress for the most polished onboarding, or Paid Memberships Pro for the flexible open-source route. Then stop at three tiers: free, premium, founders. More tiers means more decision paralysis and no more revenue.
05
Gate content and wire the emails
Map each tier to specific groups and content: free sees public groups and a slice of content, premium sees most, founders sees everything plus early access. Then set up day 1 welcome, day 7 check-in, and a day 30 cancel-save sequence in FluentCRM or your membership plugin.
Add these free
More pieces you can add at no cost.
Same team builds the theme and the plugins, so these inherit the Reign design instead of needing custom CSS. The ones marked free install at no cost, and upgrades are sold per plugin, so nothing here needs a bundle.
Engagement Free
BuddyNext
Our own community engine: profiles, activity, groups, messages, notifications.
Demo Free
Reign Demo Installer
One-click import of 30+ demo sites. Free with Reign theme.
Demo Free
Wbcom Essential
Free utility plugin bundling small enhancements for BP + Reign.
Engagement Free
BuddyPress Check-ins
Daily check-ins build streaks + accountability.
Engagement Free
BuddyPress Follow
Follow members + see their activity in a custom feed.
Engagement Free
BuddyPress Giphy
GIF integration in posts + comments.
Engagement Free
BuddyPress Group Reviews
Members rate + review groups. Helps surface active spaces.
Engagement Free
Eventonomy
Events, calendars, and RSVPs for community sites.
See every plugin and what its free version does. Third-party tools such as LearnDash, Dokan, and MemberPress still fit where you already run them, and Reign styles those too.
FAQ
Common questions.
What do I have to buy before launch?
The Reign theme at $99 a year or $249 lifetime, and your membership plugin license. BuddyNext, Learnomy, and Jetonomy install free, so the community and the content you gate cost nothing beyond the theme.
MemberPress or Paid Memberships Pro?
MemberPress for polish and the better onboarding flow. Paid Memberships Pro for flexibility and an open-source preference. Both work with Reign equally well, and neither replaces the community engine.
Should I start free or paid?
New founders should run free for 60-90 days to prove engagement before introducing paid tiers. Founders with existing audience trust can charge from day one.
Do I need the BuddyPress Community Bundle?
Only if you are staying on BuddyPress or BuddyBoss and want our Pro community plugins in one license, from $249 a year or $699 lifetime. On BuddyNext, upgrade the single plugin you need instead; Pro plans start at $59 a year.
Ship it
Reign is the only thing you have to buy.
BuddyNext and the rest of our plugins install free, and the theme styles them out of the box. Building on BuddyPress or BuddyBoss instead? The BuddyPress Community Bundle kit ships the theme with the matching Reign add-on.