Five steps, in order. Nothing here needs Stripe, an import, or any setup beyond the plugin itself.
- Create a level. Levels tab, then Add Level. Call it anything you like: Gold, Course Members, Free. That name is your access group.
- Protect some content. Open any page or post in the editor and tick Protect This Content in the Membership Protection box in the sidebar, then choose which levels can see it. For many pages at once, use the bulk tool on the Protect Content tab, or protect a whole category.
- Add members. One at a time from the Members tab, or import your whole list from the Import / Export tab.
- Make a login page. Create a page containing the shortcode raxm_login and set it as your login page in Settings. Then set where members land after logging in, globally or per level.
- Test as a visitor. Open a protected page in a private browser window. You should see your protection message, not the content. That is it, you are live.
Then, when you are ready:
- Add an Account page with the raxm_account shortcode so members can see their memberships and log out
- Add a Join page with the raxm_register shortcode for any level you want people to be able to join
- Connect Stripe on the Integrations tab if you want to charge for a level
- Run the importer if you are moving from another membership plugin
The one step people skip:
Step 5. Always check a protected page in a private window before you announce anything. Administrators see everything by default, so the site can look protected to you while being wide open to everybody else.