Patreon WordPress — WordPress Membership Plugin
by patreon · WordPress.org page · Website
Patreon WordPress has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 292,293 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Patreon WordPress at a glance
Is Patreon WordPress well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Choose one of your tiers or a minimum pledge amount necessary to access a post or custom post
- All patrons with pledge at or above that minimum tier will be able to access your post
- Alternatively, you can set a minimum pledge amount to see all posts
- Visitors who are not your patrons can click the “Unlock with Patreon” button on the locked post to pledge to you and access content
- Visitors will be automatically redirected to Patreon, pledge to you and come back to your site to original unlocked post
- Plugin will automatically log in Patreon users
- Import your existing Patreon posts, with Video and images
- Sync your Patreon posts as you go
- Choose the post type, category which posts will be synced to
- Choose the author to be used for synced posts
- Your posts will be automatically updated as you add/update/delete your Patreon posts
- Set custom HTML that non-patrons see instead of the post, prompting them to become a patron
Patreon WordPress reviews and ratings
54 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
54 reviews
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Meh
It's a neat concept, and it almost works... but importing posts does not import the featured images, inline images, or attachments, making it pretty much pointless if you have anything but a text-only Patreon account. An option to turn these into previews with a "click here to read the post on Patreon" would be a partial workaround. But as it stands, since it only imports the text, it almost does more harm than good, by making your imported posts look worse than they do on Patreon.
osarusan -
A great plugin 😏
It's a great plugin. However, I had to fix bugs, make some PHP adjustments, manage the French language, and update it visually to match Patreon's new branding. The plugin isn't consistent with the new branding, even though it's three years old already. So, I never update it, because it overwrites my changes (which makes sense). That said, I'm really looking forward to Patreon releasing a version 2.0, because this one is getting old. But apart from that, it's a great plugin. 😏
S.R. Drouin -
Pro Version stopped working - Support disappeared
The Pro Version stopped working at 1.6.4: Users were unable to connect to Patreon. Downgrading to 1.6.3 fixed the problem. Unfortunately all further updates didn't fix the problem, only a downgrade would make it work again. The current version can't be tested without updating my subscription. Support disappeared after the first response, where a fix was promised but never delivered
Yeah GbR -
Poorly coded mess
This version is stable. Don't buy or try the pro plugin. That plugins code is garbage and it crashes everything.
erdeme61 -
Works as a start but doesn’t include featured images
I have to go in and manually edit each post as this plugin doesn’t pull in the main image from Patreon. I would expect it to pull the image as a featured image in WP. It does pull in the images from the body of the post which is great. Also seems to use Classic editor instead of blocks / Gutenberg by default, which is not a big deal but also something I update when I go in to edit. it doesn’t pull videos that are the main part of my Patreon posts either, so I do have to manually embed them in WP. I understand this may be a bigger development task as Patreon supports a number of different video types, but it would be nice to at least have, say, a raw URL link of whatever is in my Patreon posts either so I do t have to keep cross referencing.
whoaitsaimz -
It stopped working out of nowhere
It stopped working on my 2 hostings, and support doesn't provide a solution.
theman45
Where Patreon WordPress ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Patreon WordPress appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Membership Plugins | #35 by tag, not in search | #61 | – |
Patreon WordPress alternatives
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WP User Manager 10,000+ installs · 4.7 -
Simple Membership 40,000+ installs · 4.6 -
s2Member 8,000+ installs · 4.1 -
User Frontend 20,000+ installs · 4.1 -
Groups 10,000+ installs · 4.8
Details
Connect your WordPress site to Patreon and increase your members and pledges!
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Patreon WordPress competes in
Tags
- members
- membership
- patreon
- Version
- 1.9.17
- Last updated
- Mar 18, 2026
- First published
- Dec 5, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Patreon WordPress FAQ
What does Patreon WordPress do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Patreon WordPress offers Choose one of your tiers or a minimum pledge amount necessary to access a post or custom post, All patrons with pledge at or above that minimum tier will be able to access your post, Alternatively, you can set a minimum pledge amount to see all posts, Visitors who are not your patrons can click the “Unlock with Patreon” button on the locked post to pledge to you and access content and Visitors will be automatically redirected to Patreon, pledge to you and come back to your site to original unlocked post.
How many active installs does Patreon WordPress have?
WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Patreon WordPress as of September 7, 2026.
Is Patreon WordPress still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on March 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Does Patreon WordPress have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Patreon WordPress are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Patreon WordPress free?
Patreon WordPress is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Patreon WordPress rank among Membership Plugins?
Patreon WordPress is #61 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking.