SureMembers — WordPress Membership Plugin
SureMembers – Membership & Content Restriction Plugin
by Brainstorm Force · WordPress.org page · Website
SureMembers has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 14,679 downloads all time. It was downloaded 2,046 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 8, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
SureMembers at a glance
Is SureMembers well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Unlimited memberships: create as many access groups as you need
- Protect the entire website, any post type (posts, pages, and custom post types), taxonomy and term archives, or hand-picked posts, pages and terms
- Restrict by URL, including regular expression matching, for anything that is not a post
- Exclude specific content from a rule so you can protect broadly and open up exceptions
- Inline content gating with the [suremembers_restrict] shortcode
- Unauthorized access handling: redirect, show a custom message or teaser, or send visitors to a specific page
- Rule priority when several memberships protect the same content
- Restricted content stays restricted on the REST API, in search results, and inside SureDash spaces
- Hide navigation menu items from visitors who do not have access
- Restrict the WordPress admin dashboard and admin bar by user role
- Restrict the current page in one click from the front-end admin bar, and see restriction status right in the block editor
SureMembers reviews and ratings
2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Simple to Use and Great Support
The plugin covers all the basic features you need to set up a membership site. And of course, the Brainstorm Force Support Team is excellent, quick to reply to your support questions and willing to help you every step along the way of resolving any issues, including adding extra details to set you up for future success with using the plugin. I highly recommend getting it. The lifetime deal was an excellent choice for me.
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Excellent support and very helpful team
The SureMembers support team has been very helpful and responsive. They took the time to understand my questions and helped me with clear guidance. I especially want to mention Suman, who was amazing throughout the support process. Very professional, kind, and patient. Thank you to the SureMembers team for the great support. Highly recommended!
Ivan Cirlig
Download and install history
4,596 downloads over the last 51 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where SureMembers ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that SureMembers appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Membership Plugins | #44 by tag, #24 in search | #21 | ▲1 |
SureMembers alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with SureMembers.
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Content Control 40,000+ installs · 4.9 -
s2Member 8,000+ installs · 4.1 -
Restrict User Access 10,000+ installs · 4.3 -
Paid Membership Subscriptions 10,000+ installs · 4.7 -
Membership For WooCommerce 800+ installs · 4.4
Details
Protect your content, build memberships, and control who sees what on your WordPress site, without writing a single line of code.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings SureMembers competes in
Tags
- access-control
- content restriction
- members-only
- membership
- paywall
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- Version
- 1.4.1
- Last updated
- Sep 8, 2026
- First published
- Mar 20, 2026
- Requires WordPress
- 6.6
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
SureMembers FAQ
What does SureMembers do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, SureMembers offers Unlimited memberships: create as many access groups as you need, Protect the entire website, any post type (posts, pages, and custom post types), taxonomy and term archives, or hand-picked posts, pages and terms, Restrict by URL, including regular expression matching, for anything that is not a post, Exclude specific content from a rule so you can protect broadly and open up exceptions and Inline content gating with the [suremembers_restrict] shortcode.
How many active installs does SureMembers have?
WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for SureMembers as of October 25, 2026.
Is SureMembers still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 8, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does SureMembers have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for SureMembers are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is SureMembers free?
SureMembers is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does SureMembers rank among Membership Plugins?
SureMembers is #21 in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins ranking.