Best Solutions for Protecting Pages for Logged-In Users on WordPress

In a recent Business Bloomer Club discussion, a WordPress developer sought a straightforward solution for restricting specific pages to logged-in users.

While many plugins offer this feature, some come bundled with unnecessary upsells and excessive features, which can be overwhelming for users who need only basic page protection.

For simple “logged-in only” access, lightweight solutions can be more efficient and user-friendly.

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Building a Membership-Based WooCommerce Site: Key Considerations

In a recent Business Bloomer Club discussion, a user explored the requirements for building a membership site tailored for a sports league.

This site would primarily focus on collecting membership fees and signed waivers rather than traditional membership features, like gated content.

Here’s a detailed approach to setting up such a site while ensuring efficient payment tracking and streamlined user management.

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WooCommerce: How to Create A Private Store

WooCommerce powers over 26% of global eCommerce websites and is an excellent and convenient way to create your online shop without writing a single line of code.  

But besides its convenience – another factor that makes WooCommerce a popular choice is its flexibility. While the core WooCommerce installation helps you create a basic online store with ease – specific paid WooCommerce plugins make it easy to create a customized and ideal business model of your choice. 

For instance, several businesses prefer a private WooCommerce store model to grant access or sell products and services to specific customers and hide from the others. This is where a private store for WooCommerce plugins comes into the picture. 

A great example is Oriflame – a direct sales leading beauty company that sells products for everyone and reserves some for specific VIP members on their website. They offer benefits like exclusive discounts, access to a complete range of products, and fast delivery to these VIP members. 

There can be multiple other reasons behind creating a private WooCommerce store. In this article, we’ll briefly touch on those reasons and share some of the best WooCommerce private store plugins you can use for your WooCommerce store. Let’s go!

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WooCommerce: Membership Plugins Compared

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” applies well to business. While customer acquisition is important, what’s even better is to drive repeat sales and increase your business by retaining your existing customers. 

An excellent way to do this is by offering memberships on your online store. By making customers a part of an exclusive club or giving them privileged access to content and offers, you can make them feel valued and enhance their loyalty towards your brand. 

Take it from the 76% of businesses that claim a subscription-based model helps them retain customers and create long-term relationships with them. 

And this is not it – by limiting access to premium content, you can also compel non-members to convert and purchase from you. 

Now, the thought of creating and managing memberships on your online store can seem scary, but WooCommerce membership plugins can make the job simple for you. With their ease of use, features, integrations, pricing, and support, these plugins are some of the most sought-after when it comes to memberships. 

This article will explore 6 WooCommerce plugins you can use to start a membership program in your store from scratch. But first, let’s take a look at the benefits of a membership website. 

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