MemBuild Community docs
MemBuild Community is a free plugin that adds a members’ community to your WordPress site: a feed, courses, events, chat and paid memberships. These docs show every part, step by step, with screenshots.
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What’s in the plugin
Everything here is free and runs on your own WordPress site. A few parts connect to another service, like payments or video hosting, and their doc says when.
- Feed, reels and storiesPosts with photos, videos, GIFs and polls, sorted by topic. Plus short reels and stories that last a day.See how it works
- ClassroomCourses with lessons, questions under each lesson, and lessons that open on a timetable.See how it works
- Events and placesLive calls with reminders and Add to calendar, plus a map of meetup spots and partner perks.See how it works
- Messages and alertsOne-on-one and group chats, the bell for what happened, and emails that bring members back.See how it works
- Members and leaderboardProfiles and a directory so members find each other, with points, levels and a leaderboard.See how it works
- Memberships and paymentsSell access to courses, with checkout, billing and receipts members see in the community.See how it works
- Your websiteLog in and Join pages, a Coming soon page, and starter pages for the rest of your site.See how it works
- Moving inBring members, posts and courses over from BuddyBoss, BuddyPress, PeepSo, FluentCommunity, LearnDash, Tutor LMS or a spreadsheet.See how it works
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Running it and help
All docs, step by step
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Get started
Install it, finish setting up, and invite your first members.
- Install the plugin and open your communityFrom the zip to your community at /community in five minutes.
- Finish setting upSix short steps: name, logo and colour, email, your safety key, a first course, a welcome post and invites.
- Invite your first membersSend people a way in, and what they see the first time.
- Add the community to a phoneMembers open it from their home screen, full screen, like an app.
Features
Feed, reels and stories
What members post, react to and come back for.
- Write a postPhotos, a video, GIFs, coloured backgrounds and feelings.
- Ask a question with a pollUp to six choices, one tap to vote, and nobody sees who voted how.
- Sort posts with topicsIntroductions, Wins, Questions: members filter Home by topic.
- Pin, save and sort postsPinned posts, Latest and Popular, and members’ Saved page.
- Share reels and storiesVertical videos, and stories that disappear after 24 hours.
- Turn on GIFsA free GIPHY key adds a GIF button to posts, comments and chats.
Classroom
Courses, lessons, timing, and who can open them.
- Create a courseName it, add sections and lessons, choose who can open it, and publish.
- Choose when lessons openAll at once, from when each member starts the course, or on a start date.
- Choose who can open a courseEveryone, members from a level up, or people with a membership.
- Answer questions under lessonsLesson discussions, Helpful votes, pins and a Best answer.
- Host lesson videos on Bunny StreamSmooth streaming for big courses, with protected links.
Events and places
Live calls, replays and meetup spots.
Messages and alerts
Chats, notifications and email summaries.
Members and leaderboard
Profiles, the directory, levels and the leaderboard.
Memberships and payments
Sell access and let members manage what they pay for.
Your website
Log in, Join, and the pages around your community.
- Your Log in and Join pagesYour photo, your line, and a live preview while you edit.
- Let members log in with an email linkA link that works once, for 15 minutes, with no password.
- Create your starter website pagesHome, Pricing, About, Courses, Events and more, in your words and colours.
- Collect emails with a Coming soon pageOne page with an email box until your opening day.
Moving in
Bring members, posts and courses from another tool.
- Import from BuddyBoss, BuddyPress, PeepSo or FluentCommunityMembers, profiles, posts and comments, even with the old plugin off.
- Import courses from LearnDash or Tutor LMSLessons, students, progress and paid access come over together.
- Import members from a spreadsheetFrom Kajabi, Mighty Networks, Circle or Skool, as CSV or Excel, with columns matched for you.
- Undo an importEvery import is listed, and each one can be taken back on its own.
Running it and help
Running your community
Settings, moderation, emails and your data.
- Community settingsName, logo, main colour, light or dark, and which features are on.
- Moderate posts and membersReports, the review queue, muting, banning and moderators.
- Send emails reliablyConnect Resend or any SMTP service, and send a test.
- Your community’s data in wp-adminThe Overview, member, post, comment, file and course tables, CSV exports and personal-data tools.
Troubleshooting
When something isn’t working the way it should.
- Members aren’t getting emailsSend yourself a test email, read what it says, then connect Resend or another service.
- A video won’t uploadWhat each message means, the 250 MB limit on your site, and when to use Bunny Stream.
- An import stopped part wayWhat the message means, and how Resume picks up where it stopped.
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