s2member WordPress Membership Plugin

By Admin on July 6, 2012 in WordPress Plugins

s2Member® Framework (a free plugin for WordPress® membership)

Install this free membership plugin for WordPress® today

s2Member® is an extremely powerful (free) membership management plugin for WordPress®. The s2Member® Framework plugin (free) integrates seamlessly with PayPal® Standard for businesses (also free).

The s2Member® Framework fully supports recurring billing, with the ability to track affiliate commissions on a recurring basis. s2Member® supports custom Pages for registration (including Custom Registration/Profile Fields), account access, and a whole lot more.

The s2Member® Framework is an extremely versatile & powerful (free) membership management plugin for WordPress®. The s2Member® Framework plugin integrates seamlessly with PayPal® Standard Buttons (very easy), and fully supports recurring billing, with the ability to track affiliate commissions on a recurring basis (through your choice of many affiliate platforms). s2Member® supports custom Pages for registration; including Custom Registration/Profile Fields, account access, and a whole lot more! See expanding features below.

Install the s2Member® plugin today for an instant membership solution, and completely free!

All Product Specifications

Version: 120703
Stable tag: 120703
SSL Compatible: yes
bbPress® Compatible: yes
WordPress® Compatible: yes
BuddyPress® Compatible: yes
WP® Multisite Compatible: yes
Multisite Blog Farm Compatible: yes
PayPal® Standard Compatible: yes
PayPal® Pro Compatible: yes w/s2Member® Pro
Authorize.Net® Compatible: yes w/s2Member® Pro
Google® Checkout Compatible: yes w/s2Member® Pro
ClickBank® Compatible: yes w/s2Member® Pro
Tested up to: WP® v3.4
Requires at least: WP® v3.2
Copyright: © 2009 WebSharks, Inc.
License: GNU General Public License
Contributors: WebSharks
Author: s2Member® / WebSharks, Inc.
Text Domain: s2member
Domain Path: /includes/translations
Plugin Name: s2Member® Framework

s2Member® is very easy to install.

Upload the /s2member folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress®.
Navigate to the s2Member® Options panel for configuration details.

Auto-updating s2Member® to the latest version.

In your WordPress® Dashboard, go to: s2Member® -> General Options -> Deactivation Safeguards. Be sure that safeguards are on. This tells s2Member® NOT to remove any existing data/options; should WordPress® try to deactivate it inadvertently.
Backup your files and database before upgrading any aspect of your WordPress® installation.
Now, you can upgrade automatically by going to WordPress® -> Plugins. Find s2Member® in the list of plugins, and choose “upgrade automatically”. Or, if that fails with memory errors, you can upgrade manually via FTP. See instructions below.

Why would I get memory errors during automatic upgrade?

This depends on your hosting provider and/or server configuration. Some hosting companies impose very low limits on the amount of memory available to WordPress® during the execution of a single script. Since s2Member® is a larger plugin, WordPress® may exceed conservative limits set forth by shared hosting companies. The solution is to upgrade manually via FTP. Memory limits only affect the WordPress® auto-installation/upgrade routine, not the actual functionality of WordPress® or s2Member®.

Manually updating s2Member® via FTP (alternative).

In your WordPress® Dashboard, go to: s2Member® -> General Options -> Deactivation Safeguards. Be sure that safeguards are on. This tells s2Member® NOT to remove any existing data/options; should WordPress® try to deactivate it inadvertently.
Backup your files and database before upgrading any aspect of your WordPress® installation.
Login via FTP. We recommend FileZilla™. Delete the entire /wp-content/plugins/s2member directory. You can leave /s2member-logs and/s2member-files. These extra directories contain files that should NOT be removed or overwritten.
Now unzip the latest s2Member® distribution file, and upload the latest /s2member folder to /wp-content/plugins. You should end up with /wp-content/plugins/s2member/s2member.php, along with several other files and sub-directories. Make sure you don’t accidentally nest two/s2member/s2member directories together. For example, this is NOT correct: /wp-content/plugins/s2member/s2member/s2member.php.
Log into your WordPress® Dashboard and go to: WordPress® -> Plugins. s2Member® is capable re-activating itself automatically when it detects a new set of files. So even with a manual upgrade, everything will load up safely upon returning to your WordPress® Dashboard. You should see a notice in the Plugins panel of your Dashboard, indicating success.