jerrystewart99

<p><strong>Meta Membership</strong> is a clean, flexible, developer-friendly plugin for membership sites. Most membership plugins treat payments as the source of truth. Meta Membership is built around the membership cycle — so renewals, grace periods, and fixed annual expiry dates work the way your organisation actually expects.</p>
<p>Designed with clubs, nonprofits, professional associations, and community groups in mind.</p>
<p><strong>Try it now — no install needed.</strong> Explore a fully-configured demo site running entirely in your browser, with sample membership types, members in different lifecycle states, and a working registration flow: <a href="https://playground.wordpress.net/?blueprint-url=https://plugins.webworkz.nz/mm-demo.json" rel="nofollow ugc">Launch the live demo</a></p>
<p>It includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Stripe-based payments and renewals (via <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/minimal-stripe-wrapper/" rel="ugc">Minimal Stripe Wrapper</a>)</li>
<li>Three renewal modes: fixed expiry date, anniversary, or never expires</li>
<li>Fixed expiry with pro-rata fees for mid-year joiners</li>
<li>Configurable grace periods — members retain access while they renew</li>
<li>Registration policies: open, admin approval, or admin-only</li>
<li>Page, post, and menu access control by membership status</li>
<li>Built-in notifications for expiry reminders and admin alerts</li>
<li>CSV import and export — migrate in from another plugin without losing your data</li>
<li>Native MailPoet integration (via free Meta MailPoet add-on)</li>
</ul>
<p>Whether you need a simple signup flow or granular control over membership logic, Meta Membership is built to adapt — without the bloat.</p>
<p>For documentation, visit <a href="https://plugins.webworkz.nz" rel="nofollow ugc">plugins.webworkz.nz</a></p>
<h3>Ideal For</h3>
<ul>
<li>Not-for-profit organisations</li>
<li>Professional and hobby clubs</li>
<li>Community and advocacy groups</li>
<li>Event-based member programmes</li>
<li>Developers building custom member workflows</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Membership cycle as source of truth — status driven by cycle, not payment history</li>
<li>Three renewal modes: fixed expiry date, anniversary, or never expires</li>
<li>Fixed expiry date support — e.g. all memberships expire 1 April each year</li>
<li>Pro-rata fees for members joining mid-period on fixed expiry memberships</li>
<li>Configurable grace periods — expired members retain access while they renew</li>
<li>Multiple membership types with separate fees, renewal rules, and registration policies</li>
<li>Separate registration fee and renewal fee per membership type</li>
<li>Stripe-integrated membership payments (via Minimal Stripe Wrapper)</li>
<li>Manual payment option for members who pay offline</li>
<li>Registration policies: open, admin approval, or admin-only</li>
<li>Email validation option on registration</li>
<li>Page, post, and menu visibility control by membership status</li>
<li>Custom member fields (meta fields) with privacy and editability controls</li>
<li>Two notification systems — event-triggered system notifications and configurable time-based membership reminders</li>
<li>CSV member import — migrate from your existing system with membership type, expiry, status, and custom fields</li>
<li>CSV member export</li>
<li>WordPress role sync — optionally map membership types and statuses to WP roles for compatibility with other plugins</li>
<li>Developer-friendly: modern architecture with PSR-4 autoloading and clean namespacing under MIME</li>
<li>Built with not-for-profit governance workflows in mind</li>
</ul>
<h3>Notes for Developers</h3>
<p>This plugin is built with a modern architecture using PSR-4 autoloading, namespacing under <code>MIME</code>, and follows WordPress best practices for escaping, sanitizing, and hooking. Documentation at https://plugins.webworkz.nz</p>


Meta Membership

WordPress membership built around the membership cycle, not transactions. Free, flexible, and designed with clubs and nonprofits in mind.

hectorzeffy

<p>The only 100% free donation plugin for nonprofits. No platform fees, no transaction<br />
fees, no credit card fees — every dollar your donors give goes directly to your cause.</p>
<p>Trusted by over 100,000 nonprofits across the US and Canada, Zeffy has helped<br />
organizations raise more than $2 billion. Churches, food banks, animal rescues,<br />
schools, and community foundations use Zeffy to collect donations on their WordPress<br />
sites without losing a cent to platform charges.</p>
<p>Most donation plugins charge a percentage of every gift, a monthly subscription, or<br />
both. Zeffy charges nothing. Zeffy is funded entirely by optional tips that donors<br />
can choose to leave — your nonprofit keeps 100% regardless. Zeffy is also a<br />
certified B Corp, and has been supporting nonprofits for over 7 years.</p>
<h3>📚 Zero Fees for Your Nonprofit</h3>
<ul>
<li>No platform fee</li>
<li>No transaction fee</li>
<li>No credit card processing fee</li>
<li>No monthly or annual subscription</li>
<li>Donors can leave an optional tip to support Zeffy — your organization keeps 100% either way</li>
</ul>
<h3>📋 Donation Forms and Donate Buttons</h3>
<ul>
<li>Embed a full donation form directly on any WordPress page or post</li>
<li>Add a donate button that opens your form in a popup — no coding required</li>
<li>Customize forms with your organization’s colors and custom donor fields</li>
<li>Run multiple donation forms for different campaigns or programs</li>
<li>Works on any device — desktop, tablet, and mobile</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔄 Recurring Monthly Donations</h3>
<p>Donors can choose one-time or recurring giving on every form. Monthly recurring<br />
donations are easy for donors to set up at checkout. All recurring giving is managed<br />
in your Zeffy dashboard — no extra configuration needed inside WordPress.</p>
<h3>🧾 Automatic Tax Receipts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Tax-compliant receipts sent automatically after each donation (for eligible organizations)</li>
<li>Year-end summaries generated without manual work</li>
<li>Donors receive their receipt instantly — no follow-up needed from your team</li>
<li>Stay compliant without adding work to your plate</li>
</ul>
<h3>💳 Accepted Payment Methods</h3>
<p>Accept donations with the payment methods your supporters already use — no extra<br />
accounts or configuration needed:</p>
<ul>
<li>Credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and more)</li>
<li>PayPal</li>
<li>Apple Pay and Google Pay</li>
<li>Bank transfers (ACH)</li>
</ul>
<h3>👥 Donor Management</h3>
<p>Every donation, donor, and interaction stored in one Zeffy dashboard — free, with no<br />
paywall on any feature:</p>
<ul>
<li>Track giving history across all your campaigns</li>
<li>Segment donors and send targeted email campaigns directly from Zeffy</li>
<li>Automate receipts and year-end summaries</li>
</ul>
<h3>❤️ Built for Every Type of Nonprofit</h3>
<p>Zeffy works for organizations of every size and cause:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Churches and faith-based organizations:</strong> tithes, offerings, and ministry donations online</li>
<li><strong>Animal shelters and rescues:</strong> fund medical care, rescue operations, and adoption drives</li>
<li><strong>Food banks and hunger relief organizations:</strong> raise funds to feed your community</li>
<li><strong>Schools and PTAs:</strong> collect donations for programs, trips, and classroom supplies</li>
<li><strong>Community foundations and charitable funds:</strong> accept restricted and unrestricted gifts</li>
<li><strong>Arts and culture organizations:</strong> fund performances, exhibits, and creative programs</li>
</ul>
<h3>⚡ Set Up in Under 5 Minutes</h3>
<p>Install and activate the plugin, connect your Zeffy account, and add a shortcode<br />
wherever you want your form or button. No coding. No developer needed.</p>
<p><strong>Note for WordPress.com users:</strong> Installing plugins requires a WordPress.com Business<br />
plan or higher, or a self-hosted WordPress site (WordPress.org). The free WordPress.com<br />
plan does not support third-party plugins.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to Zeffy.com to display donation forms and process donations.<br />
This service is required for the plugin to function.</p>
<p>What data is sent and when:<br />
* Campaign information is loaded when the donation form displays<br />
* Donation data (amount, donor information, payment details) is transmitted when a donor gives<br />
* All data is sent securely over HTTPS to Zeffy’s servers</p>
<p>Third-party service details:<br />
* Service: Zeffy — https://www.zeffy.com<br />
* Purpose: Processing donations and displaying donation forms<br />
* Terms of Service: https://support.zeffy.com/terms-of-use-for-users<br />
* Privacy Policy: https://support.zeffy.com/data-privacy-policy</p>
<h3>Step 1: Create your Zeffy account</h3>
<ol>
<li>Visit https://www.zeffy.com/ and click “Sign Up Free”</li>
<li>Register your nonprofit organization (takes about 2 minutes)</li>
<li>Link your bank account to receive donations</li>
</ol>
<h3>Step 2: Create your donation form</h3>
<ol>
<li>Log into your Zeffy dashboard</li>
<li>Create a new donation campaign</li>
<li>Customize your form with branding, donation amounts, and donor fields</li>
<li>Save and copy your campaign URL</li>
</ol>
<h3>Step 3: Install and activate the plugin</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to your WordPress dashboard</li>
<li>Click Plugins > Add New</li>
<li>Search for “Zeffy”</li>
<li>Click Install Now, then Activate</li>
</ol>
<h3>Step 4: Configure the plugin</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to Settings > Zeffy in your WordPress dashboard</li>
<li>Paste your Zeffy campaign URL into the Campaign URL field</li>
<li>Click Save Changes</li>
</ol>
<h3>Step 5: Add your form or button</h3>
<p>Use one of two shortcodes anywhere on your site:</p>
<p><strong>[zeffy-donate]</strong> — embeds the full donation form inline</p>
<ul>
<li>width and height (defaults: 700×1000). Example: [zeffy-donate width=800 height=1200]</li>
<li>fullwidth (true/false, default: false). Example: [zeffy-donate fullwidth=true]</li>
<li>align (left/center/right, default: center). Example: [zeffy-donate align=left]</li>
<li>url (overrides default campaign). Example: [zeffy-donate url=”https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/your-id”]</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>[zeffy-donate-button]</strong> — displays a button that opens the form in a popup</p>
<ul>
<li>text (default: “Donate Now”). Example: [zeffy-donate-button text=”Support Us”]</li>
<li>bg-color (default: #007bff). Example: [zeffy-donate-button bg-color=”#28a745″]</li>
<li>text-color (default: #ffffff). Example: [zeffy-donate-button text-color=”#000000″]</li>
<li>url (overrides default campaign). Example: [zeffy-donate-button url=”https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/your-id”]</li>
</ul>
<p>Both shortcodes use the campaign URL from Settings > Zeffy by default.</p>
<h3>Step 6: Publish and test</h3>
<p>Publish your page and make a test donation to confirm everything is working.</p>
<p>Need help? Visit https://support.zeffy.com/ or email contact@zeffy.com</p>


Zeffy Donate Button

100% free donation plugin for nonprofits. Add a donate button or embed a donation form on any WordPress page — zero fees, no coding required.

Meta Membership vs Zeffy Donate Button