{"id":1948572,"date":"2020-07-16T11:44:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T18:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=tribe-guide&#038;p=1948572"},"modified":"2023-06-25T12:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T16:22:21","slug":"the-events-calendar-membership-plugins","status":"publish","type":"tec-guide","link":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/guide\/the-events-calendar-membership-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Events Calendar &#038; Membership Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we&#8217;ll take a look at how The Events Calendar suite can integrate with various membership and community plugins across WordPress, including Restrict Content Pro, BuddyPress, WooCommerce Memberships, and MemberPress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re just starting to look into how events and virtual events can integrate into a membership site, you may want to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/blog\/how-to-integrate-virtual-events-on-a-membership-site\/\" target=\"_blank\">start with this post<\/a> about ways to monetize and enhance membership communities with events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, there are many ways to integrate calendars, tickets, and events on a membership site. For example, you might want to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Limit access to the calendar to members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limit access to certain events and event categories to members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Display content on a page that is only visible to members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limit who can submit events to the calendar to members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create tickets that only members can purchase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these plugins covered in this guide is powerful and awesome in its own right. While some cater to specific use cases (e.g. BuddyPress for creating community groups), they all deal with members in some way, shape, or form.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id_dbcecd-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id_dbcecd-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id_dbcecd-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id_dbcecd-d4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id_dbcecd-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id_dbcecd-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id_dbcecd-d4 alignnone 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column_def243-0c inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_beb769-21, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_beb769-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_beb769-21\"]{margin-bottom:34px;font-size:28px;line-height:36px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_beb769-21 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_beb769-21[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_beb769-21\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_beb769-21 kb-guide-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_beb769-21\">Overview of Membership Site Integration Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s walk through which calendar plugins and add-ons you will want to consider using with a membership, plus a high-level comparison of membership plugins and how they meet the requirements for a membership calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"related-kb-articles-block_5e29b72d7a86b23b906cd7734bd105ae\" class=\"related-kb-articles\">\n    <ul class=\"related-kb-articles__list\">\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/deciding-which-plugins-to-use-on-a-membership-site\/\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Deciding Which Calendar Plugins to Use on a Membership Site            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/comparing-membership-plugins-to-use-with-a-calendar\/\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Integrating Membership Plugins            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n        <\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id_2be6d8-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id_2be6d8-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id_2be6d8-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id_2be6d8-a1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id_2be6d8-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id_2be6d8-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id_2be6d8-a1 alignnone kb-guide-section wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column_2e2fe1-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_2e2fe1-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_2e2fe1-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_2e2fe1-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_2e2fe1-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_2e2fe1-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_2e2fe1-f3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_2e2fe1-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_2e2fe1-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column_2e2fe1-f3 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2556f1-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2556f1-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2556f1-f2\"]{margin-bottom:34px;font-size:28px;line-height:36px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2556f1-f2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2556f1-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2556f1-f2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_2556f1-f2 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Or rather, not all membership plugins serve the same purpose. While all of the plugins covered in this section integrate with The Events Calendar in some way, the way they do it will vary and each comes with its own pros and cons.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"related-kb-articles-block_74969b4b065ea238abcd6509371e64e7\" class=\"related-kb-articles\">\n    <ul class=\"related-kb-articles__list\">\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/integrating-restrict-content-pro-with-the-events-calendar\/\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Integrating Restrict Content Pro with The Events Calendar            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/integrating-buddypress-with-the-events-calendar\/\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Integrating BuddyPress with The Events Calendar            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/integrating-woocommerce-memberships-with-the-events-calendar\/\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Integrating WooCommerce Memberships with The Events Calendar            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/integrating-memberpress-with-the-events-calendar\/\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Integrating MemberPress with The Events Calendar            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/integrating-ultimate-member-with-the-events-calendar\/\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Integrating Ultimate Member with The Events Calendar            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n        <\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_swpsp_post_exclude":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tec-kb-guide-type":[194],"class_list":["post-1948572","tec-guide","type-tec-guide","status-publish","hentry","tec-kb-guide-type-advanced-topics"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"tec-kb-guide-type":[{"value":194,"label":"Advanced Topics"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tec-guide\/1948572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tec-guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tec-guide"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tec-guide\/1948572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1958083,"href":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tec-guide\/1948572\/revisions\/1958083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tec-kb-guide-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tec-kb-guide-type?post=1948572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}