Squarespace Basics: Member Areas
Member Areas in Squarespace grant exclusive access to subscribers and support a wide range of uses. This specialized subscription area helps grow your audience and manage member pages all in one place as it is only accessible to eligible members who pay a recurring fee, a one time fee, or have free access.
Member Areas support a wide range of uses:
promote exclusive content
share online classes
provide personalized learning experiences
protect content
Only members who create an account and sign up for membership can see the specialized Member Area content.
I’m interested in a Member Area for my website. What do I do now?
Make sure you have a Squarespace website. At this time, the Members Area can only be used on a Squarespace website.
Member Areas are available on all Squarespace pricing plans at an additional charge.
To add a Member Area:
Home Menu > Settings > Member Areas
Select a Plan (monthly or annual)
Save and Continue
Confirm and Purchase
Let’s Talk about Member Area plan information:
You can allow members to sign up for membership:
Recurring membership plan
One-time fee membership plan
Free membership plan
How can this be incorporated into E-commerce areas of Squarespace Websites:
Customer Accounts
Save payment information securely
Save shipping address
Save shopping cart
Offer promotional discounts
Squarespace has three Member Area pricing plans (Starter - Core - Pro) that each include:
Integrated Analytics
Unlimited members
No ads
No Squarespace branding
Ability to offer discounts
Ability to offer promotions
The difference between the Starter, Core, and Pro pricing plans is:
the number of member areas
transactions fees
Once you have successfully added a Members Area to your website you can manage your website account:
Home Menu > Settings > Billing & Account
Billing
Members Areas
In this area you can see information related to your Squarespace website account for Member Areas:
Review subscription details
Change plans
Review your website invoices
Disable auto renew
Cancel subscription
Depending on how you want to restrict your information, Member Area is an effective way to add subscription services to specialized pages. May Web Design, LLC would be happy to discuss the use of Member Areas and let you know if it’s a good fit for your organization. Let’s talk!
