If Menu vs Paid Member Subscriptions
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| Feature | If Menu v0.19.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details | Paid Member Subscriptions v3.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 50,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | December 5, 2024 | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | If Menu · If Menu Premium ($) | Paid Member Subscriptions · Paid Member Subscriptions Basic ($) · Paid Member Subscriptions Pro ($) · Paid Member Subscriptions Agency ($) · Paid Member Subscriptions Unlimited ($) |
| Pros | Rules for logged-in state, roles and WooCommerce memberships on menu items; Core visibility rules are free | Subscription plans with registration and login forms; PayPal and Stripe gateways included in the code; Restricts posts, pages and WooCommerce products to members |
| Cons | Country rule sends visitor IP addresses to web-api.com; Plan check contacts layered.market and sends the licence key | Many advanced features need paid add-ons or tiers; Large codebase with many integrations to maintain; Upgrade links appear inside LearnDash content screens |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Logged-in and logged-out visibility, Visibility by user role, WooCommerce Memberships condition, User location (country) condition, Premium plan check ($) | Subscription plans, Member registration form shortcode, Member login and account shortcodes, Content restriction for posts and pages, Scheduled renewal payments through Action Scheduler, Discount codes feature, Hide restricted WooCommerce product prices, Google reCAPTCHA option on forms, Usage tracking that the site owner must allow |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Stripe |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce geolocation | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WooCommerce Memberships | LearnDash, Elementor, bbPress |
| Other | web-api.com IP lookup, layered.market plan service ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | — | 3.1 |
| Requires PHP | 6.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | layered.market, web-api.com | api.stripe.com, usagetracker.cozmoslabs.com, www.google.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, www.cozmoslabs.com, wordpress.org |
| Blocks | — | 8 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |