MemberPress User Roles 1.0.5

MemberPress User Roles Plugin for WordPress

Most membership sites end up with a messy permissions problem. Users stack subscriptions, access gets tangled, and you’re manually adjusting settings at 11pm. The MemberPress User Roles plugin fixes that.

It hooks into WordPress’s native system and gives you a real interface for managing who accesses what. Create custom roles that mirror your actual membership tiers — Bronze, Silver, Gold, whatever you call them. Then assign exactly what each tier can see, download, or do on your site.

No PHP. No code snippets pasted from forums. Just a clean settings panel where you control everything.

What It Does

MemberPress User Roles extends your existing setup without replacing it. Your MemberPress rules stay intact. Your current members keep their access. The plugin adds a new layer on top — one where you can override WordPress defaults for MemberPress users specifically.

Create a role called “Premium Member.” Assign it access to your course modules, download library, and private forums. Done. Now that role works across your entire site without you touching anything else.

Key Features

• Unlimited custom roles — create as many as your business needs
• Granular capabilities for content, downloads, and site features
• Override WordPress defaults without touching core files
• Works with your existing MemberPress rules
• Lightweight — won’t add bloat or slow your site

Who It’s For

Perfect if you run a course platform, sell digital products, or manage a subscription site. Developers use it for client projects. Business owners use it to avoid hiring someone every time they need a new permission setup. If you’ve ever thought “there has to be a better way to manage this” — there is now.

How It Works

Install the plugin. Find the new User Roles section under MemberPress in your dashboard. Create roles, assign capabilities, link them to your membership products. When someone upgrades or cancels, their access updates automatically.

That’s it. No ongoing configuration. No new workflows to learn.

Why This Plugin

One payment. Lifetime access. Future MemberPress updates won’t break it — we test against new versions. No subscription eating into your margins year after year.

Stop paying developers to handle permission changes you could do yourself in two minutes.