Membes
More flexibility for associations with evolving website requirements
Most Membes customers use the fully integrated website that comes built into Membes AMS - and for good reason.
It's affordable, easy to manage, and keeps your website and member database perfectly in sync. This ensures member updates, event registrations and other online activity are automatically reflected consistently and accurately throughout Membes AMS, creating a single source of truth.
Best of all, you don't need a specialist web developer every time you want to make a change. As Ana Drougas from the Specialised Textiles Association explains:
"We have pretty much full control over what appears on our website. We can change images, update wording, add pages and menu items whenever we want. We don't have to put in a request, wait, then incur extra charges."
For the vast majority of associations, it's the right solution. For others…
A new option is now available
As Membes AMS has introduced greater configurability and new features over time, we're increasingly supporting associations that require a more sophisticated or customised website experience. The new Membes-WordPress plug-in gives those organisations another option while keeping everything seamlessly connected to Membes AMS.
Who will benefit from the WordPress plug-in?
The plug-in has been developed for:
- Larger associations and organisations with advanced digital requirements
- Existing customers whose website needs have evolved as their organisation and digital strategy has grown
- Associations that require greater functionality than a built-in website is designed to provide
- Those that require a highly customised website experience and more advanced functionality
- Associations that engage a professional web developer or digital agency to design, build and maintain their website
- Those that have significant budget available to invest in a custom WordPress website and its ongoing management.
The best of both worlds
If that describes your association, you no longer need to choose between a sophisticated WordPress website and the operational benefits of Membes AMS.
You can have both.
Until now, WordPress could deliver a more customised and richer website experience, but it couldn't integrate seamlessly with Membes AMS. Actions taken through the website didn't always flow automatically through to the member database and other association functions which resulted in unnecessary manual work and reduced the benefits of an integrated platform.
The new Membes WordPress plug-in changes that.
It allows associations to build a highly customised WordPress website while Membes AMS remains the centre of your association operations and the single source of truth for your member data. Your website and AMS continue to work together.
About Membes-WordPress Plug-in
Out of the box, the plug-in includes:
- Single Sign-On (SSO) using Membes member credentials
- Event Calendar
- Member Directory
- Online member joining
- Customisable layouts for developers
- Seamless integration with Membes AMS.
Because it's open source, your web developer can also extend and customise it to meet your association's specific requirements.
Designed for professional web developers
The WordPress plug-in is designed for experienced web developers, so associations using the plug-in will need access to their own WordPress development expertise, either in-house or through an external web development partner.
As always, Membes focuses on delivering the Association Management Software that powers your operations, while your preferred web development partner focuses on creating the website experience that's right for your association.
Getting started
The Membes WordPress plug-in is available free of charge through the WordPress Plugin Directory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/membes/
Remember…
If your current Membes website is already meeting your needs, there's nothing you need to do.
It remains the simplest and most cost-effective option for small to mid-sized associations and continues to provide the integrated experience that helps your team work efficiently and deliver great service to your members.
