Turn your membership site into a true networking hub with ClubSuite™. Our new add-ons, ClubDirectory™ and ClubCircles™, bring profiles, member directories and private discussion boards right within MemberPress. Now your members can find each other, start conversations, and build real connections right on your site!
Bring your entire member experience in-house! MemberPress now gives you everything you need to build a connected, self-sustaining member community.
Ditch the extra plugins and off-site groups, and bring all that engagement right to your site.
With the brand-new ClubSuite™ add-ons, your members can:
- Create rich, professional profiles
- Find and connect with each other
- Join communities
- Chat, share, and build real relationships
It’s been one of our most highly requested features, and we’re so excited to bring it to you.
In this walkthrough, we’ll explore the new features, show you how our ClubSuite™ add-ons work, and share real-world ways to make them part of your growth strategy.
Why Go Social?
You don’t need to be a social network or dating app for member connections to make sense on your site.
Whatever niche you serve, chances are your members have interests and goals in common.
- Hobbyists cheering each other on and sharing their latest creations.
- Online students studying together and helping each other stay on track.
- Local business owners swapping ideas and collaborating on partnerships.
- Conference attendees connecting before the event and keeping the conversation going after.
- Fitness enthusiasts sharing progress, encouragement, and accountability.
And when people share interests, they want to connect.
The ClubSuite™ add-ons work together to make it happen. We’ll go into more depth later but here’s a brief overview of what the ClubSuite™ add-ons offer:
ClubDirectory™
ClubDirectory™ lets you create protected directories on your site, and enables your members to create their own profiles.
- Directories make it easy to find and connect with the right people.
- Profiles let members showcase who they are, their expertise, achievements, and personality.
ClubCircles™
- ClubCircles™ is our community add-on, where connections turn into conversations. Create private discussion boards where members can post updates, share wins, and collaborate, all inside your site.
Together, these features turn a faceless membership list into a visible, interactive network that keeps members coming back.
Want to see the impact? Here are 4 solid-gold ways these new add-ons can add real value to your site:
1. Connect People
Make your membership site the place to find and be found.
Maybe your members want to connect with like-minded folk. Maybe they want peer-to-peer support. Or perhaps they want to network amongst a community of professionals with shared goals.
It’s all possible on your membership site with ClubSuite™!
2. Boost Member Value & Retention
When people feel connected to your membership, they’re less likely to want to give it up.
It’s hard to put a price on real connection. If you manage to create a welcoming space where proper bonds are formed, you’ll be rewarded in loyalty and ongoing subscriptions.
We built ClubCircles™ to help you do just that!
At a time when people need respite from the hostility of social media, this is a real opportunity for you to create a unique space for good vibes only!
3. Monetize $$$
We’re all about providing opportunities for MemberPress users to make more dough. And the ClubSuite™ can do just that.
With ClubDirectory™, you can offer a general directory to all members, and save a premium, “VIP directory” for higher-paying tiers.
You can build specialized spaces, like a “Find a Coach” or “Verified Professional” and make access or inclusion a premium perk.
Equally, with ClubCircles™ you can offer exclusive places for members to interact with you and with each other.
These add-ons give you even more ways to deliver extra value and create new upsell opportunities on your site.
4. Build Trust with Visibility
People trust people, not faceless usernames.
With ClubDirectory™ profiles, your members can put a face to the name, share their credentials, link to their social media, and highlight what makes them unique.
That kind of visibility instantly makes your site feel more authentic, builds confidence in your community and credibility for your brand.
MemberPress ClubSuite™ Tour
Let us introduce you to the key features and perks of our latest add-ons!
ClubDirectory™
1. Build Multiple Directories for Every Group
Why stop at one directory? With the new add-on, you can create as many as you need for students, alumni, coaches, local chapters, or even VIP tiers.
That means you can specialize your directories to different sections of your membership community:
For example, on an online course site, alumni can get their network, and coaches get theirs. Everyone knows exactly where to go to connect.
And because directories tie into MemberPress Rules, you’re in control of who appears where and who gets access. That means you can create those upsell opportunities and VIP tier perks we mentioned earlier.
2. Make Searching Your Directory a Breeze
Forget scrolling through endless names. With smart filters, members can search by role, membership or location. They can even toggle to show only those with profile photos.
This makes it ridiculously easy for members to find the right people: classmates in their city, colleagues in the same field, or peers working toward the same goals.
These faster connections make your directories even more valuable to your members.
3. Rich Profiles That Build Credibility
A plain username doesn’t do much for connection. But when members can share photos, bios, and social links, your community instantly feels more real and trustworthy.
As the admin, you decide what to highlight — whether that’s simple basics (like a display name and photo) or deeper details pulled from WordPress and MemberPress custom fields.
For your members, this is a chance to showcase expertise and stand out in the crowd. For your site, it’s a credibility booster that makes your membership feel polished, professional, and worth belonging to.
4. Sleek Designs + Privacy Built In
Directories should look great and work smoothly, and this add-on delivers.
Choose from List, Grid, or Card views, all styled and compatible with ReadyLaunch™ so they’re responsive and polished right out of the box.
Drop them anywhere on your site with Gutenberg blocks, making setup a cinch. Members get a browsing experience that feels fast, and frustration-free.
And of course, privacy matters. Members can opt out of directories, and you control which fields appear, so everyone has confidence in how their information is shared.
ClubCircles™
1. Create Private, Member-Only Forums
Boost member value and retention by giving your members a dedicated place to meet, share ideas, and support each other right inside your site.
Create communities for coaching cohorts, student groups, interest-based circles, alumni, chapters, or VIP programs. Each Circle can be tied to the membership levels you choose, so the right people always see the right conversations.
With ClubCircles™‘ flexible community visibility you can create open spaces for casual discussion or gated groups for premium members.
2. Drive Interaction with Social Engagement Tools
Real connection happens in conversation, and ClubCircles™ makes it natural.
Members can:
- Post updates and questions
- Comment and reply in threads
- Heart react
- Follow threads that matter to them
It’s familiar and intuitive, so your members can start engaging from day one without the learning curve of a new forum tool.
3. Build a Safe, Positive Environment
It’s no secret that social media channels are increasingly hostile spaces.
Make your site a safe haven for positive interactions. ClubCircles™ is packed with ways to help you nurture a safe environment for your members to communicate.
Clear rules, member flagging, and moderation tools help you guide discussion and maintain a space that reflects your values. Site Admins and Moderators get a dedicated queue to review reports and take action quickly, so discussions stay productive and welcoming.
Mute or ban when needed, but most importantly, set the stage for thoughtful, supportive interaction.
🚨 IDEA ALERT! How YOU Can Use Directories
Here are some use cases to spark some ideas on how to make this add-on work hard for you!
Conference Sites
Ever found yourself squinting at someone’s lanyard at a conference, trying to figure out who they are? Awkward. Especially when you should already know.
Give attendees the lowdown on who’s who and build hype for your conference by creating a “digital lobby”.
They can see who’s coming, learn a little about them, and make meaningful connections before they even arrive!
As a bonus feature, you can create a highlighted directory for speakers and key guests at the event, complete with profile photos and social links. This makes it easier for attendees to follow, connect, and get excited about your lineup.
Professional Associations and Guilds
Membership lists are great for admin work but not so great for member value.
With ClubDirectory™, you can turn that static list into a polished, searchable directory. Suddenly your association becomes a true networking hub.
Members can filter by industry, specialization, or location to find the connections that matter most.
It’s also a credibility boost: a clean, professional directory signals that your association is organized, established, and invested in helping members succeed.
Add ClubCircles™, and you have a space where members can exchange insights, ask industry-specific questions, and support each other beyond the directory.
Your members get a professional community they can actively participate in, and you keep that engagement happening on your platform, not a social network you don’t control.
Coaching Groups
Peer-to-peer connection is coaching gold dust! It’s so much more enriching to be able to have accountability partners who can support you in creating new habits and celebrate milestones.
With ClubDirectory™, members can easily find accountability partners, mentors, or peers working toward similar goals. Seeing real profiles and progress builds trust and makes everyone feel more invested.
Add ClubCircles™, and those connections turn into steady action.
Create discussion spaces for weekly check-ins, wins, challenges, mindset work, and group accountability threads. Members can cheer each other on, ask questions between calls, and stay engaged with the program every day — not just during live sessions.
Online Courses
Online learning can sometimes feel like a solitary journey.
With ClubDirectory™, you can give learners a place to connect with classmates in their cohort and find peers who share similar interests.
Add ClubCircles™, and those introductions turn into real learning communities.
Students can ask questions, compare notes, share progress, and support each other between lessons, creating momentum that keeps them engaged and moving forward.
This peer-to-peer learning adds a whole new layer of value to your programs.
Alumni can stay in touch long after graduation, keeping your community alive, relevant, and valuable for years to come.
And for prospective or current students, instructor directories build serious confidence.
Members can browse who’s teaching them, check out portfolios, and even connect in advance, giving your courses a professional edge that helps boost enrollments.
Plus, students can get inspired by each other’s progress and results. Take an online art class, for example: learners can share their latest work in their Circle, and cheer each other on as they take their first steps into the professional art scene.
Nonprofit Networks & Advocacy Groups
With mission-driven organizations, things get really exciting. When people care deeply about a cause, they want to collaborate, share knowledge, and move that mission forward together.
With ClubDirectory™, you can bring advocates, donors, volunteers, and industry experts into one organized space. Members can filter by expertise, location, or role. This makes it easy to find the right people to learn from, plan with, or build partnerships alongside.
Add ClubCircles™, and those shared passions turn into meaningful action.
Create Circles for regional chapters, volunteer teams, campaign workgroups, or interest-based initiatives.
Members can coordinate projects, share updates from the field, exchange resources, and rally support around key moments or events.
With ClubSuite™, you’re giving your supporters a space to unite, stay aligned, and amplify their impact in a way that’s efficient and energized, right on your site.
Connection = Retention
Your members may have arrived at your site for your content, but with ClubSuite™ you can give them the chance to belong!
ClubDirectory™ helps them show who they are and find the right people.
ClubCircles™ gives them living, breathing spaces to talk, support each other, and grow together.
ClubSuite™ adds real, tangible value to your memberships by giving your tribe a way to be seen, connect, and build trust right inside your site.
That means stronger community, deeper loyalty, and a healthier recurring revenue engine for your business.
And now you don’t need extra tools or plugins to make it happen as it’s yet another incredible growth tool built right into MemberPress.
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