Paid Memberships Pro - Pay by Check Addon

The Pay by Check Addon is an official extension for the Paid Memberships Pro (PMPro) plugin that allows membership site administrators to offer manual and offline payment methods to their members. With this tool, users can complete their registration by selecting options such as check, bank transfer, cash, or platforms like Venmo, without needing to rely on traditional online payment gateways.

This addon is designed for membership sites that need flexibility in their payment collection methods, especially for organizations, associations, schools, or businesses whose customers prefer to pay in traditional ways. By integrating natively with Paid Memberships Pro, the addon adds the manual payment option directly on the checkout page, alongside automatic gateways like Stripe or PayPal.

When a member selects the manual payment option, the system displays detailed instructions on how to complete the payment, both on the registration page and in the membership confirmation email. The order is automatically set to pending status, which restricts access to exclusive content until the administrator confirms receipt of payment. Members with pending orders see a customizable notice informing them that their access will be activated once their payment is approved.

The administrator receives a notification of the new order and, after verifying the received payment, can manually update the order status to success, which immediately unlocks the member's access to restricted content. The system automatically sends an email to the user when their membership is activated, maintaining clear and professional communication throughout the process.

Its main benefits include:

• Offers a manual payment alternative for members who prefer not to use credit cards or online gateways.
• Allows configuring custom payment instructions for check, bank transfer, cash, or Venmo.
• Controls access to restricted content through the pending order status until payment is confirmed.
• Sends automatic email notifications to both the administrator and the member during the process.
• Integrates seamlessly with Paid Memberships Pro, allowing multiple payment methods to be offered simultaneously at checkout.
• The pending status message is customizable via the WordPress gettext filter.

In short, the Pay by Check Addon is the ideal solution to expand the payment options of your membership site, providing your users with the convenience of paying in the way that best suits them, while maintaining full control over content access until each payment is confirmed.