Installation

Requirements

Before installing, make sure your environment meets these requirements:

Requirement	Minimum Version
WordPress	6.5+
PHP	8.3+
FluentCart	Installed and activated

FluentCart Must Be Active

FCHub Memberships depends on FluentCart for order processing, subscription management, and the integration feed system. If FluentCart is not active, the plugin will show an admin notice and all features will be disabled.

Install the Plugin

Download the plugin

Download the fchub-memberships.zip from GitHub.

Upload in WordPress

Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin in your WordPress admin. Choose the zip file and click Install Now.

Activate

Click Activate Plugin after the upload completes.

Extract the zip

Extract the fchub-memberships.zip file on your local machine. You should have a folder called fchub-memberships.

Upload to wp-content/plugins

Upload the entire fchub-memberships folder to /wp-content/plugins/ on your server using FTP, SFTP, or SSH.

Activate in WordPress

Go to Plugins in your WordPress admin and activate FCHub - Memberships.

What Happens on Activation

When you activate the plugin, several things happen automatically:

Database tables are created — The plugin creates 10 custom tables for plans, grants, protection rules, drip notifications, audit logs, and stats. This uses WordPress dbDelta() so it is safe to run multiple times.
Cron jobs are registered — Seven recurring cron events are scheduled for validity checking, drip processing, expiry notifications, daily stats, audit cleanup, trial checks, and plan schedule processing.
Admin menu appears — A "Memberships" menu item appears in your WordPress admin sidebar (under the FluentCart section). This loads the single-page admin application where you manage plans, members, content rules, drip schedules, and settings.
FluentCart integration module registers — The "Memberships" integration appears in FluentCart's integration modules list. You can create integration feeds on any product to grant membership access on purchase.

No Configuration Required to Start

The plugin works out of the box with sensible defaults. You can start creating plans and protecting content immediately. Settings like restriction messages, protection modes, and email templates can be customized later from the Memberships settings page.

Verify the Installation

After activation, confirm everything is working:

Go to Memberships in your admin sidebar — the admin SPA should load
Go to FluentCart > Modules — "Memberships" should appear as an active integration
Create a test plan from the Plans page to verify database connectivity

Optional Integrations

These plugins are not required but enable additional features when active:

Plugin	What It Enables
FluentCRM	15 automation triggers, 7 actions, 7 benchmarks, 25+ smart codes, contact profile section, segment filters
FluentCommunity	Automatic space/group membership sync, badge assignment and revocation
LearnDash	Course and lesson protection through membership plans

FluentCRM automation boots at init priority 30 (after FluentCart registers at priority 2 and memberships register at priority 3). This ensures all systems are available when automation triggers are evaluated.

Development Setup

If you are contributing to the plugin or building custom extensions, the admin SPA requires Node.js for asset compilation:

Tool	Version
Node.js	20+
npm	Included with Node.js

Run npm install and npm run dev from the plugin root to start the Vite development server for the admin interface. This is only needed for development — the production plugin ships with pre-built assets in assets/dist/.

Uninstalling

Deactivating the plugin removes all cron jobs but preserves your database tables and data. This is by design — you can deactivate and reactivate without losing anything.

To completely remove all data, enable the "Delete data on uninstall" option in Memberships > Settings before uninstalling. This will drop all 10 database tables and remove all plugin options from the wp_options table.