# Memberful opinions? **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/memberful-opinions/204693 **Category:** Community Building **Created:** [September 28, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memberful-opinions/204693 "2021-09-28T21:47:50Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![omarfilip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/omarfilip/32/208019_2.png) [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip) #### Post date: [September 29, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memberful-opinions/204693/2 "2021-09-29T00:22:44Z")
When I moved my community from phpBB to Discourse, WordPress was the only reasonable option for managing paid memberships and allowing members to access a library of files. Now, both of those functions can be handled by Discourse with fewer moving parts. I started out with Paid Memberships Pro and then switched to WooCommerce Subscriptions, but with Discourse Subscriptions and Discourse Docs being mature now, I’ll be moving the membership management to Discourse Subscriptions. > [@Discourse Subscriptions Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-subscriptions/140818): > > discourse2Summary The Discourse Subscriptions plugin allows site owners to sell recurring and one-time purchase subscriptions that grant access to a group on a Discourse instance.open_bookInstall Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately. The Discourse Subscriptions plugin allows you to create one-time as well as recurring subscriptions that users can pay for in order to access gated content. This can be a great … > [@Discourse Docs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docs-documentation-management-plugin/130172): > > warning This plugin is being retired in favour of the experimental [Doc Categories plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories/322376). We will still support Docs until the new plugin is no longer considered experimental. discourse2Summary Discourse Docs provides the ability to find and filter knowledge base topicshammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-docs](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-docs)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features The Discourse Docs plugin is a powerful tool that… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memberful-opinions/204693)._