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Membership level

A named tier that defines what a member pays and what they can access.

A membership level bundles a price, a billing interval, and a set of access rules under one name — "Free", "Pro", "Founding Member". Members hold one or more levels, and every access decision on the site resolves to the levels they hold.

Levels are the unit most membership decisions hang off: pricing pages list them, drip schedules count from the date one was granted, and upgrade paths move a member from one to another. Getting the level structure right early saves a painful migration later.

Related terms

Content restriction

Rules that decide which members can see a given page, post, or file.

Drip content

Releasing content on a schedule counted from when a member joined.

Recurring billing

Charging a member automatically at a fixed interval until they cancel.

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