Members, lists and extras

Set up members-only pages

Lock a page so only logged-in members can see it, add the sign-in button, and check that it works on your live site.

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Members-only pages are for content you don't want the whole internet to see: a class library, a regulars' club, a client area. Visitors log in or sign up to open them. Member logins are an add-on. If your site doesn't have them yet, ask us about adding them; we quote it in writing first.

Don't see this?

It may be turned off for your site. Ask us and we'll take care of it.

Lock a page

The page has to exist already. See Add a page if it doesn't.

  1. Log in to your site editor. In the side panel, click Pages.
  2. Click the settings icon beside the page, then Set Access.
  3. Under Set page access, choose Members only.
  4. Under Which members can access this page?, choose All signed up members, or Members who purchased a certain membership plan. If you choose neither, it uses All signed up members.
  5. Repeat for each page you want locked. Sub-pages must be locked one by one.
  6. Publish. If you don't see a Publish button, tell us and we'll publish it for you.

To lock the whole site, go to More, then Membership, then Membership Settings, and turn on Members-Only Site. Every page, including the homepage and blog posts, then asks visitors to log in. New pages you add are locked too.

Pages your site gets

Once member logins are on for your site, three pages appear under Membership Pages in the Pages list:

  • Sign in page: where people sign up or log in. You can change the title, the terms text and the screen people see first.
  • Pending page: what people see while they wait for you to approve them.
  • Access denied page: what people see if they try a page they aren't allowed to open.

Each has wording already, and you can edit it. There is one of each, however many pages you lock.

Add a login button

  1. Open the page where the button should go.
  2. In the side panel, click Add, then Elements, and search for the Login widget. Drag it onto the page.
  3. Click it. On the Content tab, under Where to redirect users after they log in?, choose the page members land on.
  4. Publish.

Test it

Login works only on the live site, not in the editor's preview. Open your site in a private window, go to a members-only page, and sign up or log in.

Good to know

  • Anyone who has the direct web address of a photo or file on a members-only page can still open it. The page is locked, but its pictures and files aren't.
  • By default, members-only pages don't show up in Google results.
  • Pages that fill themselves from a list can't be members-only.
  • Removing the membership tool deletes every member and setting, and it can't be undone. Ask us first.

Need a hand?

If your site doesn't have this yet, ask us about adding it. We quote it in writing first, and nothing is billed unless you approve. Email hello@zossoz.com.

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