How to Add Content Upgrades in WordPress and Grow Your Email List

Do you want to add content upgrades in WordPress to help grow your email list?

Content upgrades are specific bonus content that your readers can get by signing up for your email list.

In this article, we’ll show you how to add content upgrades in WordPress and grow your email list.

What is a Content Upgrade?

Content upgrades are where you offer your readers exclusive bonus content for signing up to your email list. This additional premium content offered for completing an action is also known as a content bribe.

What are some content upgrade ideas?

• eBooks
• Checklists
• Excel Worksheets
• Downloadable PDF version of your blog post
• Exclusive video interview related to the post
• Bonus how-to’s for the article

Basically content upgrades have to be highly relevant to the post you’re offering it on.

For example, on a post about content upgrades, we should offer a content upgrade checklist because readers of this post will find that highly useful.

Human psychology plays an important role in the effectiveness of content upgrades.

The psychology principle known as Zeigarnik Effect states that people are most likely to complete a task if they initiate it themselves.

For content upgrades, it works because users initiate it by clicking on a link or an image. This makes them more likely to complete the task by finishing the sign up.

Sounds too good to be true, right?

See these stats from Syed’s website comparing a regular popup and a MonsterLinks™ content upgrade.

The generic popup was running across the site and was seen by nearly 26,000 users, out of which 744 signed up.

On the other hand, the targeted MonsterLink™ was placed on a single page. It was viewed by 270 people and 74 users signed up. That’s an insane conversion all from a single page without running any split-tests!

Now that you know what a content upgrade is, let’s see how you can use it on your own website to get more email subscribers.

How to Add Content Upgrades in WordPress?

The easiest way to add content upgrades to WordPress is using OptinMonster. It’s one of the best WordPress lead generation plugins in the market used by over 1.2 million sites.

It allows you to add beautiful opt in forms like lightbox popups, scroll-triggered slide-in forms, floating bars, sidebar optins, below the content forms, and more.

It is super fast and works beautifully with WordPress powered websites.

Note: Our founder Syed started OptinMonster to use on WPBeginner, and we increased our email subscribers by 600%.

Adding content upgrades is a breeze with the MonsterLinks™ feature in OptinMonster.

If you don’t have an email list, then check out our guide on why you should start building your email list right away.

Step 1: Setting up OptinMonster

First you will need to install and activate the OptinMonster plugin on your WordPress site.

This plugin acts as a connector between your WordPress website and OptinMonster.

Upon activation, click on OptinMonster menu item in your WordPress admin bar.

Now you’ll need to connect your site to OptinMonster by clicking ‘Launch the Setup Wizard’.

Next, you’ll be prompted to connect to an existing account, or claim your free account.

Once you’ve finished going through the setup wizard your WordPress site will be connected to OptinMonster.

You can navigate to OptinMonster » Settings to double check that you’re connected.

Step 2: Create a New Popup Optin

Once you are successfully connected, navigate to OptinMonster » Campaigns.

Then click the ‘Add New’ button to create a new campaign.

After that, you’ll need to select the Campaign Type, in this case it’s ‘Popup’.

Then, you can choose a popup template.

Just hover over the template you like and click ‘Use Template’.

This will be the foundation for your popup design.

Once you’ve done that enter your campaign name in the ‘Create Campaign’ popup and click ‘Start Building’.

The name of your campaign is to help you remember, it won’t appear in your design.

This will open up the OptinMonster app where you can totally customize the appearance of your popup.

You can change virtually every part of your design including your background and font colors, text, subscribe button, and more.

After you’re happy with your design click on the ‘Display Rules’ tab.

This is where we’ll set your content upgrade display options.

First, we’ll set the conditions for when the popup will appear. To do this click type ‘MonsterLink’ into the ‘Search Display Rules’ search bar.

Then, click on ‘MonsterLink™ (On Click)’ to add the rule. After that, click ‘Next Step’.

You can leave the default options on the next screen. But, feel free to add an animation effect or sound effect to the popup. Once you’re finished click ‘Next Step’.

On the ‘Summary’ page you’ll need to click the ‘Copy MonsterLink™ Code’.

Now you need to open a plain text editor like Notepad and paste the code you copied. You will need this code later.

After that navigate to the ‘Publish’ tab and switch the ‘Publish Status’ from Draft to Publish. Then, you can click ‘Save’ and exit the screen.

Step 3: Enable MonsterLink™ Optin on Your Site

Once you exit the form builder screen, it’ll take you to the ‘WordPress Output Settings’ screen.

Here you can set which pages and posts you want MonsterLink™ to work on. You can leave the default settings. But, make sure the status is changed to Published under the ‘Visibility & Status’ box.

If you do make any changes, make sure you click ‘Save Changes’

Step 4: Add Your Monster Link in a WordPress Post or Page

Adding your MonsterLink™ in WordPress is very simple.

Simply edit the post or page where you want to display MonsterLink.

On the post edit screen, switch to the text editor and paste the MonsterLink™ code you copied earlier.

It will look like this:

<a href="https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/your-code/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe Now!</a>

This code will show plain link to the users however it won’t really stand out.

So how do you make it stand out? You can add a box around it like this:

<p style="background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #fffecf; clear: both; margin-bottom: 18px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #e5e597; padding: 13px;">

<strong>Exclusive Bonus:</strong> <a href="https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/your-code/“ target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download The Blog Post Checklist</a> to use before you hit publish.

</p>

You can also create a shortcode to make the box styling easy in the future.

Simply add this code in your theme’s functions.php file, in a site-specific plugin, or by using the code snippets plugin:

function wpb_make_yellowbox($atts, $content = null) {
   return '<p style="background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #fffecf; clear: both; margin-bottom: 18px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #e5e597; padding: 13px;">' . do_shortcode($content) . '</p>';
}
add_shortcode('yellowbox', 'wpb_make_yellowbox');

You can now add your content upgrade link in your WordPress posts using the shortcode like this:

[yellowbox]

<strong>Exclusive Bonus:</strong> <a href="https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/your-code/“ target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download The Blog Post Checklist</a> to use before you hit publish.

[/yellowbox]

You can also show the link with an image. This way you can make it much more prominent and attractive.

Here is how you can add the image with MonsterLink™ in WordPress.

<a href="https://app.monstercampaigns.com/c/your-code/“ target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="http://example.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ebookdownload.png" alt="ebook download" /></a>

Step 5: Delivering the Content Upgrade in WordPress

Now we need to take a look at how to deliver the content upgrade that we promised to the user.

Your content upgrade could be anything. You can use PDF, video, audio, or any other kind of content.

Once users enter their email address, you can provide them the promised content upgrade. There are multiple ways to do this:

Show Download Link as Success Message

You can show a download link as a success message inside your popup.

Edit your optin in the OptinMonster form builder and click on the ‘Success’ tab.

Then, edit your success message text and include a URL to your downloadable content upgrade.

Redirect to Thank You or Download Page

You can also redirect users to a thank you page that has the link to download the file. To do this you’ll need to be the ‘Success’ tab.

Next, we’ll add a button that says ‘Download Now’.

After that click ‘Action’ and select ‘Redirect to a URL’ from the drop-down list.

Then, enter the URL in the ‘Redirect URL’ box.

Make sure you click ‘Save’ to save any changes you’ve made so far.

Send as an Email

Most email marketing software providers offer autoresponder features where you can send welcome emails to new users. You can use it to send the download link to the user.

You will have to check your email service provider’s documentation section for instructions on how to do this. OptinMonster offers a wide range of integrations with the most popular email marketing tools.

Conclusion

Content upgrades aren’t as popular as they once were. But, they’re still an extremely effective way to generate leads and grow your email list.

Brian Dean from Backlinko, Bryan Harris from Videofruit, Neil Patel from QuickSprout, Pat Flynn from SPI, and of course our own Syed Balkhi have seen phenomenal results from using content upgrades.

If you’re serious about growing your email list, then you should definitely try out content upgrades. It will take you anywhere from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours to build and add a content upgrade to your post, but it’s totally worth it.

We hope this article helped you add content upgrades in WordPress to grow your email list. You may also want to take a look at our guide on how to build an email list in WordPress and our list of 17 ways to grow your email list faster.

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March 16, 2021 at 04:46PM

How to Add Image Hover Effects in WordPress (Step by Step)

Want to learn how to add image hover effects in WordPress?

Image hover effects can make your site more interactive and engaging. This creates a better first impression and improves the time spent on your site.

In this article, we’ll show you how to add image hover effects in WordPress, step by step.

What Are Image Hover Effects?

Image hover effects allow you to add interactive elements to your static images such as animations, zoom effect, popup, and more.

For example, you could have images that flip to reveal your pricing or links to your portfolio.

Image hovers also give you a creative way to display your photos, galleries, and thumbnails.

Interactive images and hover elements can help your site out in a lot of ways:

• Improve the time your visitors spend on your site
• Give you creative ways to present content to your visitors
• Let your users know a site element is clickable

How to Create Image Hover Effects in WordPress

The best way to add image hover effects to your WordPress website is by using a WordPress plugin.

With a plugin, you don’t have to spend time editing, formatting, and adding CSS to create image effects. It just works.

There are all kinds of plugins you can use to create unique image hover effects and animations.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you the four different ways to add the hover effects you need.

• Adding Image Hover Flipbox Effects in WordPress
• Adding Image Zoom and Magnify Effects in WordPress
• Adding Image Animation Effects in WordPress
• Adding Image Hover Popup Effects in WordPress

1. Adding Image Hover Flipbox Effects in WordPress

A flip box is a box that flips over when your mouse hovers over it.

You can add this animation to your images to reveal text or even change the image on hover.

You can control how the image flips, along with the design of the image on both sides.

If you’re a photographer, you can use this to showcase your work and separate your portfolios.

The easiest way to add image flipbox effects is with a WordPress plugin. A plugin lets you create and customize these effects quickly.

We recommend using the Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay plugin. It’s the best flipbox and image hover plugin for WordPress.

This plugin lets you simply add custom flipbox effects to your WordPress images.

It comes with dozens of different animation effects and pre-built templates. You can even control the colors and add your own custom CSS.

For more details, see our guide on how to create flipbox overlays and hovers in WordPress.

2. Adding Image Zoom and Magnify Effects in WordPress

Image zoom effects let your users see details they wouldn’t be able to see in a normal sized image.

This is a great effect for product tutorials and images with high levels of detail.

You can also use it on your online store to add zoom effect like Amazon.

The easiest way to add image zoom and magnify effects to your images is by using a WordPress plugin.

We recommend using the WP Image Zoom plugin. This plugin lets you simply add zoom and magnify effects to your images.

It’s also equipped with features that let you choose the shape of the zoom lens, the level of zoom, and much more.

For more details, see our guide on how to add magnifying zoom for images in WordPress.

3. Adding Image Animation Effects in WordPress

There are all kinds of additional hover effects you can add to WordPress.

For example, you have animated image galleries, lightbox images, comparison images, text overlays, and more.

To add hover effects like these we recommend using the Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin.

This plugin is very lightweight, so it won’t impact with your website performance and loading speeds. It’s also very easy to use. You can add unique image effects with a couple of clicks.

First thing you need to do is install and activate the Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Once you’ve installed and activated the plugin, you need to click on ‘Image Hover’ in your WordPress admin. This will bring up eight different image hover effects you can choose from.

For this tutorial, we’ll use the ‘Caption Effects’ effect. This adds animated text over your image on a mouse hover.

First, click on the ‘Caption Effects’ box. This brings up a menu of different animation options to choose between.

Once you’ve found the image effect you like, click ‘Create Style’.

In the popup box, name your hover effect and choose the layout. The layout number you select matches the ordered sequence of images.

Remember to click ‘Save’.

On the next screen, you’ll have a variety of options to customize your hover effect.

However, we’ll leave the default animation options.

If you make changes, you’ll see them appear in the ‘Preview’ box.

To change the default image, hover over the image and click the ‘Edit’ option.

In this popup you can change your title and description that’ll appear on hover.

To upload your image, click the box beneath the ‘Image’ title and upload or select an image from your media library.

You can also add a link and button text if you want your image to take users to another page on your website.

Once you’re finished, click ‘Submit’.

To add the image to your website, copy the shortcode in the ‘Shortcode’ box.

Then, open any page, post, or widget where you want your image to appear and paste the shortcode.

Make sure you click ‘Publish’ or ‘Update’ to save your changes and make your image hover effect live.

4. Adding Image Hover Popup Effects in WordPress

The plugins above will help you add features like flip boxes, hover effects, animations, and more.

What if you want to add a different image hover effect not covered by the plugins above?

The best way to do this is with a WordPress custom CSS plugin. This lets you make visual changes to your images without having to edit any code.

You can edit your CSS files manually or add CSS via the WordPress customizer, however, using a plugin is the easiest option.

We recommend using the CSS Hero plugin. This plugin lets you edit almost every single CSS style on your WordPress site without writing a line of code.

There are all kinds of built-in CSS effects specifically for images.

For more details on installing a plugin, see our guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Once the plugin is installed you’ll need to click the ‘Proceed to Product Activation’ button.

This will guide you through plugin activation process.

After the plugin is activated you can start customizing your images.

Open up a page or post that has the image or images you want to animate and click ‘CSS Hero’ at the top of the page.

This will open up the editor menu where you can add all kinds of different CSS effects.

We’re going to add an image popup on hover effect. First, you’ll need to click on the image you want to edit, then click ‘Snippets’.

After that, click ‘Hover Effects’.

This will bring up a menu of different CSS effects. Next, select the ‘.hvr-pop’ effect and click ‘Apply’.

Click ‘Save & Publish’ and the CSS effect will automatically apply to your images.

We hope this article helped you learn how to add image hover effects in WordPress. You may also want to see our guide on how to optimize images for the web and our beginner’s guide to image SEO.

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March 15, 2021 at 05:00PM

How to Add Featured Images or Post Thumbnails in WordPress

Featured images also known as post thumbnails are a well-known WordPress feature supported by most themes.

They are the primary image for your blog posts, and they often appear next to the heading on your home page and social media. All popular WordPress themes come with built-in support for featured images.

In this article, we’ll show you how to easily add featured images or post thumbnails in WordPress.

Beginners Guide to Featured Images in WordPress

Featured images are a WordPress theme feature. Almost all WordPress themes come with built-in support for featured images and display them beautifully across different areas of your WordPress website.

As humans, we find visual elements more engaging than plain text. Featured images help you make your blog pages look more appealing.

They also help you build user engagement and increase page views. Search engines and social media websites may also use these images and display them in search results and social media news feed.

Mostly featured images are used for blog posts, but you can also set featured images for pages and custom post types.

Note: Featured images are not the same as cover image. See the difference between cover image vs featured image in WordPress.

That being said, let’s take a look a how to easily add featured images in WordPress.

Adding Post Thumbnail or Featured Image in WordPress

To add a featured image in a WordPress post, simply edit or create a new blog post.

In the content editor, you’ll find the featured image tab in the right column.

You need to click on the ‘Set Featured Image’ area, and this will bring up the WordPress media uploader popup.

From here, you can upload an image from your computer or use an existing image from your media library. Once you select the image, simply click on the Set Featured Image button.

WordPress will now show a preview of the featured image in the right column. However, the actual featured image would look different depending on your WordPress theme.

You can now save or publish your post and preview it to see how the featured image will appear on your live website.

Depending on settings defined by your theme developer, your featured image will automatically appear with your posts.

How to Find and Effectively Use Featured Images?

Now, the next big question that most beginners come across is where to find images to use as featured images?

You cannot just use Google image search and use any image from the internet. Those images are protected by copyright laws and using them without proper permission can cause legal trouble.

Luckily, there are several resources available that you can use to find free images for your blog posts.

Our top favorites are:

• Shutterstock – They have a few free images, but the real value comes from their paid plans which give you access to tons of high quality photos, illustrations, drawings, videos, and more. This is what we use for WPBeginner site.
• Unsplash – A popular online resource publishing high-resolution images that you can use on your website and other projects.
• Negative Space – A well-organized collection of copyright-free images.
• New Old Stock – A collection of vintage photographs from public archives.



Note: All these sources provide high-resolution images, which means they are large in filesize and dimensions. You’ll need to optimize images for the web before using them as featured images.

Featured images are handled by your WordPress theme. In order to change how your theme displays featured images, you’ll need some basic CSS or WordPress coding skills.

If you are comfortable with coding, then continue reading for more tips.

Theme Developers Guide to Featured Image and Post Thumbnails in WordPress

The featured image is a popular feature supported by almost all WordPress themes. In rare situations, you may come across a theme that does not support featured images, or you may not like how they handle feature images.

In that case, you can add featured image support to your theme or change how it appears.

If you are comfortable editing WordPress theme files and know your way around a little custom CSS, then you can do it yourself.

If your theme does not support featured images, then you’ll not see the option to add a featured image in the content editor.

To add featured image support in a WordPress theme, you need to add this line of code in your theme’s functions.php file:

add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );

This code will enable featured image support for posts and pages. You can now go to posts or page block editor, and you will see the featured image option enabled.

However, when you set a featured image, it will not automatically display in your WordPress theme. To display featured images in your theme, you need to edit your templates and add this line of code where you want to display the featured image:

<?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>

The files you add the above code in will vary based on your theme. You will want to add the code inside your post loop.

Related: See WordPress theme hierarchy cheat sheet to better understand how themes work.

The above code is the basic function that you need to add featured image support and display featured images in your theme. To set image size for featured images you upload, you need to add this line of code to your functions.php file.

set_post_thumbnail_size( 50, 50);

The parameters for set_post_thumbnail_size are in this order: width, height.

You can also set additional image sizes to use with the_post_thumbnail() function. For example:

// Image size for single posts
add_image_size( 'single-post-thumbnail', 590, 180 );

In this example we have added a new image size called single-post-thumbnail with 590px with and 180px height.

To use this image size in our theme, we will still need to add it to the appropriate theme file.

Checkout our guide on adding additional image sizes in WordPress for more details.

If you have previously uploaded featured images, but they are still appearing in some other size, then you need to regenerate thumbnails and image sizes for older posts.

Below is an example of the featured image function with specific image size.

<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'single-post-thumbnail' ); ?>

This is the broken-down version of the full functionality. There are many other things you can do with featured images.

FAQs About Featured Images in WordPress

As a beginner, you may come across questions or issues when using featured images on your blog. Following are just some of the most frequently asked questions about featured images.

1. Why featured image is appearing twice on my posts?

Sometimes beginner add a featured image and then add the same image inside the content part of the post editor.

All you have to do is remove the image from the content area and only use featured image metabox to add featured image. For more on this topic, see our article on how to fix featured image appearing twice in WordPress.

2. What is the difference between the cover image and featured image?

Cover images are used in the content area of your posts or pages. They are normally used to separate different sections of a lengthy page or post.

Featured image is the representative image of an article. It does appear before or alongside the content but not inside the actual article.

For more on this topic, see our guide on the difference between cover image and featured image in WordPress.

3. How to display featured images next to recent blog posts?

The WordPress block editor comes with a ‘Latest Posts’ block which allows you to display recent posts with post thumbnails.

You can also display recent posts with thumbnails in sidebar widgets using Recent Posts Widget Extended plugin. For more details, see our article on how to display recent posts in WordPress.

4. How to remind authors to add featured image in WordPress?

Featured images are prominently displayed on your homepage, blog page, and other archive pages.

If you or another author on your blog forgot to set one and published the post then it will appear without a featured image. This will look bad and inconsistent, which is not good for user experience.

You can install and activate the Require Featured Image plugin, which will show a notification when anyone tries to publish a post without featured image.



For more details, see our article on how to require featured images in WordPress.

We hope that this article helped you learn how to add featured images or post thumbnails in WordPress. You may also want to check out our beginner’s guide to image SEO which shows how to optimize your WordPress images for search engines.

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March 13, 2021 at 03:00PM

7 Best WordPress User Registration Plugins (Compared) – 2021

Are you looking for a way to let users register on your WordPress site?

User registration forms let your users create accounts to leave comments, add posts, access premium content, and more.

In this article, we’ll share the best WordPress user registration plugins that you can use on your site.

Why Use a WordPress User Registration Plugin for WordPress?

Using a WordPress user registration plugin gives your visitors a way to create an account on your website.

WordPress has built-in functionality to help you manage user registrations. But, it’s quite limited and will give users access to the admin area of your site.

By using a user registration plugin, you can create custom registration and login forms, easily customize user roles, and much more.

This gives you more flexibility and control over the entire user registration process. Plus, it’s more secure, and can help you stop spam accounts.

There are all kinds of reasons that visitors would need to register on your site:

• Have users register to access premium content
• Create a subscriber-only online store (eCommerce)
• Let users register and submit guest posts without giving admin access
• Create a subscriber-only online community
• Give discounts and coupons to registered users
• Make users register to leave comments and perform other actions on your site

That being said, let’s take a look at some of the best WordPress user registration plugins that you can use on your own WordPress website.

1. WPForms

WPForms is the best contact form plugin for WordPress. It’s incredibly beginner-friendly and used by over 4 million WordPress sites.

The free version of the plugin comes with contact form features like basic form fields, spam protection, email notifications and more.

However, to create a custom user registration page, you’ll need the premium version which comes with the User Registration Form addon.

The addon lets you quickly build custom user registration and login forms.

This lets your users simply create an account on your WordPress site without the hassle.

Your registration forms are fully customizable. You can add and change fields like user name, user bio, assign various user roles, and more.

It also has built-in spam protection via manual admin approval or an email verification link.

2. Formidable Forms

Formidable Forms is the most advanced WordPress form builder in the market. It goes beyond basic contact forms and is more of a form-based solution.

This means you can use the drag and drop interface to create advanced forms like surveys, quizzes, payment forms, and more.

It also allows you to build job board listings, directories, smart calculators, and much more.

It’s not the most intuitive form builder, but it’s geared towards more advanced users who need high levels of control and customization.

With the Business and Elite plans, you can simply add registration forms to your WordPress site. This lets users register and edit their profiles from the front-end of your site.

There are all kinds of advanced options available like custom password reset pages, user nickname fields, auto populate forms with user data, and custom developer options.

Another cool feature is the ability to let users create a subsite on a multisite network, all from your site’s front-end.

3. MemberPress

MemberPress is the best WordPress membership plugin . It’s very easy to use and is equipped with all the necessary features to create a membership site in WordPress.

Once you’ve set up the plugin, enabling user registration only takes a couple of clicks. The plugin automatically creates your membership thank you, account, and login pages.

Beyond quickly registering new users, it has advanced user management features that let you see your existing users, sort by date, and even edit their profiles.

You can even set up automated welcome emails for new users, or redirect them to a welcome page.

Embedding registration forms into your site is easy with the custom shortcode.

It’s also easy to integrate MemberPress with WooCommerce via a third-party plugin.

This lets you create a members-only ecommerce store, create WooCommerce registration forms, send new user registration emails and more.

A lot of website owners use MemberPress to create and sell online courses.

4. WP User Manager

WP User Manager is a free customizable WordPress user registration plugin. It lets you create simple frontend user registration forms.

This plugin is very flexible and gives you full control over your WordPress user registration pages.

You can add the registration forms you’ve created to your site with the included form shortcodes.

You’ll find additional features that let you add user profile pages, send new user registration emails, display directories of your members, and set up content restrictions.

The premium version of the plugin gives you access to additional features like the ability to add custom fields to your forms, built-in email verification, social login, GDPR data compliance, and WooCommerce integration.

5. ProfilePress

ProfilePress is a WordPress user registration plugin that lets you add simple frontend user registration forms anywhere on your site.

There’s an included shortcode you can add to your posts, pages, widget areas, and sidebar to display your user registration forms easily.

The free version of the plugin is pretty basic, but it can be customized to match your site’s design with custom CSS and HTML.

You can also set up custom redirects to send users to a new page once they create an account, log in, or log out.

There’s premium version of ProfilePress has customizable themes, social login features, multi-step registration forms, and more.

If you’re running an ecommerce store, you can use the WooCommerce integration to manage your registration and account forms with this plugin.

6. SeedProd

SeedProd is the best drag and drop WordPress page builder used by over 1 million sites. It allows you to create completely custom pages in WordPress without writing a single line of code.

The plugin comes with an easy to use drag and drop builder, a stunning template collection, and pre-designed sections to speed up the page building process.

It only takes a few clicks to build a completely custom landing page.

Best of all, SeedProd integrates with WPForms. You can create a registration form using WPForms, then customize this form with the SeedProd page builder.

You can use the free version of SeedProd to create your custom registration page.

However, the premium version has over 100 professionally-designed templates, subscriber management features, additional content blocks, premium integrations, and much more.

7. OptinMonster

OptinMonster is the best email capture plugin in the market. It helps you convert more users into subscribers and paying customers.

It has dozens of pre-made templates and lets you create a range of different dynamic lead forms like popups, floating bars, slide-in scroll boxes, and more.

Best of all, OptinMonster allows you to show the right message, to the right users, at the right time, so you can get the highest conversions possible.

You can integrate the registration forms you’ve created with WPForms to enable a lot of unique features.

For example, you can create popups that have your user registration form.

These popups can be timed to display before a user leaves the page with Exit-Intent® technology.

Another great feature is restricting premium content. To view your content, users need to register and create an account on your site.

You can also enable form tracking to see how well your user registration forms are converting or if any visitors are leaving before completing the form.

By improving your conversions, you can grow your subscribers and revenue without having to spend time increasing your traffic.

Which is the Best User Registration Plugin for WordPress?

The WordPress plugins we recommend in this article can help you create different kinds of user registration forms. However, deciding the best WordPress user registration plugin will vary based on your needs.

If you’re a beginner and want the simplest solution, then go with WPForms.

If you’re a developer and want to create complex registration forms, there’s no better pick than Formidable Forms.

If you’re looking for an all-in-one WordPress membership solution, then you should use MemberPress.

Overall, the best pick for the WordPress user registration plugin is WPForms.

Not only do you have a user registration form builder and user management tools, but it integrates with SeedProd and OptinMonster for form design and tracking.

We hoped this article helped you find the best WordPress user registration plugin for WordPress. You may also want to see our guide on how to add CAPTCHA to your WordPress registration forms, and our list of must have plugins for WordPress business sites.

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March 12, 2021 at 06:00PM