Paid Memberships Pro – Pay by Check Add On 1.1.4
Wordpress Plugins PaidMembershipPro 4.8 (4.2K reviews)
Paid Memberships Pro – Pay by Check Add On is a straightforward extension for anyone running a membership site with the Paid Memberships Pro plugin. It adds a second way for members to pay: mailing you a physical check rather than going through an online payment processor. At checkout, members select the Pay by Check option and are shown instructions telling them exactly where to send the payment and what to include with it. When a check arrives, you confirm receipt and flip the member's status from pending to active. Until then, the membership stays in a pending state, so no one gains access before their payment is actually received. This is a simple, personal payment flow — no card numbers are entered, and nothing gets processed through a third-party gateway. The transaction amounts to a check in the mail and a quick status update on your end. For sites whose audience prefers traditional payment methods, this option removes an unnecessary obstacle.
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Setting everything up happens inside the Paid Memberships Pro settings you already know. Open the Payment Gateways page, select Pay by Check, and enter your mailing address along with any instructions members should follow. Those instructions appear at checkout, so your members always know exactly what to do. From there, the add-on relies on your manual confirmation for each payment. New signups are marked pending immediately after checkout, so access stays withheld until you confirm the check and clear it in the dashboard. Renewals follow the same path — a returning member can renew by check, and you update their membership when funds land. The add-on also coexists with other payment gateways, so you can offer both online and offline options side by side without extra work. Each pending payment shows up in your admin area, where you can review it, attach notes for your own records, and handle anything unusual — like a check for the wrong amount — directly with the member.
Organizations serving members who prefer offline payments will find the most value here. Educational institutions, professional associations, community forums, and subscription-based publications often work with people who'd rather send a check than type in a card number. That preference becomes a normal part of the checkout process, so those members aren't left out. You gain the ability to accept their payments without running a parallel system. Every check payment flows through the same Paid Memberships Pro structure you already use for online transactions. Membership levels, access rules, and renewal schedules remain intact — only the payment method changes. Since the add-on extends the core plugin rather than replacing it, everything you've already configured keeps working as expected. In effect, the add-on lets you serve both audiences from one membership platform, keeping records consistent and your admin routine familiar. A member who pays by check is just as much a part of your site as one who pays by card.
On the technical side, the add-on requires the Paid Memberships Pro plugin to be installed and active. It's built with PHP and follows standard WordPress coding conventions, so it slots into your existing setup rather than sitting on top of it awkwardly. Configuration lives entirely in the WordPress admin — no code editing or special expertise is needed. Membership levels and access controls stay managed by the core plugin, so this extension simply adds the check payment option to that framework. Because sensitive payment data never touches your server — checks are handled physically on your end — the add-on avoids the usual concerns around storing card details. The workflow stays clean and manageable, and because the extension is designed to work alongside other gateways, you can keep your current processor in place and offer checks as an alternative. For most site owners, the whole addition amounts to one new option at checkout and a short list of pending payments to review.
- Last updated
- August 9, 2026
- Delivery
- Digital
- Availability
- In stock
- Version
- 1.1.4
- Category
- Wordpress Plugins
- Item type
- plugin
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