If you sell memberships through WooCommerce, you’ve probably run into a common team problem. One person buys, but several people need access. Woo Membership Gifting solves that by letting the purchaser share a membership with other users on the same WordPress site, without buying extra orders or juggling shared logins.
In this first look, we set up a simple membership product, confirm the access rules work, and then gift that membership to another user. We also test sharing limits and email notifications, plus we share a few website and UX notes that could make the product easier to trust and easier to buy.
Key Takeaways
- Woo Membership Gifting is an add-on for WooCommerce Memberships that lets a buyer assign membership access to other registered users on the same WordPress site.
- The gifting flow happens in the purchaser’s account area, so site admins do not need to assign seats manually.
- Recipients can log in and access protected content without buying the membership product themselves.
- Sharing limits can be enforced through the membership plan settings, which supports seat-based tiers (1 user, 2 users, and more).
- Email notifications can be enabled and customized, so recipients get a clear message and a link to manage their membership.
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Woo Membership Gifting—First Look Video
What Role the Woo Membership Gifting Plugin Plays on a WooCommerce Membership Site
Woo Membership Gifting is a WordPress plugin built to do one job well: it lets a customer purchase a membership and then grant that membership to other registered users on that same site. The clean use case is a team leader who pays for access and then assigns it to teammates. It also fits agencies, client teams, and any membership where access is tied to a person, not a shared password.
This plugin is not a replacement for WooCommerce Memberships. It’s an add-on that sits on top of your existing setup. In our demo, we ran three core pieces together:
- WooCommerce
- WooCommerce Memberships
- Woo Membership Gifting (the add-on)
From what we saw, the plugin keeps things simple for the buyer. After purchase, they manage the membership in their account area and add the usernames of people who should receive access. The vendor site lists two headline features, and they are a good summary of the core workflow:
- Gift membership to others
- Email notifications
During the demo, we also saw a few extra practical touches that matter in real life, like the ability to limit how many accounts can be added to a membership plan and the ability to customize the email subject and content using shortcodes. That combination makes it feel like a super slick plugin, because it stays focused on the one moment that often breaks a membership experience: “I paid; now how do I get my team in?”
How We Set Up a Woo Membership Gifting Demo Store
To test Woo Membership Gifting, we used a WordPress test site with WooCommerce and WooCommerce Memberships already active. The gifting plugin works as an add-on, so the membership rules and access restrictions still come from WooCommerce Memberships.
In our setup, we created a simple product. That product was tied to a membership plan. When someone buys it, they get a “Pro” membership.
That Pro membership was configured to grant access to posts. This is a clean way to test because it gives a clear pass or fail result. If you don’t have the membership, you can’t read posts. If you do have it, the posts unlock.
When we tested as a logged-out visitor, we went to the blog and opened the default “Hello World” post. The site correctly blocked access because there was no purchase and no membership attached to the visitor.
From an agency perspective, this is the exact scenario clients care about. They want to know if the rule is enforced before they start selling. If the content protection fails, the rest doesn’t matter. In our test, the restriction worked as expected.
After confirming the baseline restriction, we tested the purchase flow to see what happens when a membership exists and when it’s shared with another user.
Buying a WooCommerce Membership Product and Sharing It With a Teammate
Next, we acted like a team leader who buys access for the group.
We went to the shop, purchased the product, and placed the order. After checkout, we visited the account area and opened the memberships section. The membership status was active, and it indicated the access rules, which in this case allowed access to posts.
On the admin side, the order showed as completed, and the membership record was created, which matched what we saw on the front end.
From there, the gifting flow lived where we’d expect: in the customer’s account area, inside membership management. That’s important because it keeps the workflow in the hands of the person who paid, without requiring admin involvement.
Before we granted access to another user, we visited the Woo Membership Gifting settings and enabled email notifications. The settings included a subject field and support for shortcodes, which gives you control over what the recipient sees. We kept the defaults to test the base experience.
Then we returned to the membership management screen, entered the username of an existing user (“test”), and submitted.
The access worked, and an email was sent to the recipient. The email message was simple and clear. It told the user they were granted access to a Pro membership and included a link to manage it.
We copied that link into a browser where we were not already logged in, signed in as the recipient user, and confirmed the membership appeared on their account. Most importantly, we returned to the previously blocked post and confirmed it was now readable. The recipient had access even though they never purchased the product.
One UI improvement stood out here. After submitting the gift action, we didn’t see a clear confirmation message on screen. It’s a small thing, but it matters. When you’re granting access to other people, you want a simple success notice that says the access was granted and the notification was sent.
Controlling How Many People Can Be Gifted a WooCommerce Membership Product
Sharing is useful, but it needs guardrails. In the demo, we tested sharing limits through the membership plan settings in WooCommerce Memberships.
We set the membership plan to allow only one account to be selected. Then we created a second user (“test two”) so we could test what happens when the purchaser tries to assign access beyond the limit.
When we went back to the membership management area and attempted to add another user, the UI blocked the action and showed a message: “You can only select one item.” That is exactly what we want to see, because it keeps the plan honest.
After that, we changed the limit to two and updated the plan. We did need to refresh the screen before retrying. Once refreshed, we could add the second user successfully.
This part matters for real membership businesses. Limits let you sell clear tiers (one seat, two seats, ten seats) without building a custom system. It also reduces support tickets because customers can see the rule enforced in the interface.
Final Thoughts on the Woo Membership Gifting Plugin for WordPress
Woo Membership Gifting adds a crucial component to WooCommerce Memberships: the ability to assign paid access to the appropriate individuals. We confirmed the entire process, including content restriction, purchase, gifting, email notification, recipient login, and access validation. With a few trust and UX tweaks, it can be even easier to buy and support. If you need shared access without shared logins, this is a solid option worth testing on a staging site first, then rolling into production.
Frequently Asked Questions About Woo Membership Gifting for WooCommerce Memberships
What Does Woo Membership Gifting Do?
It lets a customer buy a membership and then grant it to other registered users on the same WordPress site. The buyer assigns access from their account area, which prevents shared logins.
Does Woo Membership Gifting Replace WooCommerce Memberships?
No. It is an add-on that works on top of WooCommerce Memberships. Your access rules and content protection still come from WooCommerce Memberships.
Where Does the Buyer Gift Access to Teammates?
The buyer can gift access to teammates within the customer account area, specifically within the membership management section. The buyer enters the recipient’s username and submits the gift action.
Does the Recipient Need to Purchase Anything?
No. After the buyer assigns access, the recipient can log in, see the membership in their account, and access protected content based on that plan.
Can We Limit How Many People a Buyer Can Add?
Yes. Sharing limits are set in the membership plan settings in WooCommerce Memberships. When the buyer hits the limit, the interface blocks adding more users.