Site Members: About the Members Area
A Members Area is the ideal tool to make your visitors engage, as it creates a community around your site. People who sign up to your Members Area get their own account where they can see all their information while getting to know other members.
If you see slight differences in your editor, you may be using an older version of the Members Area. Some page names, layouts, or navigation can look a bit different from the examples in this article. You can follow these instructions instead.
The Members Area structure
The Members Area consists of several parts you can tailor to your needs. Customize each element so it looks and feels like a genuine part of the design. Click an element below to learn more about it:
Login bar and menu
The login bar appears in your site's header. Members can use it to sign up, and log in and out of your site. When they click the login bar, a drop-down menu opens – this is the main form of navigation in your Members Area.
Signup and login forms
There are 2 types of forms in your Members Area – one for new members signing up, and one for existing members to log in. Below the page's title, visitors can use a link to navigate to the form they need.
Member pages
Every Members Area comes with private pages (e.g. My Account) that let members view their personal information. You can also add your own exclusive content for members, creating custom member pages.
If you're using certain Wix apps on your site, this automatically adds more pages to enhance the member's experience and engagement. For example, Wix Stores adds pages like My Wallet and My Orders so customers can track their transactions with ease.
Tips:
You can change any page on your site to Members Only, so it's not available to the general public.
Learn more about offering tiered access to paying site members.
Member profile page
The member profile page lets members get to know each other. This page shows information about each of your members, like their personal details, their profile picture and recent activity (e.g. blog comments).
Increase customer engagement
Using Wix's business solutions like Wix Stores, Wix Bookings or Wix Events? The Members Area is a great tool to create a real connection with your customers and make them return.
Customers who create an account on your site get much more control of their transactions; Many of the Wix business solutions include member pages, giving customers the option to track and see the information that's stored about them (e.g., their address, payment method details, etc.)
Click a Wix app below to learn what it adds to your Members Area:
Create and strengthen your community
Whether you've created a site for your business or other purposes, the Member's Area can help you create a community around it as well. It can also be an online space for existing communities like educational institutions, groups around a topic of interest or any other type of group.
Click a Wix social app below to learn what it adds to your Members Area:
Tip:
When using the social apps listed above, a Profile page is automatically added to your Member's Area so members can get to know each other. Every member decides for themselves whether their profile is public or private, and what info should be visible.
Add exclusive content for members
You're not confined to the pages you get by default with your Members Area – create exclusive pages for your members with content only they can access. You can make these pages available to all members, or limit them to a select few (specific member roles or paying members).
Design your own personalized space
Once you add a Members Area, a lot of the design work is done for you as the colors and fonts automatically match your site's theme. However, you can tailor the entire experience to your look and voice – from signup and login, to the Area's design and content.
Manage your members
Easily manage all of your site members in your members list in the dashboard. You can view detailed information about each member on this list and perform actions like approving or blocking members. From here, you can also assign different roles or badges to make specific members stand out.