How it works
Club Lounge does not require a WordPress plugin or API connection. Your lounge has a public sign-up URL that you can link to from anywhere on the web — including your existing WordPress site. Visitors click the link, fill in their info, pay dues if applicable, and land in your member pending queue. Your WordPress site stays exactly as it is.
Find your sign-up link
Your sign-up URL is your lounge address with /become-a-member appended. For example, if your lounge is at tipa.clublounge.app, your sign-up link is tipa.clublounge.app/become-a-member. If you have a custom domain configured, use that instead — for example, members.tipa.ca/become-a-member. You can share this link anywhere: WordPress, email newsletters, social media, or printed flyers.
Add a button in WordPress
In the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg), add a Button block wherever you want the call-to-action to appear — in a page, post, or widget area. Set the button text to something clear like "Join TIPA" or "Become a Member", and paste your /become-a-member link as the URL. Mark it to open in the same tab so the transition feels smooth. Save and publish. That is the full integration.
Add it to your navigation menu
Go to Appearance → Menus in your WordPress admin. Add a Custom Link item with your /become-a-member URL and a label like "Join" or "Membership". Drag it to the right position in your menu and save. This puts the link in your site header so it is visible on every page — typically the highest-converting placement for membership sign-ups.
Add it to a sidebar or footer widget
Go to Appearance → Widgets and add a Custom HTML widget to your sidebar or footer. Paste in a simple anchor tag: <a href="https://yourlounge.clublounge.app/become-a-member" class="your-button-class">Become a member</a>. Apply any button classes your WordPress theme uses. This is useful for clubs that want a persistent sign-up prompt on every page without adding a menu item.
Pre-filling membership level
If your club has multiple membership tiers, you can link directly to a specific tier by adding a query parameter to the URL: /become-a-member?tier=full or /become-a-member?tier=student. This pre-selects the tier in the sign-up form and reduces friction for visitors who already know which membership they want. Check your membership tier slugs in Settings → Membership.
What members experience
Clicking the link takes members to your Club Lounge sign-up form. They enter their name, email, and any other fields you have configured. If dues are enabled, they pay through Stripe Checkout before completing the form. After submitting, they land in your pending queue (or get immediate access if approval is disabled). The entire sign-up takes under two minutes for most members.
Tracking sign-ups from WordPress
If you use Google Analytics or another analytics tool on your WordPress site, you can add UTM parameters to your join link to track how many clicks convert to sign-ups: /become-a-member?utm_source=website&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=join. These parameters pass through the sign-up flow and are visible in your analytics tool's referral reports.