Membership in any Association brings with it a great amount of responsibility. Further, there are legal ramifications as well as political issues that arise through being associated. As such Memberships is the very HEART of Tendenci - The Open Source AMS.
Getting Started
How Tendenci Memberships Work
Each and every user in Tendenci has a User Record - regardless of if they have an active Membership Record or not. Their Membership sits on top of their User Record.
What You'll Need to Get Started with Tendenci Memberships
Before you get started with Tendenci Memberships, we recommend figuring out the following:
- What levels of membership you will offer and how much each will cost
- What your renewal policies will be (how far in advance can they renew, do the approvals need to be admin approved, etc.)
- What questions you need to ask on the Membership Application
- Review your Memberships Module settings for privacy options
Getting Around in Memberships - Memberships in the Tendenci Backend
You'll use the Admin Backend to manipulate your memberships. Watch a video on navigating to the Memberships portion of the Admin Backend or follow these instructions:
Go to the admin backend under Quick Links:
Click the blue "Memberships" header:
Memberships Administration Panel:
Or you can type in yourdomain.com/admin/memberships/
Next: Set Up Your Memberships
There are three steps to setting up your Memberships. Check out the following help files for detailed instructions on each step:
- Step 1 - Define Your Membership Types
- Step 2 - Customize Your Membership Application(s)
- Step 3 - Import Your Members