For the society administrator

Stop juggling plugins. Start running your society.

SocietyPress replaces the spreadsheets, generic event plugins, awkward directory tools, and makeshift newsletter archive that you've been stitching together — with one integrated platform designed specifically for the work you're actually doing.

What you're probably doing today

  • Maintaining the member roster in a spreadsheet, emailing renewal reminders by hand.
  • Publishing monthly meetings with a calendar plugin that doesn't really understand “meeting.”
  • Uploading newsletter PDFs somewhere, then hoping members can find them.
  • Chasing volunteer signups through three different email threads.
  • Answering the same “when does my membership expire?” question eleven times a month.

What SocietyPress does for you

Member management that just works

Individual and organizational members in one database. Automatic renewal reminders. A self-service member portal where members update their own info. Import from a CSV — including the standard 73-field ENS export — in minutes.

Events built for societies

Monthly meetings, workshops, cemetery walks, conferences. Online registration with capacity limits and waitlists. Stripe and PayPal for ticketed events. iCal export for members' calendars.

Your newsletter archive, searchable

Upload PDFs. Automatic cover thumbnails. Member-only access control. Your whole back catalog, always available, no broken links.

A page builder non-developers can use

21 drag-and-drop widgets (text, images, events lists, member directory, library catalog, volunteer signups). No shortcodes to memorize. Live preview before publishing.

Volunteer and committee management

Post opportunities with shift signups. Log volunteer hours. Track officer positions and terms. Run elections with secure online ballots.

Your data, always

One-click full-site export. Every byte of your society's data in one zip. No vendor lock-in, ever. If the project ever stops, your data keeps working.

The cost

The software is free forever under the GPL v2 license. Your only cost is web hosting — typically $5–15 a month for a society-sized site. No monthly SaaS fee. No per-member charges. No paywall features.

Getting started takes about 30 minutes

  1. Visit getsocietypress.org/download/ and grab the installer.
  2. Upload sp-installer.php to a fresh WordPress hosting account and visit it in your browser.
  3. Answer the 3-step setup wizard (society info, membership tiers, colors).
  4. Import your members via CSV.