# Free Tier Not Working as Expected

**URL:** <https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/free-tier-not-working-as-expected/10270>\
**Category:** Wordpress Plugin\
**Created:** [March 31, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/free-tier-not-working-as-expected/10270 "2025-03-31T18:19:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![wpdev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/wpdev/32/1169_2.png) [@wpdev](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/wpdev)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/free-tier-not-working-as-expected/10270/1 "2025-03-31T18:19:47Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to create posts that are accessible to only Patreon users but for free. In other words, they just have to have Patreon accounts but need not be signed up for any of my paid membership tiers.

The “Any Patron” option will not work in this case since that would require that the user is on at least one of my paid tiers. The “Everyone” option makes the post publically available and the users are not prompted to login. What I want is that a user has to login through Patreon to access the post. I thought the “Free” option would work but seems to set the same value(0) as “Everyone” in the database. Do you have any suggestions on how I can implement protect my posts for Patreon users without they having to pay for a tier?

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![wpdev](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/wpdev/32/1169_2.png) [@wpdev](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/wpdev)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/free-tier-not-working-as-expected/10270/2 "2025-04-22T19:56:38Z")

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Is the plugin still being supported?

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**Author:** ![Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@Doug](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/Doug)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/free-tier-not-working-as-expected/10270/3 "2025-07-24T19:11:14Z")

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I went to advanced settings and noticed that the required monthly membership was set to $0.01. I changed it $0.00 and now it’s working as it should.

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**Author:** ![Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@Doug](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/Doug)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/free-tier-not-working-as-expected/10270/4 "2025-07-24T19:13:56Z")

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Actually, never mind, it forces the value back 0.01.

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**Author:** ![fishfishfishfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fishfishfishfish](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/fishfishfishfish)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/free-tier-not-working-as-expected/10270/5 "2025-10-24T19:16:25Z")

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I reached out about this. There is not currently a way to set access exclusively to free members only or to free members and above. The free and public settings essentially function in the exact same way. Hoping to request this as a feature.