# Need to Change Lock Message to Prevent Subscription Loss

**URL:** <https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/need-to-change-lock-message-to-prevent-subscription-loss/10035>\
**Category:** Wordpress Plugin\
**Created:** [February 19, 2025, 6:48am UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/need-to-change-lock-message-to-prevent-subscription-loss/10035 "2025-02-19T06:48:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![r1dj0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/r1dj0/32/2856_2.png) [@r1dj0](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/r1dj0)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 6:48am UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/need-to-change-lock-message-to-prevent-subscription-loss/10035/1 "2025-02-19T06:48:02Z")

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Hi team,

I’m in the process of migrating my Patreon-based content to a WordPress website using Paid Memberships Pro. The goal is to allow payments directly on the website without requiring users to leave.

However, I have hundreds of existing Patreon subscribers, and I don’t want to force them to cancel their Patreon memberships, create new accounts on my site, and subscribe again. That extra friction increases the likelihood of losing a significant portion of my audience, which I can’t afford.

To solve this, I purchased _Patron Plugin Pro_, expecting it to give me flexibility in managing access. However, I haven’t found an option to modify the following text that appears on locked content:

> “To view this content, you must be a member of Henrique’s Patreon at $5.99 or more  
> [Button: ‘Unlock with Patreon’]  
> Already a qualifying Patreon member? Refresh to access this content.”

The problem is that this message encourages **new** users to subscribe via Patreon, when my primary goal is to generate new subscribers through my website’s payment system. The plugin should only serve to grant access to **existing** Patreon subscribers, not recruit new ones.

Ideally, I’d like to change the text to something like this:

> “To view this content, you must be a subscriber [word ‘subscriber’ linking to the website’s Pricing page]. If you are already a subscriber on Patreon, click the button below to unlock the content.  
> [Button: ‘Unlock with Patreon’]”

How can I modify this text? If left unchanged, users will continue subscribing via Patreon, which defeats the entire purpose of migrating to my own platform.

Thanks for your help!

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**Author:** ![noertap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/noertap/32/2868_2.png) [@noertap](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/noertap)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/need-to-change-lock-message-to-prevent-subscription-loss/10035/2 "2025-02-27T03:41:48Z")

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Hi r1dj0, _Patron Plugin Pro_ plugin is not maintained by Patreon, please reach out to its maintainers for more help.

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**Author:** ![noertap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.patreondevelopers.com/noertap/32/2868_2.png) [@noertap](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/u/noertap)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/need-to-change-lock-message-to-prevent-subscription-loss/10035/3 "2025-02-27T03:41:53Z")

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