To begin the program, we'll go to the web address of the Max Members system on your website. This will almost always be in the form of:

You will also find this statement:

"Important Note: It is essential that you do NOT use the BACK button on your browser in the following pages. If you do, you will probably see a message that says "Warning: Page has Expired." This will not happen as long as you use the buttons provided. Thus, there's really no need to use the BACK button. "

Hopefully, that is self-explanatory. All the buttons you need are included on the webpages. Please do NOT use the BACK (or FORWARD) buttons on your browser. This caveat is necessary because the system can lose data unless you use the navigation buttons provided on the Max Members pages.

Now, you come to the "Control Panel" of the Max Members system. It is a list of all the members who have signed up. You can View and/or Modify any of the listings.

Notice the View and Modify links next to each member name. Here's where you can change the entry in the members database for any member. You can change First Name, Last Name, Email Address, State/Province, Country, Username, User Type, and Expiry Date.

You'll also see an Add Payment link next to the View and Modify links.  If a person pays by check, you can use the Add Payment link to add their check payment which will also validate them as a paid-up member.  You'll also need to use the Add Payment button if a member pays, but closes the Paypal window before returning to the Max Membership program (which means that their database entry is not updated to reflect their payment.) So if they notify you of this, you'll have to do it "by hand" by using the Add Payment link.

What about the other buttons on the listings Control Panel? You can find out more here:

Now, let’s look at setting up the members-only pages on your website...