Title: Allowing users to change membership type
Last modified: February 22, 2026

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# Allowing users to change membership type

 *  Resolved [fruitpunchdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fruitpunchdigital/)
 * (@fruitpunchdigital)
 * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allowing-users-to-change-membership-type/)
 * I have a WordPress membership website where users progress through 5 stages: **
   Decide, Design, Drive, Deliver, and Multiply**. Each stage has its own dedicated
   dashboard page.
 * When a user logs in, I want them automatically redirected to the dashboard that
   matches their current stage. I also want users to be able to switch between stages
   from within their dashboard, which should save their selection and immediately
   redirect them to the corresponding dashboard.
 * **Current Setup:**
    - WordPress with Elementor Pro, Ultimate Member, and Advanced Custom Fields
    - 5 dashboard pages, one per stage
    - Stage preference stored against the user’s profile via the meta key `user_stage`
 * **The Goal:**
    - On login → redirect user to their stage dashboard automatically
    - On stage switch → save the new stage to their profile AND redirect in one 
      click
    - Only the relevant dashboard is accessible/visible at any time
 * **What I have so far:**
    - The 5 dashboard URLs are mapped to their stage keys (`decide`, `design`, `
      drive`, `deliver`, `multiply`)
    - A PHP snippet using `um_login_redirect_url` to handle login redirection based
      on `user_stage`
    - Elementor Pro Forms on each dashboard to handle the stage switch and save 
      to user meta
 * **What I need help with:** Getting the full flow working reliably end-to-end 
   with minimal custom code.

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 *  Plugin Support [Yurii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yuriinalivaiko/)
 * (@yuriinalivaiko)
 * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allowing-users-to-change-membership-type/#post-18830806)
 * Hello [@fruitpunchdigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fruitpunchdigital/)
 * It would be simpler if you used the role mechanism to create stages. Since stages
   are just meta, you’ll need to customize redirects using hooks and your own code.
 * Use the `um_login_redirect_url` hook to override the value of the “Set Custom
   Redirect URL” user role setting. See the settings documentation here: [https://docs.ultimatemember.com/article/103-user-roles-settings#login-options](https://docs.ultimatemember.com/article/103-user-roles-settings#login-options)
 * Code example:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       function my_login_redirect_url( $url, $user_id ) {	// Set redirect URLs for stages here:	$urls = array(		'decide'   => '/decide/',		'design'   => '/design/',		'drive'    => '/drive/',		'deliver'  => '/deliver/',		'multiply' => '/multiply/',		'test'     => '/account/',	);	$user_stage = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'user_stage', true );	if( $user_stage && ! empty( $urls[ $user_stage ] ) ) {		$url = esc_url( $urls[ $user_stage ] );	}	return $url;}add_filter( 'um_login_redirect_url', 'my_login_redirect_url', 10, 2 );
       ```
   
 * —
 * A hook you should use to redirect after the stage switch depends on the way you
   change the stage. 
   If you use a custom field in the profile form for this, then
   you should use the [um_update_profile_redirect_after](https://github.com/ultimatemember/ultimatemember/blob/948887c06d317d9ee1c674aa5e841f7a1f373b7e/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php#L534)
   hook to customize redirect after the profile update.If you use the Elementor 
   Forms for this, then you should use a hook that fires after the Elementor Forms
   submit.
 * Regards
 *  Plugin Support [Yurii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yuriinalivaiko/)
 * (@yuriinalivaiko)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allowing-users-to-change-membership-type/#post-18841172)
 * Hi fruitpunchdigital,
 * This thread has been inactive for a while so we’re going to go ahead and mark
   it Resolved.
 * Please feel free to re-open this thread if any other questions come up and we’d
   be happy to help.
 * Regards

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 * Status: resolved