{"id":1480,"date":"2022-06-06T20:53:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T20:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unlock-protocol.com\/guides\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2022-06-13T20:19:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T20:19:43","slug":"how-to-create-temporary-or-trial-memberships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unlock-protocol.com\/guides\/how-to-create-temporary-or-trial-memberships\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create temporary or trial memberships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1480\" class=\"elementor elementor-1480\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad3b0bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad3b0bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0955b3\" data-id=\"f0955b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c58a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c58a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97e116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e97e116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>If you are running a community with NFT or token-based memberships, that get access to a private Discord, or other benefits, you can use Unlock to sell time-contained trial memberships. This can create an additional entrance point for people to join and allow prospective community members to gain a trial membership for either full or limited access.<\/p><p>This can be done using Unlock Protocol, which allows for the creation of time-based NFTs that can expire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b58bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b58bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1 Day, 1 Week, or 1 Month Access<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3a80d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd3a80d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Token-based membership communities like Friends With Benefits, Protein, or others that offer private Discord access to token holders can use Unlock to create temporary memberships with a set duration. This could be 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, or any amount of time. After the end of the duration, the NFT is set to expire and will no longer grant access.<\/p><p>This can be done using Unlock Protocol, which allows for the creation of time-based NFTs that can expire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c17169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c17169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating Expiring NFTs<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3244135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3244135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Creating a membership NFT that expires can be done through the Unlock Creator Dashboard. You can create a lock (contract) with each key (NFT membership) set at a one week duration, as an example.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311dde3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"311dde3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Selling Temporary NFT Memberships<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f764fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f764fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can allow your community to purchase trial memberships through either generating a purchase link to send to members directly, or by creating a custom embed on a website, like MyCrypto did on their membership page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194c597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194c597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Setting Up Gated Access<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe3330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fe3330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can set up membership access for the trial membership. 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