Description
SureDash turns your WordPress site into a full community platform.
No need to send your members to another app. No monthly per-member fees. Everything lives on your site, under your brand, with your data.
Set it up in minutes. Create spaces for discussions, courses, resources, and events. Your members get a clean dashboard, their own profiles, and real-time notifications — all without leaving your website.
Try the live demo — no signup required.
Why SureDash?
Most community tools make you choose: pay monthly fees to a third-party platform, or spend weeks building something custom.
SureDash gives you a third option — a ready-to-go community platform built right into WordPress. You keep full ownership of your content, your members, and your brand.
What You Can Build
Discussion Spaces — Give your members a place to talk, ask questions, and share ideas. Threaded replies, rich text, reactions, bookmarks, and GIF support included.
Online Courses — Build structured courses with sections, lessons, and progress tracking. Members pick up where they left off.
Member Dashboard — A clean, branded home base for your members. They see their spaces, activity, and notifications in one place.
Resource Libraries — Share files, guides, links, and downloads in organized collections.
Events — Schedule and display upcoming events, webinars, and meetups.
User Profiles — Each member gets a profile with a bio, social links, activity history, and badges.
Free Features
- Beautiful member dashboard with light and dark mode
- Custom login and registration pages (with Google and Facebook sign-in)
- Discussion forums with threaded comments and reactions
- Multiple spaces to organize your community
- User profiles with social links and activity feeds
- Badges to reward active members
- Real-time notifications
- Giphy integration
- List and grid view layouts
- Sorting and filtering options
- Visual customizer — match your brand colors and style
- Mobile-friendly responsive design
- Works with any WordPress theme
SureDash Pro
Take your community further:
- Course Builder — Create full courses with sections, lessons, and progress tracking
- Member-Created Posts — Let your members start discussions, not just comment
- Private Spaces — Restrict spaces to specific members or groups
- Resource Library — Organize and share files, documents, and links
- Events — Schedule events and display them beautifully
- Email Notifications — Keep members engaged with automatic email updates
- Leaderboard — Gamify your community with points, levels, and member rankings
- Priority Support — Get help directly from our team
Works Great With
SureDash is part of a powerful WordPress ecosystem:
- SureMembers — Protect content, create membership tiers, and control who sees what. Assign new registrations to access groups automatically.
- SureCart — Sell memberships, courses, and digital products. SureDash integrates directly with your SureCart store.
- Astra Theme — The most popular WordPress theme, fully compatible with SureDash layouts.
Each works independently, but together they give you a complete membership and community business — all on WordPress.
Perfect For
- Coaches and educators building a learning community
- Creators who want to own their audience (not rent it)
- Membership sites that need a member-facing dashboard
- Businesses building a customer community or support hub
- Anyone moving away from expensive monthly community platforms
Links
Blocks
This plugin provides 11 blocks.
- Portal: Search Display portal search.
- Portal: Space Title Display portal title.
- Portal: Identity Display portal identity.
- Portal: Home Display entire community portal.
- Portal: Navigation Display aside portal navigation.
- Portal: Notification Display portal notification.
- Portal: Dynamic Icons Display customizable dynamic icons for portal navigation.
- Portal: Color Switcher Switch between light and dark color palettes.
- Portal: Profile Display portal profile.
- Portal: Content Display portal content.
- Portal: Dynamic Icon Display an icon linking to a social profile or site.
Installation
- Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress dashboard
- Search for SureDash
- Click Install Now, then Activate
- Follow the setup wizard — your community is ready in minutes
Or upload the plugin zip file via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
FAQ
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Do I need any coding skills?
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Not at all. SureDash works out of the box. Install it, follow the setup wizard, and your community is ready. Everything is point-and-click.
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Will it work with my theme?
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Yes. SureDash is designed to work with any standard WordPress theme. It works especially well with Astra, Kadence, and other popular themes.
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Can members create their own posts?
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In the free version, admins create posts and members can comment. With SureDash Pro, you can let members create posts too.
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Is my data safe?
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Your data stays on your WordPress site. Unlike third-party platforms, you own everything — your content, your member data, your community. Nothing is stored on external servers.
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Can I restrict access to certain spaces?
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Yes. With SureDash Pro and SureMembers, you can create membership tiers and control exactly who has access to which spaces.
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Yes. Google and Facebook sign-in are included in the free version.
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How can I report a security bug?
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We take plugin security seriously. Report vulnerabilities through our Bug Bounty Program.
Reviews
March 25, 2026
edit after v1.7: Etch builder still not supported, this plugin that I bought for circa $500 is unusable for me. If they don’t make it Etch compatible soon, I will have to go with Fluent Community.
The developer seems to be trying to sell too many new products at the cost of existing ones.
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If you need to decide between this plugin and fluent community, here are a few takeaways:
SD is more flexible and open (follows wp architecture) but depends on paid suremembers plugin for fine access management, is less focused (it is not a community first plugin, the team relying on facebook for its communities, and its primary purpose is less clear), the fb group is not very active and many posts are declined publication.
FC is more mature, feature rich, enhanced by the fluent ecosystem (namely free version of fluent crm for fine access rules), more ambitious as a community platform (upcoming dedicated app), has a more friendly and active community (hosted by the plugin itself) but integrates less easily with the rest of your site
If you are in a hurry and need a community first plugin, go the fluent way. If you need optimized integration with the rest of your site or the other sureplugins and have some patience, SD is a good choice, given the track record of the team behind it.
In the end I bought both at launch price and would have bought Suremembers if my request for a special discount for SD clients had not been ignored. In the meantime, I compromise with a free 3rd party plugin for finer access management. Let’s see how fast SD can become a fun and efficient plugin to use…
March 24, 2026
In 2025, the plugin had a somewhat bumpy start, but since then it has managed to catch up. I had a specific request, which was developed within a reasonable time frame, so sometimes they do listen to user needs. What I like most is that it is fully compatible with all WordPress pages, posts, and plugins. The course feature is very clean, and SureMembers integration is getting better and better. Unfortunately, however, there are still many fundamental shortcomings. There are a lot of bugs, and minor features aren’t working. To be honest, this still feels more like a beta product than something ready for production, compared to other similar product.My biggest concern is that there’s no roadmap, and the Facebook group doesn’t often answer questions about specific features or future developments. This erodes trust; people are reluctant to build a business around it because they don’t know what to expect.It would be great, but it would require more care.
March 18, 2026
After a few weeks of using SureDash, my honest impression is that it still feels like a beta product rather than a polished, production-ready plugin.
There are too many basic engineering problems: poor accessibility, messy markup, strange frontend decisions, leftover classes from other products, hardcoded JavaScript strings that create translation issues, and even missing support for WebP files, which are now a standard image format. As a developer building client sites, that is a major red flag.
I could go on and on. The things mentioned above are just a few og the problems. There are so many “dumb” bugs. It feels like it’s vibe coded to he honest.
The biggest problem is trust. I need to know that the tools I use are stable and well-built. With SureDash, I keep finding bugs and questionable implementation details, and fixes seem slow to arrive. That makes it hard to rely on for real-world client work.
The idea behind the product is good, but the execution is not there yet. Right now, I cannot recommend SureDash to professionals who care about code quality, maintainability, accessibility, and reliability.
February 19, 2026
Full disclosure: I have not gone live yet with SureDash, but I’ve set it up with content on Local, and the process was very easy. The interfaces are simple and clean for a DIYer.
During the process, I spotted a minor issue—not a bug, but not a feature enhancement, either. I contacted Support, and I received an answer with a solution within 24 hours (if you are in the U.S., expect a next-day response).
This is not the first time Support has helped me with one of their products. In all cases, they are kind, helpful, and clear in their communication.
Is SureDash perfect? This is still a young product, and I’m committed to it and the team behind it. Their focus seems to be on simplicity in the early going, and that has made my learning curve easy to navigate.
December 16, 2025
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I have built out one community so far and to be honest, Im really impressed with the features the team have put together in a relatively short space of time. Looking forward to the planned gamification and leaderboard too!
November 19, 2025
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Suredash has allowed me to create a beautiful looking video subscription community, and it is improving with every new release – and offers great value for the price. I always appreciate the level of support from the Sure team and also the fact they listen to what users say. Keep up the great work guys – Suredash is going to be a powerhouse
Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
2026-04-15 – version 1.7.2
- New: Added customizable title options for the About Space and Recent Activities widgets.
- Improvement: Sorting and view preferences are now saved per space instead of globally.
- Improvement: Made plugin strings fully translatable for better localization support.
- Improvement: Improved error handling and client-side validation for Login and Registration blocks.
- Fix: Disabled default WordPress comment notification emails for SureDash post types to prevent duplicate or unwanted emails.
- Fix: Notification emails now use the “From Email” configured in SureDash Settings instead of the WordPress admin email.
- Fix: Posts with restricted visibility are no longer shown to unauthorized users in the feeds list view.
2026-03-27 – version 1.7.1
- Fix: Resolved issue where multi-paragraph comments displayed incorrectly in a horizontal layout.
- Fix: Addressed ‘headers already sent’ warning impacting portal login page.
2026-03-25 – version 1.7.0
- New: Introduced sorting options for Discussions and Feeds to help users organize content more efficiently.
- New: Added a List view layout for Discussions and Feeds, providing an alternative and more structured browsing experience.
- New: Added customization options for Login and Registration block titles.
- New: Introduced new action hooks ‘suredash_before_file_delete’ and ‘suredash_after_file_upload’, allowing developers to execute custom logic before file deletion and after file upload.
- Improvement: Enhanced UI for post comments along with overall UI enhancements.
- Improvement: Repositioned Bookmark and Post action menu to the top with UI/UX enhancements.
- Improvement: Responsive CSS improvements.
- Improvement: Re-generate fonts on Site URL or Home URL change.
- Improvement: The “Copy URL” option is now hidden from the post action menu if the Share Button is disabled.
- Improvement: Space groups will no longer be displayed if they are empty or if all spaces inside them are hidden.
- Improvement: Added pre-compatibility support for SureMembers Core plugin.
- Improvement: Added WebP support for profile photo uploads.
- Fix: Feed and user profile posts were not being restricted when the Portal was restricted via SureMembers.
- Fix: Fixed sidebar height CSS issue in the classic layout to ensure proper alignment and full-height rendering.
- Fix: Fixed an issue in Safari where the cursor position was lost when opening the emoji picker popup.
2026-03-12 – version 1.6.3
- Improvement: Hardened the security of the plugin.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where email notifications were not being saved correctly.
2026-02-24 – version 1.6.2
- Improvement: Sidebar can now be used with all container width options. Previously, enabling the sidebar forced the layout to full width.
- Improvement: Feeds now display the discussion space from which each post originates for better context and clarity.
- Fix: Resolved an issue where the unboxed container style was being applied incorrectly to discussion spaces.
- Fix: Reduced Google OAuth scopes to only request necessary permissions (openid, email, profile).
- Fix: Prevent false password mismatch error from browser autofill.
1.6.1 – 12th February 2026
- New: Added ‘suredash_identity_block_url’ filter to customize the identity block redirect URL.
- Fix: Kadence theme styles incorrectly loading on auth pages, leading to layout issues.
- Fix: Reverted the default template assignment to the portal layout for newly created pages.
1.6.0 – 9th February 2026
- New: Introduced Portal Layout template for posts and custom post types to ensure a consistent portal experience across all pages. (https://suredash.com/docs/use-portal-layout-template-for-site-wide-pages/)
- New: Added a Space Sidebar feature that provides quick access to relevant sections within a space. (https://suredash.com/docs/space-sidebar-layout/)
- New: Unread post count is now displayed for Discussion Post spaces in the portal.
- New: SureMembers Compatibility – Configure SureMembers memberships to send notifications to targeted users within selected memberships.
- New: SureMembers Compatibility – Added an Access Group selection option in Integration settings to automatically assign newly registered users to the selected group.
- New: Introduced an option to reset the cover image under Edit Profile settings.
- Improvement: Fixed ACSS-related CSS compatibility issues on Portal pages.
- Improvement: Separated Profile and Cover Image upload limits from the general Assets Upload Limit for better control.
- Improvement: UI tweaks and refinements for an improved user experience.
- Improvement: Portal notifications for post and comment replies now redirect directly to the relevant comment.
- Fix: Removed the visual flicker on the frontend where the site briefly appeared in dark mode before switching to light mode on page load.
- Fix: Resolved social login button spacing issues and fixed the social button position option in the login form.
- Fix: Fixed an issue where the emoji selector was not working on the portal frontend.
1.5.4 – 29th December 2025
- New: Added ‘suredash_post_content’ filter to modify post content before it’s returned.
- Improvement: Showing Post Edit and Delete options for Discussion posts only.
- Improvement: Clicking on a comment author now redirects to the author’s profile.
- Improvement: Disabled rendering of the SureCart floating cart icon on Portal pages.
- Fix: Resolved translation word order issue for relative time stamps (e.g., “5 days ago”) in non-English languages like French.
- Fix: Resolved a compatibility issue that prevented SureCart onboarding from completing successfully.
- Fix: Resolved WordPress import errors caused by a missing SureDash method.
- Fix: Resolved block editor console errors caused by the ‘Back to SureDash’ button.
- Fix: Fixed Notification & Profile menu drawer position for RTL languages.
- Fix: Resolved an issue where the Turnstile captcha was not refreshing after a failed login attempt.
- Fix: Fixed special characters (š, č, ž, etc.) appearing bold by including extended Latin subset in Google Fonts loading.
- Fix: Corrected the “Lost Password” link to redirect to the portal’s password reset screen instead of the default WordPress page.
1.5.3 – 1st December 2025
- Fix: Added compatibility for WordPress 6.9.
- Fix: Updated Portal ‘Remember Me’ to store cookies for 14 days instead of session-only.
- Fix: Fixed issue where email notification status was not updating.
- Fix: Resolved missing first/last name in Portal Google registration and login flow clearing user names.
- Fix: Fixed Quick View modal content height issue in Zen Browser.
- Fix: Improved Breakdance compatibility for the Space Editor.
1.5.2 – 24th November 2025
- New: Added “Preserve HTML in Excerpts” option in Community Settings to maintain formatting (bold, italic, links, line breaks) in post excerpts. Enabled by default for new installations. ( https://suredash.com/docs/preserve-html-formatting-in-excerpts/ )
- Improvement: Post likes available with tooltip support in Quick View post modal.
- Fix: Post author badges displaying twice in the Quick View post modal.
- Fix: SureMembers Compatibility – The protected media URL from SureMembers was redirecting to a discussion space in some edge cases.
1.5.1 – 19th November 2025
- Fix: Quick View post modal was not working for SureDash User role users.
- Fix: Duplicated More options menu visible on single post view.
- Fix: Reverted back “Preserve HTML in Excerpts” option due to compatibility issues, until next update.
1.5.0 – 19th November 2025
- New: Introducing Notifications for portal users for various purposes. ( https://suredash.com/docs/notifications-system-in-suredash/ )
- New: Introduced the Badges system for community gamification.
- New: Administrator users can also be listed from Users > User Roles filter, for assigning badges to admin portal managers.
- New: Introducing emoji support for space icons to enhance visual communication and express emotions more effectively.
- New: Introducing “Reset” ability for Light-Dark color palettes to get back to the default configuration.
- New: Added “Preserve HTML in Excerpts” option in Community Settings to maintain formatting (bold, italic, links, line breaks) in post excerpts. Enabled by default for new installations. ( https://suredash.com/docs/preserve-html-formatting-in-excerpts/ )
- New: Introduced “Website” & “Headline” fields under user profile settings.
- New: Introducing Social links for the user profile to showcase on the user view page. ( https://suredash.com/docs/add-social-links-to-your-profile/ )
- New: Introduced a “Thumbnail Image” option for link space for showcasing on the home page view.
- Improvement: Improved the design UI for like-comment-share trigger buttons under spaces and posts for better responsive handling and user interaction.
- Fix: Private community now redirects users back to the originally requested portal space URL after login.
- Fix: Log out from the portal now redirects to the portal login page instead of the main site URL.
- Fix: Flushing rewrite rule after post type registration, causing 404 for portal posts.
- Tweak: The Comment box with a big-sized image now has a scroll to reach the end.
- Tweak: The Quick View post modal no longer has a fixed height.
- Tweak: Allowed all space types to be selected in SureCart integration.
- Tweak: Previously, a large-sized image upload in the comment box was causing a scrolling UI glitch.
- Tweak: When navigating from a space edit screen back to the spaces list, the view now automatically scrolls to the recently edited space instead of staying at the top.
- Tweak: All portal templates adjusted for better mobile responsiveness. ( https://suredash.com/docs/suredash-portal-template-patterns/ )