Do you want to smoothly transition your current members into Thrive Apprentice without losing any access or data? Importing existing members allows you to quickly move your users over, making it easy for them to continue accessing your courses without interruption.
This is applicable when you’ve been using other membership plugins and have created a member database, but want to migrate them to Thrive Apprentice, the solution for that is really simple.
Exporting the Members List in a .CSV File
To be able to import your current member list into Thrive Apprentice, you’ll need to first export memberships from the membership plugin you are using.
Most of the membership plugins let you export your list of members into a .CSV file, which is a common file format that can be opened with programs like Excel or Google Sheets.
Exporting Members from MemberPress
To export members data from MemberPress, refer to their document here.
Exporting Members from WishList Member
To export members data from WishList Member, refer to their document here.
Exporting Members from WooCommerce
To export members data from WooCommerce, refer to their document here.
Exporting Members from MemberMouse
To export members data from MemberMouse, refer to their document here.
Exporting Members from SendOwl
To export members data from SendOwl, refer to the document here.
Importing the Members List .CSV in Thrive Apprentice
To import a members list to Thrive Apprentice on your website, start by opening your WordPress admin area, navigate to Thrive Dashboard >> Thrive Apprentice and click on Members in the left panel.

In the Thrive Apprentice members area, click on the Import member button.

Clicking to import members will open a popup where you can select the way you want to import the members. Since you’ve exported a members list as a .CSV file, select CSV file on the popup.

When you select to import a CSV file, the next section on the popup will let you upload the file from your computer. Click on Add file to upload the file.

After uploading the file, click the Continue button.

After you’ve added the file you want to import, the next step lets you select the course you want the members in the list to have access to.
Once you select the course you want to grant access for, click the Save button.

Clicking Save will add the imported members and display them in the Members area of Thrive Apprentice.
We’ve just seen how you can export members list from different membership plugins and import it in Thrive Apprentice.
Next, do you want to let your students upload assessments in Thrive Apprentice? Here’s our document that will help.