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Locking Features To Drive Upgrades For Your Brilliant Directories Website

You can lock features for basic members by cloning the relevant member form (for example, Contact Details), making specific fields read-only, and adding an upgrade prompt plus an optional upgrade link. Then you assign that custom form to the basic membership plan so it only applies to those users. Need hands-on help? I offer one-to-one build and support services for Brilliant Directories sites: 👉 https://www.membershipwebsites.net Start a 7-day free trial of Brilliant Directories (no card needed): 👉 https://directory.brilliantdirectorie... You can also join our Facebook Group here: 👉   / 1738565746879172   What you’ll learn ✅ How to lock basic member fields (for example, phone number) so they can’t be edited ✅ How to add an “Upgrade to unlock” prompt using placeholder text ✅ How to add a clickable upgrade link in help text using a quick workaround ✅ The exact admin path to clone and edit forms via Toolbox → Form Manager ✅ How to assign your custom form to a specific membership plan ✅ The key mistake to avoid: don’t set locked fields as required Step-by-step ✅ Go to Admin → Finance → Membership Plans ✅ Identify your basic plan (in my demo this was Membership Plan 3) ✅ Log in as a basic member on the front end and check the field or fields you want to lock (for example, phone number or website links) Clone the form (create a customised version) ✅ Go to Admin → Toolbox → Form Manager ✅ Use the search (top-right) to find: Contact Details (Member) ✅ Click Customise (this creates a clone of the default form) ✅ Rename the form briefly (even just a couple of letters) and Save ✅ Remove those letters (optional) and Save again so the settings remain available ✅ Edit the form and rename it clearly (for example, Contact Details — Membership Plan 3) ✅ In Developer Settings, update the system name too (for example, add _3) and Save ✅ Refresh the form so you’re working on the updated version Lock a field (example: phone number) ✅ Find the phone number field and click the cog ✅ In Placeholder, add a padlock and message, for example: 🔒 Upgrade to unlock this feature ✅ In Additional field CSS class, add: readonly ✅ Save and confirm in the preview panel that the field is now locked (read-only) Add an upgrade link in Help Text (optional but powerful) ✅ Use Content → Web Page Builder as a quick workaround to create linked text ✅ Type something like: Click here to upgrade this account and unlock this feature ✅ Link the words Click here to: /account/upgrades ✅ Optionally set it to open in a new window ✅ Copy the linked text using the editor’s source or code view (or copy the formatted link text if your setup allows it) ✅ Go back to the form field settings and paste it into Help Text ✅ Save Important ✅ Make sure the locked field is NOT set as required (members won’t be able to complete it) Apply the custom form to the basic membership plan ✅ Go back to Admin → Finance → Membership Plans ✅ Edit your basic plan (for example, Plan 3) ✅ Go to Member Dashboard settings ✅ Under Enable Contact Details section, choose Alternative form or Custom form ✅ Select your cloned form (for example, Listing Contact Details Member — Membership Plan 3) ✅ Save ✅ Refresh the member dashboard or profile page — your locked field plus upgrade prompt should now appear for basic users Tips ✅ Use this method for multiple fields (phone, website, social links) to create clear upgrade triggers ✅ Make the upgrade prompt obvious: padlock plus a short message works really well ✅ Link to /account/upgrades for simplicity — or deep-link directly to a specific plan if you only want one upgrade path ✅ Keep upgrade help text short, bold, and easy to scan ✅ Repeat the same approach across other forms and sections where you want to restrict features Troubleshooting ✅ The front end didn’t change after I edited the form – You probably haven’t assigned the custom form to the membership plan yet. Go to Finance → Membership Plans → Edit → Member Dashboard and select the cloned form. ✅ Members can’t save their profile anymore – Check you didn’t leave a locked field set as required. ✅ The field doesn’t look locked enough – Add clearer placeholder text and a help link. You can also style the help text (bold, smaller font, etc.). ✅ My upgrade link isn’t clickable – Make sure you pasted the linked text into Help Text (not a plain-text-only area), and test it after saving. Hashtags #BrilliantDirectories #MembershipWebsite #DirectoryWebsite #SEO #UserExperience #NoCode #WebDesign #WebsiteTips #BrilliantDirectoriesTutorial #MembershipPlans